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Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Objective

To nurture, cultivate, and promote nutritionists and dietitians and create an ecosystem for innovation that enables development of strategies of social relevance.

Program Outcomes
  • PO1 - Knowledge: Gain knowledge in the fields of nutrition and health care
  • PO2 - Communication skills: Communicate effectively with experts and society at large. Should be able to present or document research outcomes.
  • PO3 - Team work: Function effectively as an individual or a member of a team or leader in diverse teams in multidisciplinary settings.
  • PO4 - Creative and critical thinking: Identify, formulate, review research literature and analyze complex nutrition and health care related problems reaching substantiated conclusions.
  • PO5 - Local challenges: To inculcate skills to perform routine nutrition and dietetics protocols and handling of instruments by hands-on experience from lab projects, field projects and internships.
  • PO6 - Regional challenges: To create employable manpower in the health industry.
  • PO7 - Global challenges: To create awareness about issues related to environment and sustainability, and human health
Duration
  • 24 Months (Full Time)

Courses and Specializations

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4726 0406420101 Biostatistics 3 90 60 150
T4739 0406420102 Food Quality and Safety 3 90 60 150
T4740 0406420103 Nutrition through Life Cycle and Meal Management 3 90 60 150
T4736 0406420104 Nutritional Biochemistry 3 90 60 150
T4737 0406420105 Physiology 3 90 60 150
T4735 0406420106 Principles of Human Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4725 0406420107 Research Methodology 2 60 40 100
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
TH4284 0406420201 Laboratory Techniques - I 3 0 0 0
TH4788 0406420202 Health and Wellness Module I *
Mandatory Non-Credit Course		 0 0 0 0
Total 3 90 60 150

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
TH4176 0406420203 Animal Food Processing 2 60 40 100
TH4199 0406420204 Entrepreneurship in the Food Industry 2 60 40 100
TH4175 0406420205 Food Journalism and Social Marketing 2 60 40 100
TH4285 0406420206 Food System 2 60 40 100
Total Required Credits 2 60 40 100

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4746 0406420207 Lifestyle Disease Management Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4744 0406420208 Nutrition Education and Health Promotion Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4742 0406420209 Nutritional Epidemiology Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4745 0406420210 Public Health Nutrition Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4754 0406420211 Biostatistics-II Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
Total 15 450 300 750

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4742 0406420209 Nutritional Epidemiology Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4768 0406420212 Cell and Molecular Biology Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4752 0406420213 Genetics Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4747 0406420214 Medical Nutrition Therapy - I Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4748 0406420215 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practical - I Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
Total 15 450 300 750

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4742 0406420209 Nutritional Epidemiology Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4747 0406420214 Medical Nutrition Therapy - I Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4748 0406420215 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practical - I Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4751 0406420216 Nutrition Care Process Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
T4749 0406420217 Nutrition Education and Counselling Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
TH4166 0406420218 Sports Physiology and Nutrition Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
Total 15 450 300 750

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
TH4172 0401450219 Food Legislations and Policies-I Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
TH4171 0406420220 Food Chemistry and Rheology Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4165 0406420221 Food Processing and Preservation Practicals Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4170 0406420222 Food Product Development And Concumer Studies Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4168 0406420223 Industrial Hygiene and Sanitation Governance Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
TH4178 0406420224 Epidemiology and food safety Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
Total 15 450 300 750

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
TH4789 0406420301 Health and Wellness Module II * 0 0 0 0
SMC001 0406420328 Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4755 0406420302 Global Nutrition Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4753 0406420303 Maternal and Child Nutrition Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4758 0406420304 Nutrition during Emergencies and Challenging Conditions Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
TH4714 0406420305 Nutrition Policy and Advocacy Nutrition and Population Health 2 60 40 100
TH4715 0406420306 Nutrition Program Planning,Monitoring, and Evaluation Nutrition and Population Health 2 60 40 100
T4743 0406420307 Social Determinants of Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
TH4991 0406420308 Public Health Nutrition - Field Training Nutrition and Population Health 2 60 40 100
TH4992 0406420309 Research Application in Nutrition and Population Health Nutrition and Population Health 2 60 40 100
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4727 0406420310 Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
TH4990 0406420311 Laboratory Techniques - II (Personalized Nutrition) Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4760 0406420312 Medical Nutrition Therapy - II Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4764 0406420313 Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4761 0406420314 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practical - II Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4769 0406420315 Precision Medicine Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4762 0406420316 Nutrition Therapy in Critical Care Personalized Nutrition 2 60 40 100
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4760 0406420312 Medical Nutrition Therapy - II Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4764 0406420313 Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4761 0406420314 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practical - II Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4762 0406420316 Nutrition Therapy in Critical Care Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
T4766 0406420317 Pediatric and Geriatric Nutrition Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4765 0406420318 Food Service Management and Entrepreneurship Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
T4763 0406420319 Nutrition Therapy in Critical Care-Practical Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
T4767 0406420320 Research Applications in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4764 0406420313 Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4989 0406420321 Laboratory Techniques - II (Food Safety and Quality Management) Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4169 0406420322 Food Safety And Quality Management Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4174 0406420323 Start Ups and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4173 0406420324 Food Legislations and Policies-II Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
TH4167 0406420325 Food security and Food systems approach Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
TH4177 0406420326 Packaging Technology Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
TH4463 0401450324 Research Applications in Food Industry Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4905 0401450401 Internship Public Health Nutrition 5 150 100 250
T4715 0401450402 Dissertation Public Health Nutrition 15 450 300 750
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4905 0406420401 Internship Personalized Nutrition 5 150 100 250
T4715 0406420402 Dissertation Personalized Nutrition 15 450 300 750
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4910 0406420403 Internship Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 10 300 200 500
T4710 0406420404 Dissertation Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 10 300 200 500
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4910 0406420403 Internship Food Safety and Quality Management 10 300 200 500
T4710 0406420404 Dissertation Food Safety and Quality Management 10 300 200 500
Total 20 600 400 1000

Semester Internal Credits External Credits Total Credits Total Marks
Semester 1 0 20 20 1000
Semester 2 0 20 20 1000
Semester 3 0 20 20 1000
Semester 4 0 20 20 1000
Total 0 80 80 4000
Objective

To nurture, cultivate, and promote nutritionists and dietitians and create an ecosystem for innovation that enables development of strategies of social relevance.

Program Outcomes
  • PO1 - Knowledge: Gain knowledge in the fields of nutrition and health care
  • PO2 - Communication skills: Communicate effectively with experts and society at large. Should be able to present or document research outcomes.
  • PO3 - Team work: Function effectively as an individual or a member of a team or leader in diverse teams in multidisciplinary settings.
  • PO4 - Creative and critical thinking: Identify, formulate, review research literature and analyze complex nutrition and health care related problems reaching substantiated conclusions.
  • PO5 - Local challenges: To inculcate skills to perform routine nutrition and dietetics protocols and handling of instruments by hands-on experience from lab projects, field projects and internships.
  • PO6 - Regional challenges: To create employable manpower in the health industry.
  • PO7 - Global challenges: To create awareness about issues related to environment and sustainability, and human health
Duration
  • 24 (Full Time)

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4726 0406420101 Biostatistics 3 90 60 150
T4739 0406420102 Food Quality and Safety 3 90 60 150
T4740 0406420103 Nutrition through Life Cycle and Meal Management 3 90 60 150
T4736 0406420104 Nutritional Biochemistry 3 90 60 150
T4737 0406420105 Physiology 3 90 60 150
T4735 0401450106 Principles of Human Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4735 0406420106 Research Methodology 2 60 40 100
SMC001 0406420108 Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam * 0 0 0 Mandatory Non-Credit Course
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
TH4284 0406420201 Laboratory Techniques - I 3 90 60 150
TH4788 Health and Wellness Module I # 0 0 0 Mandatory Non-Credit Course
Total 3 90 60 150

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
TH4176 0406420202 Animal Food Processing 2 60 40 100
TH4199 0406420203 Entrepreneurship in the Food Industry 2 60 40 100
TH4175 0406420204 Food Journalism and Social Marketing 2 60 40 100
TH4285 0406420205 Food System 2 60 40 100
Total Required Credits 2 60 40 100

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4746 0406420206 Lifestyle Disease Management Public Health Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4744 0406420207 Nutrition Education and Health Promotion Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4742 0406420208 Nutritional Epidemiology Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4745 0406420209 Public Health Nutrition Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4754 0406420210 Biostatistics - II Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
Total 15 450 300 750

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4742 0406420208 Nutritional Epidemiology Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4768 0401450212 Cell and Molecular Biology Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4752 0406420212 Genetics Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4747 0406420213 Medical Nutrition Therapy - I Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4748 0406420214 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practical - I Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
Total 15 450 300 750

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4742 0406420208 Nutritional Epidemiology Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4747 0406420213 Medical Nutrition Therapy - I Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4748 0406420214 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practical - I Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4751 0406420215 Nutrition Care Process Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
T4749 0406420216 Nutrition Education and Counselling Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
TH4166 0406420217 Sports Physiology and Nutrition Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
Total 15 450 300 750

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
TH4172 0406420218 Food Legislations and Policies-I Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
TH4171 0406420219 Food Chemistry and Rheology Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4165 0401450221 Food Processing and Preservation Practicals Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4165 0406420220 Food Processing and Preservation Practicals Food Safety and Quality Management 3 90 60 150
TH4170 0406420221 Food Product Development And Consumer Studies Food Safety and Quality Management 3 60 40 100
TH4168 0406420222 Industrial Hygiene and Sanitation Governance Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
TH4178 0406420223 Epidemiology and food safety Food Safety and Quality Management 2 60 40 100
Total 15 450 300 750

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
TH4789 Health and Wellness Module II# 0 0 0 Mandatory Non-Credit Course
SMC003 0406420301 Health and Wellness * Public Health Nutrition 0 0 0 Mandatory Non-Credit Course
Total 0 0 0 0

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4755 0406420302 Global Nutrition Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4753 0406420303 Maternal and Child Nutrition Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
T4758 0406420304 Nutrition during Emergencies and Challenging Conditions Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
TH4714 0406420305 Nutrition Policy and Advocacy Nutrition and Population Health 2 60 40 100
TH4715 0406420306 Nutrition Program Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Nutrition and Population Health 2 60 40 100
T4769 0401450313 Precision Medicine Nutrigenomics 3 90 60 150
T4743 0406420307 Social Determinants of Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Population Health 3 90 60 150
TH4991 0406420308 Nutrition and Population Health Field Training Nutrition and Population Health 2 60 40 100
TH4992 0406420309 Research Application in Nutrition and Population Health Nutrition and Population Health 2 60 40 100
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4727 0406420310 Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
TH4990 0406420311 Laboratory Techniques - II (Personalized Nutrition) Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4760 0406420312 Medical Nutrition Therapy - II Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4764 0406420313 Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4761 0406420314 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practical - II Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4769 0406420315 Precision Medicine Personalized Nutrition 3 90 60 150
T4762 0406420316 Nutrition Therapy in Critical Care Personalized Nutrition 2 60 40 100
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4760 0406420312 Medical Nutrition Therapy - II Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4764 0406420313 Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
TH4169 0406420314 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practical - I Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4762 0406420316 Nutrition Therapy in Critical Care Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
T4766 0406420317 Pediatric and Geriatric Nutrition Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 3 90 60 150
T4765 0406420318 Food Service Management and Entrepreneurship Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
T4763 0406420319 Nutrition Therapy in Critical Care-Practical Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
T4767 0406420320 Research Applications in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 2 60 40 100
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4715 0406420401 Dissertation Nutrition and Population Health 15 450 300 750
T4905 0406420402 Internship Nutrition and Population Health 5 150 100 250
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4715 0406420401 Dissertation Personalized Nutrition 15 450 300 750
T4905 0406420402 Internship Personalized Nutrition 5 150 100 250
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4710 0406420404 Dissertation Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 10 300 200 500
T4910 0406420403 Internship Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 10 300 200 500
Total 20 600 400 1000

Catalog Course Code Course Code Course Title Specialization Credit Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
T4710 0406420403 Dissertation Food Safety and Quality Management 10 300 200 500
T4910 0406420404 Internship Food Safety and Quality Management 10 300 200 500
Total 20 600 400 1000

Semester Internal Credits External Credits Total Credits Total Marks
Semester 1 0 20 20 1000
Semester 2 0 20 20 1000
Semester 3 0 20 20 1000
Semester 4 0 20 20 1000
Total 0 80 80 4000
Objective

The learning objectives of the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics two-year full-time programme are to enable students to.

  • 1 : Develop advanced professional competencies to assess, monitor, and manage complex food- and nutrition-related problems using evidence-based approaches.
  • 2 : Higher-order analytical and critical thinking skills: to strengthen the ability to critically analyze scientific evidence and interpret it to apply for evidence-based decision-making.
  • 3 : Acquire specialized in-depth knowledge: to gain deeper insights into nutrition, food, dietetics, and health across the life span.
  • 4 : Professional development and career readiness: to develop advanced professional skills to improve career readiness for roles in clinical nutrition, public health, research, and industry.
  • 5 : Advanced communication and interprofessional collaboration: to demonstrate effective communication skills to engage with clients, communities, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
  • 6 : Design and implement nutrition and health assessment protocols: to design, implement, and evaluate nutrition and health assessment protocols using validated tools.
  • 7 : Risk assessment and application of screening tools: critically evaluate and apply advanced tools to identify nutritional risk factors across diverse clinical and community settings.
  • 8 : Evidence-based nutrition and dietetic care: plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based nutrition and dietetic care for individuals and populations at risk of chronic conditions.
  • 9 : Research readiness and scientific inquiry: to develop research competence to critically appraise literature, conduct independent studies, and contribute to the evidence generation in nutrition and the allied health domain.
  • 10 : Pathway to higher education and specialization: to build strong research skills to support dissertation work and future higher studies in nutrition sciences.
Catalog Course Code Course Code Subjects Theory Credits Practical Total Credits Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
1 MND 101 Advanced Human Nutrition and Metabolism 4 0 4 120 80 200
2 MND 102 Advanced Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry 4 0 4 120 80 200
3 MND 103 Preventive and Therapeutic Dietetics 3 1 4 120 80 200
4 MND 104 Research Methodology for Dietetics and Public Health 4 0 4 120 80 200
5 MND 105 Biostatistics 2 2 4 120 80 200
TOTAL - Semester 1 17 3 20 600 400 1000
Catalog Course Code Course Code Subjects Theory Credits Practical Total Credits Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
1 MND 201 Nutrition Assessment Methods and Applications for Dietitians 2 2 4 120 80 200
2 MND 202 Advances in Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition 2 2 4 120 80 200
3 MND 203 Advances in Public Health Nutrition 3 1 4 120 80 200
4 MND 204 Nutrition and Immunity 2 0 2 60 40 100
5 MND 205 Innovation in Food Product Development 1 3 4 120 80 200
6 MND 206 Scientific Writing Skills 2 0 2 60 40 100
TOTAL - Semester 2 12 8 20 600 400 1000
Catalog Course Code Course Code Subjects Theory Credits Practical Total Credits Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
1 MND 301 Intellectual Property Rights 2 0 2 60 40 100
2 MND 302 Precision Nutrition 4 0 4 120 80 200
3 MND 303 Institutional Food Service Management and Quantity Cookery 1 5 6 180 120 300
4 MND 304 Advanced Communication Skills for Nutrition Practice 1 3 4 120 80 200
5 MND 305 Internship 0 10 10 300 200 500
TOTAL - Semester 3 8 18 26 780 520 1300
Catalog Course Code Course Code Subjects Theory Credits Practical Total Credits Internal Marks External Marks Total Marks
1 MND 401 Dissertation 0 20 20 600 400 1000
TOTAL - Semester 4 0 20 20 600 400 1000
Semester Internal Credits External Credits Total Credits Total Marks
Semester 1 0 0 20 1000
Semester 2 0 0 20 1000
Semester 3 0 0 26 1300
Semester 4 0 0 20 1000
Total 0 0 86 4300

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