The department was established in the academic year of 2020-2021 and received the first batch of its students which was a total of 32 students in the academic year of 2021-2022. Currently, the students are ongoing in the second stage (third semester).
Food security & public health as a national inclusive attempt via independent research, education, training, and insistence support of the quality control duties in addition to increasing the incomes is participant in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is working via developing quality and quantitively of agriculture and the animal products by the presence of our institute in all relative aspects, also to set a keen, creative, and professional staff to support solving the necessities of the developed health monitoring for all the people and to develop producing healthy food for the population of the area
Department objectives:
Generally, the purpose of food security & public health department in the region is training the learners professionally and technically to identify, evaluate, and work on the healthy requirements of healthy individuals, their families, and the community in general.
In general, the goals can be summarized in below points:
- Strengthening health system in the region.
- Ensuring that the commercial agreements are developing public health.
- Towards a continuous and healthy system.
- Developing the thesis of food for the quality of health and life.
- Targeting healthy thesis of fat, chronic diseases, and the components of vital food, developing quality control of food and educational program for the population who are under serious concerns of unhealthy life.
Vision
Ensuring Food Security for citizens of the country to be a leader in propelling sustainable agricultural development.
Mission
Promoting agricultural health and food safety. Promoting food security. Making food grains accessible at reasonable prices, especially to the weak errand vulnerable sections of the society.
Foo Security and Public Health Department Council Members
Head of Food Security and Public Health Department
Runj Mouhamednajat Mazher
Assistant Lecturer
[email protected]
Waleed Ahmed Hamadameen
Head of Food Security and Public Health Department
Runj Mouhamednajat Mazher
Assistant Lecturer
[email protected]
Waleed Ahmed Hamadameen
| First Semester | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Tutorial (hrs.) | Workload | Module | |||||
| No. | Subject | Code | ECTS | (hrs.) | Type | Language | |||
| 1 | Kurdology | KUR101 | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | 135 | Request | Kurdish |
| 2 | English Skills 1 | ENS102 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 162 | Request | English |
| 3 | Computer Essential | COE103 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 108 | Request | English |
| 4 | Principles of Food Science | PFS104 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 270 | Core Module | English |
| 5 | Introduction to law Study | ILS105 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 135 | Core Module | Kurdish |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 810 | ||||
| Second Semester | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Tutorial (hrs.) | Workload | Module | |||||
| No. | Subject | Code | ECTS | (hrs.) | Type | Language | |||
| 1 | English Skills 2 | ENS201 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 108 | Assist Module | English |
| 2 | Farms and Storages Management | FSM202 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 162 | Assist Module | English |
| 3 | Agricultural Legislation 1 | AGL203 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 162 | Core Module | Kurdish |
| 4 | General Microbiology | GEM204 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 162 | Core Module | English |
| 5 | Food Safety | FOS205 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 216 | Core Module | English |
| Total | 8 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 810 | ||||
| Third Semester | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Tutorial (hrs.) | Workload | Module | |||||
| No. | Subject | Code | ECTS | (hrs.) | Type | Language | |||
| 1 | Marketing Management | MAM301 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 135 | Request | English |
| 2 | Food Processing | FOP302 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 216 | Core Module | English |
| 3 | Agricultural Legislation 2 | AGL303 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 162 | Core Module | Kurdish |
| 4 | Principles of Statistics | POS304 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 162 | Core Module | English |
| 5 | Human Nutrition | HUN305 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 135 | Request | English |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 810 | ||||
| 4th Semester | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Tutorial (hrs.) | Workload | Module | |||||
| No. | Subject | Code | ECTS | (hrs.) | Type | Language | |||
| 1 | Food Quality Control | FQC401 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 216 | Core Module | English |
| 2 | Dairy and Meat Production | DMP402 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 216 | Core Module | English |
| 3 | Agro Ecology | AGE403 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 108 | Core Module | English |
| 4 | Food Security Laws | FSL404 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 162 | Core Module | English |
| 5 | Graduation Project | GRP405 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 108 | Request | Kurdish |
| 6 | Summer Training | SUT406 | - | - | - | - | - | Request | Kurdish |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 810 | ||||