BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (NUTRITION & DIETETICS, WITH I.T.)

Course Description

This innovative program combines evidence-based nutrition science with cutting-edge information technology to transform dietary assessment and health interventions. Students will master clinical nutrition principles while learning to leverage digital tools for meal planning, dietary analysis, and personalized nutrition solutions. The curriculum integrates food science, medical nutrition therapy, and public health nutrition with health informatics applications for modern dietetic practice.

Expectations

Students will: master nutrition analysis software (Nutritics, ESHA); develop skills in wearable health tech integration; learn AI applications for dietary assessment; gain expertise in electronic health record nutrition modules; and acquire digital counseling techniques for virtual nutrition practice. Graduates will be equipped to bridge nutrition science with technology solutions for personalized and population health.

Market Areas

Graduates can work as: clinical dietitians using AI-powered nutrition software in hospitals, wellness technologists developing digital nutrition apps, research dietitians analyzing big data in food studies, public health nutritionists implementing e-health programs, or food industry specialists optimizing products using nutritional databases. Emerging roles include telehealth dietitians, nutrition data analysts, and corporate wellness technologists.

Minimum Requirements

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (KCSE) AVERAGE OF C+, C IN BIOLOGY OR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS OR PHYSICS AND ENGLISH OR KISWAHILI. OR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS OR NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES OR EQUIVALENT, WITH KCSE, MEAN GRADE C OR ABOVE. OR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS OR NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES OR EQUIVALENT FROM AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION INCLUDING KCSE MEAN GRADE OF C- OR ABOVE. OR HOLDERS OF ‘O’ LEVEL DIVISION I OR II OR EQUIVALENT WITH THE SUBJECTS INDICATED IN A) ABOVE; PLUS A DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS OR NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES FROM AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OR HOLDERS OF ‘A’ LEVEL WITH TWO PRINCIPAL PASSES OR EQUIVALENT IN BIOLOGY AND ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, OR MATHEMATICS. OR HOLDERS OF A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES OR RELATED SCIENCES FROM AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION.

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