Course Timings : 8.10 am-12.40 pm

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

 NUTRITION, FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND DIETETICS an undergraduate course was established in the year 2016 by the Department of Home science. Food Service Management is the management of all establishments where food is served and extending the hospitality to customers. Dietetics is the science and art of human nutritional care during health and diseases. Mentoring the students by imparting skill based knowledge to suit hospitals and hospitality industry requirements and to promote a healthy society. Knowledge dissemination, professional competency and nurturing traditional food culture practices are considered as the mission of the course. The curriculum is designed, not only to enhance the student’s career opportunities but also to transform the young minds with a strong social responsibility.

The students are trained in the subjects like food science, Microbiology, Nutrition, Physiology, Dietetics, Sports nutrition, Community nutrition Food service management, Family meal management, Interior decorations, Textiles and Human development with special emphasis being placed on implementation in the field of paramedical and food industry. The students are exposed to on-the-job training for a period of 15 days at Hospitals, and taken for field visits to Hotels, Bakeries and Industries. Students are trained to conduct Nutritional Education Programmes in Schools in and around Chennai. The students are given opportunities to participate and present papers in Conferences, Seminars and Workshops (State, Regional, National and International level). This undergraduate program also provides scientific, technological and managerial skills needed for graduates entering into business administration in the field of nutrition and related industry.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

As a career, hotels, cruise lines, hospitals, fitness centres, nursing homes and government health departments recruit nutrition and dietetics professionals for a good salary. Also after successful completion of the course, they can become free-lance nutritionist, can write articles in newspapers and magazine as content writer related to nutrition and health

STAFF DETAILS

• Mrs.R.Vijayavahini , M.Sc., M.Phil., UGC NET, Assistant Professor & Head In-charge
• Ms. Sarah Priscilla. S , M.Sc., UGC- NET, Assistant Professor
• Ms. Lakshmi.T.S , M.Sc., M.Phil., Assistant Professor
• Mrs. S. Mahalakshmi , M.Sc.,SET , Assistant Professor
• Mrs. S.Geetha, M.Sc., M.Phil., NET, SET , Assistant Professor
• Mrs. Subatra Natarajan , M.Sc., NET , Assistant Professor

Department Activities

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One Day workshop on Heart Champs was held on 18.9.2019.

Workshop on Nutrition Support in Children was conducted

Student Achievement

Name	Achievement Category	Type	Details	Venue	Award
Aashalatha E	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Poster Competition	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	2nd Prize
Aashalatha E	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Mime	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	2nd Prize
Aswini Reshma Raj K	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Adzap	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	1st Prize
Keerthana B	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Poster Competition	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	1st Prize
Aishwarya M	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Mime	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	2nd Prize
Dharshini P	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Thirukkural Competition	Loyola College	3rd Prize
Dharshini P	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Mime	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	2nd Prize
Gayathri N	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Mime	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	2nd Prize
Jeevitha R	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Thirukkural Competition	Loyola College	2nd Prize
Priyanka R	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Mime	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	2nd Prize
Saranya S	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Mime	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	2nd Prize
Subaga D	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Cookery Competition	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	1st Prize
Naveena D	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Adzap	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	1st Prize
Yoga Vijaya Sena P	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Adzap	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	1st Prize
Bhuvaneswari R	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	English Debate	Mcc	2nd Prize
Reshma A	Co-Curricular	Inter-Department	Achamthavir – Drawing Competition	Tamil Dept. Sdnb	1st Prize
Rajapraveena S	Association Event	Inter-Department	Tongue Twister	Hindi Dept Sdnb	2nd Prize
Rajapraveena S	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	Adzap	Mmm Hospital, Mogappair	1st Prize
Rhithika Srinivasan	Co-Curricular	Inter-Collegiate	English Debate	Mcc	2nd Prize
Keerthana P	Academic	Inter-Collegiate	Paper Presentation	Chinmaya Mission	3rd Prize
Sanjana B	Academic	Inter-Collegiate	Paper Presentation	Chinmaya Mission	3rd Prize

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