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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences (NANS)

Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, College of Biological Science

The Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences major is concerned with understanding the contribution of food, beverage and nutritional supplement consumption to growth, development of optimal biological function, maintenance of health, and treatment of disease.

If lacking the fundamentals of word processing, spread sheet use and data management, the student should select CIS*1200 as early in the program as possible.

Major (Honours Program)

Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major must consult the Faculty Advisor. A total of 20.00 credits is required, including 2.00 credits from Arts and Social Sciences courses.

Semester 1
BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Introductory Physics for Life Sciences
0.50 electives or restricted electives
Students who are admitted deficient in one OAC/4U course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics must take the equivalent introductory course in first semester. The first-year science core in that subject should be completed by Semester 3.
Semester 2
BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences
1.00 electives or restricted electives
Semester 3
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
MBG*2000 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
MCB*2210 [0.50] Introductory Cell Biology
1.00 electives
Semester 4
BIOC*3560 [0.50] Structure and Function in Biochemistry
MBG*2020 [0.50] Introductory Molecular Biology
NUTR*3210 [0.50] Fundamentals of Nutrition
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
0.50 electives or restricted electives
Semester 5
HK*3940 [1.25] Human Physiology
NUTR*3330 [0.50] Micronutrients, Phytochemicals and Health
NUTR*3390 [0.50] Applied Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences I
0.25 or 0.50 electives or restricted electives
Semester 6
BIOM*3090 [0.50] Principles of Pharmacology
NUTR*4090 [0.50] Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
NUTR*4330 [0.50] Applied Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences II
PATH*3610 [0.50] Principles of Disease
0.50 electives or restricted electives
Semester 7
NUTR*4210 [0.50] Nutrition, Exercise and Energy Metabolism
NUTR*4510 [0.50] Toxicology, Nutrition and Food
1.50 electives or restricted electives
Semester 8
2.50 electives or restricted electives
Restricted Electives

Students must complete 2.00 credits from Arts and Social Sciences courses and 1.00 credits from among the following:

BIOM*4420 [0.50] Research Modules
HK*4230 [0.50] Advanced Study in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences
HK*4360 [1.00] Research in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences
HK*4371/2 [1.00] Research in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences II
HK*4410 [0.50] Research Concepts
HK*4460 [0.50] Regulation of Human Metabolism
NUTR*4200 [0.50] Nutrition and Immune Function
NUTR*4320 [0.50] Nutrition and Metabolic Control of Disease
NUTR*4360 [0.50] Current Issues in Nutrigenomics

Minor (Honours Program)

A minor in Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences (NANS) requires 5.00 credits as follows:

BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
NUTR*3210 [0.50] Fundamentals of Nutrition
NUTR*3330 [0.50] Micronutrients, Phytochemicals and Health
NUTR*4090 [0.50] Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
At least 0.50 credits from:
BIOM*3100 [0.50] Mammalian Physiology I
HK*3940 [1.25] Human Physiology
ZOO*3200 [0.50] Comparative Animal Physiology I
and 2.00 credits from:
ANSC*3170 [0.50] Nutrition of Fish and Crustacea
ANSC*3180 [0.50] Wildlife Nutrition
ANSC*4260 [0.50] Beef Cattle Nutrition
ANSC*4270 [0.50] Dairy Cattle Nutrition
ANSC*4280 [0.50] Poultry Nutrition
ANSC*4290 [0.50] Swine Nutrition
ANSC*4550 [0.50] Horse Nutrition
ANSC*4560 [0.50] Pet Nutrition
FOOD*2010 [0.50] Principles of Food Science
HK*4230 [0.50] Advanced Study in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences
HK*4360 [1.00] Research in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences
HK*4371/2 [1.00] Research in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences II
NUTR*2150 [0.50] Introduction to Nutritional and Food Sciences
NUTR*3390 [0.50] Applied Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences I
NUTR*4200 [0.50] Nutrition and Immune Function
NUTR*4210 [0.50] Nutrition, Exercise and Energy Metabolism
NUTR*4320 [0.50] Nutrition and Metabolic Control of Disease
NUTR*4360 [0.50] Current Issues in Nutrigenomics
NUTR*4510 [0.50] Toxicology, Nutrition and Food
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