Department of Nutrition & Dietetics has completed 13 years of existence proving its excellence in the field of Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and embossing its mark of success in promoting the girls’ education and creating awareness on health and nutrition. The department aims at empowering women with life coping skills and promoting economic independency by instilling entrepreneurial skills in them and to upheave the rural students by giving self – confidence and awareness about personal health and basic nutritional needs. The department ensures the creation of healthier generation by creating awareness on appropriate eating habits, behavioral knowledge and lifestyle patterns.
Name of the Programme | B.Sc., Nutrition and Dietetics |
Duration | 3 Years |
Intake | 40 |
Eligibility | +2 |
Programme Outcomes (PO):
PO1: Disciplinary knowledge
Apply the knowledge of Arts, Science and Humanities to address fundamental and complex questions appropriate to their programmes.
PO2: Critical thinking, Problem solving and Analytical reasoning
Make use of appropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze and solve problems in order to reach substantiated conclusions.
PO3: Research related skills and scientific reasoning
Critically analyze research processes, products and practices with a view of strategic use of data in their field.
PO4: Communication skills and Digital literacy
Demonstrate skills in oral and written communication and make use of ICT in various learning ambience.
PO5: Team work and Leadership quality
Interact productively with people from diverse backgrounds as both leaders/mentors and team members with integrity and professionalism.
PO6: Multicultural competence with Moral and ethical awareness
Defend the society against gender and environmental issues with moral and ethical awareness.
PO7: Self-directed and Life-long learning
Formulate their own educational needs in a changing world in ways sufficient to maintain their competence and to allow them to contribute to the advancement of knowledge.
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSO):
By the completion of the B.Sc., Nutrition and Dietetics programme, the learners will be able to
PSO1: infer and summarize the basic skills of various cooking technologies.
PSO2: analyze nutrients, food quality and manage diseases using diet therapy.
PSO3: compare and contrast nutritive value for various food ingredients and enrich the quality of food by incorporation and fortification.
PSO4: create awareness on the importance of nutrition to the community and set up a computerized food service establishment.
PSO5: inculcate the spirit to work under hierarchy.
PSO6: adapt preservation techniques to use food resources appropriately to ensure food safety and security.
PSO7: extended learning and update on health to assert ideal body weight there-by avow self-health improvement.
PEO:
The Graduates will
PEO1: expertise in diet therapy and counseling, appraise the quality of food products as quality controller in food industries and imply their knowledge to opt higher studies.
PEO2: utilize food products based on the needs by proper food management and design value added innovative food products to combat deficiency disorder.
PEO3: improve entrepreneurial skills in the field of food and nutrition and to establish a food service outlet.
AROKE FEST ’20 – Intra-collegiate Competition held on 06.03.2020
FOOD DAY CELEBRATION ( 16.03.2019)
E.Enanala Periyar, Head and Assistant professor, Department of Criminology, delivered a Guest Leture on the topic “Public Safety and Health Campaign-Crime Awareness and Prevention” on 30.08.19
Ms. A.Sona,M.Sc, Assistant Professor, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women, Perambalur, delivered a Guest Lecture on the topic Emerging Trends in Food Processing on 30.01.2020
Ms.Varsha Ravi, Technical Head, R.K.Soya Foods, Sivakasi, delivered a Guest Lecture on the topic “Job Market” on 28.02.2020
Mrs.Gandhimathi, CDPO, Department of Social welfare, Dr.Anuratha M.B.B.S., Dsitrict Food Safety Officer, Virudhunagar, Dr. V.K.Kathiravan M.B.B.S., D.C.H., Sivakasi, Mrs.R.Rajam, B.Sc., District Social Welfare Officer, Department of Social welfare, were delivered Guest Lecture on the topic " GOOD FUTURE WITH FOOD" on 19.09.2018.
Mr.SivarajahRamanathan, Founder & President, Native Lead, Madurai, Mrs.K.Jansi Rani, Assistant & Head, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, SFR College for Women,Sivakasi were delivered guest lectures on the topics “Opportunities for Starting Small Business” and “Teens Nutrition” on 21.01.2019
Overall Shield secured by the Students of Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, SFRC at Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, 2016
Overall Shield secured by the Students of Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, SFRC at Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, 2020.