UPES introduces new Integrated Health Science programmes

July 8, 2021: From the academic session 2021, UPES, an NAAC ‘A' rated multidisciplinary institution, will offer new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in its School of Health Sciences. Students will be able to choose from a variety of minor electives as part of the new programmes, which will include integrated modules with specialisations. Because there has been an increase in the demand for trained healthcare workers, these programmes are designed with industry demands in mind and to provide students with the necessary skill sets to make them readily employable.

New and Integrated BSc and MSc Programmes

UPES School of Health Sciences has launched three new integrated undergraduate BSc-MSc programmes which are of four year duration and on successful completion, students will be given an integrated BSc-MSc degree.

1. Integrated BSc-MSc (Clinical Research) with specialisations in Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Regulatory Affairs
2. Integrated BSc-MSc (Nutrition & Dietetics) with specialisations in Dietetics and Holistic Wellness and Nutraceutical and Nutritional Policy
3. Integrated BSc-MSc (Microbiology) with specialisations in Food and Environmental Microbiology and Medical and Pharmaceutical Microbiology
4. A two-year post-graduate programme- MSc (Pharmacology and Toxicology) with two specialisations, Applied Clinical Pharmacology and Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology.

New Integrated BTech - MBA programmes

UPES School of Health Sciences has introduced integrated five-year BTech - MBA programmes. Unlike the typical BTech + MBA programmes which usually takes six years, these programmes are for five years saving students one year. Under these courses students will be receiving two specialisations, one in the BTech programme and other in the MBA programme.

1. BTech - MBA (Food Technology) with specialisation in Food Plant Engineering or Food Biotechnology under Food Technology electives and specialisation in Product Management or Marketing under management electives.
2. BTech - MBA (Biotechnology) with specialisation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biosimilars or Plant Biotechnology under Biotechnology electives and specialisation in Biotechnology Product Management or Biotechnology Marketing under management electives.
3. Apart from the integrated programs, a new BTech. (Biotechnology) a four-year degree programme has been launched with specialisation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biosimilars or Plant Biotechnology.

Along with the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the School has also introduced PhD programmes in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Microbiology, and Food and Nutrition Sciences.

Dr Neeraj Mahindroo, Dean, School of Health Sciences commented on the benefits of these courses and said,” The new programs are built on an interdisciplinary approach with the purpose of providing our students with well-rounded education offering them multiple specialisations and the opportunity to explore subjects from other disciplines at UPES like design, business, artificial intelligence and more. We have included mandatory life skills courses for professional development and signature courses covering topics of intellect in the curriculum. Thecourses have been planned after proper consultation with industry experts and the semesters have been designed to offer our students sufficient time for research which is of utmost importance and gives them the needed national and global exposure.”

UPES is a multi-disciplinary university and offers specialized under-graduate and post-graduate programs through its seven schools- School of Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Design, School of Law, School of Business, School of Health Sciences, and School of Modern Media.

It is globally recognized by QS Ratings with 5 Stars for academic development, employability (placements), campus facilities and program strength. Despite 2020 being a challenging year due to COVID-19, UPES had a placement record of 94% with unicorns, global companies and startups across industries including Accenture, Adani Power, Aditya Birla, Amazon, American Express, Bosch, Byju’s, Ziegler Aerospace, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor India, Royal Enfield, Indigo Airlines, HDFC Ltd, Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, Projects Ltd, Nestle, ITC Ltd, Hitachi Consulting, IBM, Reliance Jio Infocomm, and more.

Note: This article has been published on the basis of press communication by the college