Post-secondary Program Nutrition and Food Service Management - Programa en Nutrición y Gestión de Servicios Alimentarios

The Nutrition and Food Service Management program at Centennial College is the longest established two-year program of its sort in the Greater Toronto Area.

This health diploma program has been the recipient of numerous awards for its approach to preparing students to pursue challenging careers as managers in the dynamic and growing healthcare and food service industry. Centennial College´s Nutrition and Food Service Management program has received the Centennial College President´s Academic Program Recognition awards for Job Market Preparation, Student Satisfaction, Graduate Satisfaction, Employer Satisfaction and Quality of the Learning Experience.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required)
Mathematics Grade 11 M or U, or 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required)

Start Date:Fall, Winter

Semester 1
College Communications 1
General Education Elective
Principles of Sanitation, Safety and Hygiene
Introduction to Computing
Kitchen Production
Introduction to Food Services
Nutrition 1
Mathematics for Food Service Management

Semester 2
College Communications 2
Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
Nutrition 2
Food Properties Analysis
Purchasing for the Food Services Industry
Communications and Interprofessional Approaches in Health Care and Food Services
Food Service Accounting

Semester 3
General Education Elective
Organizational Behaviour in Food Services
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Facilities Planning and Design
Marketing and Merchandising for Food Services Operations
Supervision Practices
Food Services Systems Management

Semester 4
Human Resources Management in Food Services
Recipe Development and Costing
Health Care Menu Planning
Field Placement
Professional Practice Seminar
Nutrition Assessment and Counselling Techniques
Financial Management

Food and Nutrition Manager/Dietary Manager
Food Service Supervisor
Diet Technician
Quality Control Analyst/Nutritionist
Patient Service Supervisor
Meal Program Coordinator
Director of Food Services