Department of Nutrition, Food Service Management and Dietitics with Computer Application

About the Department

The Department of Food Science and Nutrition has well-furnished laboratories such as Food Science and Bio Chemistry laboratory to cater to the needs of the students. The well equipped Food Science laboratory enlighten the value of cooking art based on the scientific principles to ensure the delight as well as desires for a safe and healthy food habits. The department has efficient, well experienced and dedicated staff members and it has produced 65 University Rank Holders consistently every year. It encompasses spacious smart class room and a high-tech Laboratory. This reputed department has helped to develop women through education which is Life-Oriented, Career-Oriented and Community-Oriented. Our students have been placed as Assistant Professors, Dieticians and Quality Control Supervisors in various colleges, predominant hospitals and Industries A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with multi speciality hospitals in Madurai, for extending internship solely in the area of Clinical Nutrition, therapeutic and community nutrition. The Institute places equal emphasis in outreach activities aimed at transfer of technology to the food industry, farming community and other stake holders such as; unemployed youth, entrepreneurs with the focus on promotion of food processing and preservation for assurance of nutrition security. Students are exposed to practical learning through trainings, workshops and projects in the fields of Functional Foods, Food Processing & Preservation, Food Microbiology, Clinical Nutrition & Diet Therapy, Nutritional Biochemistry and Food Biotechnology.

Vision

The Department of Nutrition serves international, national, regional and local communities through discovery of the ways in which foods and their bioactive components contribute to health and the prevention of diseases and through effective application of nutrition knowledge to improve human health and well-being..

Mission

The Mission of the Department of Nutrition is to better human health by:

• Contributing to the fundamental knowledge of how nutrients and food components function at cellular, systematic, and whole body levels and impart human health and prevention of disease.
• Delivering innovative, research-based interventions and service programs which alter meal patterns and food choices with the goal of improved health of individuals, families, and communities.
• Contributing to the knowledge-base of nutrition undergraduate students through high quality teaching, training, and research mentorship
• Providing service to professional, governmental, and local community organization

Faculty Profile

Departmental Activities

• Industrial visit to GRT Regency
• Industrial visit to Parle-G
• Industrial visit to Anjali Oil.
• Training in GRT Regency
• Dietetic internship in Meenakshi Mission Hospital
• Biochemical Assessment for Adolecent Girls
• Entrepreneurship skill development prorgramme –greeting card making and soap making, pot painting and glass painting
• Human development Practical for Preschool children , Vilacheri
• Training on bakery and food preservation practical.

Placement

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