Health Sciences conducts a Masters degree (Full -time-two year four semesters). The course is complemented with required duration of internship in Hospital dietetics department to offer Practical support to the Theoretical Knowledge. The courses ail at facilitating the understanding of the preventive, promotive and curative role of diet in health care; enabling students to make appropriate dietary modifications for various therapeutic conditions based on the pathophysiology of the disease and imparting knowledge and skills for effective diet counseling.

The curriculum comprises of theory as well as practical training. Theory includes various courses on the nutritional requirements and dietary modifications during the life cycle and various disease conditions. Nutritional requirements for physical training and those of sportsmen are also taken into account and studied. These in-depth studies are also taken into account and studied. These in-depth studies are backed by the practical component of the curriculum, which deals with the laboratory experiments, dissertation and internship in a health care set up.

Duration: M.Sc. Health Sciences Dietetics is a full-time course comprising of four Semesters (two-years) under credit system.

Eligibility:
1. Graduate in Nutrition or Dietetics, Science (any subject including biochemistry, microbiology or life science) Degree in any branch of medicine, B.Pharm. of any statutory University or recognized as equivalent there to by the University of Pune, with at least 50% marks.

2.Students who have completed their Postgraduate diploma in dietetics, equivalent to the Post graduate diploma offered by the University of Pune are eligible for the Fourth Semester in the Masters Programme.

Evaluation and Passing:

1. Each course Unit will have a written or practical examination of 60 marks out of 100 marks.

2. Each Course Unit will have an internal assessment of 40 marks.

3. Passing in each unit with minimum 40 % marks in both written or practical examination.

4. For getting qualified for M.Sc. Health Sciences (DIETETICS) every student shall earn 100 credits of which
    minimum 75 shall come from the core

Courses out of this syllabus as defined by the School of Health Sciences