Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition

 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY NUTRITION

COURSE UNITS

 

First Year – Semester I

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
BIT 111 Introduction to Computers 45 1
EEN 113 Critical and creative reading 45 1
EPS 122 Counseling 45 1
HNS 107 Communication skills 45 1
NUT 111 Health Psychology and Sociology 45 1
NUT 112 Applied Physics 45 1
TOTAL 270 6

First Year – Semester II

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
GCC 102 Introduction to statistics 45 1
HNS 112 Human Anatomy and Physiology 45 1
HNS 113 Biochemistry 1 45 1
NUT 121 Chemistry 45 1
NUT 122 Nutrition and HIV/AIDS 45 1
NUT 123 General Microbiology
 45 1
TOTAL 270 6
NUT 124 Partnership Practice 1 (Field assessment/Community Diagnosis)
 45 1

Second Year – Semester I

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 211 Biochemistry 2 45 1
NUT 212 Health Promotion 45 1
NUT 213 Ethics and Social responsibility 45 1
NUT 214 Therapeutic Nutrition and Dietetics 45 1
NUT 215 Concepts in Health and Development 45 1
NUT 216 Human Nutrition 1 45 1
NUT 217 Principles of Animal Production 45 1
TOTAL 315 7

Second Year – Semester II

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 221 Community Health 45 1
NUT 2212 Epidemiology and Health 45 1
NUT 223 Therapeutic Nutrition and Dietetics 2 45 1
NUT 224 Food toxicology 45 1
NUT 225 Cell biology and genetics 45 1
NUT 226 Food microbiology 45 1
NUT 227 Biostatistics 45 1
TOTAL 315 7
NUT 228 Partnership practice 2 (Community Nutrition Interventions) 45 1

Third Year – Semester I (Public Health Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 311 Human Nutrition 2 45 1
NUT 312 Nutrition care and assessment through the life cycle 45 1
NUT 313 Research methods 45 1
NUT 314 Entrepreneurship 45 1
NUT 315 Nutrition anthropology 45 1
NUT 316 Dairy technology 45 1
TOTAL 270 6

Third Year – Semester II (Public Health Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 321 Nutrition education and intervention in the community 45 1
NUT 322 World food problems and food security 45 1
NUT 323 Dietary supplements and herbal remedies 45 1
NUT 324 Food service system management 45 1
NUT 326 Clinical dietetics 45 1
NUT 327 Geriatric nutrition 45 1
TOTAL 270 6

Third Year – Semester I (Food Science Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 311 Human Nutrition 2 45 1
NUT 313 Research methods 45 1
NUT 314 Entrepreneurship 45 1
NUT 315 Nutrition anthropology 45 1
NUT 316 Dairy technology 45 1
NUT 317 Food microbiology 2 45 1
TOTAL 270 6

Third Year – Semester II (Food Science Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 322
 World food problems and food security 45 1
NUT 323 Dietary supplements and herbal remedies 45 1
NUT 324 Food service system management 45 1
NUT 328 Food processing and product development 45 1
NUT 329 Food quality assurance 45 1
NUT 331 Food engineering 45 1
TOTAL 270 6

Third Year – Semester I (Food & Nutrition Policy Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 311 Human Nutrition 2 45 1
NUT 313 Research methods 45 1
NUT 314 Entrepreneurship 45 1
NUT 315 Nutrition anthropology 45 1
NUT 316 Dairy technology 45 1
NUT 318 Food economics and policy 45 1
TOTAL 270 6

Third Year – Semester II (Food & Nutrition Policy Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 321 Nutrition education and intervention in the community 45 1
NUT 322 World food problems and food security 45 1
NUT 323
 Dietary supplements and herbal remedies 45 1
NUT 324
 Food service system management 45 1
NUT 328
 Food processing and product development 45 1
NUT 330
 Scientific Analysis and presentation of aquaculture 45 1
TOTAL 270 6

Electives (One in an Academic Year when not core unit)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 325 Food hygiene and environmental health 1 45 1
NUT 312 Nutrition care and assessment through the life cycle 45 1
NUT 321 Nutrition education and intervention in the community 45 1

Fourth Year – Semester I (Public Health Nutrition Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 411 Current issues in food and Nutrition 45 1
NUT 412 Applied Human Nutrition and community surveillance 45 1
NUT 413 Seminar and special topics 45 1
NUT 414 Food hygiene and environmental health 2 45 1
NUT 415 Research project in Nutrition 45 1
NUT 416 Nutritional epidemiology 45 1
NUT 417 Meal management and service 45 1
TOTAL 315 7

Fourth Year – Semester II (Public Health Nutrition Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 421 Nutrition in emergencies 45 1
NUT 422 Program design, monitoring and evaluation 45 1
NUT 424 Leadership 45 1
NUT 426 Food processing and preservation 45 1
NUT 427 Food biotechnology 45 1
NUT 432 Food law 45 1
TOTAL 270 6
NUT 423 Practicum 45 1

Fourth Year – Semester I (Food Science Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 411 Current issues in food and Nutrition 45 1
NUT 412 Applied Human Nutrition and community surveillance 45 1
NUT 413 Seminar and special topics 45 1
NUT 414 Food hygiene and environmental health 2 45 1
NUT 415 Research project in Nutrition 45 1
NUT 418 Meat technology 45 1
NUT 419 Food analysis 45 1
TOTAL 315 7

Fourth Year – Semester II (Food Science Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 421 Nutrition in emergencies 45 1
NUT 422 Program design, monitoring and evaluation 45 1
NUT 424 Leadership 45 1
NUT 426 Food processing and preservation 45 1
NUT 427 Food biotechnology 45 1
NUT 432 Food law 45 1
TOTAL 270 6
NUT 423 Practicum 45 1

Fourth Year – Semester I (Food & Nutrition Policy Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 411 Current issues in food and Nutrition 45 1
NUT 412 Applied Human Nutrition and community surveillance 45 1
NUT 413 Seminar and special topics 45 1
NUT 414 Food hygiene and environmental health 2 45 1
NUT 415 Research project in Nutrition 45 1
NUT 430 Agriculture Extension and rural Sociology 45 1
NUT 431 Agricultural economics 45 1
TOTAL 315 7

Fourth Year – Semester II (Food & Nutrition Policy Option)

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 421 Nutrition in emergencies 45 1
NUT 422 Program design, monitoring and evaluation 45 1
NUT 426 Food processing and preservation 45 1
NUT 432 Food Law 45 1
NUT 433 Agricultural biotechnology 45 1
NUT 434 Food and Nutrition Security 45 1
TOTAL 270 6
NUT 423 Practicum 45 1

Electives

CODE UNIT NAME NO. OF HRS NO. OF UNITS
NUT 421 Nutrition in emergencies 45 1
NUT 432 Food law 45 1
NUT 411 Current issues in food and Nutrition 45 1