Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
4 Years Degree Program
The Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics is a dietetics program that is simply a starting point for students interested in this exciting and rapidly increasing area. This fully approved curriculum provides the required basis for a successful career in health and nutrition, through its high-impact quality teaching, and research mentorship. The program will efficiently enhance the knowledge basis of undergraduate students in the human nutrition and dietetics program. This program’s graduates will be able to provide high-quality research-based and unique interventions to change eating patterns and dietary choices, with the ultimate objective of enhancing the health of people. Graduates will also give academic support, professional help, and volunteer assistance to a variety of social, professional, and governmental groups.
The department seeks to teach and develop insights and skills based on worldwide standards by emphasizing practical and multi-disciplinary research in Nutrition & Dietetics and interpreting crucial results for the benefit of mankind. Its special goal is to uncover and grasp both visible and unseen components of food and nutrition that occur at various levels.
Career Paths:
- Lectureship in Government Institutes
- Jobs in Government Setups
- Nutrition Officers
- DHQ/THQ
- Private Hospitals
- Personal Clinics
- WHO
- Food production companies
Admission Criteria:
50% marks in F. Sc (Pre-Medical) or A-Level (with Biology).
Entry Test and Interview
Road Map Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Total no of Credit Hours: 132
Duration: 08 Semesters (04 years)
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Functional English-I |
3 |
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan |
2 |
Quantitative Reasoning (Mathematics) |
3 |
Application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) |
3 |
Anatomy |
3 |
Physiology |
3 |
Total |
17 |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Functional English-II |
3 |
Islamic Studies |
2 |
International Relation
|
2 |
Biochemistry |
3 |
Fundamental of Human Nutrition
|
3 |
Macronutrients in Human Nutrition |
3 |
Introduction to Food Science and Technology
|
2 |
Total |
18 |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Social Work |
2 |
Civic and Community Engagement (Youth Leadership) |
2 |
Psychology |
2 |
Sociology |
2 |
General Pathology |
3 |
Micronutrients in Human Nutrition |
3 |
Nutritional Assessment and Menu Planning |
3 |
Total |
17 |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Entrepreneurship |
2 |
Quantitative Reasoning (Statistics) |
3 |
Epidemiology and Public Health |
3 |
Food Toxicology & Additives
|
3 |
Dietetics-I |
3 |
Metabolic Endocrinology
|
3 |
Total |
17 |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Drug Nutrient Interaction
|
3 |
Public Health Nutrition |
3 |
Dietetics-II
|
3 |
Food Processing and Preservation
|
3 |
Food Microbiology |
3 |
Nutrition Throughout Lifecycle |
3 |
Total |
18 |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Recent Advances in Nutrition |
3 |
Nutrition Education and Counseling |
3 |
Food and Drug Laws |
3 |
Food Service Management
|
3 |
Sports Nutrition |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Community Nutrition |
3 |
Food Analysis |
3 |
Nutrition Care in Emergency Cases |
3 |
Functional Food and Nutraceuticals |
3 |
Research Methods in Nutrition and Dietetics |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Basics of Nutrigenomics and Proteomics |
3 |
Global Food Issues |
3 |
Clinical Nutrition Practice |
3 |
Field Internship
|
3 |
Capstone Project |
3 |
Total |
15 |
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