Home Science College and Research Institute is part of
Tamil
Nadu Agricultural University, situated at Agricultural College
and Research Institute, Campus,
Madurai.
This College was started at
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai Campus during the
year 1980 with undergraduate and post graduate programme.
Currently this college is offering four year Home Science
programme at under graduate level with food technology a
specialization courses. Food Science and Nutrition is being
offered at post graduate and doctorate level. Diversified
research activities of nutritional standard in the areas of
Food Science and Nutrition are being carried out in this
college at present. This is situated at Agricultural College
and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Madurai campus about 15km away from
Madurai
city on the way to Trichy.
Establishment details
The
Home Science College was introduced in Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University, Coimbatore during the year 1980 at Madurai,
Campus. To start with this college functioned along with one
Department of Home Science, with the ICAR accreditation
committee approval for introducing other Departments of Home
Science in future. During 1984 the existing post graduate
programme in Food Science and Nutrition at Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University, Coimbatore was transferred to Madurai
to strengthen the Home Science College. Consequently during
the year 1988 the Ph.D in Food Science and Nutrition was
introduced at Madurai.
Objectives
Ê
To
provide basic knowledge on Home Management practices, Food
Science and Nutrition, Human Development, Textiles and
Clothing and Extension Education.
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To
create awareness on community nutrition, Human Development,
Textiles and Clothing and Extension Education.
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To
provide self employment opportunities by promoting cottage
industries and women entrepreneurship thereby raising the
standard of living.
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To
promote overall personality, development and to provide self
confidence.
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To
develop new technologies at minimum cost in all the
disciplines of Home Science and to improve the existing
technologies.
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Effective transfer of technologies to the rural communities by
appropriate communication methods.
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To
aim at producing graduates for better nutritional management
strategies for the different classes of society.
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To
produce graduates for meeting our national and international
needs
Ê
To
emphasize food processing and preservation and packaging as
special course.
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Application of computer for teacher, research and extension in
various disciplines of Home Science.
Programmes offered
Under graduate
The
board of management at it 128th meeting held on
3.8.2002 approved the formation of the following departments
in the Home Science College and Research Institute, Madurai
1.
Department of Human Development
2.
Department of Family Resource Management
3.
Department of Home Science Extension
4.
Department of Apparel Designing and Fashion Technology
5.
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Department of Human Development
·
Child Psychology. I & II – methods of child study
·
Early and Late Childhood pre and post natal development
·
Family Relationship – Family Crisis adjustment in family old
age needs.
·
Population education and family welfare – Population policy.
·
Pre
school organization and management – Type of Pre School, Pre
school management.
·
Guidance and Counselling for parents and children and
counseling for family members.
·
Children with special needs.
Family Resource Management
·
Resources Management – Human and non human resources like
time, energy, money skill and knowledge
·
Housing and space management - Designing house and interior –
Electrical and plumbing installation – in depth knowledge
about the requirement of the housing landscape designing.
·
Furnishing / Interior decoration - Principles of design to
create a beautiful interior. Tradition and modern furniture
designing
·
Consumer – Sciences - Channelize all the operations in the
market situation. Consumers advantages law. Awareness in
consumers advertisement labelling, packaging, branding.
·
Waste Recycling - Recycling the liquid and solid waste arising
from individual home community. Method of Recycling. Types of
bio gas plants. Version organization involved in research in
these areas
·
Non-conventional energy resources - Ideas about non
conventional energy, sun, wind, Tidal energy, details about
solar box, solar heaters, solar lanterns are also included.
·
Ergonomics - Discipline in its own right, as theoretical and
fundamental understanding of human behaviour and performance
in purposeful in Socio-technical systems.
Department of Home Science Extension Education
·
Rural Sociology -Rural Home Science Work Experience
·
Home Science Extension Education
·
Programme planning and evaluation
·
Transfer of Technology in Home Science
·
Development of Rural Women
·
Extension administration
Department of Apparel Designing and Fashion Technology
·
Study of Textile fibres - Introduction to textiles and
clothing major goal. Classification fibre. Manufacturing and
processing
·
Dyeing and Printing
·
Family Clothing and Care
·
Embroidery and Knitting
·
Sewing Craft
·
Garment making
