About the School

Innovation in nutrition science is essential to promoting health and well-being worldwide. Our food and nutrition science programs aim to generate and disseminate leading-edge knowledge about food and nutrition to promote healthy lifestyles.

Our mission is to train professionals who will be leaders in food and nutrition science in a high-calibre, bilingual research setting.

Nutrition sciences are a constantly evolving; they are an important sector of our economy. The demand for experts in this field is growing and employment prospects are excellent.

University training in nutrition sciences allows students to choose from a wide range of career settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, private practices, food services, community health centres, government agencies, research institutes, agribusiness and universities, to name a few.

The School’s growing body of experts understand and emphasize the significant impact of nutrition on health, and their research focuses on emerging areas of food science and nutrition.