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        RESEARCH STUDY/SEMINARS       Practicum program by providing   at affiliated medical facilities. The   BIO 205L - General Biology I   familiarity with the basic anatomical   This course will be describing protein
        AND PROFESSIONAL              them the opportunity to present   interdisciplinary practicum will      Laboratory                    and histological organization of the   structure and function, protein
        PRACTICE:                     and discuss all interesting nutritional   prepare dietetic interns to attain   Credit Hour: 1         human body and its physiology.   synthesis, processing, regulation,
                                      issues arising during their Practicum.   entry-level competencies in nutrition                        Students will learn how the various   interactions, and turnover.  It aims,
        HND 437 - Seminar: Current    It is divided into two components in   therapy, food service systems    Pre or Co-requisite: BIO 205  organs of the body interact with one   primarily, to provide in-depth
        Research in Nutrition         the fourth year covering the Medical   management, and community        This course introduces the principles   another and how they contribute to   knowledge of protein structures, as
        Credit Hour: 1                Nutrition Therapy and the Food   nutrition. The Practicum offers a      and concepts of biology with the   the overall physiology of the body.   well as how they are constructed,
        Prerequisite: Completion of 90   Service rotations. In foodservice,   concentration in medical nutrition   emphasis on laboratory skills and   Pathology is also studied as examples   how they function, and how they
        Credit Hours                  students are required to complete   therapy to reflect the needs of the   practical hands-on experiences for   of disruption to normal body   are stabilized. Students will also
                                      studies or projects and to present the   UAE job market for dietetics practice.   the students. This course will have   homeostasis. This course includes   be introduced briefly to protein
        The purpose of this course is to   methods, data, results, discussions   Students will start their Practicum   laboratory experiments, simulated   a study of the cells, chemistry,   databases and to some laboratory
        develop advanced research, critical   and conclusions on the foodservice                              experiments, demonstrations, and   tissues, skeletal, muscular, digestive,   experiments that deal with protein
        analysis, and communication skills.   management topic of interest.  in their 3rd year after completing   group activities for the students that   respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary,   detection and protein interactions.
        Students are required to research                            the core courses required for their      illustrate the principles and concepts   integumentary, nervous, endocrine
        a current topic in nutrition and   HND 421 - Seminar in Clinical   practicum. The supervised practice   for the course BIO 205.     systems as well as sensory organs,   BMS 23110B - Protein Activity &
        prepare an oral presentation on   Dietetics                  component is comprised of 22 weeks                                     lymph & immunity, and reproduction   Regulation
                                                                     of Medical Nutrition therapy, 8 weeks
        the subject.  The aim is to develop   Credit Hour: 1                                                  CHE 205 - General Chemistry I  integumentary, skeletal, muscular,   Credit Hours: 3
        effective scientific communication.   Prerequisite: (Co) HND 440II  of Foodservice management and     Credit Hours: 3               nervous, and special senses.   Prerequisites: BMS 23110A
        This is essential in professional life                       8 weeks of community nutrition           Prerequisite(s): (Co) ENG 102 / ENG   In conjunction with classroom
        for effectiveness in a multidisciplinary   This course focuses on developing   that will be start as basic to more   200            instruction, the anatomy and   This course provides an overview of
        healthcare teams, reporting to   the communication and research   advanced practice to demonstrate                                  physiology practical lab component   the main aspects of biochemistry by
                                                                     a defined set of competencies.
        government and policy makers, and   skills as well as on strengthening the                            This course introduces the    for this course requires students to   tackling different metabolic pathways
        in communication to the public,   critical thinking capacities of students   Each subsequent Practicum is a   principles and concepts of   apply knowledge from the classroom   by which all cells synthesize and
        students, and patients.       undergoing an intensive Practicum   prerequisite to the next.           chemistry with emphasis on atoms,   to online laboratory experiments and   degrade carbohydrates, lipids, amino
                                      program by providing them the                                           molecules, nomenclature, bonding,   critical thinking application exercises.  acids and nitrogenous compounds.
        HND 438 - Human Nutrition     opportunity to present and discuss all                                  stoichiometry, electronic structure,                         Specifically, the course will discuss
        Research Tutorial             interesting nutritional issues arising                                  and molecular structures. This course   HMG 381 - Human Anatomy &   the chemistry of the reactions that
        Credit Hours: 2               during their Practicum. It is divided                                   contains a laboratory component to   Physiology II           constitute these pathways and
        Prerequisite: Completion of 90   into two components in the fourth                                    reinforce the chemical concepts.  Credits Hours: 3           how energy is derived from the
        Credit Hours                  year covering the Medical Nutrition   Bachelor of                       CHE201L - General Chemistry I   Pre-requisite: HMG 380       breakdown of nutrients. It will also
                                      Therapy and the Food Service                                                                                                         cover how metabolic pathways are
        This is a directed study on a selected   rotations. In this course, students   Science in             Laboratory                    Introduction to Anatomy and    regulated by effector molecules and
        problem in the area of nutrition. The   need to present in-depth case                                 Credit Hours: 1               Physiology I and II are designed   hormones in living systems.
        purpose of this course is to further   studies within their clinical rotations   Molecular and        Pre or Co-requisite: CHE 205  to provide a foundation in human
        develop research, critical analysis,   based on the Nutrition Care Process.                                                         body. This includes a familiarity with   BMS 23110C - Enzymology
        and communication skills. In this   Students are also required to submit   Medical Genetics           This course introduces the principles   the anatomical and histological   Credit hours: 3
        respect, the student will not only   their case studies in the form of                                and concepts of chemistry with the   organization of the human body   Prerequisites: BMS 23110A
        conduct a meta-analysis of published   written reports.                                               emphasis on laboratory skills and   and its physiology. Students will
        research and a statistical analysis, but                                                              practical hands-on experiences for   learn how the various organs of the   This course allows students to
        present the data in a concise way in   HND 340 (I), HND 440 (II, III, IV)                             the students. This course will have   body interact with one another and   understand the main aspects of the
        the form of a poster or presentation.   Dietetics Practicum                                           laboratory experiments, simulated   how they contribute to the overall   study of enzymes. It will develop the
        A key component is to test the   Practicum Rotations:         Degree Requirements                     experiments, demonstrations, and   physiology of the body. The course   structures, kinetics, catalysis and
        students’ ability to understand, apply,                                                               group activities for the students that   is focused on nervous system as   inhibition of enzymes as well as the
        and report on statistical analysis   HND 340I – 4 Cr. (Junior Winter                                  illustrate the principles and concepts   well as on various pathologies and   mechanisms of enzyme regulation in
        correctly.                    Session); Pre-requisite: Completed 75                                   for the course CHE 205.       anatomical variations. They are   the cell.
                                      credits                        BIO 205 - General Biology I                                            studied as example of disruption to
        HND 321 - Seminar in                                         Credit Hours: 3                          HMG 380 - Human Anatomy &     normal body homeostasis. It also   HSC 210 - Epidemiology &
        Foodservice Systems           HND 440II – 6 Cr. ( Senior Fall   Prerequisite(s): (Co) ENG 102 / ENG   Physiology I                  includes practical classes devoted to   Population Health
        Credit Hour: 1                Session); Pre-requisite: HND 332  200                                   Credits Hours: 3              comparative anatomy and modern   Credit Hours: 3
        Prerequisite: (Co) HND 340I   HND 440III– 8 Cr. (Senior Fall                                          Prerequisite: BIO 205         technology and tools used to study   Prerequisite: HSC 205
                                      Session); Co-requisite: HND 440II  This course introduces the principles                              anatomy.
        This course focuses on developing                            and concepts of biology with             Anatomy and Physiology, I, is the first                      This course introduces students
        the communication and research   HND 440IV– 8 Cr. (Senior Spring   the emphasis on the cell and its   of a two-course sequence examining   BMS 23110A - Protein Structure   to the scientific discipline of
        skills as well as on strengthening   Session); Pre-requisite: PBH 320  metabolic activity, genetics, and   the terminology, structure, function,   & Function      epidemiology.  It covers definitions
        the critical thinking capacities of                          inheritance in living organism.          and interdependence of the human   Credit Hours: 3           and concepts of epidemiology
        students undergoing an intensive   Students must complete a minimum                                   body systems. This includes a                                together with the principles and
                                      of 1200 hours of supervised practice                                                                  Prerequisite: CHE 205          tools of epidemiology. The course


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