Nutrition and Health (MNH) / MSc

MSc Common part

Common Part

For all specialisations, students should have successfully completed the RO0 courses and mandatory prerequisites before they can start with their first thesis or internship. This common part is not applicable for specialisation E
Choose 1 cluster from RO1A, RO1B or RO1C; take into account:
- RO1B can only be selected by those students that meet the professional competencies from RO1A based on prior education and/or professional career, to be decided by the MNH-programme-team. For RO1B the options for MOS-courses are limited to those that include reflective learning. When choosing RO1B an additional MSc-level course has to be added to reach the total of 120 credits.
- RO1A and RO1B: YMC-60300 is an umbrella code. Instead, choose and register for 3 credits worth of modular skills (MOS) courses. For an overview of possible MOS courses please see under YMC-60300 in the study handbook. Alternatively, students can take 6 credits worth of MOS courses. As an alternative to YMC-60300, students can select the course CPT-38803 Ethics of Food and Nutrition.
- RO1C: YEI-60312 has specific prerequisites, take those into account.

In consultation with the study adviser, students either choose an internship from RO2 or a second thesis. Such a second thesis should be at least 24 credits and selected from one of the chairgroups HNE, HAP, TOX, CPT or CBI. In general students with a professional Bachelor degree should opt for a second thesis. Students with an academic Bachelor degree should opt for an internship from RO2.
In individual cases, based on the content of thesis research and in consultation with the study adviser and approval of the examening board, another chairgroup can offer the specialisation-specific thesis.
The FQD internship is linked to specialisation D only.

A - Epidemiology and Public Health

Limited choice:

RO0: Select all of the courses that lack in your prior education in consultation with your study adviser.
RO1: Choose at least 2 courses from RO1. Choose all those courses that match your track within this specialisation, in consultation with and through approval by your study adviser. Take also into account the thesis requirements when selecting RO1 courses.
RO2: Choose at least 1 course.
RO3: Choose 1 thesis.
RO4: Choose HNE-38802 when doing an epidemiological thesis in Wageningen.
IMPORTANT NOTE: when you want to pursue a registration as 'Registered Epidemiologist A' with the Netherlands Society for Epidemiology, please discuss this with your study adviser as not all choices made in this specialisation do qualify for this professional registration.

B - Nutritional Physiology and Health Status

Limited choice:

RO0: Select all of the courses that lack in your prior education in consultation with your study adviser.
RO1: Choose at least 2 courses. Take into account the thesis prerequisites.
RO2: Choose at least 1 course.
RO3: Choose 1 thesis.

C - Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology

Limited choice:

RO0: Select all of the courses lack in your prior education in consultation with your study adviser.
RO1: Choose at least 1 course. Take into account the thesis prerequisites.
RO2: Choose at least 1 course of 6 credits.
RO3: Choose 1 thesis.

D - Sensory Science

Limited choice:

RO0: Select those courses that lack in your prior education, in consultation with your study adviser.
RO1: Choose at least 2 courses, preferably 3, in consultation with your study adviser.
RO2: Choose 1 thesis. In specific situations and in consultation with your study adviser and approval by the board of examiners, another chairgroup can supervise a thesis.

E - Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health

Limited choice:

Choose 1 thesis and 1 internship from RO1