Doctor of Nutrition Sciences – University of South Asia – Lahore
Course name: Doctor of Nutrition Sciences
Course overview:
The Doctor of Nutrition Sciences (DNS) covers aspects of nutrition and health, focusing upon the role that a nutrition plays in health, lifecycle, aging and disease.
It prepares graduates with expert-knowledge and skills, critical thinking abilities and aptitude to make effective nutritional assessments – become experts in applying the principles of clinical nutrition to patient care, and foster the development of dietetics practitioners and researchers. The curriculum integrates evidence-based practice in nutrition and dietetics which provides the foundation for students to complete an outcomes based research project.
With preeminent faculty, state of the art laboratories, and innovative teaching methodology that incorporates local resources with a global perspective, our students receive training that is both practical and valuable for them throughout their careers.
No. of semesters: N\A
Requirements:
- Intermediate or ICS with a minimum of 50% overall marks or A level (with 3 Cs). However, for Engineering, Medical and Pharmacy programs students must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Math/Bio with a minimum of 60% marks.
- Students awaiting results of Intermediate or A Level Examinations are awarded provisional admission for one semester.
- Students with provisional admission are required to meet minimum entry requirement for the respective degree program by passing their previous qualification in order to continue studies.
- It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they pass the previous qualification exam and change their status from ‘Provisional’ to ‘Regular’.
- Students of engineering program are required to take an entry test as advised by PEC. There is no entry test for all other programs.
- An interview of every student is conducted before grant of admission.
Course duration: 5 Years
How to apply:
For admission, you can apply online at http://www.usa.edu.pk/Admission/Apply/ProgID .
Curriculum:
FIRST YEAR
|
COURSE NAME |
CR HOURS |
|
Introduction to Nutrition |
3 |
|
English 1 (Functional English) |
3 |
|
General Anatomy |
3 |
|
Physiology 1 |
3 |
|
Islamic studies/ Ethics |
3 |
|
Introduction to Computer |
3 |
|
Principles of Human Nutrition |
3 |
|
Physiology II |
3 |
|
English II ( Communication Skills) |
3 |
|
Pakistan Studies |
3 |
|
Bio-Statistics |
3 |
|
Bio-Chemistry I |
3 |
|
Food Safety and Regulation |
3 |
SECOND YEAR
|
COURSE NAME |
CR HOURS |
|
Understanding Nutrition |
3 |
|
Research Methodology |
3 |
|
Bio-Chemistry II |
3 |
|
Macro-Minerals in Human Nutrition |
3 |
|
Physiology III |
3 |
|
Applied Nutrition |
3 |
|
Life Cycle Nutrition |
3 |
|
Psychiatry and Psychology |
3 |
|
Community Health and Nutrition (report writing) |
3 |
THIRD YEAR
|
COURSE NAME |
CR HOURS |
|
Basic Dietetics |
3 |
|
Internship (hospital based) |
3 |
|
General pathology |
3 |
|
Introduction to pharmacology |
3 |
|
Home nursing |
3 |
|
Epidemiology and nutrition intervention planning |
3 |
|
Food Services |
3 |
|
Experimental foods |
3 |
|
Internship (hotel/restaurant based) |
3 |
|
Systemic pathology |
3 |
|
Micro-biology |
3 |
FOURTH YEAR
|
COURSE NAME |
CR HOURS |
|
Sports nutrition |
3 |
|
Dietetics I |
3 |
|
Ergogenic Aids |
3 |
|
Basics of Medicine |
3 |
|
Vitamins in Human Nutrition |
3 |
|
Food allergies and food intolerance |
3 |
|
Advance nutrition |
3 |
|
Eating disorder |
3 |
FIFTH YEAR
|
COURSE NAME |
CR HOURS |
|
Laboratory analysis for food |
3 |
|
Dietetics II |
3 |
|
Surgery |
3 |
|
Nutritional Counselling, Guidance & diet therapy |
3 |
|
Thesis |
3 |
|
Submission of Final project |
3 |
|
Thesis writing/ internship |
3 |