B.Sc. Clinical Nutrition Syllabus
B.Sc. Clinical Nutrition Syllabus
B.SC. NUTRITION
     .DURATION OF COURSE: • B.Sc. Clinical Nutrition course will be a full time course .
     • Duration will be four years.
     • This course shall be divided into three professional examinations namely B.Sc. in Nutrition Part-I
     at the end of first academic year, B.Sc.-CN Part II at the end of second academic year end B.Sc.-CN
     Part-III at the end of third academic year.
     EXAMINATION: • There shall be an annual university examination at the end of each academic
     year in the form of theory papers and practical examinations. The candidate shall be required to
     appear in every subject as specified in the course structure for each year.
     Duration of Examination: Each theory paper shall be of three hours duration
                                         ENGLISH
                                  Min. Hrs - Theory: 60 hrs.
Communication:
 1. Role of communication Defining Communication
2. Classification of communication
3. Purpose of communication
 4. Major difficulties in communication
5. Barriers to communication
6. Characteristics of successful communication
 The seven Cs
7. Communication at the work place
8. Human needs and communication “Mind mapping” Information communication
 Comprehension passage:-
9. Reading purposefully
10. Understanding what is read
 11. Drawing conclusion
12. Finding and analysis
13. Explaining:-
14. How to explain clearly
15. Defining and giving reasons
16. Explaining differences
17. Explaining procedures
18. Giving directions
19. Writing business letters:-
 20. How to construct correctly Formal language
21. Address Salutation
22. Body Conclusion
23.   Report writing:-
24.   Reporting an accident
25.   Reporting what happened at a session
26.   Reporting what happened at a meeting
BASICS OF COMPUTER
Introduction to computer – I/O devices – memories – RAM and ROM – Different kinds of ROM –
kilobytes. MB, GB their conversions – large computer – Medium, Micro, Mini computers –
Different computer languages – Number system – Binary and decimal conversions – Different
operating system – MS DOS – Basic commands – MD, CD, DIR,TYPE and COPY CON
commands – Networking – LAN, WAN,MAN(only basic ideas)
Typing text in MS word – Manipulating text – Formatting the text – using different font sizes, bold,
italics – Bullets and numbering – Pictures, file insertion – Aligning the text and justify – choosing
paper size – adjusting margins – Header and footer, inserting page No’s in a document Printing a
file with options – Using spell check and grammar – Find and replace – Mail merge – inserting
tables in a document.
 Creating table in MS-Excel – Cell editing – Using formulas and functions – Manipulating data with
excel – Using sort function to sort numbers and alphabets – Drawing graphs and charts using data in
excel – Auto formatting – Inserting data from other worksheets.
  Preparing new slides using MS-POWERPOINT – Inserting slides – slide transition and
animation – Using templates – Different text and font sizes – slides with sounds – Inserting clip
arts, pictures, tables and graphs – Presentation using wizards.
Introduction to Internet – Using search engine – Google search – Exploring the next using Internet
Explorer and Navigator – Uploading and Download of files and images – E-mail ID creation –
Sending messages – Attaching files in E-mail – Introduction to “C” language – Different variables,
declaration, usage – writing small programs using functions and sub – functions.
PRACTICAL
Typing a text and aligning the text with different formats using MS-Word
Inserting a table with proper alignment and using MS-Word
Create mail merge document using MS-word to prepare greetings for 10 friends
Preparing a slide show with transition, animation and sound effect using MSPowerpoint
Customizing the slide show and inserting pictures and tables in the slides using
MS-powerpoint
Creating a worksheet using MS-Excel with data and sue of functions
Using MS-Excel prepare a worksheet with text, date time and data
Preparing a chart and pie diagrams using MS-Excel
Using Internet for searching, uploading files, downloading files creating e-mail ID
Using C language writing programs using functions
      B.Sc. Nutrition Second Year BASIC DIETETICSMin. Hrs - Theory : 100 hrs &
Practical : 80 hrs.
BASIC DIETETICS
 PRACTICAL
 1. Standardization of common food preparations.
 2. Planning, preparation and calculation of following diets:
a) Normal diet.
 b) Liquid diet
c) Soft diet
d) High and low caloric diet
e) Bland diet for peptic ulcer
 f) Diet for Viral hepatitis and cirrhosis
g) Diet for Diabetes mellitus
h) Diet for Hypertension and Atherosclerosis
 i) Diet for Nephritis and Nephrotic syndrome
k. Low and medium cost diets for P.E.M., Anemia & vitamin A deficiency
                                   FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
                         Min. Hrs - Theory : 80 hrs & Practical : 80 hrs.
THEORY
1. Introduction of microbiology and its relevance to everyday life. General characteristics of
bacteria, fungi, virus, protozoa, and algae .
                                       FOOD SCIENCE
                   Min. Hrs - Theory : 80 hrs & Practical : 80 hrs. THEORY
 1. Cereal- Structure and composition, Nutritional value, Processing- Milling, polishing. Parboiling,
flaking, parching, roasting, use in variety of preparations selection, storage and care, breakfast
cereals. 2. Pulses: composition and nutritional value, processing, soaking, germination.
3. Cooking and fermentations: Toxic constituents of pulses, Lathyrism.
4. Nuts and oil seeds: Nutritive value , importance & classification.
5. Milk and milk products: Composition of milk, properties and effect of heat, nutritional
importance, milk processing, milk products.
6. Flesh foods- selection, storage, uses and nutritional aspects of meat, fish and poultry, spoilage of
fish. 7. Fruits and vegetables: Classifications, composition and importance in human nutrition
storage, cooking of vegetables, changes during cooking, effect of heat, acid and alkali.
8. Sugar and Sugar products (a) Form of sugar and liquid sweetness. (b) Caramelization,
Hydrolysis, Crystallization (c) Indian confectionery
9. Beverages: Coffee, tea, and cocoa, processing composition and preparation, spices and
condiments, types and composition.
10. Fats and oils: Types, role of fat in cookery.
11. Egg - composition & classification of egg & egg products, its nutritive value.
12. Baking - Types of bake products & its nutritive value.
13. Role of spices in food science - Importance, composition & classification.
 PRATICAL
1. Detection of toxins and adulterants of some of the common foods.
2. Preparation of some confectionary products.
3. Preparations of some traditional, fermented and other products.
4. Preparation of soyabean products and their acceptability test.
5. Survey of marketed processed and labeling of processed food items.
 6. Nutritional value & criteria of food selection in Indian diet according to ICMR. 7. Visit to
confectionaries.
THEORY
1. Introduction to meal management - balanced diet, food groups & the planning of balance diet.
2. Food guides for selecting adequate diet .
3. Diet therapy
4. Diet & stress in current scenario.
5. Meal planning for the family.
6. Indian meal patterns - vegetarian & non-vegetarian.
7. Food faddism & the faulty food habits.
 8. Nutritive value of common Indian recepies.
9. Nutrition in pregnancy - Physiological stages of pregnancy, nutritional requirements. food
selection, complication of pregnancy.
10. Nutrition during lactation - Physiology of lactation, nutritional requirements
 11. Nutrition during infancy - growth & development, nutritional requirements, breast feeding,
infant formula, introduction of supplementary foods.
12. Nutrition during early childhood (Toddler/Preschool)- Growth & nutrient need, nutrition related
problems, feeding patterns.
13. Nutrition of school children- Nutritional requirement, importance of snacks, school lunch.
14. Nutrition during adolescence - Growth & nutrient needs, food choices, eating habits, factor
influencing needs.
5. Nutrition during adulthood - Nutritional requirements, feeding pattern.
16. Geriatric nutrition: Factors affecting food intake and nutrient use, nutrient needs, nutrition
related problems.
PRACTICAL
Planning , preparation and nutritional evaluation of diets in relation to activity levels and
physiological state.
 1. Planning and preparation of a balanced diet for a pregnant woman.
2. Diet during complication of pregnancy.
3. Planning and preparation of a balanced diet for a lactating woman.
 4. Preparation of weaning foods.
5. Planning and preparation of a balanced diet for pre-school child.
 6. Balanced diet for school going child. Preparation of packed lunch.
7. Planning and preparation of a balanced diet for adolescence.
8. Planning of meals for adult belonging to different income group.
 9. Planning meal for senior citizen.
                                  PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
                           Min. Hrs - Theory: 100 hrs & Practical: 80 hrs.
                                              THEORY
1. Organization and management
: a) Definition and types of organization.
 b) Definition- functions and tools of management.
c) Technique of effective management and its application to food preparation and science.
2. Food material management:
a) Meaning, definition, and importance.
 b) Food selection, purchasing, receiving and storeroom management.
 c) Control in relation to the above operations (material planning, budgeting, material identification,
modification and standardization, inventory control, store keeping, definition, objectives, functions,
factors underlying successful storekeeping, duties and responsibilities of a storekeeper, purchasing,
organization, principle, procedure, systems and quality control).
3. Personnel Management: Recruitment, selection and training of personalities, work standards,
productivity, supervision, performance appraisal and motivation incentives for effective
performances. 4. Labour policies and legislation: (Personnel policies related to salaries, other
emoluments, allowances, leave, uniform and other prize benefit, laws and organization)- Laws
affecting food service institution to study the following: (hospital, flight kitchen, hotel, restaurant,
canteen, Industrial) - a. Organization b. Physical plan and layout. c. Food and silver equipment
d. Sanitation and hygiene with personal emphasis on Hospital.
 PRACTICAL
Visit and appraisal of any two medical organizations.
1. Work simplification: food preparation, Calculating work unit, time norms etc.
2. Costing, accounting, budgeting, purchase.
3. Storekeeping: Listing and management of food items in the store.
4. Personnel recruitment: Preparations of a project and report making.
5. Maintenance of the clothing for persons and staff involved in kitchen area.
6. Prepare an inventory for evaluating staffs personal hygiene.
                                            TRANING
                                         Min. Hrs - 200 hrs.
1. The students of first year shall do the survey of patients suffering from various diseases and shall
plan appropriate diet for them.
2. They shall maintain logbook of patients and their diets.
3. At the end of academic year their logbooks will be evaluated by the faculty concerned. B.Sc. in
Human Nutrition (B.SC.-HN) Third Year
                                    B.Sc. Nutrition Third Year
                                 COMMUNITY NUTRITION
                         Min. Hrs - Theory : 100 hrs & Practical : 80 hrs.
 THEORY
1. Nutrition and health in National development.
2. Malnutrition- meaning. factors contributing to malnutrition, over nutrition.
3. Nutritional disorders- Epidemiology, clinical features, prevention and dietary treatment for
Protein Energy malnutrition, nutritional anaemias & vitmain deficiency disorders .
4. Methods of assessing nutritional status: a) Sampling techniques , Identifications of risk groups, b)
Direct assessment - Diet surveys, anthropometric, clinical and biochemical estimation. c) Indirect
assessment- Food balance sheet, ecological parameters and vital statistics.
  5. Improvement of nutrition of a community: a) Modern methods of improvement or nutritional
quality of food, food fortification, enrichment and nutrient supplementations. b) Nutrition education
themes and messages in nutrition and health, Antenatal and postnatal care.
6. Nutritional and infection relationship : Immunization and its importance, Food borne infection
and intoxication diseases, foods involved, methods of prevention, Infestation of food borne diseases
, Outbreak, Prevention signs and control of infection.
7. National and International agencies in uplifting the nutritional status -WHO, UNICEF, CARE,
ICMR, ICAR, CSIR, CFTRI. Various nutrition related welfare programmes, ICDS, SLP, MOM, and
others (in brief).
8. Community nutrition programme planning - Identification of problem, analysis of causes,
resources constraints, selection of interventions, setting a strategy, implementations and evaluation
of the programme.
PRACTICAL
 1. Diet and nutrition surveys: (Identified field area in the specific no. of families)
a) Identification of vulnerable and risk groups.
(b) Diet survey for breast-feeding and weaning practices of specific groups.
 (c) Use of anthropometric measurement in children.
2. Preparation of visual aids.
 3. Field visit to (a) Observe the working of nutrition and health oriented programmes (survey based
result). (b) Hospitals to observe nutritional deficiencies.
                                   ADVANCED DIETETICS
                         Min. Hrs - Theory : 100 hrs & Practical : 80 hrs
 THEORY
1. Concept of Diet therapy : growth and source of dietetics, purpose and principles of therapeutic
diets, modification of normal diet, classification of therapeutic diets.
 2. Role of Dietician : Definition of nutritional care, interpersonal relationship with patient, planning
and implementary dietary care, Team approach to nutritional care.
3. Routine hospital diets: Preoperative and postoperative diets, study and review of hospital diet.
Basic concepts and methods of - (a) Oral feeding (b) Tube feeding (c) Parental nutrition (d)
Intravenous feeding.
4. Diet in surgical conditions, burns and cancer.
  5. Obesity and leanness- causes, complication and health effects, dietary treatment and other
recommendation.
 6. Diet in fever and infections- Types- metabolism in fever, general dietary consideration diet in
influenza, typhoid fever, recurrent malaria and Tuberculosis .
7. Diet in gastritits, peptic ulcer- symptoms, clinical findings, treatment, dietary modification,
adequate nutrition, amount of food, and intervals of feeding, Chemically and mechanically
irrigating foods, four stage diet (Liquid, soft, convalescent, liberalized diet).
 8. Diet in disturbances of small intestine and color. • Diarrhoea- (child and adult)- classification,
modification of diet , fibre, residue. fluids & nutritional adequacy. • Constipation- flatulence -
dietary considerations. • Ulcerative colitis (adults)- symptoms, dietary treatment. • Spruce, coeliac
disease- disaccharide intolerance, dietary treatment.
9. Diet in diseases of the liver, gall bladder and pancreas, a) Etiology, symptoms and dietary
treatment in - Jaundice, hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatic coma. b) Role of alcohol in liver diseases. c)
Dietary treatment in cholecystitis, cholelithiasis and pancreatitis.
10. Gout- Nature and occurrence of uric acid, causes, symptoms and diet.
11. Diet in allergy and skin disturbances: Definition, classification, manifestations, common food
allergies and test and dieteric treatment.
12. Diet in Diabetes mellitus: a) Incidence and predisposing factors. b) Symptoms-types and tests
for detection. c) Metabolism in diabetes d) Dietary treatment & meal management e) Hypoglycemic
agent, insulin and its types. f) Complication of diabetes.
13. Diet in Renal diseases: Basic renal function, symptoms and dietary treatment in acute and
chronic glomerulonephritis, Nephrosis, renal failure, dialysis. urinary calculi-causes & treatment,
acid and alkali producing and neutral foods and dietary treatment.
14. Diet in Cardiovascular diseases: Role of nutrition in cardiac efficiency, incidence of
Atherosclerosis, dietary principles, Hyperlipidenmia, Hypertension- causes and dietary treatment,
Sodium restricted diet, level of sodium restriction, sources of sodium, danger of severe sodium
restriction.
PRACTICAL
1. Planning, preparations with correlating the Biochemical values and calculations of diets with
modified- (a) Consistency (b) Fibre and residue (c) Diet for Diarrhoea and constipation (d) Diet for
peptic ulcer. (e) Diet tor liver disease.
2. Planning, preparation and calculation of diets in fever and infections.
3. Planning, preparation and calculation of diets for insulin dependent Diabetes mellitus, Planning,
snacks. deserts and beverages for diabetes.
4. Planning. preparation and calculation of diet in cardiovascular diseases.
5. Planning, preparations and calculation of diet in Kidney failure , Kidney transplant, Renal
complication & Kidney stones.
6. Planning, preparations and calculation of diet in Cancer, Trauma (burns) & Surgery.
                                  DIETETICS AND COUNSELLING
                             Min. Hrs - Theory : 100 hrs & Practical : 80 hrs.
     THEORY
    1. Practical consideration in giving dietary advice and counseling - a) Factors affecting and
    individual food choice. b) Communication of dietary advice c) Consideration of behaviour
    modification d) Motivation.
    2. Counseling and educating patient a) Introduction to nutrition counseling b) Determining the role
    of nutrition counselor c) Responsibilities of the nutrition counselor d) Practitioner v/s client
    managed care e) Conceptualizing entrepreneur skills and behavior f) Communication and
    negotiation skills.
    3. Teaching aids used by dietitians- charts, leaflets, posters etc., preparation of teaching material for
    patients suffering from Digestive disorders, Hypertension, Diabetes, Atherosclerosis & Hepatitis
    and cirrhosis.
     4. Computer application a) Use of computers by dietitian b) Dietary computations c) Dietetic
    management d) Education/ training e) Information storage f) Administrations g) Research
    5. Computer application a) Execution of software packages b) Straight line, frequency table, bar
    diagram, pie chart, Preparation of dietary charts for patients c) Statistical computation- mean,
    median, standard deviation, conclusion and regression test.
     PRACTICAL
     1. Project planning for any one disease.
    2. Computer application for different diseases.
    3. Submitting computed data.
    4. Preparations of teaching aids in the field of nutrition.
    5. Preparation of case history of a patient and feeding of information in the hard disc.
SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS
1. Basic concepts of project planning a) Defining objectives- Need, problem, project, feasibility,
planning, formulation. - . Identifying resources b) Methods/approaches, Project Appraisal- Project
Format
 2. Guideline for project writing –
Title of the project - Name of the person - Duration of the project, type of project. –
Aims and objectives - summary of the proposed project - Project information, location, people and
personnel involved. - Working/methodology –
Evaluation - Writing and reporting