MPHIL DIETETICS & NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES

Mphil (DNS)

COURSE FACT

STUDY LEVEL STUDY NOTE PROGRAM DURATION CREDITS HOURS

Post Graduate

Full-Time

4 Semesters (2 years)

30

Eligibility Criteria

• 16 years of education or BS (4 Years) MA/MSc (2 Years) in the relevant field with CGPA 2.0 /4.0. • Entry test as an eligibility condition for admission to MS/MPhil/Equivalent programs, with a passing score of 50%. OR Accept the GRE/GAT General, with a passing score of 50%.

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ADMISSIONS

OPEN 2023

OBJECTIVES

• The primary focus on M.Phil. program in Dietetics and Nutritional Sciences is the diverse scientific basis of human needs for food and its nutrients, the metabolic response to dietary changes and food consumption pattern that definitely have an impact on human health and well-being.

• To prepare graduates to function as nutrition professionals towards meeting changing life style and nutritional needs of the society

• To generate scholarly academic and research-based knowledge of food, nutrition and dietetics

• To prepare the graduates for appointments against higher positions in teaching/research organizations, medical institutions, hospitals and food industry set-ups

ROLE AND SCOPE

The Science of Dietetics and Nutritional Sciences has now emerged as progressively expanding discipline with new facts and developments. Moreover, the role of food components both in health and disease has contributed in the advancement of the field. Increased awareness of health individuals in the recent years about balanced diet has aroused their interest for higher education in nutrition and dietetics.

Our graduates may find suitable jobs in both public and private sector organizations inside and outside the country as under to name a few:

PUBLIC SECTOR:

• Public Health Departments

• Teaching and Research Institutions

• International Organizations e.g. UNICEF, FAO,WHO, World Bank

• Non-governmental Organizations

• Community (Nutrition) Development Programs

PRIVATE SECTOR:

• Multinational Companies

• Independent Private Practice

• Food Industries

• Pharmaceutical Industries

Semester 1

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ND-702 Food Deficiencies and Combating Strategies 3(3-0)
ND-703 Advanced Dietetics and Applied Nutrition 3(2-1)
ND-704 Nutrigenomic 3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours : 12

Semester 2

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ND -705 Analytical Techniques in Human Nutrition 3(1-2)
GEN -700 Advanced Research Methodology 3(3-0)
- Elective II 3(2-1)
- Elective III 3(2-1)
Total Credit Hours : 12

Semester 3&4

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ND-719 Seminar NC
ND-720 Thesis 6(0-6)
Total Credit Hours : 6
Grand Total : 30

List of Elective Courses

Serial Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1 ND-701 Nutrition in Health and Disease 3(3-0)
2 ND-706 Nutritional Deficiency Disorders 3(3-0)
3 ND-708 Global Food Issues 3(3-0)
4 ND-709 Nutrition in Emergencies 3(3-0)
5 ND-710 Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals 3(3-0)
6 ND-711 Food Supplements 3(3-0)
7 ND-712 Nutritional Immunology 3(3-0)
8 ND-713 Metabolism of Nutrients 3(3-0)
9 ND-714 Recent Advances in Human Nutrition and Dietetics 3(3-0)
10 STAT-701 Biostatistics 3(3-0)
11 BIOCHEM-715 Biochemistry and Physiology of Human Body 3(2-1)
12 BIOC-701 Advanced Biochemical Techniques 3(1-2)