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البكالوريوس التطبيقي للعلوم الصحية في التغذية السريرية وعلم التغذية

Bachelor Of Health Science In Clinical Nutrition And Dietetics

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عضو مجلس الاعتماد الأمريكي – مؤسسة تعليمية دولية مستقلة معترف بها من قبل مجلس الاعتماد للكليات والمدارس الدولية

INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PERSISTENT PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE

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LANGUAGE/S

ENGLISH, ARABIC

ACCREDITATION/S

ACISC™ | THE ACCREDITING COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
الجامعة الأمريكية بواشنطن
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON D.C

DURATION

60 Credit Hour | ساعة

LECTURES

2 Lectures Per Week | محاضرة

Career Opportunities

Graduates from the Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics are absorbed in popular careers that include hospitals, primary health care facilities, medical centers and clinics; food industry, food catering, and nutraceutical companies; educational institutions, research centers, media centers; social welfare organizations; and wellness clinics in public and private sectors.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

Demonstrate awareness for the social and cultural sensitivity of the Emirate’s needs within its Islamic values and advancement.
Establish broad understanding of the importance of economic, environmental and cultural issues influencing food choice and nutritional status.
Possess strong foundation in health and food science.
Acquire a broad knowledge base and skills in nutritional sciences and nutrition education.
Integrate and acquire training and knowledge from fields relevant to food and nutrition sciences; food technology, food psychology and sociology, and health promotion and nutrition.
Develop a range of skills including knowledge of information technology, food analysis, independent learning, critical thinking and verbal and non-verbal communication.
Design an effective evidence-based nutrition care plan for individual clients or patients.
Demonstrate leadership to provide effective and efficient nutritional care to clients based on latest knowledge and changing needs to the community.
Apply the principles of nutrition and dietetics in the maintenance of health and prevention of disease in groups and individuals.
Act responsibly toward clients, self, colleagues, and the community.
Integrate recent developments through research in the field of clinical nutrition.
Adhere to the ethical and social issues important to nutritional services.

مخرجات تعلم البرنامج

I. University Requirements

I. University Requirements
Every student is required to take 24 credit hours of general education courses distributed over seven domains. Fifteen (15) mandatory credit hours are selected from domains 1, 2, 3 and 4 and (9) elective credit hours selected from domains 5, 6 and 7 as indicated in the University section (General Education).

II. College Requirements
The 24 credit hours of the College required courses and their descriptions are presented in the introductory pages of the College of Health Sciences section in this bulletin.

III. Program Requirements
This category consists of 86 credit hours of which are the 80 credit hours of mandatory courses and 6 credits of elective courses.

A. Core Courses
The 80 credit hours of required CN&D core courses are listed in the table below.

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND DIETETICS البكالوريوس التطبيقي للعلوم الصحية في التغذية السريرية وعلم التغذية

The Bachelor of Science degree program in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics (CN&D) is a full-time four-year comprehensive degree program comprising of 134 credit hours from courses offered at the university, college and department levels. The allocation of the credit hours is shown in the following table:

A. Core Courses

The 80 credit hours of required CN&D core courses are listed in the table below.

Course #	Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisite
0501257	General Microbiology	3	0500150
0501260	Biochemistry	3	1426155
0503263	Health Education and Health Promotion	3
0503462	Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Professions	3
0504362	Epidemiology and Population Health	3	0504252
0507250	Introduction to Nutrition	3	0500160
0507260	Macro and Micro Nutrients	3	0507250
0507261	Principles of Food Science	3	Co: 0501260
0507262	Food Psychology and Sociology	3	0507250
0507263	Food Microbiology	3	0501257
0507350	Nutrition Assessment	4	0507260
0507351	Food Processing and Preparation	4	0507261
0507352	Nutrition in the Life Cycle	3	0507260; 0507250
0507353	Pediatric Nutrition	3	0507260; Co: 0507352
0507360	Medical Nutrition Therapy (1)	3	0507350; 0507352
0507361	Diet Planning and Disease (1)	3	Co: 0507260
0507362	Clinical Nutrition Practicum 1A	3	0507350; Co: 0507361
0507450	Medical Nutrition Therapy (2)	3	0507360; Co: 0507451
0507451	Diet Planning and Disease (2)	3	0507361; Co:0507450
0507452	Clinical Nutrition Practicum 2A (Community)	3	0503263
0507453	Practical Food Analysis	2	0507351
0507460	Food Service Management	3	0507263
0507461	Nutrition Project	3	0500450
0507462	Clinical Nutrition Practicum 3A	6	0507451
1426217	Organic Chemistry for Health Sciences	4	1426155

B. Department Elective Courses

Students may choose two courses encompassing six credit hours as required electives. The list of possible courses to choose from are given in the table below. The list includes courses offered by the CN&D program and other departments. Students should be aware that not all of the courses in the list will be available every semester.

Course #	Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisite
0503261	Psychosocial Aspects in Health Professions	3
0506362	Food Safety and Quality	3	0501257
0507400	Advanced Human Nutrition and Metabolism	3	0507352
0507402	Nutrition Counseling and Communication	3	0503263
0507437	Sports Nutrition	3	0507350

Study Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics program encompasses 134 credits hours that are spread over eight semesters and could be completed in four years. The following distribution of courses by semester facilitates students’ normal progression through the study plan.

Level 1.1 (16 Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisites
0201102	Arabic Languages	3
0202121	English for Medical Sciences	3
0500150	Biology	4
0500161	Introduction to Health Sciences	2
1426155	General Chemistry for Health Sciences	4

Level 1.2 (17 Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisites
0104100	Islamic Culture	3
0500160	Human Anatomy and Physiology	4
1411100	Introduction to Information Technology	3
1430107	General Physics for Health Sciences	4
	University Elective (1)	3

Level 2.1 (16 Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisites
0504252	Biostatistics	3
0507250	Introduction to Nutrition	3	0500160
0501257	General Microbiology	3	0500150
1426217	Organic Chemistry for Health Sciences	4	1426155
	University Elective (2)	3

Level 2.2 (18 Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisites
0501260	Biochemistry	3	1426155
0507260	Macro and Micro Nutrients	3	0507250
0507261	Principles of Food Science	3	Co: 0501260
0507262	Food Psychology and Sociology	3	0507250
0507263	Food Microbiology	3	0501257
	University Elective (3)	3

Level 3.1 (17 Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisites
0507350	Nutrition Assessment	4	0507260
0507351	Food Processing and Preparation	4	0507261
0507352	Nutrition in the Life Cycle	3	0507250; 0507260
0507353	Pediatric Nutrition	3	0507260; Co: 0507352
	University Elective (4)	3

Level 3.2 (18 Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisites
0503263	Health Education and Health Promotion	3
0504362	Epidemiology and Population Health	3	0504252
0507360	Medical Nutrition Therapy (1)	3	0507350; 0507352
0507361	Diet Planning and Disease (1)	3	Co: 0507360
0507362	Clinical Nutrition Practicum 1A	3	0507350; co: 0507361
	Department Elective (1)	3

Level 4.1 (17 Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisites
0500450	Introduction to Research	3	0504252
0507450	Medical Nutrition Therapy (2)	3	0507360; Co: 0507451
0507451	Diet Planning and Disease (2)	3	0507361; Co: 0507450
0507452	Clinical Nutrition Practicum 2A (Community)	3	0503263
0507453	Practical Food Analysis	2	0507351
	Department Elective (2)	3

Level 4.2 (15 Credit Hours)
Course #	Course Title	Cr Hrs.	Prerequisites
0503462	Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Professions	3
0507460	Food Service Management	3	0507263
0507461	Nutrition Project	3	0500450
0507462	Clinical Nutrition Practicum 3A	6	0507451