The Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Program at the Applied Science Private University was accredited by the Higher Education Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission (AQACHEI) for the academic year 2019/2020 under the umbrella of the College of Pharmacy, before joining the College of Allied Medical Sciences in 2022. The Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics awards students a bachelor’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics through a four-year full-time study. After completing the courses for the third year, students must spend a full summer semester as practical training in clinical nutrition practice and evaluation of the nutritional status in the departments of hospitals accredited for practical training (Ibn Al-Haytham Hospital and others), under the supervision of faculty members and the administrative supervision. The Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics program provides students with a strong foundation for cumulative learning experiences of theoretical courses covering all aspects of clinical nutrition, human nutrition, community nutrition, anatomy, pathophysiology, food systems management, and clinical nutrition and dietetics.
The study plan for the specialization of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics at Applied Science Private University is characterized by teaching new courses that contribute to increasing students' knowledge and ability to provide counseling on important topics, including mental health and its association with obesity and nutritional disorders. The program also offers specialized elective courses including functional foods nutrition for adults and children in health and disease. This specialization is concerned with graduating dietitians working hand in hand with all members of the healthcare team working in hospitals, healthcare institutions and sports clubs. In addition, it is concerned with the provision of nutritional counseling to the healthy and ill patients alike. The specialization includes distinctive courses that will contribute to graduating dietitians with great knowledge in human nutrition, metabolism and special diets needed for people suffering from various illnesses. Studies showed the urgent need of the labor market locally and in the Arab world to specialize clinical nutrition and dietetics in proportion to the development of newly ascending diseases and increasing the number of patients including more than hospitals, health centers and sports centers (according to the latest results of the accreditation committee published on the website of the Ministry of Higher Education and based on the reference of the nurses and nurses and legal midwives and the Jordanian Food and Nutrition Association) In addition to this, the University of Applied Sciences is characterized by its location in the Jordanian capital Amman, and easy access especially with the provision of the University for transportation service that includes different areas in the capital.
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