COURSE DESCRIPTION

University Requirement - 24 Credit Hours:

Compulsory Courses - 15 Credit Hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit hours	Description
A0161201	English Communication Skills	3	Grammar: question tags, modals, future forms, articles, adjectives, adverbs, if structures; vocabulary: relationships, work, activities, media, war, sport; writing skills: essay, notes, messages, application letters; basic and advanced reading skills; basic and advanced listening skills; verbal skills: oral presentations, arguments.
A0161101	Arabic Communication Skills	3	Language levels: phonological level, grammatical level, rhetorical level, orthographic level, comprehension and speaking; grammar exercises, nominal sentences, verbal sentences, kana and its sisters, Inna and its sisters, dual, masculine plural, feminine plural, indeclinable nouns, vocative, appositives; exercises in morphology, present participle, and past participle; spelling and punctuation, dictionaries, listening and speaking.
A0161301	National Education	3	Concepts and terms; Geography of Jordan; contemporary political history of Jordan; Jordanian Society; Jordanian constitutional and democratic life; Jordanian national institutions; challenges facing Jordan; threats to civic life: fanaticism, extremism, terrorism, violence; corruption: definitions, types, causes, impact, and prevention.
A0161112	Leadership and Societal Responsibility	1	This course deals with prominent titles related to leadership, such as: the meaning of leadership, the vocabulary that falls under the term, leadership styles, leadership and social responsibility, change management and strategies, building an effective team, the leader and managing diversity, how to discover future leaders and support them, and women leaders.
A0161401	Military Sciences	3	The establishment and development of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; the history of the Arab Legion; peacekeeping troops; preparing the nation for defense and liberation.
A0161113	Life Skills	1	This course deals with the vital interest of the individual on the individual and collective level. It is like a passport to the success of individuals and helps them understand their personal competencies. It discusses the meaning of skills, their levels, characteristics and importance, communication skill and communication, and trains them on self-skills such as the skill of time management, organizing and defining it, and providing examples of its fields of application and activities. carried out by the students themselves. It also deals with thinking skills, its importance, education, and forms such as problem-solving and decision-making as forms of complex thinking or its strategies. The course also deals with training students on methods of dialogue and exchange of views as an entry point to resolving differences and mitigating frictions when we witness the openness of societies, correct study skills, family success and conservatism.
A0161111	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	1	Economic science definition: its objectives and the economic problem; The relation between the economic science and other sciences; Economic analysis methods; Production possibilities curve; National income accounts; Consumption; Investment; Saving; Unemployment; Inflation; Money and Banking; Financial and monetary policy and its role in dealing with the imbalanced economy through these policies; Economic development in terms of importance and objectives and economic planning to achieve such objectives; Demand and supply theory and consumer equilibrium; Cost and production theory; Producer equilibrium in different markets.

Elective Courses - 6 Credit Hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit hours	Description
A0161501	Islamic Culture	3	Definition of the culture, characteristics of the Islamic culture, Islamic culture and other cultures; the sources of Islamic culture: The Holy Quran, Sunna, the Arabic language, history of Islam; fields of Islamic culture: faith, worship, morals; challenges facing the Islamic culture: orientalism, globalization, secularism; young people and the impacts of foreign cultures, women and Islam, Islam and terrorism.
A0161701	History of Jordan and Palestine	3	The geography of Jordan and Palestine, Jordan and Palestine in ancient times, general historical look, Jordan, and Palestine in the Mamluk era, Jordan, and Palestine during the First World War (1914- 1918), Emirate of East Jordan (Transjordan), constitutional and legislative life in Jordan, Palestine under the British Mandate, and Jordanian-Palestinian relations, Jerusalem, historical status.
A0161703	Archaeology and Tourism in Jordan	3	Tourism definition; Classification of Tourism; The difference between tourist and other traveler?s concepts, Travel types, The definition of Archaeology and archaeological sites: Archaeological surveys and excavations; Documentation; Jordan through the ages; Components of tourism in Jordan; Elements of tourist attractions in Jordan: Archeological sites, Natural sites, Natural reserves, Forests; Tourist movement and types in Jordan; Economical impact of tourism in Jordan.
A0161604	Health Sociology	3	This course established an overview of the foundations and postulates of medical sociology. family illness, a study of the following topics: disease distribution and its causes, medical, social and social responses to disease, epidemiology, education organization, medical services, hospital sociology, community health, social change, health, public health, social stress, diseases, psychiatry, audiology, health policy for Jordanian health institutions.
A0161601	Contemporary Issues	3	Identify the most important contemporary local, national and regional issues, the most prominent contemporary challenges and their questions from development, youth, extremism, globalization, culture and identity; Jerusalem and its central position, the Arab-Israeli conflict
A0131301	Health Psychology	3	The course includes behavioral, cognitive, psychological, social, and physiological factors that influence individuals' responses to health and disease. Its goals are to promote health, prevent disease, maintain quality of life, and well-being in the context of disease. It also addresses the theoretical, scientific, and applied aspects in the field of health psychology, such as health-promoting behaviors, behaviors, psychological stress, pain management, and chronic diseases.
A0161802	Development and Environment	3	The course provides awareness and insight into the environmental issue, its vocabulary, the human relationship with the ecosystem, and environmental hazards to avoid. It also works to develop students' understanding and awareness of basic ecological concepts, and to reinforce their attitudes and values, in order to practice solving environmental problems. And linking it to comprehensive development and its relationship to water, food and energy security.
A0411601	Legal Education and Human Rights	3	This course identifying the basic concepts of human rights in an analytical way, and then realistic clarify of the international & regional means dealing with human rights such as treaties, recommendations and international means that are in the process of formation, such imperative rules & customs, this course also address realistically the content of human rights and the rights of the first generation such as right of living. The second-generation rights such as the right to work and third-generation rights such as the right of environment. International ways to protect human rights in general. In addition, the extent to which the Jordanian constitution is compatible with international human rights standards.
A0161901	Media and Public Relations	3	The nexus between media and society in terms of the social, political, economic and cultural power of the media, the role of the media in giving people the opportunity to express their opinions and promote international relations. Communication and public relations, communication and its types, levels, forms, properties, fields, activities, physical and nonphysical (symbolic) environment, and obstacles to the communicative process. Public relations: its beginnings, development, principles, bases, importance, functions, planning, activities.

Elective Courses - 3 Credit Hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit hours	Description
A0871103	Principles of Renewable Energy	3	Introduction to renewable Energy include Photovoltaic, Wind power, Micro hydropower, Biomass energy, Waste power, Solar thermal power, Geothermal power, Ocean energy (tidal, tide-flow and wave), Ocean energy (OTEC), , Comparison of characteristics and cost of renewables. How we can use the sun, wind, biomass, geothermal resources, and water to generate more sustainable energy. It explains the fundamentals of energy, including the transfer of energy, as well as the limitations of natural resources. Starting with solar power, the text illustrates how energy from the sun is transferred and stored; used for heating, cooling, and lighting; collected and concentrated; and converted into electricity
A0612109	Communication Skills and Health education	3	"The course focuses on the theoretical basis of communication and communication strategies and principles that enable nursing students to interact therapeutically with clients in different clinical settings. The course is also directed toward introducing the students to the theories issues and techniques of health education, teaching, skills, and methods in health and health promotion to clients, families, and the community.
A0591111	Digital Literacy	3	Digital Literacy is a concept that describes how technology and the Internet are shaping the way people interact and how they affect us as individuals and as a society. This course educate students on the uses of digital technologies, the dangers of digital technology and the need to build a culture of ethical use of the Internet and introduce the concept of responsible freedom.
A1321100	Sport and Health	3	Defining health and fitness: physical education, health education; the cognitive, emotional, skill-oriented, and social goals of physical education; the history of physical education: ancient, medieval, and modern ages, the Olympics, Athletics in Jordan: nutrition and exercising; athletic injuries: bone, joint , muscle, skin injuries; special exercises for figure deformation; diseases related to lack of exercise: diabetes, obesity, being underweight, back pain, cancer; hooliganism: causes and recommended solutions for hooliganism.
A0612303	Society Health	3	The course aims to provide students with the basic principles that enhance the concept of health and health prevention in its various physical, psychological and social aspects. The student will also be provided with information that helps individuals realize their health needs in the context of the culture and values ??systems they live in and how to meet these needs, which is known as improving health and quality of life.
A0161602	Critical Thinking Skills	3	The concept of critical thinking, its components; characteristics of critical thinking individuals; Critical thinking skills: the skill of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, expectation, prediction; Stages of critical thinking: Motivation, searching for information, linking information, evaluation, expression, and integration

Faculty Requirement - 19 Credit Hours:

Compulsory Courses - 19 Credit Hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit hours	Description
A0624002	Management and Leadership in Nursing	2	This course is designed to broaden the student?s perspective of the nurse?s role in influencing and improving health care systems and practices and emphasizing the fit of nursing within the larger organizational structure. It is designed to introduce the students to core management and leadership competencies necessary for promoting a patient-centered nursing care environment. The role of a professional nurse as a leader and manager of care will be explored including effective leadership behaviors related to the introduction of change to organizational performance.
A0622007	Trauma and emergency/Clinical	2	This course focuses on the clinical part of emergency and disaster nursing. The course provides students with the skills required to perform the expected role and responsibilities of a nurse in meeting different needs of the patient during emergency and disaster situations either in pre-hospital or in a hospital setting and provides opportunities to enhance critical thinking, communication, and systematic inquiry skills that are necessary to provide care in emergency and disaster situations for the clients and their families. The practice in the lab intends to introduce emergency nursing students to Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
A0613004	Trends and Ethics in Nursing Profession	2	This course introduces the students to current issues and problems influencing the nursing profession theory and practice. Exploring the development of the Nursing profession, Educational preparation for nursing, credentials for healthcare providers, making professional goals a reality, The world of healthcare employment, understanding of the healthcare environment and its financing, legal responsibilities for practice, ethical concerns in nursing practice, bioethical issues in healthcare, safety concerns in healthcare, The nursing profession, and the community, initiating the leadership and management role, working with others in a leadership role, facing the challenges of today?s workplace, valuing the political process, and applying research and technology to nursing practice.
A0613400	Methods of Scientific Research & Biostatics	3	The course aims to introduce students to a range of methodologies used in research as the main requirement for the development of the professional nurse. It will enhance students? awareness of the research process and outcomes of healthcare research and how these relate to healthcare provision. The course provides students the opportunity to understand evidence-based practice in nursing and health care and to develop the skills to critically evaluate research findings and apply the results to practice in a variety of clinical settings. Students will be introduced to the philosophical basis of research, qualitative and quantitative research designs, methods of data collection and analysis, sampling, ethical issues, and dissemination of research findings.
A0613003	Human Growth & Development	2	This course is designed to introduce students to the main concepts of the growth and development of humans throughout their life span. It focuses on the biological, psychosocial, cognitive, moral, and spiritual characteristics of each developmental stage. The course will introduce the students to the competencies necessary to help the individuals of specific developments period attain optimal health. The framework of the course will be based on the concept of health maintenance and promotion. Teaching will be promoted using lectures, group discussions, and case studies.
A0613010	Health Informatics	2	In this course, students will be introduced to the concept of health informatics application, and practice, specifically nursing informatics to improve client care. This course also focuses on the analysis of informatics concepts and the development of data sources and data management applications in the healthcare sector. Systems evaluated and implemented may include those used in inpatient settings as well as those utilized in community or outpatient settings. Clients, families, nurses, and other healthcare professionals could all be affected by the systems. Lectures, discussion, and problem-solving activities, as well as individual assignments and experiential learning, are all used in the classroom.
A0622006	Trauma and emergency	3	This course focuses on the basic concepts of emergency and disaster nursing. The student will understand the nature of emergency nursing and the role of the nurse in meeting different needs of the individuals during emergency and disaster situations either in pre-hospital or in a hospital setting, and provide students with the knowledge and skill to deliver basic and complex care to urgent, emergent, and critical patient population. Students will be introduced to the care concept for injuries, institute appropriate life-saving interventions, assess patients? responses to resuscitation, and communicate with other team members. Also, nursing care for specific medical emergencies is considered such as Trauma, airway and ventilation, shock, brain, and cranial trauma, abdominal trauma, spinal cord, vertebral column trauma, and burns. And special populations are considered such as pregnant, pediatric, and elderly trauma.
A0612003	Pathophysiology	2	This course will introduce the students to disruptions in the normal body functioning of adults. It includes the study of human cell biology and the causes of cellular injuries. It focuses on the disorders related to the immune system including hypersensitivity and autoimmune disorders as well as acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The physiology of pain and pain management is also included. This course also discusses the hematopoietic functions including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets related disorders. Cardiovascular disorders will be discussed including cardiovascular alterations resulting in decreased cardiac output, resulting in altered tissue perfusion, and resulting in both.
A0613005	Nutrition	1	This course is designed to provide the nursing student with the essential knowledge about the importance of nutrition. Students will be able to identify the basic nutrient elements and their importance for individuals throughout the life span. Students will critically discuss factors affecting individual nutritional habits. Students will also discuss the significance of Anthropometric measurement to assess nutritional status. Several teaching strategies will be used to promote students? learning including lectures, projects, and demonstrations.

Major Requirement - 66 Credit Hours:

Compulsory Courses - 63 Credit Hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit hours	Description
A0622002	Adult Health Nursing (1) / Clinical	3	This course focuses on developing psychomotor, communication, leadership, and cognitive skills. Utilizing the nursing process as a framework for delivering will be applied to assist students in providing effective patient care to meet the bio-physiological and psychosocial needs in diverse clinical settings. The core elements emphasize effective communication skills, critical thinking, decision making, psychomotor skills, effective teaching strategies, up-to-date with evidence-based, and Practice ethics. A clinical rotation in different clinical settings will help integrate skills and knowledge from the classroom setting into the clinical practice. The course content will focus on care provided to patients with various medical and surgical health problems such as pain assessment, perioperative management of surgical patients; fluid ? electrolyte and acid-base imbalances; cardiovascular; circulatory; respiratory; and gastrointestinal systems.
A0621002	Assessment, Diagnosis & decision making	3	This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills of comprehensive physical examination for individuals of all ages, with emphasis on the adults. The focus is on collecting comprehensive health history, and symptom analysis along with physical, psychosocial, and development assessments. Students will be able to utilize critical thinking skills and clinical decision-making in identifying health alterations, formulating nursing diagnoses, and documenting findings appropriate to nursing. The clinical part of this course provides students with health assessment skills to perform comprehensive physical examinations for individuals to identify health needs and illness status, and to plan, implement and evaluate appropriate holistic care.
A0613006	Pediatric Health Nursing	6	The purpose of this course is to provide students with generic competencies including knowledge required for providing evidence-based and holistic care for children and adolescent and their families with a variety of health problems. This Course has a comprehensive approach to child and family health. The students will be introduced, through active learning methods, to core concepts of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration for children of different age groups. The implementation of the nursing process that focuses on the recent evidence-based practices in caring for healthy and sick children with the most common health problems is a core focus of this course. The methods of instruction include lectures, discussion and problem-solving, individual assignments, and case presentations.
A0613008	Maternal Health Nursing	6	This course focuses on contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing and its current issues, family culture, complementary therapies, and health promotion of women across the lifespan. Human reproduction includes the Reproductive System anatomy and physiology, conception, and fetal development. Special Reproductive concerns: includes infertility and genetics. Pregnancy: includes physical and psychological changes, management with antepartum nursing assessment, needs and care, and maternal nutrition. Also, introduce the students to childbirth: processes and stages of labor and birth, intrapartum nursing assessment of the family and childbirth utilizing family-centered maternity care, pain management, childbirth at risk, pre-labor and intrapartum complications, family planning, and reproductive teaching will be introduced, Family adaptation and nursing assessment.
A0623001	Adult Health Nursing (3)	5	This course focuses on advanced concepts of critical care related to multi-organ/system function and dysfunction. Nursing care relating to physiology, assessment, pathophysiology, system failure, and clinical management of the cardiovascular system, pulmonary system, renal system, neurologic system & other multisystem dysfunctions are addressed. Core concepts of complex pathophysiology, current treatment modalities, and advanced nursing roles are integrated into discussions about providing care to critically ill patients. Nursing students will utilize problem-solving and critical thinking approaches for effective nursing management of these alterations, with emphasis on critical care-nursing competencies issues of ethical, legal; management, and leadership are integrated into care provided for critically ill patients and their support system.
A0622005	Adult Health Nursing (2) / clinical	3	This course is a continuation of Adult Health Nursing (1)/ clinical, it focuses on developing psychomotor, communication, leadership, and cognitive skills. The Nursing process will be applied to assist students in providing effective patient care that meets the bio-physiological and psychosocial needs in diverse clinical settings. The core elements emphasize effective communication skills, critical thinking, decision-making, psychomotor skills, effective teaching strategies, up-to-date evidence-based studies, and practice ethics.
A0622004	Adult Health Nursing (2)	5	"This course is designed to introduce the student to alterations in adult health and how it affects
A0613007	Pediatric Health Nursing / Clinical	2	This course focuses on providing the students with essential clinical training that enables them to develop nursing competencies needed for providing evidence-based safe and comprehensive care for children and adolescent and their families with a variety of health problems. The implementation of the nursing process that focuses on the recent evidence-based practices in caring for healthy and sick children is a core focus of this course. The methods of instruction include discussion and problem solving, individual assignments, case scenarios, the Lippincott platform, and simulation.
A0621001	Fundamentals of Nursing	3	This course provides opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout their lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. First-year nursing students will start to develop knowledge fundamental to the care of patients in various healthcare settings. Students will also learn the use of the nursing process to identify patients? needs and provide care that is based on the best evidence, standards of care, and patient preferences. Students will learn how to act professionally and communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, teachers, and other healthcare team members. Teaching and learning strategies in the theoretical part of the course include lectures, group discussions, and case studies.
A0614004	Psychiatric /Mental Health Nursing /clinical	2	This course is designed to help the nursing students experience the role of the mental health nurse in providing humanistic care for clients along with the mental health ? mental illness continuum. The focus of the training is on the therapeutic use of self during providing nursing care. The student is expected to integrate knowledge base from the theory course; utilize the nursing process within the therapeutic nurse-client relationship with the emphasis on the humanistic, holistic approach; and develop open communication with the health care providers' team to facilitate the client's healing process in a structured environment. This will be achieved by providing direct supervision to the students while providing care to the patients in a psychiatric and general hospital setting. Learning is enhanced through direct interaction with clients and actual participation in group activities that will help the students to understand themselves and others.
A0614003	Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing	4	In this course, students will acquire generic knowledge and competencies needed to provide holistic care for individuals with mental health problems. Different concepts will be explored including basic concepts of psychiatric and mental health nursing, the value of a humanistic and holistic approach to nursing care, coping mechanisms, and learning in-depth about different psychiatric/mental health disorders and the therapeutic approaches in the care of mentally ill patients. Students will utilize critical thinking and problem solving to develop nursing care plans for clients with mental health and/or psychiatric disorder. Students will also critically discuss ethical issues related to the care of individuals with mental health problems and/ or psychiatric disorders.
A0613009	Maternal Health Nursing / Clinical	2	This course focuses on practical nursing care for women during pregnancy, labor, and birth, postpartum and gynecological problems in the healthcare setting; at hospitals, clinics and maternal and child health centers, and in the community. It is designed to prepare nurses to be competent providers of antenatal care services, Intrapartum care services, comprehensive nursing care during Puerperium, and manage complaints and complications during pregnancy, labor and birth, and postpartum, able to counsel mothers about family planning methods, and apply comprehensive nursing intervention for women with gynecological problems.
A0624003	Advanced Clinical Practice	6	This course provides students with clinical training opportunity to reinforce and integrate clinical skills and knowledge acquired during their study. This course aims at helping the student to become proficient nurses with advanced knowledge and evidence-based clinical practice in nursing care. The course focuses on providing the students with relevant clinical experiences and competencies in a variety of health care settings utilizing the nursing process as a framework for providing the care for clients with neurological, endocrine, renal, multi-organ failure, trauma, and their families. Students will be expected to complete a range of clinical competencies throughout the course. The student will provide nursing care in the clinical areas of their choice with the guidance and direct supervision of faculty members.
A0614006	Community Health Nursing/Clinical	2	This course focuses on the population?s health and the application of the principles of primary health care, the strategies of health promotion, and epidemiological concepts when caring for individuals, families, and communities. Professional, legal/ethical, economic, cultural, and environmental issues will be examined as they applied to community health nursing. The experiences embedded in the course provide opportunities for nursing students to translate theory into practice by conducting home visits, school health, environmental & community assessment, and applying health education principles in different community settings
A0623002	Adult Health Nursing (3) / clinical	2	This clinical course focuses on the application of principles and theories from nursing science, pathophysiology pharmacology, and medical technology to provide nursing care for adult clients experiencing critical health disruptions. Students will practice the tasks of critical care (ex.: CPR, Oxygenation, ECG interpretation) nurses in monitoring, patient education, and utilization of medical technology to evaluate the health status of adult clients with a special focus on the identification of psychological and physiological responses and learning needs of the clients.
A0614005	Community Health Nursing	4	This course is designed to prepare nursing students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to provide nursing care to families with various needs. It also helps the student assume a multidimensional role in community health nursing in the different community sectors. The focus of this course is on the health promotion and disease prevention based on the concepts of primary health care in various community settings; theories from nursing, public health, and social and behavioral sciences are utilized to provide culturally competent nursing care to total populations or individuals, families and groups within the context of that population. Primary prevention strategies for populations at risk are emphasized to promote and protect health and prevent disease across the life span.
A0622001	Adult Health Nursing (1)	5	This course focuses on the nursing care of adult clients with acute and chronic health alterations that impact the functional and physical health patterns within diverse settings. Students will utilize problem-solving and critical thinking approaches for effective nursing management of these alterations. Concepts concerning social and behavioral science are integrated and implemented in their care. The emphasis will be on medical and surgical health alterations, including pain, perioperative management of surgical patient; fluid ? electrolyte and Acid-Base imbalances; cardiovascular; circulatory; respiratory, and gastrointestinal. Several teaching methods will be used including interactive lectures, given scenarios, discussions, group activity, Brain Storming, and independent readings using the database.

Elective Courses - 3 Credit Hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit hours	Description
A0614008	Epidemiology	2	This course introduces the basic concepts of epidemiology as applied to public health problems. Emphasis is placed on the principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation (e.g., active and passive surveillance), appropriate summaries and displays of data, and classical statistical approaches to describe the health of populations. Topics include the dynamic behavior of the disease, usage of rates (e.g., incidence, prevalence, mortality, case-fatality), ratios and proportions, methods of direct and indirect adjustment, and clinical life table, which measures and describes the extent of disease problems. Various epidemiologic study designs for investigating associations between risk factors and disease outcomes are also introduced, culminating with criteria for causal inferences. The application of these disciplines in health services, screening, genetics, and environment policy are presented. The influence of epidemiology on legal and ethical issues is also discussed.
A0614009	Nursing Rehabilitation	1	This course introduces students to the basic concepts and theories of the rehabilitation process: it focuses on needs requiring care including patients with injuries, disabilities, and chronic diseases. Through exploration of the literature, students will explore incorporating theories of disability and rehabilitation to guide the development of specialized nurses' care. The course emphasizes the importance of collaboration and the roles of the various rehabilitation team members in the context of the client?s journey. Through an appreciation of rehabilitation, knowledge, and skills in a variety of care settings.
A0624001	Adult Health Nursing (4)	5	This course focuses on the nursing care of the adult client with acute and chronic health alterations that impact the functional and physical health patterns within diverse settings. Nurse students will utilize problem-solving and critical thinking approaches for effective nursing management of these alterations. Concepts concerning social and behavioral science are integrated in nursing. The emphasis of this course will be on medical and surgical health alterations, including integumentary, sensory, immunology, and infectious diseases. Several teaching methods will be used including interactive lectures, given scenarios, open discussions, group activity, brainstorming and independent readings using the database
A0614002	Health Promotion/ clinical	2	This course prepares students to apply major approaches to health promotion, concepts, and contemporary public health issues such as smoking and obesity. Critically assess the applicability of major health promotion theories and strategies for vulnerable individuals, groups, and communities. Students are prepared to develop the ability to implement health promotion, protection, and health education programs targeting school health, women of all ages, elderly and vulnerable groups. It will prepare the students to convey ideas and information effectively to contribute and collaborate with stakeholders and community organizations with stress on health concerns
A0614010	Nursing Gerontology	2	"This course is designed to help nursing students provide holistic care to elderly individuals with various needs in a wide range of health care settings. It also provides a basic theory essential to the nursing assessment and management strategies appropriate to the care of the elderly with emphasis on the expected changes to the different body systems and nursing care provided (respiratory, cardiovascular, integument, musculoskeletal, genitourinary, digestive, and senses); cognitive& memory changes, psychosocial adaptation, and the promotion of health and prevention of disease as proposed on the concept of health and illness during the life process.
A0614001	Health Promotion	1	This course provides nursing students with the foundational principles for promoting health and explores health promotion models and approaches that aim to enhance health. The challenges of behavior change and recognizing factors that impact positively and negatively on behavior change. The course explores some topics related to health promotion for individuals and families throughout their lifespan. Nursing care for the developing family including reproductive issues, perinatal concerns, and care of the newborn and child, will be covered. The spectrum of healthy families will be examined, with emphasis on family dynamics, teaching and supporting healthy lifestyle choices, nutrition, and risk reduction. Patterns associated with adaptive and maladaptive behaviors will be evaluated by applying mental health principles.

Free Ellective - 23 Credit Hours:

Compulsory Courses - 23 Credit Hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit hours	Description
A1161304	Heredity and genetics	3	This course gives a clinical overview of major and current genetics topics. The goal is to give students a broad and fundamental understanding of genetics while also presenting selected challenges and issues that genetics research and communities face today. Furthermore, the course will provide an overview of the mechanisms underlying the development of genetic diseases. Different inheritance patterns, such as dominant, recessive, autosomal, and sex-linked inheritance, are discussed. Single-gene, chromosomal, and multifactorial genetic diseases will be classified. The identification of genes and variants in the genome, including gene mapping, will be discussed in order to understand how variation can lead to disease.
A0913307	Pharmacology for nursing	3	This course introduces the main pharmaceutical therapeutics used by patients encountered in physiotherapy
A0111403	General Biology	2	This course introduces the principles and concepts of biology as a vital subject for nursing students. Emphasis is on basic biological chemistry, Cell structure and function, Metabolism and Energy transformation, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate understanding of life at the molecular and cellular levels.
A1162403	General Microbiology for nursing students	3	Introduction: discovery of microorganisms, the definition of microorganisms, bacterial morphology; Structures of bacteria, viruses, and fungi; Bacterial growth and environmental conditions influencing microorganisms: growth; Microbial genetics and mutagenesis; Biofilm formation and quorum sensing; Sterilization and disinfection; Bacterial metabolism; Host-pathogen interaction; Mechanisms of pathogenesis; Common pathogenic microorganisms: spread, route of infection, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments. Bactria as normal flora.
A1161305	General Chemistry & Biochemistry	3	Measurements and significant figures, chemical calculations (composition, formulas, and calculation of chemical equations); Gaseous state, thermochemistry, electronic structure and chemical bonds, states of matter and forces of attraction between molecules, physical properties of solutions, aqueous solutions: acids and bases, salts, reactions of acids, bases and salts, oxidation and reduction reactions. Types, properties and most important reactions of organic compounds related to biological compounds, description of biochemical compounds from lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and enzymes. Bioenergy production, energy storage reactions and construction processes, a summary of biotechnology and its relationship to diseases, mechanisms of action of hormones and the relationship of biochemistry to nutrition.
A1161107	Anatomy	3	General Introduction and Review of Animal Cell. Cell Divisions; body tissues; human body coordination, viewing levels, and clips; circulatory system, heart, lymphatic system; Respiratory system; Digestive; Urinary tract; male reproductive system; The female reproductive system; Nervous system; musculoskeletal system
A0914305	Clinical Pharmacology	3	This course aims to help nursing students understand basic pharmacological aspects of patient-centered nursing care throughout their lifespan. This includes building a principal knowledge of pharmacology such as pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, toxicities, drug classifications, actions, dosages, adverse effects for major body systems, and discovering the connection between pathophysiology, pharmacology, and nursing care related to drug administration.
A1162203	Physiology	3	Introduction to human physiology, homeostasis and feedback mechanisms; Cell structure; Body fluids and membrane transport; Nervous system; Autonomic nervous system; Muscles; heart and circulation; Cardiac output and blood pressure; Respiratory system; Introduction to the immune system; Human central nervous system, special senses; endocrine system; digestive system; urinary system; male and female reproductive    system.

Complementary Requirement - 9 Credit Hours:

Compulsory Courses - 9 Credit Hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit hours	Description
A0161200	Remedial English Language	3	Grammar: auxiliary verbs, tenses (past, present, future) Vocabulary: friendship, communication, IT, TV shows, media, houses, places description, compound nouns, free time activities, books and movies description, food, dinning out. Variety of skills: paragraph writing, verifying formal and informal letters, writing unofficial emails, ways of using punctuation, upper case letters and conjunctions, outlining main ideas and details, inferring conclusions and impeded meanings, determining author?s perspectives, presentations, argumentation and persuasion, agreeing and disagreeing expressions, making comparisons, narrating events, expressing opinions, making official phone calls, ordering food, correct pronunciation.
A0331700	Remedial Computer Skills	3	Introduction to basic computer hardware and software; copyrights; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power point, Access; Introduction to Internet.
A0161100	Remedial Arabic Language	3	Language level and definition, speaking and comprehension texts, syntax exercises, Nominal Sentence, safe feminine plural, safe masculine plural, singularity, auxiliaries, duality, numbers, subordinates, punctuations, morphological exercise, dictation issues, Nunnation.