PGDip in DESS en nutrition

This Diplome d'etudes superieures specialisees (DESS), offered by the Faculty of Medicine, develops specialized expertise in a chosen field of nutrition practice, drawing on foundational, clinical and public-health nutrition alongside biological, behavioural and social-science perspectives, with particular focus on prevention, public nutrition, food-service management, and international nutrition. The programme is coursework-based, without a thesis or major research project, and totals 30 credits completed over a minimum of two semesters full-time, up to four years overall. It does not lead to the right to practise as a dietitian-nutritionist in Quebec.