BS HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS FOR SPRING 2026 & ONWARDS
Course Curriculum
| Semester 1 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HU-127 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan. | 2+0 | 1 to 17 |
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| 2 | HU-114 | Functional English | 3+0 | 4 |
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| 3 | HU-131 | Understanding of Quran-I | 0+1 | 4,16 |
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| 4 | ANT-101 | Human Anatomy | 2+1 | 3,4 |
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| 5 | MATH-124 | Basic Biostatistics | 3+0 | 4 |
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| 6 | FST-101 | Introduction to Food Science and Technology | 2+1 | 2,3,12 |
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| 7 | HND-103 | Fundamentals of Human Nutrition and Dietetics | 3+0 | 2,3,12 |
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| 8 | Total | Total CHs | 15+3=18 | |||
| Semester 2 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | ENGL-101 | Expository Writing- | 3+0 | 4 | HU-114 |
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| 2 | HPS-111 | Human Physiology | 2+1 | 3,4 |
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| 3 | HU-132 | Understanding of Quran-II | 0+1 | 4,16 | HU-131 |
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| 4 | HU-107 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 | 4,10,16 |
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| 5 | HND-116 | Fundamentals of Food Systems | 3+0 | 2,3,12 |
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| 6 | HND-117 | Applied Biostatistics | 3+0 | 4 | MATH-124 |
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| 7 | HND-118 | Food Microbiology and Biotechnology | 2+1 | 2,3,12 |
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| 8 | Total | Total CHs | 15+3=18 | |||
| Semester-3 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HU-101 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 | 4 , 5, 16 |
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| 2 | HU-229 | Fundamentals of Sociology | 2+0 | 4,10 |
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| 3 | HND-216 | Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation | 2+1 | 3,12,13 |
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| 4 | HND-217 | General Pathology | 2+1 | 3 |
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| 5 | HND-218 | Analytical Techniques in Food and Nutrition | 1+2 | 3,9,12 |
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| 6 | HND-219 | Food Safety and Quality Management | 3+0 | 3,12 |
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| 7 | HND-220 | Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals | 2+0 | 3,9 |
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| 8 | Total | Total CHs | 14+4=18 | |||
| Semester-4 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | CCE-401 | Civic and Community Engagement | 1+1 | 4,10,11 |
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| 2 | MGT-271 | Entrepreneurship | 2+0 | 4,8,9 |
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| 3 | MTD-353 | Clinical Biochemistry | 2+1 | 3,4 |
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| 4 | CS-117 | Applications of ICT | 2+1 | 4,9 |
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| 5 | HND-226 | AI in Food and Nutrition | 1+1 | 2,3,9 |
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| 6 | HU-XXX | Leadership and Team Management | 2+0 | |||
| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 13+4=17 | |||
| Semester-5 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HND-222 | Nutrition Through the Life Cycle | 3+0 | 2,5 |
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| 2 | HND-314 | Dietetics-I | 2+1 | 3 |
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| 3 | HND-325 | Meal Planning and Management | 2+1 | 2,3,12 |
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| 4 | HND-317 | Nutritional Assessment | 2+1 | 2,3 |
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| 5 | HND-318 | Community and Public Health Nutrition | 3+0 | 2,3,10 |
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| 6 | HND-316 | Food and Drug Laws | 2+0 | 3,12,16 |
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| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 14+3=17 | |||
| Semester-6 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HND-321 | Dietetics-II | 2+1 | 3 | Dietetics-I |
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| 2 | HND-413 | Nutrition Epidemiology | 3+0 | 2,3,17 |
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| 3 | HND-326 | Food Product Development | 1+2 | 2,9,12 |
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| 4 | HND-327 | Supervised Practicum- I | 0+3 | 3,4 |
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| 5 | XX-XXX | Elective-I | 3+0 | |||
| 6 | XX-XXX | Elective-II | 3+0 | |||
| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 12+6=18 | |||
| Semester-7 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HND-414 | Nutrition Education and Counselling | 2+1 | 2,3,4 |
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| 2 | HND-415 | Research Methods in Food and Nutrition | 1+1 | 2,3,9 |
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| 3 | HND-416 | Food and Nutrition Certifications | 3+0 | 3,4,8 |
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| 4 | HND-417 | Supervised Practicum- II | 0+3 | 3,4 | HND-327 |
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| 5 | XX-XXX | Elective-III | 3+0 | |||
| 6 | XX-XXX | Elective-IV | 3+0 | |||
| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 12+5=17 | |||
| Semester-8 | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HND-425 | Food Service Management | 1+1 | 2,8,12 |
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| 2 | HND-427 | Food and Nutrition Policies | 3+0 | 2,3,12 |
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| 3 | HND-426 | Capstone Project | 3+0 | 3,4,9 | ||
| 4 | XX-XXX | Elective-V | 3+0 | |||
| 5 | XX-XXX | Elective-VI | 3+0 | |||
| 6 | XX-XXX | Elective-VII | 3+0 | |||
| 7 | Total | Total CHs | 16+1=17 | |||
| 8 | Grand Total | 111+29=140 | ||||
| Field Experience | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HND-488 | Internship (Any time after semester 4) | 3+0 | |||
| Specialization-1: Community & Public Health Nutrition | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HND-XXX | Nutrition in Emergencies | 3+0 | |||
| 2 | HND-XXX | Maternal & Child Nutrition | 3+0 | |||
| 3 | HND-XXX | Nutrition Behaviour Change Communication | 3+0 | |||
| 4 | HND-XXX | Nutrition Through Social Protection | 3+0 | |||
| 5 | HND-XXX | Nutrition Program Planning and Evaluation | 3+0 | |||
| 6 | HND-XXX | Controversies in Field of Nutrition | 3+0 | |||
| 7 | HND-XXX | Global Food and Nutrition Issues | 3+0 | |||
| 8 | HND-XXX | Food Fortification | 3+0 | |||
| 9 | HND-XXX | Sustainable Diets | 3+0 | |||
| Specialization-2: Clinical Nutrition | ||||||
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| No | Code | Title | Credit Hours | Related SDG | Pre Requisite | Contents |
| 1 | HND-XXX | Supervised Clinical Practicum- I | 0+3 | |||
| 2 | HND-XXX | Supervised Clinical Practicum-II | 0+3 | |||
| 3 | HND-XXX | Sports Nutrition & Exercise | 2+1 | |||
| 4 | HND-XXX | Drug Nutrient Interactions | 3+0 | |||
| 5 | HND-XXX | Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition | 3+0 | |||
| 6 | HND-XXX | Nutrigenetics and genomics | 3+0 | |||
| 7 | HND-XXX | Advanced Clinical Nutrition | 3+0 | |||
| 8 | HND-XXX | Nutritional Psychology | 3+0 | |||
| 9 | HND-XXX | Food Supplementation | 3+0 | |||