MSc Nutrition & Dietetics at Shoolini University enables students to become experts in their field by critically evaluating integration of nutrition, dietetics, and research. They interact with patients during training sessions in hospitals, along with dieticians and clinicians, and learn to make suitable connections between medicine, chemistry, and food. Another focus area is an advanced diet therapy, where they learn about imbalance-related diseases such as, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, scurvy, osteoporosis, psychological and behavioural problems, etc.
MSc Nutrition & Dietetics at Shoolini University is UGC certified.
International collaboration under student exchange programme: Ankara University, Turkey; Çankırı karatekin University, Turkey.
Key areas of research
Sports Nutrition | Child and Women Nutrition | Weight Loss and Gain Management | Nutraceuticals | Ethnic Food Nutrition | Diet Therapy | Diet Planning | Nutrition Counselling
Career Opportunities in MSc Nutrition and Dietetics
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Semester I | Sr. No. | COURSE NAME | CREDITS | COURSE TYPE |
1 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 4 | Core | |
2 | Food and Industrial Microbiology | 4 | Skill | |
3 | Novel Food Processing Technology | 3 | Skill | |
4 | Insights of Human Systems | 3 | Core | |
Total | 14 | |||
Semester II | 1 | Community Nutrition | 3 | Core/ Skill |
2 | Advanced Nutrition | 3 | Core/ Skill | |
3 | Diet Therapy | 4 | Core/ Skill | |
4 | Sports Physiology | 3 | Core | |
5 | Elective-I (Choose any one) a) Food Quality System and Management b) Food Quality Assurance |
3 | Dept. Elective | |
Total | 16 | |||
Semester III | 1 | Clinical Nutrition | 4 | Core/ Skill |
2 | Advances in Life cycle Nutrition | 3 | Core/ Skill | |
3 | Foods for Sports Performance | 3 | Core/ Skill | |
4 | Internship | 6 | Skill | |
5 | Elective II (Choose any one) a) Spices and Herbs b) Techniques in Food Analysis c) Online Course |
3 | Dept. Elective | |
Total | 19 | |||
Semester IV | 1 | Research Thesis and Seminar | 10 | Skill |
2 | SPRINT | 2 | Skill | |
3 | Elective III (Choose any one) a) Food Additives and Ingredients b) Food Biotechnology c) Online Course |
3 | Dept. Elective | |
Total | 15 | |||
Total Credit (14+16+19+15) | 64 |
Frequently Asked Questions
On what basis are the candidates selected for MSc Nutrition and Dietetics?
Candidates are selected on the basis of an entrance test conducted by the department.
Are exchange opportunities available to students of MSc Nutrition and Dietetics?
International collaboration under student exchange program: Ankara University, Turkey; Çankırı karatekin University, Turkey.
Who teaches MSc Nutrition and Dietetics?
Our illustrious faculty includes alumni of global universities like Oxford, NIH, NCI, John Hopkins Medical School, as well as top universities of India, like IISc, JNU, DU and ZSI. Faculty members regularly receive grants from national and international funding agencies. Students also get a chance to work closely on live research projects.