M.Sc. Food Nutrition and Dietetics Application Form at UU 2027

Worldwide, the food sector and nutrition sector has emerged as a high growth and huge profit sector due to its immense potential for the prevention of various life styles disorders through therapeutic diet. Food Nutrition and Dietetics deals with the methods and techniques involved in nutritional councelling, dietary management, diet therapy, nutritional assesment technique, life style modification through diet therapy. The course offers the students an ideal platform to apply knowledge of all nutritional sciences including human physiology, sports nutrition, public nutrition, therapeutic nutrition to enhance the nutritional education and serve best for the health and nutrition sector.

M.Sc. Food Nutrition and Dietetics provides concepts related to human nutrition and dietetic practice. It develops advances skills to pursue research in the field of human nutrition and dietetics. The aspirant should have an interest in food preparation and should be capable of creating awareness regarding health improvement, prevention of diseases and control of existing ailments.

B.Sc. degree in any branch of life science/Clinical Nutrition/ZBC/Mathematics/Biotechnology/Food Technology/Food Science & Technology/Microbiology/Home Science/Agriculture/Horticulture or equivalent.
Minimum 50% marks for general and 45% marks in case of SC/ST category.

The employment areas open for a postgraduate in Food Nutrition and Dietetics include Government Sector, Hospitals, Health Departments, Schools & Colleges, Factories, Sports & Health Clubs, Hostels, Teaching, Research & Development, Mass Media, Private Consultancy and the like. The student can opt for the job profile of Clinical Dietitian, Management Dietitian, Consultant Dietitian, Community Dietitian, Nutrition Research Scientist, Nutrition Product Manager, Nutrition Sales Executive, Trainee Nutrition Sales Executive.