BS Food Science & Human Nutrition

The curriculum is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in food and nutritional sciences so as to equip them to face current challenges related to food, nutrition & health. The program focuses on building and developing skills amongst students by promoting participation in experiential learning projects and helping them prepare for active involvement in local and global issues related to food and nutrition. The program also addresses critical issues such as nutrition for limited resource audience which is very critical in the perspective of Pakistan.

Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore was amongst the first educational institution to start a BSc.(Hons.) program in Food Science & Human Nutrition in Pakistan. Our alumni are employed in reputed organizations and are seen working successfully in various spheres which include Community Educators, Consultant Nutritionists, Dietitians, Nutrition Subject Specialist, Campus Nutrition Counselor, Food Service Manager, Expert for development of Nutrition Curriculum at primary level.

The Department honor sustains and advances the land-grant heritage and mission of Kinnaird College.

The mission of our Department is to lead the integration of food and nutrition sciences using learner-centered educational environments and to develop a world of peaceful relationships with food, nutrition and health by:

Promoting healthy lifestyles through wise, nutritionally-sound, food choices and regular physical activity throughout the lifecycle
Enhancing the wellbeing of people through meaningful and enjoyable meal management experiences focusing on nutritional transitions
Expanding economic opportunity through generating and sharing knowledge of human nutrition, dietetics, and food product development.
Focusing on primordial prevention of diseases through functional food product development.
Encouraging lifestyle modifications for early management of Non communicable diseases by community outreach programs
Provision of services for both inpatient and outpatients of hospitals in terms of therapeutic diet provision based on evidence based practice.
Delivery of state of the art hazard analysis and risk management skills through emerging food technology knowledge and research for the provision of safe food from farm to fork

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition envisions enhancing human health and quality of life of individuals, families and the nation through rigorous academic programs, state-of-the-art research, community-driven extension, and engagement opportunities.

Admission Requirments

Qualifications:

F.Sc Pre Medical / BS Part-I from Home Economics with minimum 60% marks OR A-level in three main subjects (no subsidiary) with minimum Grade B (60%) with Equivalence Certificate OR Grade 12 with minimum Grade B (60%) with Equivalence Certificate.
Preference will be given to the students who have studied Food Science in O/A Level.

Degree Requirments

To receive BS Food Sciences & Human Nutrition degree, a student must complete a total of 135 credit hours with a minimum CGPA of 2.50.

Road Map

Semester 1

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1	Major	Introduction to Food Science and Human Nutrition	3
2	Major	Food Lab Practices	3
3	Core	English – I	3
4	Core	Islamic Studies / Core Ethics	2
5	Core	Introduction to Computers	3
6	General	General – I	3
Total			17

Semester 2

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1	Major	Fundamentals of Human Nutrition	3
2	Major	Experimental Foods	4
3	Core	English – II	3
4	Core	Pakistan Studies	2
5	General	General – II	3
6	General	General – III	3
Total			18

Semester 3

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1	Major	Food Product Development	4
2	Major	Nutrition through the life cycle	3
3	Core	English – III	3
4	Core	Mathematics	3
5	General	General – IV	3
Total			16

Semester 4

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1	Major	Community Nutrition	3
2	Major	Introduction to Nutrition Therapy	3
3	Major	Food Microbiology	4
4	Major	Human Physiology	3
5	General	General – V	3
Total			16

Semester 5

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1	Major	Dietetics	3
2	Major	Biochemistry	3
3	Major	Fundamentals of Meal Management	4
4	Major	Food Technology I	3
5	Major	Food Processing and Preservation	4
Total			17

Semester 6

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1	Major	Applied Medical Nutrition Therapy	3
2	Major	Advance Community Nutrition Education	3
3	Major	Sensory Evaluation of Foods	3
4	Major	Food Technology II	3
5	Major	Research Methodology	3
6	General	General – V	3
Total			18

Summer

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1	Major	Clinical Nutrition in Practice	3
Total			3

Semester 7

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1	Major	Women Nutrition and Reproductive Health	3
2	Major	Food Safety & Quality Management	3
3	Major	Applied Medical Nutrition Therapy I	3
4	Major	Advanced Human Nutrition	3
5	Major	Data Analysis and Research Report Writing	3
Total			15

Semester 8

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
1	Major	Applied Medical Nutrition Therapy II	3
2	Major	Public Health Nutrition	3
3	Major	Nutrition Policy, Program and Services	3
4	Major	Research Report	6
Total			15

Courses Breakup

Category	Credit Hours
Core	19
Major	98
General	18
Total	135

Active Citizenship Program

Active Citizenship program offered by Kinnaird College in collaboration with British Council and HEC is a social leadership training program that promotes intercultural dialogue and community-led social development. It is a mandatory requirement for the completion of underGraduate degree and based on two semesters. All students will study the theoretical portion through different activities starting in their 3^rd semester. They will plan their social action projects in 4^th semester and implement it in the field.

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