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Programme Detail [Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics for Dieticians]
Programme Name:
Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics for Dieticians
Introduction:
The Department of Home and Health Sciences also offers diploma courses in the field of nutrition and dietetics for doctors and dietitians. These have also been launched in collaboration with Kings College, London, U.K. The study centers are established at local teaching hospitals/ institutions at Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad, Peshawar, and Multan. Qualified tutors are drawn from these institutions for providing necessary guidance to the students.
· M.Sc Nutrition (Home Economics) with teaching and Hospital experience.
· B.Sc Community Nursing or Equivalent with minimum three years experience in hospital.
Selection Process:
Merit
Duration:
Minimum Two semesters (one year)
Medium of Instruction:
English
Teaching Methodology:
Distance learning with 3 days compulsory workshop for each course in the end of each semester
AIOU Credits Required:
Five full AIOU credits Total Teaching Hours for each Credit (27 hrs)Practical Workshop for 3 days (15 hrs)Practical Workshop for 5 days (25 hrs)
Course Required:
5 full credits
Collaborations:
- Kings College, London, UK
- National Institute of Health, Islamabad
- PCSIR Labs
- Colleges of Home Economics Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar
Workshop:
3 days compulsory workshop for each course in the end of each semester.
