Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- PG Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
Duration: 1½ years (2 semesters of coursework and 6 months dietary internship in
Hospital).
Eligibility: Any bachelor’s degree in one of the following:
- Food Nutrition and Dietetics
- Home Science with Food and Nutrition as a specialization. The student should have covered a minimum of four courses out of the following: Nutritional Biochemistry, Food Microbiology, Basic Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition and Therapeutic Nutrition.
- Any undergraduate degree with a minimum of 4 nutrition-related subjects like (i) Basic Nutrition (ii) Biochemistry (iii) Human Physiology (iv) Diet Therapy (v) Clinical Nutrition (vi) Diet in Diseases. PG Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics are eligible for lateral entry to the 3rd semester.
Course Outline
Semester I | Subject Code | Subject Title | Credits | Hours | |
Theory | Practicum | ||||
PGDND 500 | Advance Nutrition through Developmental Stages | 2 | 2 | 90 | |
PGDND 501 | Advance Nutrition | 4 | – | 60 | |
PGDND 502 | Physiological Aspects of Nutrition | 4 | – | 60 | |
PGDND 503 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 1 | 3 | 105 | |
PGDND 504 | Advance Food Science | 1 | 3 | 105 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 420 | |
Semester II | Subject Code | Subject Title | Credits | Hours | |
Theory | Practicum | ||||
PGDND 550 | Advance Medical Nutrition Therapy | 2 | 2 | 90 | |
PGDND 551 | Public Health and Epidemiology | 2 | 2 | 90 | |
PGDND 552 | Advance Community Nutrition | 1 | 3 | 105 | |
PGDND 553 | Hospitality and Catering Management | 1 | 3 | 105 | |
PGDND 553 | Sustainable Development Goals | 1 | 3 | 105 | |
| Total | 7 | 13 | 495 | |
|
| 6 months dietary internship |
| 20 | 600 |
Total credits & hours from Semester I and Semester II = 40 credits & 1410 hours. | |||||