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Social Work MCST Archival Diploma Food & Nutrition BACK HOME |
FOOD & NUTRITION You are what you eat. Nutritionists and dietitians are often considered the right people for promoting sound eating habits through education and research. IT College in Lucknow provides cources to students who are interested in taking up food and nutrition as a career choice. In 1994, University Grants's Commision (UGC) permitted the college to start Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics as a separate Bachelor of Science programme and since then this couece has been running successfully. Keeping in mind the problem of Food and Nutrition graduates who prefer to stay back in the city and continue their career, an MSc. programme in the dicipline was started in 2001. The cource structure covers humanphysiology, nutritional biochemistry, food microbiology, diet therapy and manu such topics. As Ms. Neelam Singh, Head of the Department, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics says, "This is an emerging field which may provide different career options to young students as dietitians and nutrionists in hospitals, hostels, hotels etc. Health is wealth and people are ready to spend any amount in order to keep fit." As for the eligibilty criteria to persue this cource an undergraduate level entrance exams, consisting of Zoology, Botny and Chemistry based questions paper needs to be cleared. For masters degree, minimum percentage required is fifty. Each batch comprises of thirty students who get individual attension during practical classes. Two regular teachers and six guest lectures form the core faculty and they guide students towards proper implemantion means of diet and health. Proper exposure is provided to students. In their final year they are sent to SGPGI for a month-long job training session under the guidance of chief dietitian. Study tours are conducted in hospitals to create awareness about present day health problems faced by people. Recognization from foreign countries keeps coming in for the department, last year a prestigious German scholorship was awarded to a student. Many health awareness seminars are organised all round the year. In terms of placement, demand for passouts from this course is high as majority of fitness centers and hospitals in lucknow , employ people with such qualifications. SGPGI interns are mostly from IT College. Other avenues are also open like getting into research or joining the industry a consultant or freelancing as a nutrition guide in sports , media, fashion, and beauty industry. Being the only programme of its kind running in the state, this science course in food and nutrition has a major scope for those who love counting calories. |