Nutrition and Dietetics
The mission of the Nutrition and Dietetics program is to prepare students to professionally address the changing needs of society and industry in food, nutrition, and dietetic fields. The program is designed to develop nutrition and dietetics professionals with knowledge and understanding of the importance of nutrition in health and disease.
The objectives’ of this Bachelor degree program is to graduate high caliber nutrition and dietetics professionals with the knowledge base, practical skills, and ethical values that will enable them to improve health services provided at the individual and population levels.
- Recognize nutrition-related concerns during the life span and demonstrate abilities to manage these issues.
- Understand the importance of nutrition in disease prevention and disease management at different stages.
- Demonstrate knowledge of food composition including macro and micronutrients, their nutritional value, and contribution to the overall quality of diet.
- Exhibit ability to assess and diagnose nutritional status through the Nutrition Care Process and plan dietary programs for individuals and as part of large- scale community interventions.
- Display ability to write coherent and organized reports and show ability to present information in a concise and engaging manner.
- Demonstrate skills to communicate nutrition knowledge through education and counseling.
- Exhibit confidence in abilities in terms of knowledge, concepts, and practice.
- Demonstrate ability to work individually and within a team.
- Ability to network with individuals from different backgrounds and create new relationships within the professional setting.
- Demonstrate ability to critically appraise research findings.
- Problem- solving and decision making skills related to nutrition cases.
- Display ability to gather and analyze data needed to solve the nutrition problem.
- Understand ethical dilemmas in nutrition practice.
- Understand ethical issues in conducting nutrition and health research.
- Apply ethical standards and values during practice within the professional setting.
- Nutritionists in hospitals, health facilities, and recreation centers.
- Community Nutrition educators.
- rivate practice.
- Media.
- School Nutrition.
- Nutrition counseling.
- Research.
- Post-graduate education.
- Non-governmental, UN, and Private sector posts in the field.
- Governmental posts in the filed.
- Medical representatives.
- Athlete nutrition counseling.
study plan
The students have to complete 129 credit hours distributed as the following general components:
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Component |
Credit Hours |
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University Requirements |
21-22 |
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Faculty Requirements |
32-33 |
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Program Requirements |
69 |
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Professional elective |
5-7 |
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Total |
129 |
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics required courses (57 credit hours)
a. Compulsory courses: (57 credit hours)
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Course number |
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Level 4 and department approval |
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NUTD432 | Assessment Of Nutritional Status: Research Methods |
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Elective Courses: (12 credit hours)
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Course number |
Prerequisite |
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NUTD335 | NUTRITION AND CULTURE: MEDITERRANEAN AND OTHER DIETS |
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NUTD432 | ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS: RESEARCH METHODS |
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Level 4 and department approval |
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Level 4 and department approval |
