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About

Our College

The College of Health Sciences at Abu Dhabi University was officially established in 2018 in response
to the growing need for healthcare professionals with advanced knowledge and practice skills in a
variety of health sciences disciplines in the UAE and region. The college offers five undergraduate
programs under the broad umbrella of “allied health professions”. The collective educational mission
of the health sciences programs is to produce graduates who are: equipped with both the theoretical
and practical scientific and technical knowledge to analyze and evaluate; able to communicate directly
with patients, their families, and fellow healthcare professionals; prepared to excel in a career in the
field of healthcare; able to understand societal health issues; and ready to lead in the field of medicine
and health sciences, supporting the ambitions of the UAE to become a world-class healthcare provider
and medical research hub. The programs are delivered in a modern, well-equipped facility that includes
state-of-the-art teaching laboratories. We expect to offer additional undergraduate and postgraduate
studies soon.

Programs

The College of Health Sciences offers five undergraduate programs under two departments:

The Department of Environmental and Public Health
• B.Sc. in Public Health
• B.Sc. Environmental Health and Safety

The Department of Biomedical Sciences
• B.Sc. Molecular and Medical Genetics
• B.Sc. Laboratory Medicine
• B.Sc. Human Nutrition and Dietetics

The programs are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA, UAE). The Biomedical
Sciences programs are currently offered only in Abu Dhabi. The Environmental and Public Health
programs are offered in both Abu Dhabi and Al Ain campuses. Each program is delivered through
an innovative and dynamic curriculum that is continuously reviewed and improved. All the programs
offered by the college are competency-based and are aligned with the UAE National Qualification
Framework and with relevant international accreditation standards.

The curricula are recognized for the use of diverse teaching methods and course delivery approaches.
Experimental and experiential education are incorporated in the curricula and are essential learning
components that will help students develop soft and clinical skills, preparing them for their professional
experience. Students benefit from well-structured, supervised internships and practicum placements
in renowned university hospitals, medical centers, industry-based organizations and companies, and
public health organizations. In addition, students are familiarized with different steps of conducting
research, developing research skills through being exposed to a range of research opportunities across
courses and through the capstone project and undergraduate research course. The B.Sc. in Public Health
is one of the few programs that offer a public health degree at an undergraduate level nationally and
regionally and is accredited by Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA), a prestigious
European accreditation agency.

Abu Dhabi University | The College of Health Sciences E-Magazine | Issue 2 2021-2022 Academic Year