Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics

BS Human Nutrition and Dietetics aims to prepare professionals well-versed in customizing dietary plans and interventions for a diverse population. The program provides a core understanding of the sociological, physiological, and psychological components of nutrition. It centers around problem-based learning in the classroom, clinical simulation labs, and study trips.

Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from the Bachelor of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (HND) will be able to:

Use the Nutrition Care Process to make decisions, identify nutrition-related problems and determine and evaluate nutrition interventions.
Describe food safety principles related to food, personnel and consumers at community.
Describe basic concepts of nutritional genomics
Independently plan and execute a research project in regard to nutrition and dietetics practice.

Job Market

Registered Dietitian / Nutritionist
Weight Management Expertise
Therapeutic Diet Planning
Pharmaceuticals Industry

Program & Curriculum Details

Program Duration

4 Years

Credit Hours

140 Cr. Hrs.

Semesters

Courses

S.NO.	COURSE CODES	CATEGORY	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	PRE-REQ	CO-REQ
SEMESTER I

1	BIO111	Gen Ed	Introductory Biochemistry (Theory)	2+0		BIO111-L
	BIO111-L		Introductory Biochemistry (Lab)	0+1
2	HUM111	Gen Ed	Functional English	3+0
3	FST111	Major	Introduction to Food Science and Technology (Theory)	2+0		FST111-L
	FST111-L	Major	Introduction to Food Science and Technology (Lab)	0+1
4	HND111	Major	Fundamentals of Human Nutrition and Dietetics	3+0
5	ALL111	Interdisciplinary	Human Anatomy (Theory)	2+0		ALL111-L
	ALL111-L		Human Anatomy (Lab)	0+1
				15(12+3)
SEMESTER II
1	CSC102	Gen Ed	Introduction to Mathematics	3+0
2	DSC127	Gen Ed	Introduction to Future Studies	2+0
3	HUM121	Gen Ed	Academic and Professional Writing	3+0
4	GEN111	Gen Ed	Understanding of Holy Quran – I	0+1
5	ICT121	Gen Ed	Applications of Information and Communication
Technologies	3+0
6	HND122	Major	Macro and Micro Nutrients	3+0	HND111
7	FST122	Major	Food Microbiology and Biotechnology (Theory)	2+0		FST122-L
	FST122-L	Major	Food Microbiology and Biotechnology (Lab)	0+1
				18(16+2)
SEMESTER III
1	HUM233	Gen Ed	Philosophy and Critical Thinking	2+0
2	HMT221	Gen Ed	Islamic Studies	2+0
3	HMT231	Gen Ed	Pakistan Studies	2+0
4	GEN112	Gen Ed	Understanding of Holy Quran – II	0+1	GEN111
5	NSC231	Major	Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals	2+0
6	FST233	Major	Food Safety & Quality Management	3+0

7	ALL232	Interdisciplinary	Human Physiology (Theory)	2+0	ALL232-L
	ALL232-L		Human Physiology (Lab)	0+1
8	CSC202	Gen Ed	Introduction to Statistics	3+0
				18(16+2)
SEMESTER IV
1	HUM237	Gen Ed	Civics and Community Engagement	2+0
2	HMT239	Gen Ed	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2+0
3	BUS241	Gen Ed	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	2+0
4	PHN241	Major	Fundamentals of Food Systems	3+0	FST111
5	FST244	Major	Food Service Management (Theory)	1+0		FST244-L
	FST244-L		Food Service Management (Lab)	0+1
6	ALL243	Interdisciplinary	Clinical Biochemistry (Theory)	2+0		ALL243-L
	ALL243-L		Clinical Biochemistry (Lab)	0+1
7	ALL244	Interdisciplinary	General Pathology (Theory)	2+0		ALL244-L
	ALL244-L		General Pathology (Lab)	0+1
				17(14+3)
SEMESTER V
1	FST355	Major	Analytical Techniques in Food and Nutrition (Theory)	1+0		FST355-L
	FST355-L		Analytical Techniques in Food and Nutrition (Lab)	0+2
2	PHN352	Major	Community and Public Health Nutrition	3+0
3	HND353	Major	Nutrition through Life Cycle	3+0	HND111
4	HND354	Major	Meal Planning and Management (Theory)	2+0		HND354-L
	HND354-L		Meal Planning and Management (Lab)	0+1
5	HND355	Major	Nutritional Assessment (Theory)	2+0		HND355-L
	HND355-L		Nutritional Assessment (Lab)	0+1
6	HND356	Major	Dietetics-I (Theory)	2+0		HND356-L
	HND356-L		Dietetics-I (Lab)	0+1
				18(13+5)
SEMESTER VI
1	FST366	Major	Food & Drug Laws and Regulations	2+0
2	FST367	Major	Food Product Development (Theory)	1+0	FST355	FST367-L
	FST367-L		Food Product Development (Lab)	0+2
3	HND367	Major	Dietetics-II (Theory)	2+0
	HND367-L		Dietetics-II (Lab)	0+1
4	NSC362	Major	Supervised Practicum-I	0+3
5		Major	Elective-I*	3+0
6		Major	Elective-II*	3+0
				17(11+6)
SEMESTER VII
1	NSC474	Major	AI in Food and Nutrition (Theory)	1+0		NSC474-L
	NSC474-L		AI in Food and Nutrition (Lab)	0+1
2	NSC473	Major	Research Methods in Food and Nutrition (Theory)	1+0		NSC473-L
	NSC473-L		Research Methods in Food and Nutrition (Lab)	0+1
3	FST478	Major	Food and Nutrition Certifications	3+0
4	NSC475	Major	Supervised Practicum-II	0+3	NSC362
5	PHN473	Major	Nutrition Education & Counseling (Theory)	2+0		PHN473-L
	PHN473-L	Major	Nutrition Education & Counseling (Lab)	0+1
6		Major	Elective-III*	3+0
7		Major	Elective-IV*	3+0
				19(13+6)
SEMESTER VIII
1	PHN484	Major	Food and Nutrition Policies	3+0
2	PHN485	Major	Nutritional Epidemiology	3+0
3		Major	Elective-V*	3+0
4		Major	Elective-VI*	3+0
5	HND488		Capstone Project	3+0	NSC473
6	HND489		Internship**	3+0
				18(18+0)

*List of electives is attached
**The internship is a mandatory component of the curriculum. Although it is not assigned to any specific semester in the original scheme. It is scheduled in the final semester to balance the overall credit hours. However, students may undertake it any time from Semester VI onwards.