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Academic Programmes August 29, 2026

Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

August 29, 20264 min read

Programme Description

The Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics (CND) is a full -time four- Year comprehensive degree programme. This is the first bachelor degree programme in the country, which prepares clinical nutritionists and dietitians who are well suited in clinical settings. Graduates of this programme are expected to be absorbed in popular careers that include hospitals, primary health care facilities, medical centres and clinics; food industry, food catering, and nutraceutical companies; educational institutions, research centres, media centres; social welfare organisations; and wellness clinics in public and private sectors.

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of normal and abnormal structure, function, development, and growth of the human body and personality
  • Have knowledge and understanding of scientific and practical aspects of food science and food security
  • Be able to integrate knowledge of food and food systems, human nutrition, and dietetics in the provision of services
  • Evaluate client physically, clinically, dietary, and biochemically to establish nutritional status and needs of the client.
  • Apply the nutrition care process based on the expectations and priorities of individuals, group, community or population
  • Engage in collaborative (shared) practice in providing high-quality, cost-efficient services to achieve positive health outcomes
  • Be able to reflect and review own dietetic practice
  • Work independently and in partnership to integrate nutrition and dietetics into professional care/ service
  • Respect the unique emotional, social, cultural, religious, ecological needs of individuals, groups, communities, or populations
  • Systematically search, judge, interpret and apply findings from food, nutrition, dietetic, social, behavioural and education sciences into practice
  • Be able to identify, design and participate in research and audit to enhance the practice of clinical nutrition and dietetics
  • Be able to apply food and nutrition science to solve problems
  • Adopt an evidence-based approach to dietetics practice
  • Be able to share evidence-based dietetics and nutrition with colleagues and key stakeholders
  • Improve practice through continuous and systematic evaluation maintaining clear and concise records of all activities
  • Be able to administer therapeutic diet and manage patients and other clients
  • Able to develop menus and recipes that are healthful, tasty, and cost- effective

Programme Structure

Year 1

Semester one

Code Course Title Status Credits
LG 105 Communication Skills Core 4.5
CH 124 Basic Inorganic Chemistry Core 1E+1
BT 112 Introduction to Information Technology Core 1E+1
CND 112 Human Anatomy Core 22
CND 111 Organic Chemistry for Health Sciences Core 1E+1
DS 105 Development Perspectives Core 7.5
NS 121 Medical Physiology Core 22
MD 112 Medical Biochemistry Core 2E+1
MD 125 Biostatistics Core 8
CND 121 Anthropology of Food and Nutrition Core 1E+1
DM 224 Disaster science and management Elective 6
NS 124 Embryology and human growth Core 1E+1

Year 2

Semester one

Code Course Title Status Credits
MD 212 Medical Microbiology and immunology Core 14
CND 211 Introduction to Food Science and Nutrition Core 1E+1
CND 212 Medical Epidemiology Core 8
CND 213 Advanced Human Nutrition and Metabolism Core 1E+1
SY 215 Anthropological perspective in Health Elective 1E+1

Semester two

Year 3

Semester one

Code Course Title Status Credits
CND 311 Nutrition through Life Cycle Core 12
CND 312 Introduction to Health Systems Core 6
CND 313 Sensory Evaluation of Foods Development and Product Core 12
CND 314 Sport Nutrition and exercise physiology Core 9
CND 316 Food and Nutrition counselling Core 8
MW 311 Midwifery I Elective 1E+1
CND 323 Medical Nutrition Therapy I Core 15
CND 226 Food and Nutrition Practical Attachment – Core 24

Semester two

Code Course Title Status Credits
CND 321 Maternal and Child Nutrition Core 8
CND 322 Geriatric Nutrition Core 8
CND 324 Diet Planning and Diseases 1 Core 12
CND 325 Professional Ethics and Issues in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Core 8
CND 326 Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum I Core 11
SY 329 Health transition and culture Elective 8
CND 315 Food and Nutrition in disasters management Core 9

Year 4

Semester one

Code Course Title Status Credits
CND 411 Nutrigenomics Core 8
CND 412 Health Education and Health Promotion Core 8
CND 413 Research Methodology I Core 9
CND 414 Medical Nutrition Therapy 2 Core 15
CND 416 Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics practicum 2 Core 11
CND 327 Community Nutrition Field practical Core 24
CND 417 Gender and Food and Nutrition Issues Elective 8

Semester two

Code Course Title Status Credits
CND 421 Catering and Food Service Management Core 12
CND 422 Research Methodology II Core 15
CND 423 Entrepreneurship and Business Management for Nutritionist Core 8
CND 424 Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Practicum 3 Core 22
CND 415 Diet Planning and Diseases 2 Core 12
CND 425 Nutrition Programme Planning, Management, and Evaluation Core 1E+1
DS 322 Food Security, nutrition and development Elective 7

Special Programme Requirements

1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year Field allowance – 620,000 620,000 – Research allowance – – – 620,000 Special faculty allowance 180,000 431,000 556,000 221,000

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