Department of Human Nutrition

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Head of Department: Prof. Dr. M. Tauseef Sultan
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Official Contact No.: +923339949100
Official Email Address: tauseefsultan@bzu.edu.pk
Departmental Student Advisor: Dr Khurram Afzal
Departmental Examination Incharge: Dr Adnan Amjad

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Faculty

Prof. Dr. M. Tauseef Sultan	Professor
Dr. Khurram Afzal	Associate Professor
Dr. Adnan Amjad	Assistant Professor

Introduction

The Department of Human Nutrition is newly established department and offering degree program since 2015. It has been producing graduates of professional skills and quality that are serving in multispectral disciplines in the nutrition field. This department is teaching more than 600 students and it is also offering all the three-degree programs of BSc (Hons.), MPhil and Ph.D. For a long time, this department has been catering the needs of nutrition in the South Punjab and shedding the light on the value of balanced diet and its importance in alleviating the disease burden from the masses. The teaching and research environment is exceptional that focus on training of faculty members and students. Broadly, the discipline of Human Nutrition and Dietetics comprises of the following sub-fields:

Public Health Nutrition
Human Physiology
Microbiology and immunology
Diet-health Linkages
Community nutrition
Nutraceutical and functional foods
Preventive Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition
Medical Nutrition therapies

Programs Offered

The following programs are being offered:

B.Sc. (Hons). Human Nutrition and Dietetics	Undergraduate Program
Eligibility: F.Sc. (Pre- medical/Pre-Engineering) or A-Level with minimum 50% marks Merit Determination: Basic Criteria + 20 marks of Hafiz Quran (If applicable) Scheme of Study Link: Click Here to View/Download Scheme of Study of B.Sc. (Hons). Human Nutrition and Dietetics Program
M.Phil. Programs in Human Nutrition& Dietetics (Regular/ Weekend)	Graduate (MS) Program
Eligibility: An applicant seeking admission in M. Sc. (Hons.) Human Nutrition and Dietetics must fulfill the above said prerequisite for each of the said program with minimum CGPA of 2.50/4.00 from a recognized University. He/ she should have qualified the test equivalent to GAT(General) organized by the HEC through NTS or any other test adopted / conducted by the University Merit Determination: GAT conducted by NTS/Departmental Test= 40% (Of the qualified score) a) For academic qualifications of matriculation and F.Sc. every first and second division shall carry10 and 07 points/marks, respectively. b) For B.Sc. (Hons.) Human Nutrition and Dietetics, the credit will be determined as; 30 points for each first division and 21 points for second division c) Ten marks will be given to each first position holder, while 08 and 05 points will be given to second and third position holder. Selected candidates shall get themselves registeredasper rules of the university. Scheme of Study Link: Click Here to View/Download Scheme of Study of M.Phil. Programs in Human Nutrition& Dietetics (Regular/ Weekend) Program
PGD (Post Graduate Diploma) in Food and Nutrition	Diploma Programs