At McGill University in Montréal, Canada, Human Nutrition (M.Sc.) is offered as a master's degree in Nutrition & Dietetics programme. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,674 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Nutrition & Dietetics
International tuition: CAD 10,674 / semester
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Human Nutrition, offered by the School of Human Nutrition in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, is a research-intensive, thesis-based program emphasizing literature review, resourceful thinking, and academic writing. It suits students with an undergraduate background in nutritional sciences, exercise physiology, kinesiology, food science, biochemistry, medicine, or a closely related field. Faculty expertise spans clinical, community, and international nutrition as well as molecular and cellular nutrition, with research areas including nutritional epidemiology, nutrigenomics, global food security, and health inequities affecting Indigenous populations. Graduates pursue careers in research, international health agencies, government, and industry. The School of Human Nutrition sits within the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences at the Macdonald Campus, giving thesis students access to dedicated nutrition research laboratories alongside coursework in advanced nutritional science.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.30 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree in nutritional sciences, exercise physiology, kinesiology, food science, biochemistry, medicine, or another closely related field, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 in McGill's credit equivalency (high second class-upper division), plus proof of English-language proficiency.
