Home and Health Sciences

Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition (for Physicians)

Introduction

The Department of Home and Health Sciences also offers diploma courses in the field of nutrition and dietetics for doctors and dieticians. These are also 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

Eligibility Criteria

MBBS with clinical experience in the field of paediatrics, cardiology, diabetes and urology etc, are eligible for PGD in Nutrition.

Duration and Credit requirement

Duration : Minimum two semesters (one year) for each diploma

Total No. of credit hours : Thirty one credit hours

Scheme of Studies and Course Contents

Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition (for Physicians)

Sr. No.	Revised 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.	Nutritional Epidemiology-7505	3(3+0)
7.	Design of Nutritional Epidemiological Studies-7506	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

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/-

Enrollment

See enrollment of M.Sc Community Health and Nutrition

Alumni

Diploma in Nutrition 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, 151 students have got their diploma in Nutrition. 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