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BS Diet & Nutrition

BS Diet & Nutrition

About Program

The BS Diet & Nutrition (Allied Health Sciences) program builds a strong foundation in human nutrition, dietetics, food science, therapeutic nutrition, community nutrition, and nutritional assessment. Students develop the knowledge and practical abilities needed to understand nutritional needs and the relationship between diet, health, and disease.

The program prepares future nutrition professionals to assess dietary requirements, plan balanced and therapeutic diets, support healthy eating and disease prevention, provide nutrition education and counseling, and apply evidence-based practices. Graduates can contribute to clinical nutrition, community and public health programs, research, wellness services, and other nutrition-related healthcare settings.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Academic Qualification: Applicants must have completed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (12 years of schooling) in the Pre-Medical group, or possess an IBCC-equivalent qualification, to be eligible for admission.
  • Admission Test / Merit: The university may prescribe additional admission standards and may require an entry or admission test through its own testing system or a reputable external testing service, in line with the screening, admission, and merit criteria approved by the relevant statutory bodies.

Scheme of Studies

1st Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 - Quantitative Reasoning-I 3 0 -
2 - Functional English 3 0 -
3 - Applications of Information and Communication Technologies 3 0 -
4 - Introduction to molecular bio chemistry 3 1 -
5 - Islamic studies 2 0 -
6 - Human Anatomy 2 1 -
7 - Human physiology 2 1 -
Total Credits 16 3

2nd Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 - Quantitative Reasoning-II 3 0 -
2 - Social Science (Public administration) 2 0 -
3 - Intro to food science and technology 2 1 -
4 - First Aid and Emergency 1 1 -
5 - Seerat-un-Nabi Saww 2 0 -
6 - Macro and Micro Nutrients 3 0 -
7 - Food Microbiology and Biotechnology 3 1 -
Total Credits 16 3

3rd Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 - German language 2 0 -
2 - General pathology 2 0 -
3 - Ideology and constitution of Pakistan 2 0 -
4 - understanding of Holy Quran I 2 1 -
5 - Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals 2 0 -
6 - Food Safety & Quality Management 3 0 -
- - Human nutrition 2 1 -
Total Credits 15 2

4th Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 - Civics and Community Engagement 2 0 -
2 - Understanding of Holy Quran II 0 0 -
3 - Entrepreneurship 2 0 -
4 - Fundamentals of Food Systems 3 0 -
5 - Food Service Management 2 0 -
6 - Introduction to nursing practice 2 1 -
7 - General pharmacology 2 1 -
8 - Expository writing 3 0 -
Total Credits 16 2

5th Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 - Analytical Techniques in Food and Nutrition 2 1 -
2 - Community and Public Health Nutrition 3 0 -
3 - Nutrition through Life Cycle 3 0 -
4 - Meal Planning and Management 2 1 -
5 - Nutritional Assessment 2 1 -
6 - Dietetics-I 2 1 -
7 - Hadith-e-Nabwi Saww 2 0 -
Total Credits 16 4

6th Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 - Food & Drug Laws and Regulations 2 0 -
2 - Food Product Development 2 1 -
3 - Dietetics-II 2 1 -
4 - Supervised Practicum-I 2 1 -
5 - Elective-I (nutritional epidemiology) 3 0 -
6 - Elective-II (early child hood development) 3 0 -
- - fiqh 2 0 -
Total Credits 16 3

7th Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 - AI in Food and Nutrition 2 1 -
2 - Research Methods in Food and Nutrition 2 0 -
3 - Food and Nutrition Certifications 3 1 -
4 - Supervised Practicum-II 3 0 -
5 - Nutrition Education & Counseling 3 0 -
6 - Research methodology and biostatistics 2 0 -
7 - Elective-III (sports nutrition and exercise) 3 0 -
Total Credits 18 2

8th Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 - Food and nutritional policies 3 0 -
2 - Nutritional policies 3 0 -
3 - Elective V (medical nutritional therapy 1) 3 0 -
4 - Elective VI (medical nutritional therapy 2) 3 0 -
5 - Capstone project 3 0 -
6 - - 3 0 -
Total Credits 18 0