Program Overview

Master’s degree in Nutrition (with internship or supervised work)

Description

The Master's in Nutrition with Internship or Directed Work is a graduate program that aims to develop the professional skills of students in nutrition. This program allows students to acquire particular expertise in one or other of the main fields of action of dietetics, namely clinical nutrition, international nutrition, preventive nutrition or management of services and programs.

Objectives

• Contribute to the advancement of knowledge in nutrition
• Develop specific expertise in a field of dietetics
• Improve the nutritional status and health of the population

Pathways

• Pathway with internship: intended for holders of a bachelor's degree in nutrition or dietetics, who are members of the Professional Order of Dietitians of Quebec (or eligible to be a member of the Order)
• Pathway with supervised work: allows holders of a bachelor's degree in nutrition, nutrition and dietetics or biological sciences to increase their professional skills

Courses

• MMD 6005R: Ethics and health research
• MSO 6060: Basic concepts in biostatistics
• NUT 6613: Methodology in human nutrition
• NUT 6643: Advanced practice: clinical nutrition
• NUT 6644: Advanced practice: public nutrition
• NUT 6654: Qualitative research in nutrition
• NUT 6675: Nutrition research methodology
• NUT 6960: Project and internship seminar

Admission Requirements

• Undergraduate diploma adequately preparing for the studies they wish to undertake
• Average of at least 3.3 out of 4.3 or equivalent
• Knowledge of the French language reaching the level that the University considers minimum to engage in the program
• Additional documents: letter of recommendation, letter of intent or motivation, letter of acceptance from the research director

Costs and financial assistance

• Permanent resident of Quebec: $2,183.05 per full-time quarter
• Non-resident Canadian in Quebec: $5,393.20 per quarter full-time
• International student: $11,998.60 per full-time quarter
• Graduate scholarships in nutrition
• Graduate and postdoctoral scholarships
• Graduate scholarships
• UdeM exemption scholarship
• Mobility grant

Future prospects

• Dietitian-nutritionist
• Clinical dietitian-nutritionist
• Pursuing doctoral studies in nutrition or pharmacology

Research activities

• Be part of a research team
• Find a project or faculty member to oversee your studies
• See the theses or dissertations in this discipline