COURSE DESCRIPTION


Cosmetic Science

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University Requirement

Faculty Requirement

Major Requirement

Free Ellective

Complementary Requirement

Total Credit Hours

Complementary Requirement is not calcualted in total credit hours



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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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 - 22 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 22 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1163605 Ethics in applied medical careers 1
A1162200 Physiology (1) 2
A0111301 General Chemistry 3 "Chemistry and the atomic/ molecular view of matter; scientific measurements elements compounds, and the periodic table; the mole and stoichiometry; molecular view of reactions in aqueous solutions: doublereplacement reaction, redox reaction the quantum mechanical atom: electron configuration, properties of elements; basics of chemical bonding: ionic bonds, covalent bonds, intermolecular forces; chemical kinetics: rates laws; acids and bases: strong acids, weak acids, buffers. "
A1161109 Medical terminology 1
A0111401 General Biology 3 Introduction to Biology Lab; Compound light microscope; Preparing slides of: Plant cells and animal cells; Macromolecules chemical properties; Cellular division; Animal tissues and Plant tissues; preparing bacterial smear; Algae, Fungi, and Bryophytes; Protozoan & Plants and animals Biodiversity.
A0331702 Computer Skills (Health) 3
A1162606 Scientific research methods and biostatistics 3
A1162109 Pathology 3
A1161105 Anatomy and Histology 3


Major Requirement - 83 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 80 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1142603 Nutrition for cosmetic science students ? practical 1
A1143208 Phyto and natural products in cosmetics- practical 1
A1143203 Hair and nail care formulations 3 Students will Learn about the chemical structure and morphology of human hair, hair care products: shampoos, conditioners, styling products, hair colorants, waving and relaxing products, shaving and depilatories, hair loss treatments. The course also includes the structure and morphology of human nail, and nail care products: cuticle remover and softener, nail bleach, nail varnish and varnish removers
A1143501 Cosmetic centers management 1 An introduction to medical management, medical staff management and medical policies. The course includes a study of financial development, drug management, drug consumption, expenses and medical economics. It also provides information technology in medical management, and dermatocosmically continues medical education.
A1144201 Cosmetic profession ethics and regulations 2 An introduction and overview of ethics and laws regulating the practice of cosmetic profession in Jordan and international cosmetic organizations.
A1142105 Cosmetic microbiology and sterilization 2 Introduction to microbiology: classification, microbial growth, infectious diseases. history of cosmetic microbiology, bacterial and fungal infections of skin, hair, nails, and cosmetology. The course also includes sterilization techniques used in cosmetics, preservation of cosmetic products, and antimicrobial testing for cosmetics
A1143601 Dental care formulations 2 The course provides an explanation of the anatomy of the teeth, dental caries and maintaining oral hygiene, oral care products: toothpastes, mouthwashes, and teeth whitening products
A1143502 Communication skills and counseling 2 Basic aspects of history and physical examination, principles in psychology, dermatology, psychological inflect, factitious dermatology, malingering; pre procedure consultation, patient medical background, Students also will gain experience in patient selection and managing, patient under and over expectation, pretreatment considerations, postinjection considerations, communication skills, pediatric and geriatric dermatology consultation, patient healthcare provider relationship, media consultation and ethics.
A1144101 Skin toxicology 3 The basic principles of toxicology, target organ toxicity, dermal toxicity, the toxicity of a limited group of compounds targeting the skin, allergic and immunological toxic reactions
A1144701 Field training ? Dermatology Clinics 2 Under the supervision of the cosmetic department, the student will examine patients in cosmetic clinics dealing with: inflamed skin, skin with systemic disease; clinical correlation between treatment and chronic dermatological disease.
A1141104 Introduction to Cosmetic Science 1
A1142201 Skin care formulations (1) 3 The course includes an explanation of ingredients selection and cosmetic formulation as facial cleansers, tonics and astringents, surface peeling and scrubbing, facial masks, moisturizers and their selection according to skin types: day and night creams, hand and body creams, protective and barrier creams, and healing creams
A1143205 Phyto and natural products in cosmetics 2 The course includes the botanical, ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and molecular aspects of plant active ingredients of cosmetic relevance for skin, hair and nail. Along with dermatological, cosmetic uses and toxicological aspects
A1143204 Hair and nail care formulations -practical 1 Students will gain practical experience in formulating and compounding the following products: shampoos, conditioners, styling products, hair colorants, waving and relaxing products, shaving, depilatories, hair loss treatments, cuticle remover and softener, nail bleach, nail varnish, and varnish removers
A1143201 Skin care formulations (2) 3 The course includes an explanation of the composition and formulation of: sunscreens, skin tanning, skin lightening, antiaging, antiacne, color cosmetics, antiperspirants and deodorants preparations.
A1143207 Cosmetic industry and good manufacturing Practice 3 The basic aspects of Good Manufacturing Practices for industry of cosmetic and personal care products. The course also includes the pocesses affecting the writing, issuance, and maintenance of SOPs, and their influencing on facility requirements, GMP requirements, personnel training, equipment qualification activities, process validation, component and product specifications, packaging and labeling controls, laboratory activities, warehousing and shipping monitoring, water system validation and care, complaints and recalls
A1142101 Pharmacology for Students Cosmetology 3 The course includes an explanation of cosmetic science medication: retinoids; cosmeceutical vtamins: E, C, B, physiologic lipids for barrier repair in dermatology, cosmeceutical botanicals and metals, moisturizers, skin lightening agents, exfoliant, peptides and proteins, nutritional antioxidants, sunscreens, cosmeceuticals and contact dermatitis.
A1142102 Physical chemistry 2 The course aims to introduce the principles of solubility, stability, diffusion, interfacial phenomenon, rheology and coarse dispersions. It also includes the basics of development and delivery of formulations based on the principles of physical chemistry.
A1142302 Skin care formulations (1)- practical 1 Students will gain experience in formulation and preparation of various cosmetic dosage forms such as: protective creams, peeling and scrubbing products, facial cleansers, cleansing creams, toners, lotions, moisturizers: day and night creams, hand and body creams.
A1144503 Skin, Hair and Nail Disorders Case Studies-Practical 1 Students will gain experience in clinical assessment of a patient, skin types and differentiation (clinically on patient), treatment and evaluation of oily, mixed, inflamed skin with systemic disease (clinically on patient), clinical correlation between treatment and chronic dermatological disease (clinically on patient).
A1144702 Field training ? Cosmetic industry & drug stores 2 Under the supervision of the cosmetic department, the student will gain insights of GMP requirements for facilities, personnel training, equipment qualification activities, different cosmetics preparations in factory and cosmetic stores
A1142104 Skin, hair, and nails pathology and disorders 3 Basic concepts of anatomy and functions of skin, hair and nails. Signs and symptoms of skin, hair, and nail disorders due to dermatological, environmental, cosmetic, auto-induced disease, and drugs. The course also includes functional skin diseases: occupational dermatology disease; genodermatosis; skin and scalp infection, skin tumors and cancer. The course also provides an explanation of infectious nail disorders, common nail diseases, medical and cosmetic treatments for hair, nail and skin diseases
A1144501 Cosmetic marketing and marketing research 3 The basic concepts of marketing foundation, marketing elements, marketing mix, distribution and promotion, marketing strategy and planning, selling skill for cosmetic representative, handling customer attitude. Also, the course introduces research methods for cosmetic products.
A1141103 Skin Biology - lab 1 Practical application on the main concepts of the structure and components of different layers of skin: epidermis, dermis, hypodermis and deep fascia, skin glands and secretions, and the role of skin in absorption. The course also includes the structures of nail & hair.
A1141102 Skin Biology 2 Basic principles, structure and biology of the skin and cellular components. The cell cycle, biology of keratinocytes and keratin, the structure of melanocytes and the biochemistry of pigmentation, epidermal glands and the lipid layer. The course also includes skin diseases, common terminology, and details of the structure of hair and nails.
A1143701 Field training ? Skin care centers 2 Under the supervision of the cosmetic department, the student will examine patients in cosmetic care centers dealing with: oily, mixed, and dry skin.
A1142106 Cosmetic microbiology and sterilization- practical 1 Students will gain experience in bacterial smear preparation & staining, bacterial cultivation & types of media, bacterial isolation technique, cultivation of anaerobic bacteria. The course also includes bacterial identification, antibiotic susceptibility test, bacterial counting, chemical test for antimicrobial activity, and methods of sterilization.
A1144403 Phototherapy and laser in dermatology 3 Basic concepts of the physics of light, laser and longitudinal waves. Key aspects of the history of phototherapy, sunlight and lasers such as: ablative and non-ablative laser skin resurfacing, carbon dioxide lasers, erbium Q (neodymium) lasers, excimer lasers. The course also introduces ultraviolet A and narrow ultraviolet A, intense pulsed light source, pulsed dye laser, medium infrared laser, non-ablative radio frequency technology, selective pyrolysis, Adverse effects and complications.
A1144401 Advanced technology in aesthetic science 3 Technological principles and techniques in cosmetic dermatology: ablative laser skin peeling, application of ultrasound in cosmetic dermatology, radiofrequency devices, hair transplantation and removal machines, tattoo and pigmentation removal machines, as well as tissue tightening technologies, cryolipolysis, biological therapies, and stem cell technology.
A1142103 Practical physical chemistry 1 Practical application on the concepts of solubility, stability, diffusion, interfacial phenomenon, rheology, and coarse dispersions.
A1144801 Graduation project 1 Upon the approval of the head of the department, and under the supervision of an assigned supervisor, the student will conduct a research project in the fields related to cosmetic science, the student will then present the findings in front of the studnets and a research committee.
A1143202 Skin care formulations (2)- practical 1 Students will gain practical experience in the formulation and composition of cosmetic products such: sunscreens, skin tanning, skin lightening, antiaging, antiacne, color cosmetics, antiperspirants and deodorants.
A1142602 2
A1144301 Anti-aging protocols 2 The course aims to introduce the aging mechanism at the cellular and molecular level. Also, the course includes evaluation of the skin care regimen, photoprotection, systemic antioxidants and topical anti-aging drugs, and this course introduces the procedures and devices used such as: visible light device and laser, radio frequency waves and telomere for skin rejuvenation. Stem cells-based therapies, hormonal therapies, and future therapies.
A1143302 Facial Cleansing and Skin Care- Practical 2 Students will gain practical experience in treating and evaluating skin types: oily, combination, and dry skin (clinically on the patient), facial masks, moisturizers & eye care (clinically on patient), post procedure care (clinically on patient), and practical demonstration (clinically on patient).
A1143301 Facial Cleansing and Skin care 3 The basic principles and techniques of skin care, methods of cleaning, disinfection and using of steam. Facial technique massage, dermal infusion/ hydro dermabrasion skin treatments (silk peeling), The course also provides an explanation of facial mask, moisturizers, eye care, and post procedure care
A1144402 Advanced techniques in cosmetics 2 Students will learn about Botulinum toxin and its types (A and B): indications and contraindications, complications and adverse reactions. The course also provides an explanation of the injectable fillers: indications and contraindications, complications and adverse reactions. The course also includes skin whitening medication, rejuvenation technologies and medication, mesotherapy, facial therapy, soft tissue augmentation
A1143101 Dermal therapeutics 3 The course includes recognition of common diseases of the skin, hair and nails, disease symptoms and clinical manifestations, managements of different types of: skin infection, acne, rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, pigmentation, drug rashes, hair loss, and sexual transmitted diseases.
A1144502 Skin, Hair and Nail Disorders Case Studies 2 An overview of epidemiology of different skin diseases, measurement of frequency, place, distribution, and source of epidemiological data, as well as group studies, methods of presentation, sampling, mortality rates. The course includes a clinical study in perevelence of dermatology treatments, side effect, complication, and diagnostic methods.
A1143102 Immunity and Allergy 2

Elective Courses - 3 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1143304 Disinfection formulations in cosmetics and infection control - practical 1
A1143603 Principles of message 2
A1143703 Perfumes formulations and essential oil ? practical 1 Students will gain practical experience in formulating and compounding the following preparations: perfume de toilette, Eau de toilette, Eau de cologne, splash cologne, essential oils inhalation aromatherapy, and air fresheners.
A1143602 Perfumes formulations and essential oils 2 Learn about the olfactory organ, odor detecting sense organ in the nose, origin and classification of perfumes. The course introduces aromatic families and their types. In addition to the components and composition of perfumes, essential oils and aromatherapy
A1143604 Principles of message-practical 1
A1143303 Disinfection formulations in cosmetics and infection control 2
A1162303 Biochemistry 3 Introduction to Biochemistry; Biologic oxidation; carbohydrates; chemistry of carbohydrates, digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, Metabolism of carbohydrates, diabetes mellitus. Lipids; chemistry of fatty acids, digestion and absorption of lipids, lipids metabolism, hyperlipidemias and fatty liver; Enzymes; Amino acids chemistry and metabolism; inborn errors of amino acids metabolism, proteins structures. Molecular biology; nucleic acids structure and metabolism, central dogma of molecular biology, DNA replication, gene expression.   


Free Ellective - 10 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 10 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A0111101 Mathematics (1) 3 Introduction to Calculus; The rate of change of a function; Limits; Derivatives of algebraic functions and their applications; Integration; Application of the definite integral.
A1161602 Practical organic chemistry 1
A0914501 First Aid 1
A0111302 Practical General Chemistry 1 Basic laboratory techniques: safety rules, handling chemicals and glassware operating balances and Bunsen burner, write the scientific report ; identification of chemical substances: physical properties of matter as boiling point and melting point; physical separation of mixtures: distillation, extraction, recrystallization; empirical formula; chemical reaction : metathesis, solubility of salts; preparation of solutions: prepare a solution of known concentration; standardization of a base: titration, molecular weight determination; indicators, buffers and measurement of pH
A1161601 Organic chemistry 3 Introduction to organic chemistry: Bonding: Polarity, Structural formulas Isomerism, and Hybridization; Classification of organic compounds; Aliphatic compounds: Nomenclature and reactions, Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and cycloalkanes; Aromatic compounds; Alcohols; Ethers; Aldehydes; Ketones Carboxylic acids; Esters; Acyl halides; Amides; Amines.
A0111402 Practical General Biology 1 Introduction to Biology Lab; Compound light microscope; Preparing slides of: Plant cells and animal cells; Macromolecules chemical properties; Cellular division; Animal tissues and Plant tissues; preparing bacterial smear; Algae, Fungi, and Bryophytes; Protozoan & Plants and animals Biodiversity.


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.

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