School of Nutrition Sciences

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School of Nutrition Sciences

Become a leader in the field of food and nutrition sciences and help disseminate knowledge to promote healthy lifestyles.

Opportunities in food and nutrition sciences

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Undergraduate studies

Study food sciences or nutrition and dietetics to hone your knowledge of food and its effects on health. Learn how you can assist in the design of food products and leverage the full potential of food to tangibly improve the health of populations.

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Graduate studies

Conduct cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research and play a leading role in the scientific community by undertaking graduate studies that focus on nutrition and food bioscience or on food policy and regulation.

Summer culinary camps

Campers will have an opportunity to work hands-on in the kitchen with award-winning uOttawa chefs and learn basic and slightly more advanced cooking and kitchen skills.

Learn more about our summer culinary camps

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OUR NEW CAMPUS

Our new state-of-the-art home

uOttawa’s newest building, with its up-to-date teaching, learning and research spaces, will give Canada’s future health leaders the hands on, job-ready skills they need to help solve Canada's ailing health system.

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Health Sciences Building (FHS)
200 Lees Avenue, room 362
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Tel.: 613-562-5800 ext. 1596
[email protected]

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Montpetit Hall
125 University, room 232
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5

For academic inquiries, send us a request.