University Requirements Student must complete 19 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
10032100	Remedial English	0
Remedial English (E10032100) is a three-hour non-credited English course offered to students who score poorly (i.e. below 50%) on the placement test. Since the major concern of this course is to improve the students? proficiency before starting their ordinary university English basic courses and major courses taught in English, special emphasis has been placed on enhancing the students? ability to effectively acquire the four language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Specifically, the course attempts to ensure an academically acceptable performance on the part of the students at the level of the English basic courses. Moreover, the course aims at expanding students? vocabulary needed for various tasks.
11000101	Islamic Culture	3
This course aims to establish the concept of Islamic culture and its position among the other international cultures, its position in the Muslim life, its sources, its bases and its characteristics. It also aims to introduce the Islamic culture in faith, worship, relations, morals, and knowledge, to discuss the clash between cultures in addition to Globalization, Human Rights, Woman Rights, Democracy and other contemporary issues.
11000102	Arabic Language	3
This course aims to improve the level of students in language skills and various literary, read and absorb and express written, and oral and tasted literary, through texts flags authors and poets in different eras, lessons in grammar and spelling, and brief definition months dictionaries and Arab old ones the modern and how to use them. This course aims to implement the Arabic language in the areas of reading and expression of both types oral and written communication.
11000103	English Language I	3
University English I (E11000103) is a three credit-hour university-required English language course designed for students who need to work on the four skills of the language: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The development of vocabulary and skills of comprehension are integral parts of the course. In addition, various reading strategies (making predictions, identifying main ideas, reading for details, relating information in the text to life experience) are introduced and developed through a wide range of topics for reading and writing. The course encourages a more analytical and independent approach to study and helps prepare the students for any subsequent exam preparation.
11000105	Palestinian Studies	3
The course is mandatory for university students from various disciplines, so it provides students with knowledge and `information about the Palestinian reality and in particular the political developments of the Palestinian cause since its inception until the present day in line social and economic developments and political which constitute the main pillars for the study of the Palestinian political reality. This course aims to study the Palestinian issue from its beginning until present in social, economic and political issues.
11000108	Community Service	1
This course aims to connect university students with charitable, community, and public institutions, while also enhancing students? role towards society and familiarizing them with humanitarian needs by providing assistance to targeted groups. It seeks to improve the living conditions of marginalized and impoverished populations. The course prioritizes achieving the greatest possible number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the Palestinian context. This is not only through raising awareness and introducing these goals, but also by offering students opportunities to engage practically in implementing various SDGs locally. Students will participate in programs, projects, and activities aimed at reducing poverty and hunger, providing medical services, treatment, and medication to marginalized and poor groups, supporting gender equality and education, including persons with disabilities and special needs, preserving water resources and natural resources, raising awareness on alternative and clean energy, caring for the environment and agriculture, recycling solid materials, rejecting discrimination, promoting green spaces, and encouraging productive and forestry farming. Students enrolled in the course can join different stages designed with alternatives for each phase, allowing them to complete the requirements under flexible conditions. This approach benefits the community while developing students? skills and experiences.
11000117	Leadership and Communication Skills	1
The course aims to assist students in acquiring modern concepts in the field of communication and understanding the essential skills for effective communication with oneself and others. This is achieved through the use of effective teaching methods that rely on student engagement and motivation to learn through training and self-directed learning. The course emphasizes skill development through teamwork and interactive methods, helping students improve their verbal and non-verbal communication skills by learning public speaking and the fundamentals of oration. Additionally, it helps students develop active listening skills, and contributes to enhancing their abilities in dialogue and persuasion, overcoming public speaking anxiety, self-promotion, negotiation, job interviews, presentation and delivery, and writing. The course also provides students with knowledge about innovative and creative ideas that can be implemented, as well as how to write a resume. Furthermore, the course aims to refine students' personalities through participation in group presentations.
11000126	Introduction to Computer Science and Skills	2
This course aims to enrich students with the basic computer skills alongside with the theoretical and practical backgrounds behind those skills. First of all, software and hardware components of a computer are discussed. This forms the substrate from which a student can realize the practical applications of a computer, especially in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thereafter, the student awareness for the security vulnerabilities of a computer system is improved through discussing the threats associated with the absolute dependability on the Internet in storing critical data. This is conducted with presenting the basic secure Internet frameworks for students with emphasis on scientific research platforms (ResearchGate, Google Scholar, LinkedIn,?etc). Finally, word processing, statistical analysis and presentation software are discussed with practical applications in the lab.
11000324	English Language -II	3
University English II (E11000324) is a three-credit hour university-required English language course which is offered to students majoring in Human Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing and Optometrics. This course aims to enable students to read and comprehend English texts relevant to their fields in addition to helping them enter work market or pursue higher education. It places emphasis on developing skills of reading comprehension and increasing students' vocabulary as well as on developing skills of critical thinking, problem solving and decision making through exercises and study cases and relatively, short texts relevant to healthcare, development of medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses and optometrists. The course, also, stresses the skills of speaking and writing.

Speciality Requirements Student must complete 115 credit hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequests
7000408	Research Methods for Biomedical Sciences	3	10216236 or 10216235
Writing a genuine theoretical or experimental study or a special project that addresses a variety of topics in speech-language-hearing pathology developed under the direction of a faculty member. Student should use scientific approaches to research questions, designs, statistical procedures, methodologies, and scientific writing. Students might be advised to use computer software for statistical analysis.
7102101	Anatomy & Physiology for Health Sciences 1	3	7104101
This Course is designed to provide the students with a basic understanding of the structure and function of the human body and the mechanisms for maintaining homeostasis within it. The human body is discussed as separate systems, but the relation between different body systems is explained. The cells and tissues, nervous, skeletal, muscular, digestive, and urinary systems are discussed in this course. The methodology of course teaching includes lecture component and practical application for some theoretical approaches.
7103201	Pathology	3	7104101
This course cover the principles of the discipline of pathology. Disease is presented byorgan system. The method of instruction includes lectures, demonstrations, groupdiscussions, laboratories and autopsy participation
7104101	General Biology for Health Sciences	3
A discussion of biology activity at the level of the single cell. Cell structure. Chemicalconstituents, material exchanges with the environment and the cell membrane. Majorenergy generating biochemical pathways. Photosynthesis and control of cellularactivities
7104210	Principles of Biochemistry and Metabolic Biochemistry	3	10231114
This is an introduction to the study of biological compounds, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, in the human body, and their metabolic reactivity; the way the body gets energy. It also introduces, briefly, major aspects of enzymology, types of restraining enzymatic reactivity and enzyme structures and co-enzymes. The course has one credit hour lab.
7105403	General Microbiology	3
This course introduces nursing students to basic concepts in microbiology including, bacteriology, virology, mycology and Parasitology. The course has three credit hours, which covers a variety of microbiological and immunological techniques, with experiments designed to illustrate major concepts of bacteriology, virology, mycology and immunology.
7105404	General Microbiology Lab.	1	7105403
This course is intended to teach the students of medical specializations, the most important practical skills and methodologies used in the Microbiology lab.The course includes several practical sessions that start with an introductory lab, which introduces the students to the main concepts of the biosafety levels, safety rules, the most important equipments and instruments used in the Microbiology lab, and the theoretical basics of light and electron microscopy.Each of the other practical sessions includes a comprehensive explanation of the theoretical basics of the experiment(s) assigned to be conducted during the session, the practical steps of the experiment(s), and analysis as well as interpretation of the obtained results.The practical skills and procedures of these sessions include, types and preparation of bacterial artificial culture media, staining procedures used to identify and characterize bacteria and some of their structural components, the main methods used in bacterial enumeration, sterilization and disinfection, some of the main bacterial diagnostics tests, and antibiotic sensitivity tests.
7108101	Biophysics	3
This course introduces the methods of statistical data classification and presentation, as well as their collection, organization and analysis. It also introduces principles of probabilities, some probability distributions, and distribution of samples, testing of hypotheses, simple linear regression and correlation, analysis of variance. There will be medical and biological applications on all of the over mentioned. - Goals: 1-Describe data sets using frequency distributions, graphs, and descriptive measures. 2-Compute probabilities and construct probability distribution functions. 3-Demonstrate ability to apply statistical tools to perform statistical inferences estimation and hypothesis testing. 4-Utilize technological tools required in statistics.
7109301	Pharmacology for MS.	3
Introduces the basic concepts of the body's reaction to drugs including absorption, metabolism and excretion of the drugs. Knowledge provided will ensure the safe practice of nurses and provide a foundation for teaching the relevant pharmacology to clients. The course provides also methods of action, uses and side effects of each medication.
7109510	Anatomy and Physiology for Cardiovascular System	3
- Description: This Course is designed to provide the students with a basic understanding of the structure and function of the human cardiovascular system. This course also provides a general overview of the cardiovascular system to serve as a quick reference on the underlying physiological composition of this system. The rapid transport of molecules over long distances between internal cells, the body surface, and various specialized tissues and organs is the primary function of the cardiovascular system, and thus this course is designed to study this body wide transport system that is composed of several components as the blood, blood vessels, the heart, and the lymphatic system. The methodology of course teaching includes lecture component and practical application for some theoretical approaches. - Goals: The primary objective of this course is to make the student understand the structure and function of the cardiovascular system. This will be achieved by: 1. Understanding the basic anatomy of the cardiovascular system 2. Thorough understanding the different physiological aspects of the cardiovascular system 3. Discussing some abnormalities in the cardiovascular system functions.
7109511	Introduction to Perfusion Technology Adult and Pediatric	4
- Description: The practical component will cover Chest X-ray, ECG, Echo, Coronary Angiography, Nuclear Cardiology, ACT Machine, Laboratory investigations- arterial blood gas, Venous blood gas, Renal function test, liver function test, coagulation profile. Hemoglobin, haematocrit, platelet, RBC, WBC, Electrolytes, Heart lung machine Oxygenator Heater cooler unit Blood cardioplegia device ACT Machine Setting up of ECG machine Pressure transducer Syringe and peristaltic pumps Anesthesia Monitors Pulse oximeters Temperature probes and Thermoregulatory monitoring Defibrillators Fibrillators ACT Activated Clotting Time - Goals: To introduce basic lab investigations and imaging results used in perfusion technology
7109512	Introduction to Perfusion Technology Adult and Pediatric/ Clinical	2
- Description: The practical component will cover Chest X-ray, ECG, Echo, Coronary Angiography, Nuclear Cardiology, ACT Machine, Laboratory investigations- arterial blood gas, Venous blood gas, Renal function test, liver function test, coagulation profile. Hemoglobin, haematocrit, platelet, RBC, WBC, Electrolytes, Heart lung machine Oxygenator Heater cooler unit Blood cardioplegia device ACT Machine Setting up of ECG machine Pressure transducer Syringe and peristaltic pumps Anesthesia Monitors Pulse oximeters Temperature probes and Thermoregulatory monitoring Defibrillators Fibrillators ACT Activated Clotting Time - Goals: To introduce basic lab investigations and imaging results used in perfusion technology
7109513	Basic of Pumps, Oxyginators, Alters and Blood Components	4
- Description: Design amp; function of Roller pumps, Arterial filters, Cardiotomy filters, Gas line filters, Leucocyte filters Types of tubing's used in CPB Heat Exchangers - Goals: Identification, Uses, Principles, Discussion and Demonstration of above practical syllabus
7109514	Basic of Pumps, Oxyginators, Alters and Blood Components/ Clinical	2
- Description: Design amp; function of Roller pumps, Arterial filters, Cardiotomy filters, Gas line filters, Leucocyte filters Types of tubing's used in CPB Heat Exchangers - Goals: Identification, Uses, Principles, Discussion and Demonstration of above practical syllabus
7109610	Conduct of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Priming Solution and Cannulation Techniques	4
- Description: This course will cover the following topics: Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuitry, Adult circuit, Pediatric circuit, Neonatal circuit, Cannulation Techniques, Arterial cannulationAortic, femoral, iliac, Venous cannulation- SVC, IVC, RA, femoral vein, Cardioplegia cannulation- Antegrade, Retrograde, Osteal, Priming solutions and Hemodilution in CPB Crystalloids Ringer lactate Normal saline Plasmalyte A Dextrose Colloids ? Hetastarch Albumin FFP Additional drugs used in them - Mannitol, Heparin, Bicarbonate - Goals: To acknowledge students with cardiopulmonary bypass, priming solutions, and cannulation techniques
7109611	Conduct of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Priming Solution and Cannulation Techniques/ Clinical	2
- Description: This course will cover the following topics: Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuitry, Adult circuit, Pediatric circuit, Neonatal circuit, Cannulation Techniques, Arterial cannulationAortic, femoral, iliac, Venous cannulation- SVC, IVC, RA, femoral vein, Cardioplegia cannulation- Antegrade, Retrograde, Osteal, Priming solutions and Hemodilution in CPB Crystalloids Ringer lactate Normal saline Plasmalyte A Dextrose Colloids ? Hetastarch Albumin FFP Additional drugs used in them - Mannitol, Heparin, Bicarbonate - Goals: To acknowledge students with cardiopulmonary bypass, priming solutions, and cannulation techniques
7109612	Myocardial Protection and Various Drugs Used in CPB	4
- Description: This course will cover the following topics: Myocardial protection a) Crystalloid Cardioplegia - St Thomas solution, Del Nido solution, Custodiol HTK solution - Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate b) Blood cardioplegia delivery DevicesMPS myocardial protection system, Cardioplegia reservoir Drugs used in CPB: Vasodilators Sodium Nitroprusside, Nitrogycerine, Vasoconstrictors Phenylephrine, Anti Arrhythmics- Amiodarone, Magnesium, Lignocaine Diuretic- Frusemide, Mannitol Anticoagulants- Heparin, Low molecular Weight heparin, Dabagantrin Argatroban Protamine Steroids- Dexamethasone Coagulation management during CPB and its reversal Heparin Pharmacology Heparin Dosing And Monitoring Heparin Resistance Alternatives To Unfractionated Heparin Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Protamine Pharmacology Protamine reaction c) Temperature management during CPB Temperature monitoring sites Types of hypothermia Temperature gradient - Goals: The objective of this course is to introduce students to methods and medications used in CPB
7109613	Myocardial Protection and Various Drugs Used in CPB/ Clinical	2
- Description: This course will cover the following topics: Myocardial protection a) Crystalloid Cardioplegia - St Thomas solution, Del Nido solution, Custodiol HTK solution - Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate b) Blood cardioplegia delivery DevicesMPS myocardial protection system, Cardioplegia reservoir Drugs used in CPB: Vasodilators Sodium Nitroprusside, Nitrogycerine, Vasoconstrictors Phenylephrine, Anti Arrhythmics- Amiodarone, Magnesium, Lignocaine Diuretic- Frusemide, Mannitol Anticoagulants- Heparin, Low molecular Weight heparin, Dabagantrin Argatroban Protamine Steroids- Dexamethasone Coagulation management during CPB and its reversal Heparin Pharmacology Heparin Dosing And Monitoring Heparin Resistance Alternatives To Unfractionated Heparin Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Protamine Pharmacology Protamine reaction c) Temperature management during CPB Temperature monitoring sites Types of hypothermia Temperature gradient - Goals: The objective of this course is to introduce students to methods and medications used in CPB
7109614	Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgical Disorders	4
- Description: This course will cover the following topics IHD (Ischaemic Heart Disease) ACS ? angina types - typical, atypical STEMI NSTEMI MI Cardiomyopathy-Types, presentation, diagnosis and management of Presentation, Diagnosis and Management of Left ventricular failure Right ventricular failure Rheumatic Heart Disease Causes, presentation, diagnosis and management of Mitral stenosis Mitral regurgitation Aortic regurgitation Aortic stenosis Tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid stenosis Congenital Heart Disease, presentation, diagnosis and management of Atrial septal defect VSD PDA TOF TGA TAPVC Coarctation of aorta Vascular Diseases Classification, presentation, diagnosis and management of Aneurysms and dissections Ascending aorta Arch of aorta Descending thoracic aorta the practical course will encompass Case scenarios of adult heart disease, congenital heart disease and thoracic vascular disease and lung disease. - Goals: The objective of this course is to introduce students to Cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgical disorders
7109615	Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgical Disorders	2
- Description: This course will cover the following topics IHD (Ischaemic Heart Disease) ACS ? angina types - typical, atypical STEMI NSTEMI MI Cardiomyopathy-Types, presentation, diagnosis and management of Presentation, Diagnosis and Management of Left ventricular failure Right ventricular failure Rheumatic Heart Disease Causes, presentation, diagnosis and management of Mitral stenosis Mitral regurgitation Aortic regurgitation Aortic stenosis Tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid stenosis Congenital Heart Disease, presentation, diagnosis and management of Atrial septal defect VSD PDA TOF TGA TAPVC Coarctation of aorta Vascular Diseases Classification, presentation, diagnosis and management of Aneurysms and dissections Ascending aorta Arch of aorta Descending thoracic aorta the practical course will encompass Case scenarios of adult heart disease, congenital heart disease and thoracic vascular disease and lung disease. - Goals: The objective of this course is to introduce students to Cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgical disorders
7109710	Effects on Various Orgarns During CPB	3
- Description: This course will encompass the following topics: Effect of CPB Effect of CPB on CNS. Effect of CPB on Respiratory System. Effect of CPB on Renal system. Effect of CPB on Hepatic system Effect of CPB on Immune system Effect of CPB on Endocrine system Systemic Inflammatory Response. Heparin Resistance: Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Protamine Reactions Introduction to IABP Parts of IABP machine Parts of IABP balloon Insertion sites Different IABP sizes Indications, steps of insertion and removal, complications and contraindications. Introduction to ECMO Components of ECMO circuits Indications and contraindications to ECMO Types of ECMO - Goals: The objective of this course is to introduce students to Effects on various organs during CPB and introduction to IABP and ECMO the practical part will cover Level detector, Bubble detector, Pressure sensor, Pump slave, Hand cranks, Pulsatile Perfusion, Introduction to IABP Indications, steps of insertion and removal, complications and contraindications The objective of this practical course is to introduce students to effects of perfusion on various organs during CPB and introduction to IABP and ECMO in the clinical settings
7109711	Effects on Various Orgarns During CPB/ Clinical	2
- Description: This course will encompass the following topics: Effect of CPB Effect of CPB on CNS. Effect of CPB on Respiratory System. Effect of CPB on Renal system. Effect of CPB on Hepatic system Effect of CPB on Immune system Effect of CPB on Endocrine system Systemic Inflammatory Response. Heparin Resistance: Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Protamine Reactions Introduction to IABP Parts of IABP machine Parts of IABP balloon Insertion sites Different IABP sizes Indications, steps of insertion and removal, complications and contraindications. Introduction to ECMO Components of ECMO circuits Indications and contraindications to ECMO Types of ECMO - Goals: The objective of this course is to introduce students to Effects on various organs during CPB and introduction to IABP and ECMO the practical part will cover Level detector, Bubble detector, Pressure sensor, Pump slave, Hand cranks, Pulsatile Perfusion, Introduction to IABP Indications, steps of insertion and removal, complications and contraindications The objective of this practical course is to introduce students to effects of perfusion on various organs during CPB and introduction to IABP and ECMO in the clinical settings
7109712	Cardiac Support Devices	2
The objective of this course is to introduce students Cardiac support devices Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest ( DHCA) and blood conservation technique, Cardiac support devices DHCA and blood conservation technique. the practical part will cover: Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) in detail Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest (DHCA) Antegrade amp; Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion
7109713	Cardiac Support Devices/ Clinical	1
The objective of this course is to introduce students Cardiac support devices Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest ( DHCA) and blood conservation technique, Cardiac support devices DHCA and blood conservation technique. the practical part will cover: Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) in detail Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest (DHCA) Antegrade amp; Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion
7109714	Priciples of Anesthesia General and Cadiovascular	4
- Description: An indepth study of the administration of anesthesia utilizing principles of anesthesia with a pathophysiologic approach for the use of anesthesia equipment, the anesthesia gas machine, documentation, patient preoperative assessment, and basic patient care. Basic and advanced clinical monitoring, patient positioning, and thermoregulation are covered. Airway anatomy, basic and advanced airway management with practical laboratory applications. - Goals: The objective of this course is to introduce the students to Principles of anesthesia General and cardiovascular The objective of the practical course is to introduce students to anesthesia techniques in the clinical settings
7109715	Priciples of Anesthesia General and Cadiovascular/ Clinical	2
- Description: An indepth study of the administration of anesthesia utilizing principles of anesthesia with a pathophysiologic approach for the use of anesthesia equipment, the anesthesia gas machine, documentation, patient preoperative assessment, and basic patient care. Basic and advanced clinical monitoring, patient positioning, and thermoregulation are covered. Airway anatomy, basic and advanced airway management with practical laboratory applications. - Goals: The objective of this course is to introduce the students to Principles of anesthesia General and cardiovascular The objective of the practical course is to introduce students to anesthesia techniques in the clinical settings
7109720	Intensive Perfusion Training	3
Description: Graduation project leading to BSc. Degree, arranged between a student and the faculty member. The aim of the project must be the application of new scientific methods for solving different perfusion problems. Design, develop and present a project based on the knowledge acquired during undergraduate studies. - Goals: The purpose of the Graduation Project is to assure/ascertain that the students have acquired the skills, knowledge and concepts necessary to perform well when they leave the university. Each student will use educational tools to broaden his/her knowledge about a particular, self-selected topic. Students are also expected to show how proficient they are in solving real world problems with certain constraints for the outcome-based evaluation by the review board
7109721	Graduation Project	3
- Description: Graduation project leading to BSc. Degree, arranged between a student and the faculty member. The aim of the project must be the application of new scientific methods for solving different perfusion problems. Design, develop and present a project based on the knowledge acquired during undergraduate studies. - Goals: The purpose of the Graduation Project is to assure/ascertain that the students have acquired the skills, knowledge and concepts necessary to perform well when they leave the university. Each student will use educational tools to broaden his/her knowledge about a particular, self-selected topic. Students are also expected to show how proficient they are in solving real world problems with certain constraints for the outcome-based evaluation by the review board
7227202	Medical Ethics	1
This is a one credit hour offered to second year students. It deals with fundamental ethical principles underlying medical practice. Ethical aspects of decision ? making are discussed with special emphasis on moral, cultural and religious issues in addition to confidentiality and respectability in patient management.
7401104	Fundamentals of Nursing II/ Clinical	3	7401102 or 7401123 7401124
This course is the first step in exposing students to nursing as a field of practice. Students are expected to perform and master certain psychomotor skills with an integration of relevant cognitive components from fundamentals of nursing I & II 7401123+7401124: Nursing process is the framework used to deal with each health problem. Principles of holistic approach are emphasized during the care of nursing client. These courses focus on pre and postoperative care, fluid / electrolytes and acid base balance, infection prevention practices, medication administration and calculation, nursing interventions of patient with hypoxia, patient with alteration in urinary and bowel elimination. Principles and guidelines of documentation will be used in all aspects of nursing assessment and interventions.
7401115	Fundamentals of Nursing I Lab	2	7401123
This course is designed to enable students practice infection prevention practices, assessing vital signs, safely administer and accurately calculate medication, implement hygienic practices for patients and their environment. Nursing process is the framework when implementing nursing skills in fundamental of nursing lab.
7401116	Fundamentals of Nursing II Lab	1	7401115 7401124
This course is designed to enable students practice nursing skills that is essential in treating patient with fluid, electrolytes and acid base imbalance. Nursing Skills used when caring for patient with oxygenation alterations, elimination alteration, malnutrition status and patients with loss of skin integrity conditions. Nursing process is the framework when implementing nursing skills in fundamental of nursing lab.
7401120	Critical Care Nursing\ Clinical	4	7401301
Advances in technology and medicine mean that increasing numbers of severely ill patients are surviving with a corresponding need for intensive nursing care. Critically ill patients are often managed in an intensive care unit within a hospital where sophisticated equipment is available to enable frequent monitoring of vital signs, assist with ventilation and, when life-threatening crises occur, perform rapid resuscitation measures. This clinical course provides students with the opportunity to apply theoretical concepts learned to actual patient care situations with guidance from the clinical instructor. Clinical rotations held in intensive care units, a burn unit, operating room, emergency department and renal dialysis unit provide students with the context for experiential learning. Students are expected to work towards developing competency in each clinical area based on clearly defined parameters.
7401123	Fundamentals of Nursing I	3
The concepts of health/ill health/disease, and the significance of the environment for health and health promotion as well as illness prevention at the living conditions of the individual at different ages are studied from physical, mental, sociocultural and spiritual points of view. This course is also designed to provide concepts basic to the practice of clinical nursing. The nursing process is presented as a frame of reference in meeting the human needs of people and on the delivery of health care in a variety of settings. Emphasis on nursing concepts, procedures, and their applications in the nursing lab.
7401124	Fundamentals of Nursing II	2	7401123 7401115
This course builds on the unifying concepts basic to nursing practice introduced in foundations of nursing (I). The students will build on the concepts of the nursing process in providing care to individual clients requiring primary and select secondary interventions. Emphasis will be placed on nursing intervention skills in non-acute and selected acute health care settings
7401202	Adult Health Nursing I	3	7401124
This Course introduced students to the individual adult client with common alterations in health status. The Program is designed to give a broad general background in the care of adults who have medical and surgical problems. Students are guided to examine terminology, the pathophysiology of common causes, specific diagnostic procedures and medical management for each specific alteration in health status. The Nursing Process is the framework used to deal with each health problem whilst the principles of Holistic Approach are emphasized during the care of the nursing client. These courses focus on management of cardiovascular, respiratory, hematology systems disorders, burn, shock and multisystem failure, in addition to Pre- and Post-Operative Care. It will introduce the principles of nursing assessment, the standardized nursing diagnoses amenable to nursing, nursing interventions and the criteria for evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on a Holistic Approach during the care of nursing clients. Finally, the course focuses on the comprehensive Delivery of care through the use of the Nursing Process for patient who has been hospitalized for Complex, Acute or Chronic Conditions.
7401203	Adult Health Nursing I/ Clinical	3	7401202
While utilizing the concept-based learning pedagogy, this course will provide students with opportunities to demonstrate the performance & responsibilities required for safe practice. The course allows the students to develop their professional interactions, therapeutic relationships and nursing care practices associate with caring for adult patients within medical or surgical specialized settings. This will extend practice to accommodate the complexity of diverse practice settings. Students will propose and participate in the care of patients based on an understanding of the underlying disease pathology, selected nursing concepts, the expected medical and pharmacological treatment, and the scope of independent and collaborative nursing practice.Students will also develop abilities introduced in prior skill lab and to apply knowledge learnt from past or concurrent theoretical courses for patients and families. The course provides facilitated clinical placement opportunities for students to demonstrate competency as assessed by the Clinical Performance Evaluation Tool which partially fulfils requirements of the National Standards for the RN.
7401301	Critical Care Nursing	3	7401204 7401205 7401206
Advances in technology and medicine mean that increasing numbers of severely ill patients are surviving with a corresponding need for intensive nursing care. Critically ill patients are often managed in an intensive care unit within a hospital where sophisticated equipment is available to enable frequent monitoring of vital signs, assisted ventilation and, when life-threatening crises occur, and rapid resuscitation measures. This course focuses on the causes of single and multi-organ system dysfunction and the human responses to life threatening illness. Nursing care focused on restoring physiologic and psychological stability to the severely ill client will be explored. Core concepts of complex pathophysiology, current treatment modalities, and the role nurses perform when providing care to critically ill patients are discussed.
7402202	Communication and Health Education	2
The course explores the basic principles and concepts of health education. It focuses on the methods used for healthy or sick individuals and/or group(s) in the community or in health care institutions. The course is organized around the elements of the teaching learning process. Emphasis will be on assessment of learning needs, instructional objectives, teaching modalities, educational resources, and evaluation of the teaching/learning process. Theories and/or models that explain and influence health behavior will be explored. Opportunity for microteaching will also be arranged. The course focuses on the methods used in counseling of healthy individuals of all ages and patients with problems interfering with their normal daily lives. Theories of communication and group processes are studied. The course also centers on communication approaches and techniques relevant to the provision of nursing care to individuals and groups. In order to explain man?s interaction with the environment, social, psychology theories focusing on social communication, social networks, roles, social influences and attitude changes are studied. Theories concerning learning, giving information and evaluation are also studied.
10211114	Mathematics for HS.	3
This course is designed to introduce Health Sciences students to the following topics: elementary functions and their graphs, sequences and discrete time models, limits, continuity and derivatives of functions, applications of differentiation, integration and some of its applications, all within the context of health and biological applications. The course focuses on developing the mathematical skills necessary for analyzing health data and understanding models used in the field of public health.
10216235	Biostatistics for Medical and Health Sciences	3
A theoretical compulsory course of three lectures per week aims to provide students with basic knowledge in statistics needed in the field of pharmaceuticals. These skills include reading, analysis, interpretation, and application of research findings. It includes descriptive statistics, sampling methods, statistical inference, analysis of clinical and drug trials including bioequivalence, validation of results, examination of the dissolution of drug forms, standardization of weight and components of drug forms, etc. This course also deals with issues related to some statistical tests to compare the results of two or more groups, such as the T-test, Wilcoxon test, ANOVA and Tukey test. The focus is also on the methods used in the study of epidemiology and discussing the design of the experiment during Development of pharmaceuticals
10231114	General Chemistry for Health Sciences	3
This course is designed to provide students of health sciences the basics of chemistry. The course covers topics in chemical structure, bonding, naming of inorganic compounds, balancing chemical equations, reactions in aqueous solutions, thermochemistry, atomic structure, various types of solutions, chemical thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases.
10231115	General Chemistry Lab for Health Sciences	1	10231114
This course is designed to let students understanding of the laboratory ethics and policies, and to provide students with a tangible practical skills linked to their theoretical knowledge in chemistry fundamentals . The aims to this course are to familiarize students with laboratory techniques and tools (i.e. Bunsen Burner, electric balance, calorimeter, volumetric glassware), simple chemical synthesis, and other chemical principles and techniques (e.g. filtration, titration) that will serve them in more advanced experimental works at the undergraduate and graduate level.