MSc Food Science and Nutrition
About The Course
M.Sc. Food Science and Nutrition or Master of Science in Food Science and Nutrition is a postgraduate Home Science course. Firstly, Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of food, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as “from field to fork”. It is considered one of the life sciences and is usually considered distinct from the field of nutrition. Secondly, Nutrition also called nourishment or aliment is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. The duration of M.Sc. in Food Science and Nutrition is mostly of two academic years but it may vary from institute to institute and also may be on a part-time basis by certain institutes. The Master degree course is very valuable and career orienting one that provides many career opportunities to the degree holders after its successful completion.
More Details About MSc Food Science and Nutrition
- Aspiring candidates should have completed B.Sc. degree under any registered University with subjects like Physics, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology and Microbiology.
- B.Sc. (Family & Community Sciences) with specialization in Nutrition.
- B.Sc. (Vocational) with Specialization in Food Science and Quality Control or Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics or Food Science and Technology or B.Tech. Food Science and Technology.
- B.Sc. (Family and Community Sciences) Programme with specialization in Foods & Nutrition/Public Health Nutrition/Dietetics/Food Science and Quality Control.
- Those who are willing to go for teaching fields at higher degree level i.e. college and university level both in private and government institutions are suitable for it.
- They should have good communication and writing skills for producing reports, leaflets.
- They should also have planning and administrative skills and organizational ability.
- They should have skills such as to identify, define and resolve routine problems in the food science area; the skills to make decisions and justify those decisions in relation to the task.
- The Master degree course gives a good base for higher degree programs in respective subjects, e.g. M.Phil. & Ph.D.
- After passing the course candidates have a lot of career scopes in the food service field, health care field and research & development as well.
- Applicants having social welfare bent of mind can for public/social welfare by joining NGOs and the like organisations.
- They can also become Home Science teacher in schools both on private and government. They have to obtain certain degrees for government jobs.
- Colleges and Universities
- Hotels
- Sport Clubs
- Public Health Centers
- Food Processing Companies
- Content Writing
- Menu Planner - Monitoring the food Preparation
- Management Dietician or Nutritionist
- Clinical & Therapeutic Dietician
- Researcher - Universities, Specialist Institutions and Hospitals
- Public Health & Community Dietician
- Assist. Manager
- Quality Manager
- Preserving Supervisor
- Teacher & Professor
- Article Writer & Columnist
- M.Phil. (Food Science and Nutrition)
- Ph.D. (Food Science and Nutrition)
