Master of Science (MSc) in Food & Nutrition

A Master of Science (MSc) in Food & Nutrition is a postgraduate degree program that focuses on the scientific study of food, nutrients, and their relationship with human health.

This course typically teaches you how food affects the body at a biological, chemical, and clinical level, including:

• Human nutrition and metabolism

• Diet planning and therapeutic nutrition (for diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart disease)

• Food science and food safety

• Community and public health nutrition

• Nutritional biochemistry

• Research methods in nutrition science

What you learn to do

After this degree, you can:

• Design personalized diet plans for health conditions

• Work in hospitals as a clinical nutritionist or dietitian

• Conduct nutrition research or public health studies

• Work in the food industry (quality control, product development)

• Educate communities about healthy eating

🎓 Basic eligibility

You are generally eligible if you have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in:
  • Food Science / Food Nutrition
  • Home Science
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Biochemistry / Microbiology / Biology
  • Agriculture or Allied Health Sciences (in some universities)
• Minimum marks:
  • Usually 50%–60% aggregate in UG (some colleges require higher for merit seats)