Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

The Human Nutrition Minor examines the effects of diet and food on health and disease in human individuals and at the population level. The study of nutrition includes investigations of cellular metabolism and physiological responses to nutrients, the impact of diet on chronic disease risk, and examinations of food choices in populations.  As such, the study of nutrition is multidisciplinary, but at the core requires a fundamental understanding of biochemistry and physiology. The minor is designed to provide these fundamentals followed by the application of the basic concepts of nutrition to various aspects of health and disease.

The Human Nutrition Minor is open to University of Waterloo students who wish to obtain some specialization in nutrition.

Degree Requirements 

1. Students must be in an honours or four-year general program at the University of Waterloo.
2. An overall minimum average of 67% is required for courses presented for the minor.
3. Normally, a maximum of 2.5 units (5 courses) obtained on Letter of Permission or in transfer credit may be applied toward fulfillment of Human Nutrition Minor course requirements. These courses must be equivalent to courses listed in the course requirements as assessed by the department offering the replaced course.
4. Successful completion of 5.0 units from the following requirements:

• Required courses (2.5 units):        
             
  • BIOL 273
  • BIOL 373
  • HLTH 346/KIN 346
  • KIN 217 or CHEM 233 or CHEM 237
  • KIN 446


• Electives: (2.5 units):
  Select five courses from the following list:        
             
  • BIOL 241
  • BIOL 345
  • HLTH 360
  • HLTH/KIN 407
  • HLTH 421
  • HLTH 449
  • HLTH 471
  • KIN 307
  • KIN 342
  • KIN 343
  • KIN 404
  • KIN 408
  • KIN 429
  • KIN 432 Research Project (Nutrition) or HLTH 432B Honours Thesis (B) (Nutrition)*
  • KIN 433 Senior Essay (Nutrition) or KIN 472 Directed Study in Special Topics (Nutrition) or HLTH 472 Independent Study (Nutrition) or HLTH 473 Contemporary Issues in Health (Nutrition)*
  • KIN 470 Seminar in Kinesiology (Nutrition)
  • KIN 471 Contemporary Issues in Kinesiology (Nutrition) 
    
    *Transfer course equivalency, topic of independent study, research projects and seminar courses must be approved by the Human Nutrition Minor academic advisor.

Further Information

For more information about the Human Nutrition minor, please contact:

Department of Kinesiology
B.C. Matthews Hall    
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
519-885-4567 ext. 36363