PHD DIETETICS & NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES (AFTER MS/MPHIL)

PhDDNS

COURSE FACT

STUDY LEVEL STUDY NOTE PROGRAM DURATION CREDITS HOURS

Post Graduate

Full-Time

6 Semesters (3 years)

24

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years of Education, MS/MPhil or Equivalent degree from HEC recognized university with minimum 3.00/4.00 CGPA in semester system or 60% marks in annual system. Whether such degree was obtained from Pakistani or foreign universities.

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ADMISSIONS

OPEN 2024

OBJECTIVES

ROLE AND SCOPE

Semester 1

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ND-704 Nutrigenomics 3(3-0)
ND-802 Food Deficiencies and Combating Strategies 3(3-0)
- Elective I 3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours : 9

Semester 2

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ND -705 Analytical Techniques in Human Nutrition 3(1-2)
GEN -800 Advanced Research Methodology 3(3-0)
- Elective II 3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours : 9

Comprehensive Examination in Semester III (required for candidacy for PhD)

Semester 3&4

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ND-719 Seminar NC
ND-820 Thesis 6(0-6)
Total Credit Hours : 6
Grand Total : 24

List of Elective Courses

Serial Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1 ND-701 Nutrition in Health and Disease 3(3-0)
2 ND-706 Nutritional Deficiency Disorders 3(3-0)
3 ND-703 Advanced Dietetics and Applied Nutrition 3(2-1)
4 ND-802 Food Deficiencies and combating strategies 3(2-1)
5 ND-804 Global Food Issues 3(3-0)
6 ND-805 Nutrition in Emergencies 3(3-0)
7 ND-806 Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals 3(3-0)
8 ND-807 Food Supplements 3(3-0)
9 ND-808 Nutritional Immunology 3(3-0)
10 ND-809 Metabolism of Nutrients 3(3-0)
11 ND-810 Recent Advances in Human Nutrition and Dietetics 3(3-0)
12 ND-706 Nutritional Deficiency Disorders 3(3-0)
13 STAT-701 Biostatistics 3(3-0)
14 BIOC-701 Advanced Biochemical Techniques 3(3-0)