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The M.Phil/ PhD Food and Nutrition programme is a value added degree programme that focuses on the research based prevention of wide range of avoidable nutritional problems. The programme is partially funded by DFID & British Council under Higher Education Link (HEL) Programme. Technical assistance and expert advice has been provided by the Center for Health and Nutrition Research, Nine Wells Hospital of University of Dundee, Scotland.

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum entry requirement for M.Phil/ PhD Food and Nutrition is masters’ degree in following discipline with at least 2 nd division.
Community Health and Nutrition
M.Sc (Food and Nutrition) and M.Sc (Human Nutrition)

However admission will be entirely restricted to the number of seats available and results of an entry test and interview. The applicant would be required to undertake a computer based entry test and interview as per schedule announced by the University before being admitted to the M.Phil degree programme.

Duration and Credit requirement

Duration	Minimum four semester (Two years)
AIOU credit requirement	Eight full credits
Course work	Four full credits
Research/ Thesis	Four full credits

Scheme of Studies and Course Contents

Course Title and Code No.

Credit

1. Advanced food and Nutrition—1775

Full Credit (F.C)

2. Dietetics Practice—1776

Half Credit (H.C)

3. Food Analysis—1777

F.C.

4. Research Techniques in Health and Nutrition—1778

F.C.

5. Computer Applications in Food and Nutrition—1779

H.C.

6. Research Thesis—1780

Four Full Credit

Fee Tariff

1 st Semester:
Course Fee (Two half credits & one full credit)	Rs. 16,045
Registration Fee (At the time of first admission)	Rs. 200
Degree Fee (At the time of first enrollment)	Rs. 500
Total Fee	Rs. 16,745

2nd Semester

Course Fee (Two Full credits)	Rs. 24,030
Cost of admission form (for continuing students)	Rs. 15
Total Fee	Rs. 24,045

3rd Semester

Fee for 2 Full credit Research work	Rs. 32,030
Cost of admission form (for continuing students)	Rs. 15
Total Fee	Rs. 32,045

4th Semester

Fee for 2 Full credit Research work	Rs. 32,030
Cost of admission form (for continuing students)	Rs. 15
Total Fee	Rs. 32,045

Grand Total

Rs. 104,880

Enrollment

M.Phil/ PhD Food and Nutrition was first time launched in Autumn 2003. Initially the programme is offered in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Currently six students are enrolled and they are in the 2 nd semester.

Alumni

Alumni (noun, plural), alumnus (noun), Alumna (fem.) Alumnae (pl. fem.) Former pupils or students, from alere, Latin, to nourish. Webster’s 1913 Dictionary

‘Alumni’ is a generic term that describes all those who have spent some time studying at a particular institution.

M.Phil/ PhD Food and Nutrition programme has been launched in Autumn 2003. Initially it is for the students of Rawalpindi/ Islamabad. The first badge is in the thesis stage.

With the help of the knowledge of masters level education in community health and nutrition coupled with research work, . Read More