Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
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General introduction to the course


Module I

  1. Entrepreneurship
  2. Communication Skills
  3. Information Communication Technology
  4. Diet Therapy I,Meal Planning and Management and principles of Human Nutrition Practice
  5. Diet Therapy I,Principles of Human Nutrition and dietetics,Anatomy and Physiology
  6. Mathematics and Physical Science
  7. Legal Aspects of Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition in HIV and AIDS, Maternal and Child Health
  8. Food Safety and Hygiene, Food Production for Invalids and Convalescents and Nutrition Anthropology

Module II

  1. Basic Biochemistry and Introduction to Biostatics
  2. Diet Therapy II and Nutrition in Lifespan Practice
  3. Diet Therapy II and Nutrition in Lifespan Theory
  4. Introduction to Microbiology,First Aid,Principles of Food Processing and Preservation
  5. Introduction to Primary Health Care,Principles of Nutrition and Behaviour

Module III

  1. Diet Therapy III and Nutrition Education and Counselling Theory

Books on offer