Prospectus ms/MPhil/llm shari’ah/Phd programmes
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2. ObjectivesThe objectives of the programmes are given as under:– To promote the profession of Community Health, Nutrition and Dietetics. – To provide opportunities to medical professionals to enrich their education in the field of nutrition and enhance their knowledge in this branch of preventive health. – To provide guidance/educational opportunities to in-service dietitians and other health professionals engaged in planning and serving hospital meals.
Candidates have to pass one year Diploma in Nutrition/Dietetics which is the pre-requisite for MS Community Health & Nutrition. The eligibility will be as follows:
(b) The candidate will have to complete 36 credit hours, out of which 24 credit hours will be for course work, which will lead to the award of MS degree. 4. ADMISSION/REGISTRATION PROCEDURE For Fresh Candidates - Although the University offers admission twice a year i.e. Autumn and Spring, but admission to new students of this discipline is advertised only once a year i.e. in Autumn semester. A student will be generally allowed to register for a maximum of 18 credit hour courses to be offered in each semester. See Section No. 6 for semester wise course offering for PGDs & M.S Community Health & Nutrition. - Students will have to submit their admission form either online or through registered post to the parent department at the given address. - Admission forms prescribed for the programme are entertained only. - Incomplete admission forms will not be entertained in any case. Selection of candidates in the programme will be made strictly on basis of merit against a limited number of seats. - Candidates are required to send complete admission forms along with attested copies of all academic certificates, testimonials at the following address before closing date mentioned in the advertisement. Chairperson, Department of Home & Health Sciences, Block-6, Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8, Islamabad Phone: 051-9057741, 9057743, 9057265 Email: nomana.anjum@aiou.edu.pk
Dr. Nomana Anjum Chairperson, Department Home and Health Sciences Block No.6, Allama Iqbal Open University, Sector H-8, Islamabad, Ph: No. 051-9057742, 051-9057743 For Continuing Students The admission for the semester Spring and Autumn are offered in the month of February and August respectively. The continuing students are sent computerized admission forms. However, if for any reason a student does not receive the computerized form, he/she may continue the Programme by submitting fresh admission form. Continue admission form can also be downloaded from university’s website (www.aiou.edu.pk). The rest of the prevalent terms and conditions are applicable to all fresh and continuing students. 5. Scheme of Studies & Course Contents Post-Graduate Diplomas in Dietetics/Nutrition Duration : Minimum two semesters (one year) for each diploma Total No. of credit hours : Thirty credit hours for each diploma MS Community Health & Nutrition Programme Duration : Minimum four semesters (two years) Credit hours requirement : 36 Credit hours Course Work : 24 credit hours Research / Thesis : 12 credits hours After the completion of course work, the students will be allowed to undertake research work in the community or in laboratories at AIOU. Student at distance can use PCSIR Labs or Food Science & Nutrition Laboratory of local teaching institutions or other scientific institutions to be approved by the University. Minimum duration for submission of thesis is two semester (One Year). Postgraduate Diploma consists of the following ten courses and the student is expected to earn a total of 30 credit hours for successful completion of a Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics for Dietitians or Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition for Physicians. Medical Sciences-I (7503) & Medical Sciences-II (7504) courses are compulsory for Dieticians, whereas Nutritional Epidemiology (7505) and Design of Nutritional Epidemiological Studies (7506) are compulsory courses for Physicians. The semester wise offering of the courses in both the Diplomas is given as under:- 6. OFFERING Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics (for Dietitians)
Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition (for Physicians)
B. MS Community Health and Nutrition Students who earn total of 30 credit hours from the above Diplomas and have passed test/interview organized by the university as per HEC rules and regulations and university policy would be able to proceed to MS Community Health and Nutrition. It would be necessary for them to successfully complete the following 36 additional credit hours to obtain MS degree. This test will not be required at Diploma stage. Continuing students as well as old students who have already passed the Diploma (Nutrition/Dietetics), can enter in 1st semester of MS programme after passing of test/interview as per HEC rules & regulations and university policy. SEMESTER-WISE OFFERING OF COURSE (M.S)
Candidate will select elective course equivalent to total of 24 credit hours in semester I and II. Research work will be of 12 credit hours and will be completed in semester III and IV LIST OF ELECTIVE COURSES
Note: A student failing to opt any course in any particular semester amongst the courses offered in that semester will have to wait for at least one semester in order to get admission in that particular course since all the courses are being offered on alternate basis. Practical Work Three days practical training workshop for Food Microbiology, Food Studies, Food Science and its Applications and Human Nutrition courses are arranged in the local teaching institutions like PCSIR, NIH, PARC and Food & Nutrition Labs at AIOU towards the end of the study period during which practicals are conducted and demonstrations by the subject experts are arranged. During the study period the students are required to complete their community/field work and submit their mini-research reports to their respective tutor on the prescribed format. COURSE OUTLINES Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease-I (1781) Unit 1 Major Dietary Constituents, Energy Needs and Signs of Clinical Deficiencies Unit 2 Vitamins and Signs of Clinical Deficiencies Unit 3 Minerals and Signs of Clinical Deficiencies Unit 4 Other Compounds with Health Relevance Unit 5 Metabolic Regulation Unit 6 Metabolic Syndrome Unit 7 Obesity and Physical Fitness Unit 8 Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders Unit 9 Pediatric Nutritional Disorders Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease-II (1782) Unit 1 Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases Unit 2 Prevention of Hypertension Unit 3 Disorders of the Alimentary Tract Unit 4 Prevention of Cancer Unit 5 Prevention of Skeletal and Joint Disorders Unit 6 Immunology and Nutrition Unit 7 Diet and Nutrition in Health of Populations Unit 8 Nutritional Needs of Population Sub Groups-I Unit 9 Nutritional Needs of Population Sub Groups-II Biostatistics (1788) Unit 1 Statistical Concepts-I Unit 2 Statistical Concepts-II Unit 3 Relationships among Variables-I Unit 4 Relationship among variables-II Unit 5 Difference among Groups Unit 6 Non Parametric Statistics Unit 7 Measuring Research Variables Unit 8 Experimental & Quasi Experimental Research Unit 9 Using Computers in Research Research Methods (7765) Unit 1 Research: A Way of Thinking Unit 2 Formulating a Research Problem Unit 3 Conceptualizing a Research Design Unit 4 Constructing an Instrument for Data Collection Unit 5 Selecting a Sample Unit 6 Writing a Research Proposal Unit 7 Data Collection and Processing Unit 8 Data Analysis & Presentation Unit 9 Writing a Research Report * Rest of the course outlines will be provided with course books.
Assessment procedure for PGD courses will be according to M.Sc courses i.e. 40% in each component. (Assignments & final examination, while course workshops will be compulsory. Assessment will be done by two ways: a. Assignments (Continuous assessment): Two assignments for 3-credit hour course will be given in each semester and will be marked by the respective tutors. Twenty percent weightage will be given to the assignment whereas 10% to course workshops. These assignments will be marked and returned to candidates with the comments by tutors. b. Final Examination: Final examination will be held at the end of each semester. 70% weightage will be given to final examination. c. Passing Marks 50 % final Exam. 50 % Continuous Assessment 50 % in Aggregate d. Distribution of marks in different components of assessment.
Research and Thesis: During the second semester of MS the student will be required to submit the topic of the research. The student will be expected to follow the rules and regulations for MS./M.Phil or Equivalent at AIOU as notified in 2011. The topic of research and supervisor will be allocated to the student after approval from the Board of Research Proposal Committee (RPC). In case the thesis submitted by the student is found to be a plagiarized version of another local or foreign research/thesis at any stage his/her candidature shall be cancelled and the student shall be debarred for ever from admission to any programme of the University. Viva Voce: After evaluation of the thesis by external expert, the student has to appear before a viva voce committee to defend his/her research and thesis. 9. ATTENDANCE Attendance in teaching sessions and workshops is compulsory. 10. FEE TARIFF Post-Graduate Diplomas and MS Programme Registration fee Rs.200/- (at the time of first admission) Admission Fee Rs.700/- (once at the time of first admission) Technology fee Rs.100/- Fee for 3 credit hours course Rs.3050/- Fee for Lab based practicals Rs. 2340/- Thesis Fee (3rd & 4th Semester) Rs.12200/- each semester Thesis evaluation Fee Rs. 25200/- Attainment of Certificate/Degree On successful completion of the programme the student will have to apply to the Controller of Examination for the issuance of Diploma/Degree. Procedure of Depositing the Fee The University has introduced a special method for depositing the fee and admission form for the convenience of the students. For making the process more consistent and effective, the University has entered into a formal agreement with the National Bank of Pakistan, Bank Alflah Limited, Allied Bank Limited, Askari Commercial Bank Limited and the First Women Bank Limited. According to this agreement, various branches of these banks have been nominated to receive the fee of all the courses of the University. The students can deposit fee through bank challan forms at any approved branch. The bank branch will issue receipt for depositing the admission form and fee. This process will give relief to the students from making bank drafts and maintaining the record of the draft copy. It will also save the additional expenditure on draft making and mailing the admission form to the University. Most important thing is that the students and the University will have no fear of losing the admission form in transit. Instead, the admission forms and fee will reach the admission department safely and in time. Note: Only selected students will be intimated for depositing fee. No fee is required with admission form. Medium of Instruction: English is the medium of instruction and expression for the entire course work. Instructional Methodology Allama Iqbal Open University employs media mix methodology of instruction in which study material in the form of practical book/notes/study manuals is supported with non-broadcast audio-visual programmes and face to face teaching & guidance. In view of the special requirements of Health and Nutrition Postgraduate studies, the following combination of media mix is being used. Course Books The University Provides especially written/compiled course books. Face to Face Student Teacher Contact 27 hours face to face student teacher contact for each of three credit/four credit hour courses are arranged in the afternoon at local teaching institutions. Sixty percent attendance in these lecture sessions is compulsory. Course Workshops
A three days compulsory workshop is conducted for each subject towards the end of each semester before the commencement of final examination in the following regions subject to the formulation of available group of 20–30 students in each region:-
(b) MS Community Health & Nutrition Programme Workshops at MS level will be conducted at AIOU main campus. There will be two workshops of face to face teaching/research work of 15 days in each semester. Attendance in these workshops is compulsory. In case a viable group of 20 to 30 students is not formed for Diploma students in any region, the students are normally merged in the student groups of nearby region. A workshop has lectures of eminent subject experts’ student’s presentations based on the field/community work followed by discussion on each presentation. Attendance in these course workshops is mandatory for each student. A student failing to attend any workshop is generally declared fail in final result. AIOU does not bear any cost incurring on boarding/ lodging or T.A/D.A. during the workshops. The students are required to make their own arrangements for their stay during the workshops. A student’s hostel within the campus also provides accommodation facilities at nominal charges on first come first serve basis. 9. Important Addresses and Telephone Numbers Contact Addresses (Academics)
Support Field Staff Mrs. Shamim Ayub Lady Health Worker (Field) Department of Home and Health Sciences Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad. Phone 051-9057745
The Chairperson, Department of Home & Health Sciences Block No. 6, Allama Iqbal Open University Sector H-8, Islamabad. Phone: 051-9057741, 051-9057743, 051-9057265 Email: nomana.anjum@aiou.edu.pk
The Department of Mass Communication was established in 1986 for fulfilling the educational needs of students and for working journalists and media persons at various levels. The Department offered its specialized B.A cluster programme in Mass Communication in 1988 for the first time in the country at graduate level. Students across the country are taking interest in the programme. In 1997 the Department started its M Sc. Mass Communication Programme. Keeping in view the trend of students in studying the phenomenon of Mass Communication, the Department launched advanced studies of M Phil in Mass Communication in 2000. The M Phil imparts the knowledge of evolution and advances in mass communication theory and research, sociology of mass media, and the methods of behavioural research in social sciences. The Department resumes offering of its Ph D Programme in this semester (Autumn 2014). The main objective of the programmes is to enable students to understand and explain the dynamics of the social phenomena of mass communication in Pakistani society, especially to enable them to independently investigate the contents, uses and effects of mass media in society. In addition to the above degree programmes, the Department also offers Post Graduates Diploma (PGD) and certificate courses in Journalism, such as Advertising and Public Relations in the University’s Short Term Educational Programmes (STEPS).
M Phil scheme in Mass Communication comprises twenty four (24) credit hours of course work and twelve (12) credit hours of research project. The course work consists of Evolution of Mass Communication Research, Mass Media and Society (I & II), Foundations of Behavioural Research (I & II), Theories of Influence on Media Content and Media Effects and Advances in Theory and Research (I & II). This programme will make students learn the social phenomenon of Mass Communication and urge them to independently investigate the mass media effects on society. 1. Duration of M Phil Programme The minimum duration of M Phil Mass Communication is two years (four semesters) and the maximum duration shall be five years (10 semesters). 2. Eligibility for Admission The minimum entry requirement for admission to M.Phil programme shall be Masters Degree in Mass Communication/ Journalism with second division from any recognized University.
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