Message from the HoD:
It is my privilege to welcome you to the Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics at MUST.
In an era where lifestyle-related diseases are on the rise, the role of qualified nutrition and dietetics professionals has never been more critical. Our department is committed to producing graduates who combine scientific knowledge with practical skills to improve community health, promote disease prevention, and advance nutritional research in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and beyond.
We emphasize evidence-based practice, clinical exposure, and research innovation. Our faculty and state-of-the-art lab facilities ensure that students gain both theoretical excellence and hands-on competence required by hospitals, public health sectors, and the food industry.
I invite prospective students, parents, and collaborators to join us in this mission to build a healthier society through nutrition science. Together, we can set new benchmarks of academic and professional excellence.
Dr. Aqeel Mahmood
Incharge / Head of Department
Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, MUST
Program Mission
“The program BS in Human Nutrition & Dietetics aims to serve the community through promoting academically and culturally diverse environment based on improved nutrition status through judicious intake of food, thus increased awareness about improved food choices at national as well as international level”
Program Vision
To be a leading center of excellence in nutrition and dietetics education, research, and community service, producing competent professionals who advance public health and nutritional well-being in AJK, Pakistan, and globally.
B.S. Human Nutrition & Dietetics
Human nutrition encompasses an extremely broad range of medical, social, commercial, and ethical domains and thus represents a wide, interdisciplinary scientific and cultural discipline. MUST has realized high prevalence of both disease-related malnutrition and overweight/obesity problems in community of underdeveloped region of Kashmir & Pakistan. In order to contribute towards vital segment of Health, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST) has opted as academic responsibility to initiate new horizons of knowledge in Human Nutrition & Dietetics thus addressing important risk factors for disease burden and mortality worldwide.
Career Prospects
Our graduates will find suitable jobs in both public and private sector organizations inside and outside the country as under to name a few:
Public Sector:
- Public Health Departments
- Teaching and Research Institutions
- International Organizations e.g., UNICEF, FAO, WHO
- Non-governmental Organizations
- Community (Nutrition) Development Programs
Private Sector:
- Multinational food Companies
- Independent Private Practice
- Food Industries
- Nutraceutical Industries
Degree Requirements:
F.Sc. (Pre-medical) or equivalent with 60% minimum marks
Duration:
Four Years (8 Semesters)
Scholarships Offered:
Following scholarships can be achieved:
- Ehsas undergraduate scholarship program
- HEC Need based scholarship
- MUST Need based scholarship
- Merit based scholarship
- HBL Foundation Scholarship Scheme
- Pakistan Scottish Scholarship Scheme (For female students)
- Undergraduate scholarship program for students of Gilgit Baltistan