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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 | College of Health Sciences AY 2023-2024