Undergraduate Program

The undergraduate program includes a B.Sc. (Hons) Community Science, which is a four-year professional degree course with three years of coursework and one year of the Student READY Program. The intake capacity for this program is 32 students per year.

The degree of B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science spans four years having a total of 182 credit hours including 2 non-gradial credit hours spreading over 8 semesters. The courses offered are as follows.

Sl no. Course Title Course No. Cr hr
I-Semester
1 Principles of Human Nutrition FSN-111 3(3+0)
2 System Dynamics and Management of Resources RMCS-111 2(1+1)
3 Fundamentals of Human Development HDFS-111 2(2+0)
4 Fundamentals of Clothing Construction TAD-111 3(1+2)
5 Extension and Rural Development EE(CS)-111 2(2+0)
6 General English ENG(CS)-111 2(1+1)
7 Environmental Studies and Disaster Management NRM(CS) -111 3(2+1)
8 Fundamentals of Horticulture HORT(CS)-111 2(1+1)
9 Elementary Human Physiology PHY(CS)-111 3(2+1)
10 National Service Scheme NSS-111 **2(0+2)
Total 24(15+9)
Introductory Biology (Pre-requisite) BB(CS)-111 2(1+1)
Elementary mathematics (Pre-requisite) BM(CS)-111 2(2+0)
II-Semester
1 Food Science and Processing BM(CS)-111 2(2+0)
2 Elementary mathematics (Pre-requisite) FSN-121 3(2+1)
3 Fundamentals of Art and Design RMCS-121 3(2+1)
4 Life Span Development HDFS-121 3(2+1)
5 Textiles Science and Fabric Care TAD-121 3(2+1)
6 Women in Agriculture EE(CS)-121 2(2+0)
7 Introduction to Rural Sociology EE(CS)-122 2(2+0)
8 Agricultural Informatics CSA(CS)-121 3(1+2)
9 Principles of Bio-chemistry AC(CS)-121 3(2+1)
10 Technical writing (English) ENG(CS)-121 2(1+1)
Total 24(16+8)
III-Semester
1 Normal & Therapeutic Nutrition FSN-211 3(2+1)
2 Food and Nutrition Policy & Agriculture FSN-212 2(2+0)
3 Financial Management and Consumer Education RMCS-211 22(2+0)
4 Marriage and Family Dynamics HTAD-211 3(1+2)
5 Techniques of Fabric Construction HDFS-211 4(3+1)
6 Programme Development for Rural Families EE(CS)-211 3(1+2)
7 Elementary Statistics STAT(CS)-211 3(2+1)
8 Fundamentals of Food Microbiology MB(CS)-211 3(2+1)
Total 23(15+8)
IV-Semester
1 Community Nutritionand Education FSN-221 3(2+1)
2 Food Standards and Quality Control FSN-222 3(2+1)
3 Housing and Space Management RMCS-221 3(2+1)
4 Ergonomics and Appropriate Technologies RMCS-222 3(2+1)
5 Educational Psychology and Early Childhood Education HDFS-221 3(2+1)
6 Textile Finishes TAD-221 3(1+2)
7 Extension Training Management EE(CS)-221 3(1+2)
8 Communication Skills and Personality Development EE(CS)-222 3(2+1)
Total 24(14+10)
V-Semester
1 Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics FSN-311 3(2+1)
2 Food Analysis FSN-312 4(2+2)
3 Residential and Commercial Space Design RMCS-311 3(2+1)
4 Family Counselling and Child Welfare HDFS-311 3(2+1)
5 Traditional Textiles & Costumes of India TAD-311 3(2+1)
6 Retailing and Merchandising–Textiles and Apparel TAD-312 24(14+10)
7 Information and Communication Technology EE(CS)-311 3(1+2)
8 Economics and Marketing ECO(CS)-311 3(2+1)
Total 24 (15+9)
VI-Semester
1 Food Hygiene and Sanitation FSN-321 3(2+1)
2 Bakery & Confectionary FSN-322 3(1+2)
3 Entrepreneurship Development & Business Management RMCS-321 3(2+1)
4 Developmental Challenges in Children HDFS-321 3(2+1)
5 Developmental Assessment HDFS-322 3(1+2)
6 Garment & Accessory Designing TAD-321 3(0+3)
7 Diffusion and Adoption of Homestead Technologies EE(CS)-321 3(2+1)
8 General and applied Entomology ENT(CS)-321 2(1+1)
Total 23 (11+12)
VII-Semester
Student READY
1 Internship CS-411 10(0+10)
2 RAWE CS-412 10(0+10)
Total 20(0+20)
VIII-Semester
ELP/Hands on training/skill development (any one Module)
1 Bakery and Confectionary(module-1) CS-421 20(0+20)
2 Development of Chic Craft (Module-2) CS-422
3 Early Childhood Care and Education (Module-3) CS-423
Total 182

** NSS- non-gradial -2 credits

Core courses -(Total 150 credit hours)

The core courses including Student READY Programme with its 3 components (In Plant training, RAWE and ELP) are offered by the following five departments.

  1. Food and Nutrition
  2. Resource Management and Consumer Science
  3. Human Development and Family Studies
  4. Apparel and Textile Science
  5. Extension Education and Communication Management

Basic Supporting Courses – (Total 32 credit hours)

  1. General English
  2. Technical Writing (English)
  3. Elementary Statistics
  4. Agricultural Informatics
  5. Principles of Biochemistry
  6. Environmental Studies and Disaster Management
  7. Elementary Human Physiology
  8. Fundamentals of Food Microbiology
  9. Communication Skills and Personality Development
  10. Economics and Marketing
  11. Introduction to Rural Sociology
  12. National Service Scheme
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