Food and good nutrition are fundamental to human existence and maintenance of health. Nutrition & dietetics is a field that focuses on the study of how food and nutrients impact human health and well-being. It involves the science of understanding the role of nutrients in the body, developing dietary strategies for promoting health, preventing and managing diseases, and improving overall quality of life through proper nutrition.

Nutrition and dietetics encompass a wide range of topics related to food, health, and well- being. Professionals in this field such as nutritionists, dieticians, food scientists aim to promote optimal health by providing evidence-based dietary advice, personalized meal plans, develop functional foods / nutraceuticals and education to individuals and communities. In due cognizance JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics is offering post graduate program Master’s in Nutrition & Dietetics. The program is aimed at offering quality post graduates with necessary skill sets who can be national assets to fulfill the demand for required manpower to run the academia, become policy makers, to run or be part of various nutrition programs, to promote Make in India policy and involve in entrepreneurship activities.

Core objectives

The following are the objectives of the Program:

• The Department of Nutrition & Dietetics strives to provide the highest quality educational experiences to the students by incorporating cutting edge research information with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed by nutrition professionals of the future.
• The curriculum supports attainment of the Academy’s Educational Objectives like development of higher cognitive skills and develop focus and depth in one or more disciplines.
• To cultivate the virtues, effective communication, develop leadership skills and to develop a global perspective.
• The nutrition curriculum prepares students to be leaders in the next generation of nutrition scientists, public health, and clinical nutrition practitioners.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the master degree in Nutrition & Dietetics, students will be well equipped with necessary skills to serve various hospital dietary services, food and nutraceutical, wellness centers, hold position in various nutrition program run by Government of India or pursue higher studies leading to research in areas pertaining to clinical nutrition, molecular nutrition, community nutrition, sports nutrition etc. Students can also aspire for entrepreneurial ventures through start-ups leading to establishment of their own ventures. The program promotes personal scholarship and academic growth, lifelong learning skills, and mastery of core knowledge in nutrition and life sciences.