About the NFE Program
The department is comprised with highly qualified academician and contemporary laboratories. In reality, graduates of this program have contributed in every way conceivable to meeting the three fundamental necessities of society: food, health, and medicine. The program Nutrition and Food Engineering (NFE) has built effective links with a variety of foreign experts, agencies, and International Organizations in order to provide students with every possible resources.
NFE's whole faculty and student body are devotedly and cooperatively striving toward a better future.
Admission Requirements [For Undergraduate Programs]
Total GPA 5 with minimum 2.5 either in SSC or HSC/equivalent is required for admission in Honors Programs. But a student having a minimum GPA 2.00 in SSC/HSC/equivalent with total GPA 6.00 or above may apply.
Minimum five subjects from O-Level and two subjects from A-Level are required for the admission of new students. Out of seven subjects, students must have obtained B-grade or GPA 4.00 in four subjects and C grade or GPA 3.50 in other three subjects respectively.
The candidates who intend to admit in any Undergraduate Programs under the School of Science and Technology and the School of Engineering must pass HSC/Diploma/equivalent examination from Science group.
Objectives of the Program Offering Entity
To become the leader in developing human resources to support the food processing industry and dietetics
To empower producers with the information and skills necessary for advanced preservation, processing, and value addition of agro-products
To promote research and development for the products enriched with nutrients and processes, as well as the assurance of a high level of food hygiene and safety
To foster food safety rules and regulations in support of a competitive, modern, nutritious, and consumer-safe food industry
VISION
The vision of the university is to be established as a top-ranking university nationally and internationally through continuous innovation in education, research, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
MISSION
The mission of the university is to prepare students as competent, compassionate, ethically driven, and socially responsive professionals; to educate them through research for intellectual as well as social transformation and to enhance their lifelong learning capacity for adaptability to face the challenges of the 21st century.
Job Opportunities of the Program
The graduates of the program will have better opportunities to build their career in the production and quality control sections of different reputed national and multinational food industries.
They may be employed in research organizations for developing new products and processes like the Atomic Energy Commission, BCSIR, BSTI, BSFIC, BARI, and BIRTAN.
They may contribute well in international organizations like UNDP, UNESCO, FAO, WFP, etc. Graduates of this field are also eligible to apply in general and technical cadre in the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination.
To be able to list good sources of major nutrients to enumerate basic food groups & contribution of each group for planning a balanced diet.
To enable the participants to keep themselves at least of recent changes in Food engineering & management.
Curriculum Structure
A student must complete the program within 7 (seven) academic years.
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Course component |
Credit |
|---|---|
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Core courses |
139 Credits |
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Non Departmental courses |
12 Credits |
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Total credit required for B.Sc. in NFE |
151 Credits |
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Optional Courses |
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Non Departmental |
09 Credits
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit |
|---|---|---|
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1st Semester |
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NFE 1101 |
Introduction to Food Science and Technology |
3.00 |
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NFE 1103 |
Basic Industrial Chemistry |
3.00 |
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NFE 1104 |
Basic Industrial Chemistry Practical |
1.00 |
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ENG 1002 |
English Fundamentals |
3.00 |
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NFE 1105 |
Basic Human Nutrition |
3.00 |
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CSE 1003 |
Computer Fundamentals |
3.00 |
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BAN 1001 |
History of the Emergence of Bangladesh |
3.00 |
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2nd Semester |
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NFE 1201 |
Organic Chemistry |
3.00 |
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NFE 1202 |
Organic Chemistry Practical |
1.00 |
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MAT 101 |
Mathematics-I |
3.00 |
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AOL 101 |
Art of living |
3.00 |
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NFE 1203 |
Unit Operations in Food Industries I |
3.00 |
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NFE 1205 |
Fruits and Vegetable Technology |
3.00 |
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NFE 1206 |
Fruits and Vegetable Technology Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 1207 |
Human Physiology |
3.00 |
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NFE 1208 |
Human Physiology Practical |
1.00 |
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3rd Semester |
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NFE 2101 |
Food Chemistry |
3.00 |
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NFE 2103 |
Dairy Engineering |
3.00 |
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NFE 2104 |
Dairy Engineering Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 2105 |
Sports Nutrition |
3.00 |
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NFE 2107 |
Unit Operations in Food Industries II |
3.00 |
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NFE 2108 |
Unit Operations in Food Industries Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 2109 |
Food Laws and Regulations |
3.00 |
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NFE 2111 |
Marketing in Food Business |
3.00 |
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4th Semester |
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NFE 2201 |
Engineering Properties and Principle of Food Materials |
3.00 |
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NFE 2203 |
Baking and Confectionery Engineering |
3.00 |
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NFE 2204 |
Baking and Confectionary Engineering Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 2205 |
Maternal and Child Nutrition |
3.00 |
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NFE 2207 |
Food Microbiology |
3.00 |
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NFE 2208 |
Food Microbiology Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 2209 |
Nutritional Biochemistry |
3.00 |
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NFE 2210 |
Nutritional Biochemistry Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 2211 |
Technology of Meat, Fish and Poultry Products |
3.00 |
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5th Semester |
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NFE 3101 |
Food Plant and Machine Design |
3.00 |
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NFE 3103 |
Assessment of Nutritional Status |
3.00 |
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NFE 3105 |
Nutrition Planning |
3.00 |
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NFE 3107 |
Biostatistics |
3.00 |
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NFE 3109 |
Water and Beverage Technology |
3.00 |
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NFE 3110 |
Water and Beverage Technology Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 3111 |
Food Preservation and Storage Engineering |
3.00 |
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NFE 3112 |
Food Preservation and Storage Engineering Practical |
1.00 |
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6th Semester |
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NFE 3201 |
Nutrigenomics and Biotechnology |
3.00 |
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NFE 3203 |
Nutritional Epidemiology |
3.00 |
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NFE 3205 |
Environmental Food Engineering |
3.00 |
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NFE 3207 |
Food Packaging Engineering |
3.00 |
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NFE 3208 |
Food Packaging Engineering Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 3209 |
Nutrition Education |
3.00 |
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NFE 3211 |
Nutrition in Emergencies |
3.00 |
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NFE 3213 |
Public Health Nutrition |
3.00 |
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7th Semester |
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NFE 4101 |
Dietetics |
3.00 |
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NFE 4102 |
Dietetics Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 4103 |
Nutritional Data Management and Analysis |
3.00 |
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NFE 4105 |
Sensory Science |
3.00 |
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NFE 4107 |
Clinical Nutrition |
3.00 |
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NFE 4108 |
Clinical Nutrition Practical |
1.00 |
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NFE 4109 |
Quality Assurance and Food Safety |
3.00 |
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NFE 4111 |
Methods of Food Analysis |
3.00 |
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NFE 4112 |
Methods of Food Analysis Practical |
1.00 |
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8th Semester |
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NFE 4202 |
Internship |
3.00 |
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NFE 4204 |
Project Work / Term Paper / Dissertation |
4.00 |
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Total Credit hour |
151 Credits |
|
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Numerical Grade |
Letter Grade |
Grade Point |
|
80% and above |
A+ (A Plus) |
4.00 |
|
75% to less than 80% |
A (A Regular) |
3.75 |
|
70% to less than 75% |
A- (A Minus) |
3.50 |
|
65% to less than 70% |
B+ (B Plus) |
3.25 |
|
60% to less than 65% |
B (B Regular) |
3.00 |
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55% to less than 60% |
B- (B Minus) |
2.75 |
|
50% to less than 55% |
C+ (C Plus) |
2.50 |
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45% to less than 50% |
C (C Regular) |
2.25 |
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40% to less than 45% |
D (D Regular) |
2.00 |
|
Less than 40% |
F (Failure) |
0.00 |