Details about Food and Nutrition Management Program at Georgian College, Canada

1. Food and Nutrition
Management
(FDNM)
Georgian College, Canada

2. The zest for food & zeal for nutrition
can help you make a career!
Get the Georgian advantage!

3. Code: FDNM
Campus: BARRIE
Intake: WINTER
Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Length: 1 year
Delivery: 3 semesters
Semester Fee: 6708.35 CAD, Annual Fee: 13081.71 CAD
Food and
Nutrition
Management

4. Program Description
What is covered in the FDNM program?
• Facilitating & leading a food services department while adhering to professional
standards
• Quality management programs
• Nutritional & healthy living principles
• Marketing & promotional initiatives
• Supporting organizational effectiveness, including financial analysis & control
• Supporting design of a food & nutrition human resources plan
• Collaborating in an organization’s business plan or client care plan
• Applying research competencies to the assessment, analysis & problem-solving
within a food services department
*This program follows the competencies of
the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management.

5. Salient Features of FDNM Program
• More importance to interactive & one-to-one learning
• Practical hands-on training including special aspects like:
– In-lab Modified Foods Course
– Food & Nutrition Analysis Software Component
• Up to 10 weeks of job exposure & experience
– Clinical: Working with a food and nutrition manager and a dietician for
patient food needs
– Managerial: Understanding of the requirements of Purchasing, Menu
Planning, Human Resource Management for a Food Service Operation, etc.
• More facilities within other offerings of Georgian College like Health and
Wellness, Culinary, Fitness, Recreation

6. Career Opportunities
(For fresh graduates)
Entry level positions in:
• Health care
• Retirement homes
• Correctional facilities
• Long term care facilities
• Educational institutions
• Group homes
• Camps
• Daycare facilities
• Community or commercial settings
(For graduates with previous industry experience)
• Supervisory & management positions in all of the above
Career Information on Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM) website:
http://csnm.in1touch.org/client/career/careers.html

7. Who can apply for FDNM?
Students with Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields can apply:
• Home Science
• Culinary Arts
• Hospitality
• Biotechnology
• Pharmacy

8. Courses
Mandatory Courses
FDNM1000 Human Resources Management
FDNM1001 Finance and Accounting
FDNM1002 The Human Body
FDNM1003 Disease and Disability
FDNM1004 Professional Issues in Food and Nutrition Management
FDNM1005 Quality Management - Sanitation and Safety
FDNM1006 Clinical Nutrition
FDNM1007 Food Modification
FDNM1008 Advanced Nutrition/Analysis
FDNM1009 Food Service Management Basic
FDNM1010 Food Service Management Advanced
FDNM1011 Food and Nutrition Management - Facilities Design
Field Placements
FDNM1012 Field Placement 1
FDNM1013 Field Placement 2

9. THANK YOU!
FDNM program on Georgian College website:
http://www.georgiancollege.ca/academics/full-time-
programs/food-and-nutrition-management-fdnm/
For details, contact Ms. Alka Bhise: enquiry@georgiancollege.co.in
Admission Requirements:
• College or university transcripts with proof of graduation, subjects and
grades
• Resume outlining work/volunteer/internship experiences and a letter of
intent stating reasons for applying
For English Language proficiency, we require:
IELTS: 6.5 overall and no band below 6.0