The educational and training activities of the Nutrition and Dietetics Program are supported by program-specific laboratories and practice areas. Within this framework, the Nutrition and Dietetics Laboratory and the Anthropometry Laboratory are actively utilized to enable students to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical application.
The Nutrition and Dietetics Laboratory, located on the 5th floor of Block M, is used within the scope of undergraduate courses including Principles of Nutrition I–II, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Nutrition in Childhood Diseases, and Standard Recipe Development and Portioning. In this laboratory setting, students gain hands-on experience in food preparation and cooking principles and examine the effects of different preparation and cooking methods on nutrients. In addition, practical applications related to age-appropriate food preparation for infants and children, as well as recipe development for special dietary needs (e.g., low-protein diets), are conducted. The Nutrition and Dietetics Laboratory has an area of 77 m² and is arranged in accordance with the requirements of practical education.
Another key practice area of the program is the Anthropometry Laboratory, located on the 2nd floor of Block H. This laboratory is used within the scope of the courses Methods for Assessing Nutritional Status in the Community and Community Nutrition Problems and Epidemiology. In the Anthropometry Laboratory, students perform anthropometric assessments using devices such as body composition analyzers, calipers, sliding calipers, and fitmate systems, thereby gaining practical skills in measurement techniques and equipment use. Furthermore, food replicas are used to support practical training on how to effectively communicate portion sizes during nutrition education sessions. The Anthropometry Laboratory covers an area of 80 m².
These laboratories provide an appropriate physical infrastructure to support applied education, contribute to the development of students' professional competencies, and play a significant role in achieving the learning outcomes of the Nutrition and Dietetics Program.
