Department Of Home Science

Home Science is a Para professional course and has no triple major. It is recognized under IGNOU study centre. There are six fields in Home Science:

Home Science
Traditional fields of Home Science have undergone modification, the subjects offered are:

Human Development
•    Life span development
•    Life span development II & Family dynamics
•    Methods & Materials for working with children
•    Early childhood care & Education
•    The child with special needs

Nutrition and Dietetics
•    Essentials of Physiology & Microbiology
•    Basics of Nutrition & Dietetics
•    Food science
•    Food service management

Resource Management
•    Introduction to resource management
•    Financial management & Consumer management
•    Hospitality management and House keeping
•    Housing trends
•    Design décor & Finishes

Textile & Clothing
•    Basics of Textile Technology
•    Applied Textile Design and Finishes  
•    Basics of Garment Technology
•    Indian Textiles, Costumes and Fashion
•    Apparel and Textile Merchandising

Extension Education & Community Development
•    Extension education & Developmental communications
•    Socio-economic analysis of communities for extension activities
•    Community development perspectives & Approaches
•    Project management theory
•    Training & applied technology in Extension activities
•    Research Methods & Documentation
•    Entrepreneurship development programme

Two optional subjects are:
•    Biochemistry
•    Guidance & counselling

Projects & Research:
Home science Department has taken up community projects and conducted a UGC Human Rights course & National seminar. They have also collaborated with various organizations, especially NGO's. They have also have a "Earn Value Learned Scheme". Field trips are organised for exposure, interacting with industries entrepreneurship & opening venue for placements.

Internship & Inductions programmes in hotels & NGO's in Early Childhood Centre are actively encouraged.
Nutrition & Dietetics

About the Course
Nutrition and Dietetic is offered only in one combination:
NDCZ- Nutrition and Dietetics, Chemistry and Zoology

Overview Of The Syllabus
1st Semester
Basic Nutrition

2nd Semester
Food Science

3rd Semester
Nutrition and Lifecycle

4th Semester
Food Microbiology

5th Semester
Dietetics 1: Public Health and Nutrition

6th Semester
Dietetics 2: Food Service Management and Entrepreneurship Development

Activities:
In the past year the department had the first ever Nutrition and Dietetics fest- Nutriesta. The Department also had a seminar on sports nutrition. They had guest lecturers from the Food Industry, Community Nutrition Industry and from the Business Industry. For the practical exam their topic was food service management.

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