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.
Basic Supporting Courses – (Total 32 credit hours)