IGNOU - Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education (DNHE)

About this course

The Diploma Programme is a holistic package which provides opportunities to the learner to gain knowledge about nutrition and public health. It also enables the learners to develop skills in communicating nutrition and health related information to community. The aim of the programme is to develop a knowledge base in areas of nutrition and public health, promote awareness about concepts and principles in communication and their application in nutrition and health education and develop skill in playing the role of nutrition/health educators in the community.

Learner's with basic 10+2 qualification, and an interest in community work will find the Diploma very useful. It is a professional training programme. People working with both governmental and non-governmental sectors in the role of community workers would also benefit from this Programme. The Diploma will provide an additional qualification helping them to improve their professional competence and promotion chances. The Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education is a 32 credit programme consisting of four courses.

Program Code

DNHE

Eligibility

10+2 or its equivalent

Min age as on 1^st Jan. of the Academic Year

No bar

Duration (Min)

1 years

Duration (Max)

4 years

Program Fee

Rs. 1,500/-(Programme fee includes Registration fee of Rs 100/-)

Medium of Instruction

English / Hindi

Admission details

Admission notification is generally released in May/June and the last date for submission of filled-in application forms will be September 30 for January session and March 31 for July session. However students are requested to check with the official admission notification for the exact dates related to admissions.

Project Work

Project Work is a vital component of the DNHE programme. Through the Project Work, the learner will be able to experience the “feel” of working as a nutrition and health educator in community setting. Such an interaction would provide good insight into the problems and possible solutions in community work. The Project will equip the learner to plan and conduct nutrition / health education compaigns and programmes in community settings.

For further information on this course, please email to dnhe@IGNOU.ac.in

For information on Student Registration & Evaluation, please email to sred@IGNOU.ac.in

For information on Material Production and Distribution, please email mpdd@IGNOU.ac.in

For other information, please email to ssc@IGNOU.ac.in

The following is a partial list of courses similar to IGNOU Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education - offered by other Universities in India

• Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) - Diploma in Nutrition & Health Education (DNHE)

Note: The above courses are picked automatically by the website for indicative purpose only and does not mean that the University treats the courses as equivalent or similar. Students have to check with the University for the similarity of the course or for any further information in this regard.

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