The PhD programme provides an opportunity to learners to undertake extensive research in the area of Nutrition and Dietetics. The thrust areas of research include:
Clinical and Therapeutic Nutrition and Dietetics (with focus on dietary management of diet related non communicable diseases such as diabetes, obesity, coronary heart diseases, etc and other problems).
Public Nutrition with focus on adolescent and maternal health and nutrition, child malnutrition, micronutrient deficiency control and behaviour change communication.
Health Care and Promotion.
Geriatric Care and Nutrition.
Sports Nutrition.
Food Safety and Quality Control.
Objective
Learner Target Group
Eligibility & Medium
Eligibility for admission:
A Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) in Food and Nutrition / Dietetics / Public Health Nutrition from a recognized institution with UGC-NET qualified.
Medium of Instruction:English
Duration & Fee Structure
Programme Duration:Minimum Duration: 36 Months and Maximum Duration: 72 Months
Research Methodology and Biostatistics courses addresses the issues in epidemiological research. The course is designed to help the learners (i) understand the fundamentals of the research process, (ii) use the knowledge of research methods to conduct their own research, and (iii) process, analyze and interpret the data in order to make it verifiable and draw necessary conclusions.
The course Public Nutrition, is so designed so as to focus on the promotion of good health through nutrition and the primary prevention of nutrition related illness in the population. It deals with nutritional epidemiology- studies relating nutrition to health or disease risk- including monitoring, surveillance and evaluation, dietary guidelines for the population, evaluation of effectiveness of intervention studies aimed at improving health, role of nutrition in high-risk and vulnerable groups, population-based research related to primary prevention of illness, nutrition education for behavioural change, public policies relevant to nutrition etc.
The course in Advance Nutrition is intended to provide the learners with a comprehensive knowledge of the various nutritional components of food and how they act and interact to maintain positive health and ward of diseases. The learners after going though this course will also learn about the requirements of nutritional components for different age, sex and physiological groups and how to apply them in practical dietetics.
The course ‘ Food Service Management’. It emphasizes on the art of providing food, drinks aesthetically and scientifically to a large number of people, in a satisfactory and cost effective manner. The knowledge, information and experience gained through this course will help contribute towards the development of food services. Further it will help in developing a professional approach backed by special skills, knowledge and vigilance at every stage of food service operation.