MSc Nutrition and Dietetics

M.Sc in Nutrition and Dietetics is a two years, 4 semesters program of Purbanchal University. Nutrition education is the most widely used nutritional measure with the intension of producing changes in food consumption practices for nutrition improvement in the dietary habit. Msc. in Nutrition & Dietetics is an emerging subject having global importance.  

Master of Nutrition and Dietetics provides professional education for dietitians and nutritionists. It builds on major concepts from the study of human biochemistry and physiology to discuss the roles of all nutrients, nutritional contents of food and diet in health and disease. The program includes all the units of study to ensure you reach dietetics competence including public health, medical nutrition therapy, food service management, communication, management, and research and evaluation.

As of now, there are no universities / college for teaching, learning and research in nutritional science in Nepal. Furthermore, numerous medical colleges, nursing homes and hospitals have come into existence since the past few decades but there are very few diet experts.

Objectives and Scope:

• Generate eligible professionals in the field of nutrition and dietetics.

• Meet the current need of nutritionist and dietitian of the nation.

• Help people living in rural area to overcome the malnutrition and nutrition related problems and  diseases.

• Conduct high-level research in the field of nutritional sciences.

• Participate in coordinated community nutrition program with the cooperation of other disciplines and agencies where feasible and necessary in government, NGO and INGOs.

• Disseminate nutrition advisory and consultancy services and nutrition education to the public.