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Bachelor of Music and Honours Bachelor of Science with Major
University of Ottawa, Canada
- Degree
- Bachelor's
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- Three terms: fall (September), winter (January) and spring-summer (May and July). Most Arts, Social
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The 120-unit Honours Bachelor of Science in Food Sciences studies the science of food production, consumption and metabolism and its effects on health, covering physico-chemical and sensory properties of food, microbiology and food safety. It is described as the only food science training offered within a faculty of health sciences in Canada. It is offered in French and English, with co-op and French immersion available.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences | Study mode: full-time / co-op option | Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Compulsory courses include ANP 1111 Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology I, CHM 1321 Organic Chemistry I, NUT 1104 Food Sciences I, NUT 3107 Food Microbiology, NUT 3140 Food Analysis, NUT 4141 Food Biophysics, NUT 4183 Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs and NUT 4185 Food Toxicology, plus 15 optional units and 30 elective units (or a minor).
Graduates prepare for careers in the agri-food sector, including agri-food industries, businesses, food science research centres and government departments.
Honours BSc Food Sciences (Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario secondary school applicants): English 4U or Français 4U; Biology 4U; Chemistry 4U (minimum 65% in chemistry); one Mathematics 4U course. Minimum admission average 73%. Co-op admission in second year only. Applicants need an Ontario high school diploma with at least six 4U/4M/DU courses.
Requirements published at program group level.
Three terms: fall (September), winter (January) and spring-summer (May and July). Most Arts, Social Sciences and Telfer programs are open in winter; Engineering and Health Sciences programs are not open in winter or spring-summer. International students are not admissible in the spring-summer term. Education programs start in the spring-summer term; Civil Law programs start in the fall term.
Fall 2027 (September 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026; applying before January 15, 2027 is recommended; supporting documents and test results are due by February 15, 2027 or 30 days after applying. Programs can close at any time once full; most programs close in June for Canadian applicants and in May for international applicants.
Winter 2027 (January 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026 and the deadline is October 17, 2026; supporting documents are due by November 1, 2026.
Spring-summer 2027 (May and July 2027 start): applications open April 1, 2027 and the deadline is April 30, 2027; supporting documents are due by May 31, 2027.
Education (undergraduate): applications open September 17, 2026 and close November 2, 2026, with documents due by December 1, 2026. Civil Law: applications open September 17, 2026 and close March 1, 2027, with documents due by March 30, 2027. Common Law and Medicine programs have their own deadlines.
Undergraduate applications are made through OUAC; the OUAC application fee is $156.00, plus $10.00 for international applicants with a mailing address outside Canada and $50.00 per additional choice (amounts effective September 1, 2026). A Faculty of Arts portfolio evaluation for BFA and MFA is $24.45 and a Department of Music audition is $65.00.
Apply through the official page: https://www.uottawa.ca/study/undergraduate-studies/how-to-apply
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
STEM
University of Ottawa, Canada
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