Access to nutritionally adequate, safe and healthy food is a fundamental right of all people. It is achievable if there is a balance between food intake and physical, psychological, economic and socio- cultural conditions of the community. Nutritional Sciences Graduates should possess a deep understanding of the field through in-depth study of its different aspects, at both theoretical and practical levels, which could help to promote nutritional status, health, and wellbeing of individuals and the community, thereby preventing malnutrition and the related complications.
The graduate program in Nutritional Sciences, as a specialized, interdisciplinary field, provides advanced training in research, education, and community engagement issues.
Nutritional science is a branch of medical sciences that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of the individuals and community to achieve sustainable development in food products and nutrition systems. The program is designed for students who wish to delve more deeply into nutritional sciences and related research. Graduates of Nutritional Sciences (MSc) will have the ability to work in the fields of education, research, consultancy services to individuals and community and could also participate in food and nutrition program planning and policy making.
The aim of MSc in Nutritional Sciences program is to educate and train professionals who can provide educational, research and consultancy services in various areas of the field, including nutritional hygiene, dietetics, community nutrition, food and nutrition planning, and nutritional care, for individuals and groups.
The program is intended to achieve the optimum quality in both qualitative and quantitative research by training expert manpower in Nutritional Sciences, which could help to obtain the best possible standard in the field of food and nutrition and to reach an acceptable level in nutritional indices identified by the health care system.