Dietetics Undergraduate 2024 Admissions Info Session
Are you passionate about applying your expertise in food and nutrition to make a meaningful impact on the health of diverse communities in British Columbia? If so, consider applying to the UBC BSFN in Dietetics Major! Our 2024 Admission Application is open now! In addition, Join our upcoming information session on November 8, 2023, 4 […]
Master of Nutrition and Dietetics Program Launch Event
On Friday September 16th 2022, UBC Dietetics welcomed over 70 students, staff, faculty, and guests to celebrate the launch of the new Master of Nutrition and Dietetics Program. Our honoured guests included Joanie Bouchard, Registrar of the College of Dietitians of BC, as well as Angela Doro, President, and Shiho Uzawa, Marketing Director, from Freybe Gourmet […]
Webinar Updates on Program Changes
We will host our next Dietetics Program Update Webinar for the dietetics community in 2023 to share our progress on curriculum changes. Stay tuned! View or download video recordings, slides, and question & answer documents from our previous webinars: February 3, 2022 Webinar Webinar slides: UBC Dietetics Program Update Webinar SLIDES Feb 3 2022 September […]
Decolonizing Dietetics: Preparing the Next Generation
By Taq Kaur, Bhandal In 2020 I was approached by the amazing team at UBC Dietetics to collaborate on several projects to move forward decolonization within the department. I am always mindful of ensuring that we all have a working definition of decolonization when we use the term. The go-to definition I use is from […]
Equity Audit of UBC Dietetics Program
From February to June 2021, the UBC Dietetics Program worked with Equity Consultant, Belle Cheung, to undergo an internal audit of the program’s operations, academic initiatives, and student-facing services. An equity audit was chosen as an important benchmark to understanding where the program currently sits, and provides a starting point for future strategic planning. The […]
Changes in UBC Dietetics Major
The UBC Dietetics Program will be changing to incorporate the feedback from various community stakeholders. The current Bachelor of Science (Food, Nutrition and Health – Dietetics Major) curriculum will be modified to increase the number of accepted applicants and improve students’ understanding of rural and Indigenous health. Additionally, UBC Dietetics is proposing a new 28-month […]
Equity Diversity and Inclusion Statement
The UBC Dietetics Program has released an Equity Diversity and Inclusion statement. We encourage you to reach out to us if you have anything to share on this topic or want to participate further in this conversation.
COVID-19 Information for the Dietetics Major
All Students Students are responsible for reviewing the following COVID-19 communications: UBC Dietetics COVID 19 Prevention and Response UBC COVID-19 Response Page LFS COVID-19 Response Page (includes information on FNH & MCML building access, courses that will be offered online etc.) UBC Health and Wellbeing During COVID-19 Email updates from UBC, LFS, and the Dietetics […]
Dietetics Program Advisory Committee (DPAC)
The DPAC was formed in January 2020 to represent dietitians from a variety of practice areas and geographical regions from across BC. The purpose of the committee is to provide guidance on academic and practice education program changes to maintain high quality education and facilitate program expansion. This committee has met twice already (January and […]