IX. Graduate Programs
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
MSc Program
To be considered, applicants must meet the requirements of a four-year honours science degree with a minimum 75% average during the final two years or 4 semesters of undergraduate study. Applicants should have completed a course in statistics. Applicants are urged to identify and contact a faculty member who is willing to serve as their advisor.
Admission Requirements
Admission to all graduate programs in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences will normally be granted in September. Completed applications should arrive in the department by April 1 of the year in which the student wishes to begin study. Applications from international students, especially those applying for financial support, should arrive by December 1 of the year before the expected date of admission.
Admission Process
Graduate student applications to programs in the College of Biological Science are handled by the Office of the Associate Dean, Research (ADR). Before submitting an application, you are strongly encouraged to view the "Before you Apply" webpage on the ADR Future Student's site.
On-line applications, required documents and instructions can be found on the Graduate Program Services webpage or in the Graduate Calendar.
Completed applications should be submitted to the CBS Graduate Admissions Secretary
Degree Requirements
MSc by Thesis
Students must complete and defend an acceptable thesis which comprises a scientifically defensible account of the student's research on a particular, well-defined research problem or hypothesis. Such research should begin with the practical expectation that it could be completed and the thesis defended in not more than 5 semesters. Paramount to the notion of acceptability of the thesis is its quality with respect to problem identification, the approach used to address the problem, and the evaluation of the results.
In addition they must successfully complete courses totalling not fewer than 1.5 graduate credits. The graduate credits of course work will consist of:
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| b) at least 1.0 credits of electives as determined with the Advisory Committee | |||||||||||
MSc by Course Work and Project
Students must complete at least 4.0 graduate credits as follows:
| HHNS*6010 | [0.50] | Seminar in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences |
| HHNS*6320 | [0.50] | Advances in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences Research |
| at least one of: | ||
| HHNS*6910 | [0.50] | Basic Research Techniques and Processes |
| HHNS*6920 | [0.50] | Applied Research Techniques and Processes |
| HHNS*6930 | [0.50] | Research Project |
| at least one of: | ||
| HHNS*6200 | [1.00] | Research Methods in Biomechanics |
| HHNS*6700 | [0.50] | Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism |
| HHNS*6040 | [0.50] | Research Fronts in Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences |
| at least 1.0 to 2.0 graduate credits of electives. | ||