Graduate Programs
Graduate programs in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences program focus on physical activity and diet as powerful lifestyle determinants of human health. The interaction between genetics and environmental factors ultimately determines the health of an individual. Lifestyle is a major component of our environment that can be modified to affect human health.
In both the MSc and PhD programs, students can choose one of three specializations:
- Biomechanics
- Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism
- Nutrition and Nutraceutical Sciences
MSc Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
The MSc program offers advanced experiential learning opportunities in nutritional and nutraceutical sciences, general and exercise physiology, and biomechanics, with a focus on lifestyle, genetics, and human health.
PhD Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Tap into the department’s research strengths in nutritional and nutraceutical sciences, general and exercise physiology, and biomechanics, with a focus on lifestyle, genetics and human health. Past doctoral theses have focused on aging, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, nutrition and exercise, biomechanics, metabolism, and neuroscience, among other topics.
Collaborative Specializations
A collaborative specialization is an intra-university graduate field of study that provides an additional multidisciplinary experience for students enrolled in and completing the degree requirements for their MSc or PhD in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences degree.