| Introduction |
The Department of Home and Health Sciences also offers diploma courses in the field of nutrition and dietetics for doctors and dieticians. These have also been launched in collaboration with Kings College , London , U.K. The study centers are established at local teaching hospitals/ institutions at Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Lahore , Karachi , Faisalabad , Peshawar , and Multan . Qualified tutors are drawn from these institutions for providing necessary guidance to the students.
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Eligibility Criteria |
The following categories of students are eligible for PGD in Dietetics:
– M.Sc. Food & Nutrition (Home Economics) with teaching and Hospital experience.
– B.Sc. Community Nursing (16 years of education) with minimum of three years hospital experience.
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| Duration and Credit requirement |
Duration : Minimum two semesters (one year) for each diploma
Total No. of credit hours : Thirty one credit hours for each diploma
Scheme of Studies
Sr. No. |
Title and Course Code |
Credit Hours |
1. |
Hospital Dietetics-861 |
3(2+1) |
2. |
Community Nutrition-862 |
3(2+1) |
3. |
An Introduction to Human Nutrition-7501 |
4(3+1) |
4. |
Applied Human Nutrition-7502 |
3(2+1) |
5. |
Health Promotion-886 |
3(2+1) |
6. |
Medical Sciences-I 7503 |
3(3+0) |
7. |
Medical Sciences-II 7504 |
3(2+1) |
8. |
Food Studies-859 |
3(1+2) |
9. |
Sociology of Food and Nutrition-866 |
3(2+1) |
10. |
Institutional Management-865 |
3(2+1) |
11. |
Total Credit Hours |
31 |
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| Scheme of Studies and Course Contents |
| Practical Work |
Three days practical training workshop for Food Microbiology, Food Studies, Food Science and its applications and Human Nutrition courses are arranged in the local teaching institutions like PCSIR, NIH and PARC and newly established Labs at AIOU etc., towards the end of the study period during which practicals are conducted and demonstrations by the subject experts are arranged.
During the study period the students are required to complete their community/field work and submit their mini-research reports to their respective tutors, on the prescribed format.
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| Fee Tariff |
Registration fee Rs.200/- (at the time of first admission)
Admission Fee Rs.700/- (once at the time of first admission)
Fee for 3 credit hours course Rs.2175/-
Fee per credit hour course Rs.725/-
Fee for lab based practicals Rs.1665./-
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| Enrollment |
See enrollment of M.Sc Community Health and Nutrition |
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| Alumni |
Diploma in Dietetics was launched before M.Sc Community health and Nutrition in 1998. It is also offered all over Pakistan once a year i.e., Autumn. The study centers are established at local teaching hospitals/ Institutions at Islamabad/ Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Multan. So far, 18 students have taken their diploma in Dietetics. Year wise distribution of Pass out students is shown in the bar graph.
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*One Half Credit=3hrs Teaching per week per course per semester
In case of practical 2 hrs for Teaching and 1hrs for practical
One Full Credit=6hrs Teaching per week per course per semester
In case of practical 4hrs for Teaching and 2hrs for practical
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