Department of Therapeutic Nutrition
About
The Department of Therapeutic Nutrition at Afro-Asian University is dedicated to educating students on applying nutrition principles to prevent, manage, and treat various medical conditions and diseases. Through a comprehensive curriculum, clinical training, and research activities, students develop skills in assessing patients’ nutritional needs, creating customized diet plans, and monitoring their progress. The department emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, community outreach, and technology integration to ensure graduates are well-prepared for careers in clinical practice, research, education, and healthcare management within the field of therapeutic nutrition.
The Department of Therapeutic Nutrition at Afro-Asian University aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to excel in the field of nutrition therapy and make meaningful contributions to individuals’ health and well-being. The learning outcomes of the department typically include:
Proficiency in Nutrition Science: Students should demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the biochemical, physiological, and metabolic aspects of nutrition, including macronutrients, micronutrients, and their roles in health and disease.
Clinical Assessment Skills: Students should develop the ability to conduct thorough nutrition assessments, including dietary intake analysis, anthropometric measurements, and biochemical tests, to evaluate individuals’ nutritional status and needs accurately.
Nutrition Counseling and Education: Students should acquire effective communication and counseling skills to educate individuals and groups about nutrition-related topics, provide evidence-based dietary recommendations, and support behavior change to promote healthier lifestyles.
Therapeutic Nutrition Interventions: Students should be proficient in developing and implementing nutrition care plans tailored to individuals’ medical conditions, dietary preferences, and cultural backgrounds, using evidence-based guidelines and best practices in therapeutic nutrition.
Research and Evidence-Based Practice: Students should demonstrate the ability to critically appraise scientific literature, design research studies, collect and analyze data, and apply research findings to inform evidence-based nutrition practice and improve patient outcomes.
Professionalism and Ethical Conduct: Students should adhere to professional standards, codes of ethics, and legal regulations governing the practice of nutrition therapy, demonstrating integrity, respect, cultural competence, and confidentiality in their interactions with clients and colleagues.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Students should collaborate effectively with healthcare professionals from other disciplines, such as physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, to provide comprehensive care and optimize patient outcomes through a team-based approach.
Lifelong Learning and Professional Development: Students should demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning, professional growth, and continuing education in the field of therapeutic nutrition, staying abreast of emerging research, technologies, and trends to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care throughout their careers.
Graduates from the Department of Therapeutic Nutrition at Afro-Asian University have diverse career opportunities in various sectors related to healthcare, nutrition, and wellness. Some potential career paths include:
Clinical Dietitian/Nutritionist: Working in hospitals, clinics, or private practice, providing personalized nutrition therapy to patients with medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, or gastrointestinal disorders.
Community Nutritionist: Designing and implementing nutrition programs for community organizations, schools, or government agencies to promote health and prevent disease within populations.
Researcher: Conducting studies to advance knowledge in therapeutic nutrition, exploring the effects of diet on health outcomes, or developing new nutritional interventions for specific medical conditions.
Food Service Manager: Overseeing food service operations in healthcare facilities, long-term care facilities, or corporate settings to ensure meals meet patients’ nutritional needs and comply with dietary restrictions.
Nutrition Educator: Teaching nutrition classes, workshops, or seminars in community settings, schools, or wellness centers to educate individuals and groups about healthy eating habits and disease prevention.
Consultant Dietitian: Providing expert advice to food companies, healthcare organizations, or sports teams on nutrition-related matters, such as menu development, product formulation, or performance nutrition.
Public Health Specialist: Working in public health agencies or non-profit organizations to develop and implement policies, programs, and initiatives aimed at improving population health through nutrition interventions.
Wellness Coach: Guiding individuals or groups in adopting healthier lifestyles, setting nutrition goals, and making sustainable behavior changes to enhance overall well-being.
Bs Programme
Semester 1 | |||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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BSTN 2051 | مصطلحات طبية باللغة الانجليزية 1 / Medical terms in English 1 | 2 |
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BSTN 2052 | أﺣﯿﺎء / Neighborhoods | 2 |
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BSTN 2053 | ﻛﯿﻤﯿﺎء / Chemistry | 2 |
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BSTN 2054 | ﻓﯿﺰﯾﺎء / Physics | 3 |
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BSTN 2055 | 1 اخلاق المهنة في التغذية العلاجية / ethics of the profession in therapeutic nutrition 1 | 2 |
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BSTN 2056 | ﻣﮭﺎرات اﻟﺤﺎﺳﺐ اﻵﻟﻲ / Computer skills | 2 |
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BSTN 2057 | الانسان في القرآن الكريم / The human being in the Holy Quran | 3 |
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BSTN 2058 | علم وظائف الأعضاء 1 / Physiology 1 | 2 |
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Total Credit Hours | 18 |
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Semester 2 | |||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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BSTN 2059 | الأطعمة في القرآن والسنة / Foods in the Quran and Sunnah | 2 |
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BSTN 2060 | مصطلحات طبية باللغة الانجليزية 2 / Medical terms in English 2 | 2 |
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BSTN 2061 | أﺣﯿﺎء / Neighborhoods | 2 |
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BSTN 2062 | مبادئ الغذاء والتغذية / Principles of food and nutrition | 3 |
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BSTN 2063 | التربية البدنية و الصحية / Physical and health education | 2 |
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BSTN 2064 | أساسيات علوم الغذاء / Fundamentals of food science | 2 |
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BSTN 2065 | علم الحجامة / The science of cupping | 3 |
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BSTN 2066 | علم النباتات 1 / Botany 1 | 2 |
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Total Credit Hours | 18 |
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Semester 3 | |||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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BSTN 2067 | ﻋﻠﻢ وظﺎﺋﻒ اﻷﻋﻀﺎء (فزيولوجيا) 2 / Physiology (physiology) 2 | 2 |
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BSTN 2068 | اﻟﻜﯿﻤﯿﺎء اﻟﺤﯿﻮﯾﺔ 1 / Biochemistry 1 | 2 |
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BSTN 2069 | علم التشريح / Anatomy of | 2 |
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BSTN 2070 | أﺳﺎﺳﯿﺎت ﺗﻐﺬﯾﺔ اﻹﻧﺴﺎن / Basics of Human Nutrition | 3 |
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BSTN 2071 | ﻋﻠﻢ اﻷﺣﯿﺎء اﻟﺪﻗﯿﻘﺔ واﻟﻄﻔﯿﻠﯿﺎت 1 / Microbiology and Parasitology 1 | 2 |
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BSTN 2072 | ﻣﺒﺎدئ ﻋﻠﻮم اﻟﻐﺬاء / Principles of food science | 2 |
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BSTN 2073 | الغذاء في القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية / Food in the Holy Quran and the prophetic Sunnah | 3 |
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BSTN 2074 | صحة المجتمع 1 / Community Health 1 | 2 |
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Total Credit Hours | 18 |
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Semester 4 | |||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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BSTN 2075 | اﻹﺣﺼﺎء اﻟﺤﯿﻮي واﻟﻮﺑﺎﺋﯿﺎت / Biostatistics and epidemiology | 2 | |
BSTN 2076 | اﻟﺘﻐﺬﯾﺔ ﺧﻼل دورة اﻟﺤﯿﺎة 1 / Nutrition during the Life Cycle 1 | 2 |
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BSTN 2077 | اﻟﻜﯿﻤﯿﺎء اﻟﺤﯿﻮﯾﺔ 1 / Biochemistry 1 | 2 |
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BSTN 2078 | أغذية المراحل العمرية 1 / Foods for age stages 1 | 3 |
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BSTN 2079 | تطور الغذاء 1 / Food Evolution 1 | 2 |
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BSTN 2080 | 2 علم النبات / Botany 2 | 2 |
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BSTN 2081 | ممارسات التغذية السريرية / Clinical nutrition practices | 3 |
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BSTN 2082 | الرقابة على التغذية والتشريع / Nutrition control and legislation | 2 |
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Total Credit Hours | 18 |
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Semester 5 | |||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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BSTN 2083 | إﻋﺪاد وﺗﺠﮭﯿﺰ اﻷﻏﺬﯾﺔ 1 / Food preparation and processing 1 | 2 |
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BSTN 2084 | كيمياء الاغذية / Food Chemistry | 3 |
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BSTN 2085 | إدارة ﺧﺪﻣﺎت اﻟﻐﺬاء واﻟﺠﻮدة / Food services and Quality Management | 2 |
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BSTN 2086 | اﻟﺘﻐﺬﯾﺔ واﻟﻤﻨﺎﻋﺔ / Nutrition and immunology | 3 |
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BSTN 2087 | أساسيات الطب الوقائي / Basics of Preventive Medicine | 2 |
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BSTN 2088 | أﻣﺮاض ﺳﻮء اﻟﺘﻐﺬﯾﺔ / Malnutrition diseases | 3 |
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BSTN 2089 | الكيمياء والتطبيقات الغذائية 2 / Chemistry and food applications 2 | 3 |
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Total Credit Hours | 18 |
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Semester 6 | |||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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BSTN 2090 | ﻋﻠﻢ اﻷﺣﯿﺎء اﻟﺪﻗﯿﻘﺔ واﻟﻄﻔﯿﻠﯿﺎت 2 / Microbiology and Parasitology 2 | 3 |
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BSTN 2091 | أغذية المراحل العمرية 2 / Foods for age Stages 2 | 2 |
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BSTN 2092 | تحليل الاغذية 1 / Food Analysis 1 | 2 |
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BSTN 2093 | ﺗﻐﺬﯾﺔ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ واﻟﺼﺤﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ / Community nutrition and public health | 3 |
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BSTN 2094 | ادارة المؤسسات الغذائية / Management of food establishments | 2 |
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BSTN 2095 | علم الأمراض و التغذية / Pathology and nutrition | 3 |
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BSTN 2096 | الكيمياء الحيوية 2 / Biochemistry 2 | 3 |
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Total Credit Hours | 18 |
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Semester 7 | |||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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BSTN 2097 | اﻟﺘﻐﺬﯾﺔ واﻟﻌﻘﺎﻗﯿﺮ / Nutrition and medicines | 2 |
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BSTN 2098 | ﺗﻄﺒﯿﻘﺎت اﻟﺘﻐﺬﯾﺔ اﻟﻌﻼﺟﯿﺔ اﻟﻄﺒﯿﺔ 1 / Medical therapeutic nutrition applications 1 | 3 |
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BSTN 2099 | مشاكل التغذية في العالم / Nutrition problems of the world | 2 |
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BSTN 2100 | الغذاء في القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية / Food in the Holy Quran and the prophetic Sunnah | 3 |
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BSTN 2101 | ﺳﻼﻣﺔ اﻟﻐﺬاء وﺻﺤﺔ اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ / Food safety and environmental health | 3 |
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BSTN 2102 | تحليل الاغذية 2 / Food Analysis 2 | 2 |
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BSTN 2103 | اﻟﺘﻐﺬﯾﺔ واﻟﻮراﺛﺔ / Nutrition and genetics | 3 |
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Total Credit Hours | 18 |
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Semester 8 | |||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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BSTN 2104 | اﻟﺘﺜﻘﯿﻒ والإرشاد اﻟﻐﺬاﺋﻲ / Nutrition education and guidance | 3 |
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BSTN 2105 | ﺗﻄﺒﯿﻘﺎت اﻟﺘﻐﺬﯾﺔ اﻟﻌﻼﺟﯿﺔ اﻟﻄﺒﯿﺔ 2 / Medical therapeutic nutrition applications 2 | 2 |
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BSTN 2106 | أﺧﻼﻗﯿﺎت اﻟﻤﮭﻨﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﻐﺬﯾﺔ اﻟﻌﻼﺟﯿﺔ 2 / Ethics of the profession in therapeutic nutrition 2 | 2 |
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BSTN 2107 | اﻟﺘﻐﺬﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﯿﺎﻗﺔ واﻟﺮﯾﺎﺿﺔ / Nutrition for fitness and sports | 3 |
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BSTN 2108 | مناهج بحث في التغذية العلاجية / Research approaches in therapeutic nutrition | 3 |
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BSTN 2109 | التغذية المتقدمة / Advanced nutrition | 2 |
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BSTN 2110 | اﻷﻏﺬﯾﺔ اﻟﻮظﯿﻔﯿﺔ / Functional food | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 18 |
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MS Programme
Semester 1
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Course Outline |
MSTN 2235 | الطب النبوي / Prophetic medicine | 3 |
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MSTN 2236 | علم النبات / Botany | 3 |
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MSTN 2237 | كيمياء / Chemistry | 3 |
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MSTN 2238 | إعداد وتجهيز التغذية / Preparation and processing of feeding | 3 |
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| Total Credit Hours | 12 |
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Semester 2
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
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MSTN 2239 | أسياسيات الطب الوقائي / Fundamentals of Preventive Medicine | 3 |
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MSTN 2240 | الكيمياء والتطبيقات الغذائية / Chemistry and food applications | 3 |
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MSTN 2241 | تغذية المجتمع والصحة العامة / Community nutrition and public health | 3 |
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MSTN 2242 | مناهج بحث التغذية العلاجية / Therapeutic nutrition research approaches | 3 |
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| Total Credit Hours | 12 |
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