Course Entry Requirements
- Minimum University entry requirements and Faculty of Agriculture regulations.
- Minimum of C+ (plus) in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and a minimum grade of C (plain) in each of the following subjects:Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics/ Physics OR C (plain) in each of the following subjects: Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences/Mathematics and Geography or any of the Group IV subjects.
- Diploma in Human Nutrition and Dietetics (with credit and above) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology or from other institutions recognized by the University Senate.
Course Duration: 4 years
Course Outline
Year 1
AFD 2101 Introduction to Human Nutrition and Dietetics
SCH 2106 Physical Chemistry
SCH 2107 Inorganic Chemistry
SMA 2104 Mathematics for Science
SBT 2110 Botany
SCH 2108 Organic Chemistry
HRD 2101 Communication Skills
HRD 2102 Development Studies
HRD 2103 General Economics
SZL 2106 Zoology
AFD 2105 Human Physiology
AFD 2106 Human Anatomy
ICS 2110 Information Technology 1
AFN 2201 Nutritional Anthropology
SBH 2111 Biochemistry 1
AHS 2102 Animal Production
SZL 2111 HIV/AIDS
Year 2
SBH 2211 Biochemistry II
ICS 2215 Information Technology II
AFN 2203 Nutrition Education and Counseling
AFD 2207 Food Safety and Hygiene
AFN 2204 Nutritional Assessment
AFD 2205 Micronutrients
MLS 2330 Medical Statistics
AFN 2202 Nutrition Epidemiology 1
AFS 2201 Introduction to Microbiology
AFS 2211 Fundamentals of Food Chemistry
AFS 2203 Food Analysis
AFS 2202 Principles of Human Nutrition
AFD 2203 Principles of Public Health
AFD 2204 Macronutrients and Energy Balance
AFD 2206 Principles of Dietetics
ECE 2220 Sanitation and Waste control
AFD 2208 Practicum I
Year 3
AFS 2312 Principles of Food Processing and Preservation
AFD 2302 Nutrition and Immunity
AFN 2301 Nutritional Epidemiology II
IPH 2302 Food Biotechnology and Biosafety
AFN 2304 Nutrition in the Life Cycle
AFD 2304 Nutrition Disorders
AFD 2305 Clinical Dietetics II
AFD 2306 Child Nutrition and Health
ICH 2310 Community Health Diagnosis
AFS 2311 Special Topics and Seminars
AFD 2308 Sports Nutrition
AFD 2307 Maternal Nutrition and Health
AFD 2301 Clinical Dietetics IAFN 2402 Food and Nutrition Security
AFD 2303 Computer Applications in Nutrition and Dietetics
AFS 2206 Food Quality Assurance
AFD 2309 Practicum II
Year 4
AFN 2401 Community Nutrition and Health
AFD 2401 Medical Nutrition Therapy
AFN 2403 Nutrition in Emergencies
AFN 2305 Food and Nutrition Surveillance
HRD 2401 Entrepreneurship
AFD 2404 Geriatric Nutrition
AFN 2404 Nutrition Interventions
AFN 2409 Pharmacology in Medical Nutrition Therapy
AFD 2402 Nutritional Research Project I (2 units)
AFN 2405 Nutrition Project Cycle
AFN 2406 Nutraceuticals and Emerging Issues in Nutrition
IPH 2401 Ethical and Medico-Legal Issues
AFD 2403 Disaster Management
AFD 2411 Nutritional Research Project II (2 units)