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Unit - I: Nutrition, Food Science and Technology

• Clinical nutrition and Dietetics - Significance, Diet Therapy objectives, Role of nutritionist, Types of diets, scope and career.

• Public Nutrition and Health - Concept of Public Health and nutrition, Nutritional Problems in India, Strategies to tackle nutritional problems, Scope and career.

• Catering and food services management - Types of food service system, Management in food Services, scope and career.

• Food Processing and technology - Basic concepts - food science, food Processing food technology, food Manufacturing, Development of food processing and technology and its importance, Classification of processed food, Scope and career.

• Food Quality and safety - Basic Concepts - food safety, food contamination, food adulteration, Food Standards Regulation - India (FSSAI, Agmark) and International (CAC, WTO, ISO), Food safety management systems, Scope and career.

Unit II: Human Development: Lifespan Approach

• Early childhood care and education - NCF (Principles and objectives, Concept of crèche, day care centre and Montessori schools, View point of Psychologist - Piaget and Vygotsky, Scope and career.

• Special Education and support services - Disability, special Education methods, scope and career.

• Management of institutions and programmes for children, youth and elderly - Children: Vulnerable, programmes, Youth: Vulnerable, programmes, Elderly: Vulnerable, programmes, Scope and career.

Unit III: Fabric and Apparel

• Design for fabric and Apparel - Design Analysis - structive and Applied, Elements of design, Principles of design, Scope and career.

• Fashion design and Merchandising - Fashion terminology - Fashion, style, Fad, classic, Fashion Development - History and Evolution, Fashion Merchandising, Scope and career.

• Production and quality control in the Garment Industry - Stages of apparel production, Quality Assurance in the Garment Industry, Scope and career.

• Care and Maintenance of fabrics in Institutions - Laundry equipment - Washing drying and ironing. Institutional laundry. Scope and career.

Unit IV: Resource Management

• Human Resource Management - Significance and functions of HRM, Scope and career.

• Hospitality Management - Concept of different hospitality establishments, Guest Cycle, Departments in Hospitality organisations Front Office, Housekeeping, food and beverages, Scope and career.

• Consumer Education and Protection - Consumer Problems, Consumer Protection Act (2019) - consumer rights and responsibilities, Standard Marks - ISI, Agmark, FSSAI, Hallmark, silk Mark, Wool Mark, Eco mark, Voluntary consumer organisations, Scope and career.

Unit V: Communication and Extension

• Development of communication and Journalism - Basic concepts- Development, Development Journalism, and Development communication, Methods of communication, Scope and career.

Unit VI: Career Options after Home Science Education

Career options of self and wage employment in various fields of Home Science.