Course Description - Bachelor of Healthy Nutrition and Dietetics

  • 15200106: ُEnglish (1) [3 Credit Hours]

    English 1 is a theoretical, 3-credit hour university requisite, and a general English Course which is designed to serve all BA and BSc Students of (PTUK) in all faculties. This course aims at developing students’ repertoire of the English language main skills as well as sub-skills through providing them with broad varieties of language patterns, grammatical and structural rules, and vocabulary items that can enable them to communicate meaningfully within ordinary and real-life contexts and situations. This course is also oriented towards equipping students with the skills they need to comprehend texts, contexts, and situations that are related to ordinary and real-life topics. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a wide and various aural inputs in order to broaden and deepen their skills in listening, judgment, and critical thinking. Students of this course are expected to acquire and practice the skills they need to maximize their capabilities to express opinions about ordinary and real life topics both orally and in a written format, which will help in widening the students’ academic horizon.


  • 21030313: Clinical Nutrition [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030419: Project in Nutrition [1 Credit Hours]


  • 13020019: Democracy and Elections [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030415: Research Methods in Nutrition Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 13020028: My Career I [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020031: Contemporary Global Issues [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030113: Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 21030216: Food Science and Safety [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020023: Astronomy [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030320: Food Quality Management and Control [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030414: Research Methods in Nutrition [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030318: Medical Nutrition Therapy II [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030210: Introduction to Psychology [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030328: Geriatric Nutrition [3 Credit Hours]


  • 15200101: Palestinian Issue [3 Credit Hours]

    The course deals with the events of the Palestinian issue through the most important ages from the Canaanites until the year 2021. It focuses on the Islamic conquest of Palestine in the year 15 AH 636 AD, the Crusader torch from 1099 to the liberation of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi of Palestine in 1187, and it talks about the Ottomans in Palestine from 1516 to 1917. The course is concerned with the Palestinian issue during the British occupation in 1917, until the Nakba in 1948, and the establishment of the occupation state .It deals with the Palestinian resistance and revolutions during 100 years, and Arab-Israeli wars from 1948 to 2021.The course talks about Palestinian Liberation Organization, Palestinian resistance movements and parties, Palestinian Authority and the peace negotiations projects since the 1978 Camp David Accords until 2021.The course talks about attempts to Judaism Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque since the Palestinian setback in 1967 until 2021, and the issue of Palestinian refugees since 1948. It also anticipates the future of the Palestinian issue.


  • 13020005: Turkish Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020017: E-government Legal Framework [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020034: Introduction to Automotive Engineering [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030211: Organic Chemistry [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020014: Political Science [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020032: Economy in the Third World [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020035: Professional Communication Skills [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020011: Contemporary Problems [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020027: Health Culture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030316: Nutritional Biochemistry [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020036: Software Applications [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030327: Medicinal plants and nutrition [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21010104: PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES [3 Credit Hours]

    Units conversions ,vector and scalar quantities,static equilibrium/ equilibrium consideration for human body,elastic properties of materials, thermal properties of matter,fluid mechanics,electric current, resistance and Ohm's Law, the capacitor,the RC circuit, nerve conduction , applications ,waves, sound, and optics ,electromagnetic spectrum, geometrical optics, human Eye


  • 21030326: Nutrition and cancer [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21010100: Biology lab for health science [1 Credit Hours]

    This lab course is intended to provide students with basic skills necessary to utilize a light microscopes of both types dissecting and compound microscope and to be be familiar with all the parts of the light microscope. Studying different type of cells (prokaryote and eukaryote) structure and revealing the presence of functional molecules unique to living organisms and activity of enzymes in cells under certain conditions. The students will also conduct experiments to study the physical properties of plasma membrane (diffusion ,osmosis) and be able to identify cell division phases (mitosis and meiosis ) in animal eukaryotic cells . In addition students will perform DNA isolation, and run Gel electrophoresis


  • 21010120: Physics lab for health science students [1 Credit Hours]

    The performance of experiments related to measurements and data analysis, Force table (vector addition), Friction forces (static and kinetic), Gravity acceleration, Density of solids and liquid materials, viscosity, Young modulus , Boyles and Charles laws (for ideal gas), Specific heat capacity(of solids), Ohms law


  • 21030413: Nutritional Epidemiology [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020002: French Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 15200104: Social Services [1 Credit Hours]

    Students perform voluntary work such as donating blood, repairing homes, tourist trails, or holding educational workshops at the university, and the student is committed to training or working for 40 hours.


  • 13020008: Physical Culture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020022: Library and Research Methods [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030416: Meals planning and Diet [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020020: Anti-Corruption [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030315: Nutrition and Chronic Disease [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030325: Pediatric Nutrition [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020003: German Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030226: Global Nutrition Issues [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020016: Law in Our Lives [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020007: English Language III [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030319: Medical Nutrition Therapy II Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 15200099: Pre-English [3 Credit Hours]

    Remedial English: The course is a compulsory service course offered for first year students. It is a prerequisite for E1 and it focuses mainly on the language learning skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course is intended to equip the students with basic skills necessary for successful communication in both oral and written forms of the language. In addition to grammar and how to use vocabulary in a meaningful context.


  • 21030218: Food Service Management [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030310: Medical Nutrition Therapy I [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030420: Training [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030112: Human Anatomy and Physiology [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020025: Agriculture in Palestine [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21010110: General chemistry laboratory for health sciences [1 Credit Hours]

    This course presents basic ideas for the practical application of general chemistry, such as: familiarization with laboratory safety instructions, laboratory tools, experiments in qualitative analysis


  • 13020009: Islam and Contemporary Issues [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020021: History of Science Among the Arabs [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030412: Energy metabolism for humans [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21010102: General Chemistry fo Health Sciences [3 Credit Hours]

    Provides a one-semester introduction to general chemistry for the health sciences. Covers the fundamentals of elements and atoms; ionic and molecular structure; chemical reactions and their stoichiometry, energetics, rates, and equilibriums; and the properties of matter as gases, liquids, solids, and solutions. Other topics include acids and bases


  • 21030213: Food Microbiology Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 21030329: Special topics in nutrition [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020024: Environmental Culture [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030214: Analytical Chemistry [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030215: Analytical Chemistry Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 13010006: Computer Skills and Applications [1 Credit Hours]


  • 21030110: Introduction to Nutrition [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030312: Food ingredients, additives and colors [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030317: Nutrition Biochemistry Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 13020026: Leadership and Creativity [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020006: Italian Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030217: Nutrition through the Life Cycle [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21010101: Biology for health science [3 Credit Hours]

    Medical Biology course is designed specifically for students of health sciences . The course covers the basic principles and facts in biology like chemical concepts that needed to understand the biological process occurring in the human body ., ultra-structure of the cell and cell organelles, the cell cycle and division, membranes transport, and basic cell metabolism . The course also introduces basic principles of Mendelian inheritance, modern genetics, human chromosomes, inheritable diseases and gene expression and human evolution . In addition, the course also focuses on organization and systems of the human body, protective covering of the body, support and movement, food processing and nutrition, transport within the body, gas exchange, endocrine systems, regulation of body activities, homeostasis, reproduction and biology of infectious diseases and human body defense against pathogens, specific and non specific mechanisms.


  • 21030418: Nutrition Counseling and Education [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13010007: Communication Skills [1 Credit Hours]

    The course introduces the student to concepts, theories and skills in the field of human communication in Arabic and English, and provides him with basic skills in the field of communication with himself and with others through the art of recitation, dialogue, persuasion, negotiation and leadership, to enhance his practice in his daily and practical life using new methods based on diverse and effective training and evaluation. In addition to the knowledge of electronic communication and social intelligence, as well as enabling the student to write his CV and conduct a personal interview in Arabic and English. The course aims to develop the student's skills on written, oral and electronic communication and the use of body language in order to improve the abilities to communicate with others in general, in addition to the students' abilities to send and receive in the study and work environment in particular.


  • 21030111: Principles of Human Nutrition [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030410: Techniques in Food processing [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020015: International Relations [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020010: Islamic Econmic System [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020001: Hebrew Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030225: Sports Nutrition [3 Credit Hours]


  • 15200102: Arabic Language [3 Credit Hours]

    The course aims to develop the students’ cognitive abilities and communication skills in Arabic language by introducing Arabic dictionaries, spelling and grammatical errors, and familiarizing them with ancient and modern Arabic literary models including models from the Holy Qur’an.


  • 21030323: Nutrition and Immunity [3 Credit Hours]


  • 21030311: Medical Nutrition Therapy I Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 21030417: Meals planning and Diet Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 21010105: ُExperimental Biostatistics [3 Credit Hours]

    This course, cover several biostatistics subjects as analysis and interpret data, apply various statistical concepts including descriptive statistics and probability distributions, find relationships between variables, fit regression models, make statistical inferences; parameter estimation / confidence intervals and make tests for one or multiple groups such as z and t-tests, chi-square tests, and ANOVA with applications in the biomedical and clinical laboratory data


  • 21030212: Food Microbiology [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020004: Russian Language [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020030: Individual and Society [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020029: My Career II [2 Credit Hours]


  • 13020018: The Palestinian Captive Movement [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21010103: General Mathematics for Health Sciences Students [3 Credit Hours]

    This course offers a comprehensive overview of essential mathematical concepts tailored for health science disciplines. Starting with basic operations involving integers, fractions, percents, and decimals, it lays a strong foundation by emphasizing proficiency in these areas. The course progresses to include conversions, focusing on metric and non-metric systems, and temperature changes, to ensure accuracy in diverse measurement contexts. Dilution and concentration principles are explored, crucial for understanding solution preparation in medical settings. The course also delves into the accurate interpretation of drug orders and labels, essential for safe medication administration. Graphing techniques are introduced to visually represent relationships between variables, aiding in data analysis and interpretation. Advanced topics such as functions, inequalities, exponential functions, and logarithms are covered, highlighting their applications in modeling biological processes. Finally, the course addresses geometric principles relevant to the health sciences, such as calculating area and volume. Mastery of these topics will equip students with the mathematical skills necessary for success in their health science careers.


  • 15200107: Islamic Studies [3 Credit Hours]


  • 13020013: History of Jerusalem [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030321: Food Quality Management and Control Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 15200112: English 2 [3 Credit Hours]

    This course is designed to serve PTUK students in the faculties of Science and Engineering as well as the students of Educational Technology (ET); it offers a broad overview of the English language learning skills in reading, writing, speaking that will enable them to communicate meaningfully in scientific contexts and situations. It also offers a broad variety of scientific language grammatical patterns and vocabulary items that are needed to comprehend scientific contexts and trends. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a variety of scientific topics, aural input in order to broaden and deepen their critical thinking skills and to help them express opinions about modern scientific topics and problems.


  • 13020033: Child Rearing and Family Upbringing [2 Credit Hours]


  • 21030314: Clinical Nutrition Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 21030411: Techniques in Food processing Lab [1 Credit Hours]


  • 21030322: Public Health Nutrition [3 Credit Hours]