Speciality Requirements Student must complete 30 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
7710250	Clinical Microbiology	3
This comprehensive course will provide extensive information on infectious diseases affecting various organs and organ systems. It will cover their clinical presentations and prognoses, the laboratory and diagnostic protocols used, the therapeutic agents employed, the development of antibiotic resistance, and measures to prevent and combat it.
7710251	Clinical Microbiology Lab	1
This course is designed to enhance practical laboratory skills needed in the microbiology lab, focusing specifically on techniques and procedures for diagnosing infectious diseases and testing antibiotic sensitivity.
7710252	Epidemiology and Public Health	2
Epidemiology, the science of disease prevention, is essential in public health and clinical medicine. This course covers the core elements, concepts, functions, and applications of epidemiology. Students will learn to measure public health policies and describe disease patterns (descriptive epidemiology), as well as study design, bias, confounding, and risk measures (analytic epidemiology). The course also includes prevention strategies and public health applications, focusing on outbreak investigation, screening, and surveillance.
7710253	Pharmacology of Antimicrobials	3
This course of pharmacology covers the principles of pharmacology, principles of antimicrobial therapy, antibiotics, antimycobacterials, antimycotics, antivirals and antiparasitic agents.
7710254	Research Methodology and Biostatistics	3
This course presents the steps of research process including research problem, review of literature, clarifying research designs, population and sampling, measurement, data collection and data analysis. Ethical issues will be considered related to the development and application of research. The emphasis is on the practical ways of conducting clinical and health research. Students will Practice to write a study proposal.
7710255	Clinical Immunology	2
This course aims to provide comprehensive knowledge about the immune system's response and physiology, particularly regarding infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, and malignancies.
7710256	Infection Prevention and Control	3
The main aim of this course is to provide candidates with an insight of the major and most prevalent communicable diseases in the community and healthcare settings and to empower them in its prevention and control. Practical cases will be discussed in class.
7710257	Field Training on Prevention and Control of Infectious diseases	1
The main aim of this course is to provide candidates with the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired in the field and to get to know the challenges faced to prevent and control the infectious diseases and the best way to match between the theory and the real problems in site.
7710260	Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Diseases	3
This course provides the students with a broad overview to the treatment and management of infectious diseases. The focus will be on common infections seen in community and hospital settings, principles of microbiology and infectious diseases, antimicrobial use, and antimicrobial stewardship
7710261	Field Training Antimicrobial Stewardship Program	2
Antibiotic stewardship aims to measure and improve how antibiotics are prescribed by clinicians and used by patients. This involves implementing effective strategies to align prescribing practices with evidence-based recommendations. To enhance healthcare providers' understanding of antibiotic resistance threats and the role of antibiotic stewardship programs in addressing them.
7710300	Seminar	3
7710300	Seminar	1
7710301	Thesis I	3
7710302	Thesis II	3

Speciality Optional Requirements Student must complete 6 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
7710262	Immunization and Vaccination	2
The main aim of this course is to introduce student to immunization theory and to its use in the prevention of communicable diseases and the comparison of the different strategies in the world related to this issue and the consequences of their application in the prevention and control of infectious diseases and control of use or abuse of antibiotics
7710263	Occupational Medicine	1
The main aim of this course is to provide candidates with the knowledge related to hazards that faces workers in different domains and the capacity to identify the risks and prevent and control them to preserve worker?s health.
7710264	Travel Medicine	1
The main aim of this course is to introduce candidates to the notion of travel medicine, international laws and regulations related to travel medicine and provide them with the sufficient knowledge and skills to assess the preventive needs for travelers and the find the best recourses for the best advice
7710265	Emerging Microbes and Diseases	2
This course is intended to give an insight on the topic of emergence of infectious diseases. It sheds a light on various aspects of the issue from their epidedmiology to the circumstances surrounding them, and the efforts and preventive measures directed against them. It also introduces us to famous global outbreaks.
7710266	Molecular Microbiology	2	7710250
This course explores the advanced molecular foundations of bacterial structure, physiology, genetics, and regulatory mechanisms. It covers the molecular biology of genes, proteins, multicomponent protein complexes, and other biomolecules essential for structural integrity and organismal function. Additionally, the course incorporates the use of genetic engineering and advanced techniques such as transcriptomics, proteomics, and sequence analysis.
7710267	Molecular Microbiology Lab	1	7710250 7710251
This lab course provides hands-on experience in the molecular biology of bacteria, focusing on techniques such as DNA extraction, PCR, gene cloning, and protein expression. Students will also engage in advanced methods like transcriptomics, proteomics, and sequence analysis. The lab emphasizes the application of genetic engineering tools to explore bacterial physiology, structure, and regulatory mechanisms, reinforcing theoretical concepts through practical experimentation.
7710268	Health Economics	2
This course aims to provide students with foundational principles and concepts of health economics and its application within the healthcare sector. It will offer an overview of key health economics concepts to help students understand its role in healthcare decision-making and how health professionals can incorporate these principles into efficient daily clinical practice, while adhering to the ethical standards of society.