Students are prepared to manage a food services department while adhering to professional standards, quality management programs, nutritional and healthy living principles and marketing and promotional activities. In addition, graduates are able to employ a number of more complex functions supporting organizational effectiveness including supporting the design of food and nutrition human resource plan, financial analysis and control, and collaborating in the preparation of an organization’s business plan or client care plan. Students apply research competencies to the assessment, analysis and problem solving with regard to nutritional needs and diagnoses.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
Career Opportunities
Graduates are capable of managing various areas of nutritional care, food preparation, and food service. Successful graduates may choose to follow career paths in health care, retirement homes, long term care facilities, fitness and wellness facilities, educational institutions, camps, daycare facilities, and community or commercial settings.
External Recognition
This program follows the competencies of the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM).
Work Integrated Learning: 2 Field Placements
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2025
Barrie Campus
One Georgian Dr.,
Barrie,
Ontario,
L4M 3X9, Canada
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2026
Barrie Campus
One Georgian Dr.,
Barrie,
Ontario,
L4M 3X9, Canada
Post-secondary diploma or degree, or equivalent in a related field
Applicants must meet ONE of the following criteria to meet Georgian’s language proficiency requirements:
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Georgian College has recorded a consistently higher graduate employment rate than the provincial average for more than 20 years.