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Human Nutrition, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

HUNU: Human Nutrition

Most of the undergraduate courses have been renamed as Food, Nutrition and Health (FNH). Please see this section.


  1. HUNU 500 (3) Research Methods in Human Nutrition

    Experimental design, methods of survey research, nutritional epidemiology, clinical research, and laboratory animal research. Issues such as animal models, ethics in animal and human research, statistical methods, and preparation of written reports and manuscripts, etc., will be addressed. Required of all M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in Human Nutrition. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0]

  2. HUNU 503 (3) Current Issues in Nutrition and Metabolism

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  3. HUNU 505 (3) Current Issues in Applied Nutrition

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  4. HUNU 510 (3) Nutrition Assessment Across the Lifespan

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

  5. HUNU 515 (3) Business & Entrepreneurship in Dietetics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

  6. HUNU 525 (3) Indigenous Health in Dietetics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

  7. HUNU 531 (3) M.Sc. Seminar

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  8. HUNU 540 (4).5 Advances in Food Theory and Applications

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1.5(3)-0]

    Corequisite: All of HUNU 545, HUNU 573.

  9. HUNU 541 (3) Food Provision and Management in Dietetics

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

    Prerequisite: All of HUNU 540, HUNU 573, HUNU 575.

  10. HUNU 545 (3) Counselling Skills in Dietetics

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

    Prerequisite: HUNU 510.

  11. HUNU 547 (2-6) c Directed Studies

    In special cases, directed studies on certain aspects of nutrition may be arranged for graduate students in attendance. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  12. HUNU 549 (18) M.Sc. Thesis

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  13. HUNU 550 (3) Advances in Human Nutrition

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

  14. HUNU 560 (3) Leadership in Dietetics and Health

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

  15. HUNU 573 (3) Population and Public Health Dietetics

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

  16. HUNU 575 (3) Nutrition Care I

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

    Prerequisite: All of HUNU 500, HUNU 510, HUNU 550.

  17. HUNU 576 (4) Nutrition Care II

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]

    Prerequisite: All of HUNU 500, HUNU 575, HUNU 579.

  18. HUNU 577 (4) Nutrition Care III

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]

    Prerequisite: All of HUNU 545, HUNU 573, HUNU 575, HUNU 576, HUNU 579.

    Corequisite: HUNU 525.

  19. HUNU 579 (12) Dietetics Practice Education Placement I

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. Pass/fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: All of HUNU 545, HUNU 575.

  20. HUNU 580 (3) Professional Dietetic Practice II

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. Pass/fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: All of FNH 380, HUNU 579.

  21. HUNU 581 (3) Dietetics Practice Education Placement II

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: All of HUNU 500, HUNU 579.

  22. HUNU 582 (12) Dietetics Practice Education Placement III

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. Pass/fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: All of HUNU 579, HUNU 580, HUNU 581.

  23. HUNU 583 (12) Dietetics Practice Education Placement IV

    Restricted to students in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics graduate program. Pass/fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: HUNU 582.

  24. HUNU 631 (3) Ph.D. Seminar

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  25. HUNU 649 (0) Doctoral Dissertation

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.


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