Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Sciences (Honours) University of Ottawa, Canada

The foods we eat are essential to maintaining the health of individuals and populations. Students in the BFNSc will have an in-depth knowledge of the sciences underlying the production, consumption and metabolism of a wide variety of foods, as well as their effects on health, disease prevention and management. 

Upon enrolment in the program, students may choose to specialize in dietetics by enrolling in the BFNSc-Dietetics directly or by choosing this specialization after one year of study in the BFNSc base Program. 

Both the BFNSc base program and the BFNSc - Dietetics offer multiple opportunities to actively participate in experiential learning projects. Several optional courses on currently relevant subjects, as well as internship opportunities in public institutions, community, clinical or industrial settings, are integrated into the curriculum. Our programs are taught by dynamic professors actively engaged in food and nutrition research.

Choose BFNSc at uOttawa

• Food and nutrition science is one of the 10 fastest growing areas of health, with an impressive growth rate of 21% projected by 2022 in North America.
• The Faculty of Health Sciences offers mentoring and academic success support services.
• The School of Nutrition Sciences offers lunchtime presentations related to nutrition and food sciences.
• The Nutrition Sciences Students Associationnorth_eastexternal link (NSSA) is very dynamic and stimulates interaction between students of all years.
• The opportunity to learn about research fields through scholarships.
• The Faculty is located close to industry leaders, major government agencies and an extensive hospital network.
• We are the largest bilingual university in the world, at the crossroads of languages and cultures.
• The University of Ottawa ranks in the top 1% of the world's top universities and in the top 10 Canadian universities, with state-of-the-art learning and research facilities adapted to each discipline.
• The main campus is strategically located in the heart of downtown Ottawa and close to #ByWardMarket