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Food, Nutrition, and Health Major

The Food, Nutrition, and Health (FNH) Major offers to students the flexibility to tailor the program to reflect specific interests in food, nutrition, and health without the specialization depth afforded by the other majors. With suitable course selections, students may be prepared to enter the Home Economics Teacher Education Program at UBC once they have completed this major, a program that prepares graduates for employment opportunities in secondary schools as Home Economics teachers.

Food, Nutrition, and Health Major

First Year
LFS 100 1
LFS 150 or WRDS 1501 3
BIOL 112 & 121 6
FNH 160 & 1612 6
CHEM 121 (or 111)3 4
CHEM 123 (or 113) 4
MATH 100 & 101 or equivalent4 6
Non-science elective5 3
Total Credits 33
Second Year
LFS 250 6
LFS 252 or equivalent6 3
FNH 200 3
FNH 250 3
CHEM 233 3
CHEM 235 1
BIOL 200 3
BIOL 2017 3
Restricted elective8 6
Total Credits 31
Third Year
LFS 350 3
FNH 313 3
FNH 350 3
FNH 351 3
Health elective8 3
Restricted electives8 9
Unrestricted electives 6
Total Credits 30
Fourth Year
FNH courses 6
FNH 403 3
Health elective8 3
Restricted electives8 12
Unrestricted electives 6
Total Credits 30
Overall four-year total credits9 124
1 Or equivalent course to fulfill Communication Requirement.  
2 Equivalent courses include BIOL 153, BIOL 155, CAPS 301.  
3 CHEM 111 is not for students with Chemistry 12.  
4 Equivalent courses for MATH 100 include MATH 102 and MATH 104. Equivalent courses for MATH 101 include MATH 103 and MATH 105. Students who have not completed Calculus 12 should take MATH 180 or MATH 110, plus MATH 101 to fulfill their first year Math requirement.  
5 Students wishing to take FRE courses should select one of ECON 101 or LFS 101, and ECON 102 as their non-science and unrestricted electives. Students considering a transfer to another FNH major should take the required electives for that major.  
6 Equivalent courses include BIOL 300, EPSE 482, FRST 231, STAT 200.  
7 Equivalent courses include BIOC 202, BIOC 203.  
8 To be selected in consultation with a program advisor. For suggested courses see the list posted on the Faculty website.  
9 A minimum of 45 credits of the 124 credits required for the Major must be for courses numbered 300 or higher.  

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