Education of Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics

The group contributes to the curriculum of the BSc and MSc programs in Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University & Research by offering a variety of courses on topics including nutrition and health, advanced nutrigenomics, food digestion, immunometabolism, and practical tools in molecular nutrition.

Theses and internships

For more information on MSc theses and internships, please enrol yourself to Thesis and Internship at the Human Nutrition and Health Brightspace page. Here you can find the course guide and other relevant documents for your thesis or internship. Moreover, you will find a vacancy list with thesis and internship topics.

Do you need help?

Please contact the thesis and internship coordinator Lydia Afman if you need any help or wonder whether NMG would be suited for your thesis or internship.

prof.dr.ir. LA (Lydia) Afman

Professor / chairholder Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics

Our courses

For a complete overview of the courses that NMG is involved in, see the overview below. Please find all information in the Course catalogue.

Course code Course namePeriod

YNH30803

Professional Perspectives on Nutrition

HNH10806

Nutrition and Health: Macronutrients, Energy and Health

1

HNH32206

Food Components and Health

2

HNH31206

Immunometabolism

2

HNH47806

Practical Tools in Molecular Nutrition Research

3

HNH30706

Food Digestion: Nutrient Breakdown and Absorption

4

HNH34806

Applied Nutrigenomics

5

HNH28305

Metabolic aspects of nutrition

5

HNH25806

Research Methodology for Nutrition and Health I

5

  1. Course code

    YNH30803

    Course name

    Professional Perspectives on Nutrition

    Period
  2. Course code

    HNH10806

    Course name

    Nutrition and Health: Macronutrients, Energy and Health

    Period

    1

  3. Course code

    HNH32206

    Course name

    Food Components and Health

    Period

    2

  4. Course code

    HNH31206

    Course name

    Immunometabolism

    Period

    2

  5. Course code

    HNH47806

    Course name

    Practical Tools in Molecular Nutrition Research

    Period

    3

  6. Course code

    HNH30706

    Course name

    Food Digestion: Nutrient Breakdown and Absorption

    Period

    4

  7. Course code

    HNH34806

    Course name

    Applied Nutrigenomics

    Period

    5

  8. Course code

    HNH28305

    Course name

    Metabolic aspects of nutrition

    Period

    5

  9. Course code

    HNH25806

    Course name

    Research Methodology for Nutrition and Health I

    Period

    5

Online courses (1)

Course

Nutrition and Health: Macronutrients and Overnutrition

Learn from the top professors of Wageningen University & Research about macronutrients and overnutrition and how they impact humans. This course is offered as a MOOC, and is part of the Professional Certificate Pogramme: Nutrition and Health.