BSc Food Nutrition and Dietetics

Duration

3 years

Eligibility

Minimum 50% marks in 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as compulsory subjects.

The 3-years degree course is generally taken up by bioscience students and deals with nutrition, food science, and dietetics which are essential to lead an ailment-less life. Syllabus covers the topics in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics Science and teaches its students how to prepare a proper diet for people, food management, components of a balanced diet, eating habits, and Lifestyle management, among others. The course provides major insights into food microbiology and nutrition, essential in maintaining a proper healthy diet daily. The is a job oriented course where students can find immense career growth. Primarily a Science subject, the Dietetics and Nutrition course forms a core to broader courses or branches such as Food Technology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry etc. and on the other hand, these subjects also form a core for the Dietetics and Nutrition courses. As today’s world is growing to be less health and diet conscious and that majority of the people are suffering from lot of diet and health related problems such as Obesity, nutrition deficiency disorders and diseases, the need for Food Nutrition and Dietetics graduates appears to increase considerably.

Syllabus

1st semester

2nd semester

3rd semester

4th semester

5th semester

6th semester

Plant food science

Animal food science

Life span nutrition

Nutrition through life cycle

Food microbiology-I

Food microbiology-II

Principles of nutrition

Human nutrition

Dietetics

Diet therapy

Nutritional biochemistry-I

Nutritional biochemistry-II

Human physiology-I

Human physiology-II

Chemistry-I

Chemistry-II

Therapeutic diet

Clinical dietetics

English

English

Computer application-I

Computer application-II

Food laws and food standards

Quality control

Languages*

Languages*

Principles of preservation

Food preservation

Chemistry-III

Chemistry-IV

Internship

Course Fee

INR 50 K - 2.5 LPA

Future Scope

Students after successfully completing the course can work as Dietician, Research and Development Officer in the Food Industry, Quality analyst in food / Pharmaceutical industries, Food Quality Inspector, Personal Dietitian, Nutrition Specialist,Nutrition expert Food Processing Manager, Food Safety Executive, Nutrition Consultant, Nutrition Trainer in companies like Nestle, Cadbury's, Hindustan Uniliver, GSK, Novartis, Dumex, Eli Lily, Food & Nutrition Board, Apollo Hospitals, Le Meridian Hotel, Taj Group of Hotels, Vatika Group, Hyatt Corporation, Accord Hospitality, Fortis Hospital, Biillroth Hospital. Students can pursue higher studies by enrolling for post graduate programs such as M.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics, MBA, M.Phil from various colleges in India or abroad.