Last updated: 13 Aug 2020
Composite Home Science is the science of home and it includes all the things that concern the person, home family members and resources. It is the education for ‘better living’ and the core of this education is the family ecosystem. It also deals with reciprocal relations between the family and its natural and man-made environments. It aims at getting maximum satisfaction for the person and their family members through efficient and scientific use of your resources. It gives the person all the knowledge of the scientific procedures involved in making a home beautiful.
Home science integrates the application of various sciences and humanities to improve human environment family nutrition management of resources and child development.
B.Sc Composite Home Science is a 3-years undergraduate degree programme that is divided into 6-semesters. The course deals with the management and economics of maintaining home and surrounding. The course gives the students the deeper insight into the workings and management of houses and community. The course gives an overview of the various aspects of the society and how one can be helpful in providing service to the people with their skills.
The course integrates the aspects of home management which otherwise considered trivial and lays light on the opportunities, opening job scopes for students in future. The course aids the students with aesthetics and creative skills and helps them to polish their communication skills as well. The course provides an excellent platform for all the students to showcase their creativity and logical mind.
The students who have completed their PUC or 10+2 with PCB/CBZ from recognised board are eligible to apply for B.Sc Composite Home Science.
The students can get admission to B.Sc Composite Home Science via two modes. The first one is merit admission and second one is direct admission.
There are many reputed colleges and universities that conduct entrance exams for admission to B.Sc Composite Home Science course, such mode of admission is called merit admission. Every college has limited merit seats, so selection to these seats are done through institution-based entrance exams. The main idea of conducting entrance exams is to filter out the serious and hardworking students from non-serious ones. The qualified students are allotted merit seats and the fees is also nominal for merit-based admission.
The students can also get admission to B.Sc Composite Home Science course through direct admission. The students can take direct admission to the course under management quota. The main advantage of this mode is that the students are not required to appear for any institution- based entrance exams for getting admission to the course. Another advantage is that the students can choose their desired colleges for their study and book their seats even before the starting of the academic year. The interested students can contact Educational Advisory Centres for more details about direct admissions.
The students of B.Sc Composite Home Science will be studying the following subjects in their course duration.
| Sl. No. | Subjects of Study |
|---|---|
| 1 | Human Development |
| 2 | Introduction to Foundation of Food and Nutrition |
| 3 | Computational Skills |
| 4 | Applied Physical Science |
| 5 | Technical Writing in English |
| 6 | Family resource Management |
| 7 | Foundation of Fabric of Apparel Science |
| 8 | Dynamics of Human Communication |
| 9 | Human Nutrition |
| 10 | Home Science Extension Education |
| 11 | Fundamentals of Sociology, Social and Culture |
| 12 | Applied Life Sciences |
| 13 | Clothing Construction |
| 14 | Interior Design |
| 15 | Fundamentals of Psychology, Behavioural Processes |
| 16 | Childhood in India |
| 17 | Mass Communication |
| 18 | Nutrition for Children and Adolescents |
| 19 | Human Resource Management |
| 20 | Fashion Studies |
| 21 | Consumer Economics |
| 22 | Fashion Designing |
| 23 | Diet Therapy |
| 24 | Home Science Extension & Rural Development |
| 25 | Fundamentals of Human Development |
| 26 | Advanced Human Development |
| 27 | Advanced Home Science Extension & Rural Development |
| 28 | Consumer Products Safety and Legislation |
| 29 | Statistics and Research Methods |
There is a far amount of demand for composite home science students. They can join NGOs, rehabilitation centres, psychology clinics and many more. If they are interested in higher studies, they can join master's courses. They can join hotels and restaurants as lead chefs. The students can become lecturers and join different colleges to take up teaching in composite home science after the completion of their master’s.
Some of the important job roles available are:
The fresh graduates will easily earn around 4 lakhs to 6 lakhs per annum. The experienced professionals will be earning around 6 lakhs to 8 lakhs per annum. The salary changes according to the location and recruiter.
Some of the top recruiters are:
The demand for home science students has gained importance in the last 5-10 years. With new opportunities emerging in the field, more scope and room has been created for B.Sc composite home science students. The students with an interest towards serving the society with various services related to composite home science can join the B.Sc Composite Home Science course and earn a decent salary and also expect a good career growth in the field.
Indira Kumari • 5 months ago
Can you provide job for M.A.HomeScience (, Patna University, Bihar) ? I'm in Powai Mumbai. Thanks ?
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