Master's program in human nutrition
Program objectives ـــــــ Acceptance ـــــــ General structure of the program ــــــ Study plan ــــــ Course guide
Program objectives:
- Conducting purposeful scientific research capable of solving human nutrition problems and finding scientific solutions to them.
- Building strong relationships with sectors concerned with human nutrition, and contributing to the development of their activities and productivity through doctoral dissertation research.
- Effective participation in achieving sustainable development and building a knowledge economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Providing national cadres with knowledge and research and academic skills in the field of human nutrition.
- Providing educational opportunities for those wishing to complete the doctoral stage in the field of human nutrition, given the lack of a similar doctoral program in Saudi universities.
Acceptance:
In addition to the admission conditions contained in the unified regulations for postgraduate studies in Saudi universities and the organizational and executive rules and procedures for postgraduate studies at King Saud University, the department requires the following:
- The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in food science or human nutrition on a regular basis from King Saud University or any other university recommended by the Ministry of Education, with a grade of no less than good (2.75 out of 5) or its equivalent, or acceptable (2). Out of 5) with a high diploma with a grade of (excellent) in the program specialty with a cumulative grade point average of (4.5 out of 5) or its equivalent (subject to department approval).
- Achieve a score of 4.5 in the IELTS test or its equivalent.
- Achieving a score of (65) in the general aptitude test for university graduates or its equivalent.
General structure of the program:
* Course path and thesis:
The number of required units is (32) study units in addition to (12) study units for the thesis, as follows:
Type of courses | Number of courses | Number of units required |
Compulsory courses | (10) | (27) academic units |
Elective courses | (3) | (6) Study unit |
Preparing a research plan | (1) | 1 |
Thesis | (1) | (12) academic units |
Total | (17) decided | (32) academic units |
* Course path:
The number of required units is (32) study units in addition to (12) study units for the thesis, as follows:
Type of courses | Number of courses | Number of units required |
Compulsory courses | (9) | (28) academic units |
Elective courses | (7) | (14) academic units |
Research project | (1) | (3) Study unit |
Comprehensive testing | (1) | (0) academic unit |
Total | (18) decided | (42) academic units |
Program study plan: Program study plan Courses path and thesis
Program study plan Courses path
* Courses path and thesis:
* First level
م | Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 520 fed | Microelements in nutrition | 3(3+0) | |
2 | 530 fed | Research methods in nutrition | 3(3+0) | |
3 | 540 fed | Nutrition education | 3(3+0) | |
Total | (9) Study unit |
* Level 2
| Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 506 fed | Nutritional metabolism | 3(3+0) | |
2 | 534 ehs | Design of experiments | 3(3+0) | |
3 | 550 غذت | Macronutrients in nutrition | 3(3+0) | |
Total | (9) Study unit |
* Level 3
| Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 516 fed | Unusual states of nutritional metabolism | 3(3+0) | |
2 | 560 fed | Laboratory methods in nutrition | 3(3+0) | |
3 | 595 fed | Discussions (1) | 1(1+0) | |
4 | 598 fed | Preparing a research plan | Study unit | (16) academic units |
Total | (8) Study unit |
* Level 4
م | Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | ... fed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
2 | ... fed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
3 | ... fed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
Total | (6) Study unit |
* Later levels
م | Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 600 fed | Master's thesis | (31) academic units | |
Total | (33) academic units |
* Courses path:
* First level
| Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 520 fed | Microelements in nutrition | 3(3+0) | |
2 | 530 fed | Research methods in nutrition | 3(3+0) | |
3 | 540 fed | Nutrition education | 3(3+0) | |
Total | (9) Study unit |
* Level 2
| Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 506 fed | Nutritional metabolism | 3(3+0) | |
2 | 534 ehs | Design of experiments | 3(3+0) | |
3 | 550 fed | Macronutrients in nutrition | 3(3+0) | |
Total | (9) Study unit |
* Level 3
| Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 516 fed | Unusual states of nutritional metabolism | 3(3+0) | |
2 | 560 fed | Laboratory methods in nutrition | 3(3+0) | |
3 | 595 fed | Discussions (1) | 1(1+0) | |
Total | (7) Study unit |
* Level 4
| Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | ... fed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
2 | ... fed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
3 | ... fed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
4 | ... fed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
5 | ... fed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
6 | ... fed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
7 | ... غذتfed | Elective course | 2 (2+0) | |
Total | (14) Study unit |
* Level 5
| Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 599 fed | Research project in nutrition | (3) Study unit | |
Total | (3) Study unit |
* Level 6
| Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 600 comprehensive | comprehensive | 0 | |
Total | (33) Study unit |
** Elective courses for both study tracks (courses and thesis track - courses track) :
* Course and thesis track: The student studies (6) academic units
* Course Track: The student studies (14) academic units
| Course number and code | Course title | Number of study units | Prerequisite |
1 | 522 fed | Food Safety - Advanced - | 2 (2+0) | |
2 | 526 fed | Nutrition and food services | 2 (2+0) | |
3 | 535 fed | Applied Nutrition - Advanced - | 2 (2+0) | |
4 | 545 fed | Functional nutrition | 2 (2+0) | |
5 | 548 fed | Nutrition during life stages - 2 - | 2 (2+0) | |
6 | 580 fed | Interaction of nutrients and genes | 2 (2+0) | |
7 | 582 fed | Nutrition in health and disease | 3 (3+0) | |
8 | 597 fed | Selected topics in nutrition | 2 (2+0) | |
9 | 531 hen | Physiology - Advanced - | 2 (2+0) | |
Total | (19) Study unit |
Courses guide:
520 fed | Microelements in nutrition | 3(3+0) |
Mechanistic principles such as food sources, absorption, metabolism, physiological functions, development and consequences of major nutritional deficiencies Preventive and therapeutic aspects of human health throughout the life cycle will be discussed Apply their knowledge of biochemistry, physiology and other sciences in understanding the principles of nutrition with a special focus on micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). | ||
530 fed | Research methods in nutrition | 3(3+0) |
Writing a research proposal - Types of research - Ethics of scientific research - Measurement and interpretation - concepts and applications in nutrition from biostatistics and epidemiology - biomarkers in nutrition research - animals - models in nutrition research - cellular models in nutrition research | ||
540 fed | Nutrition education | 3(3+0) |
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506 fed | Nutritional metabolism | 3(3+0) |
This unit is designed to provide students with knowledge about cell structure and digestive system, carbohydrate metabolism, fat metabolism, protein metabolism, integration and regulation of reactions of metabolism. | ||
534 ihs | Design of experiments | 3(3+0) |
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550 fed | Macronutrients in nutrition | 3(3+0) | ||
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516 fed | Unusual states of nutritional metabolism | 3(3+0) | ||
Students are able to understand the role of micro and macronutrients in anabolic and catabolic mechanisms. Effect of macronutrients on aerobic metabolism. Micronutrient imbalance and metabolic complications in newborns. Genomic understanding of protein and enzyme formation. Defective gene associated with protein dysregulation. Disorganized protein and dysfunctional enzymes. Dysfunctional enzymes on metabolic deregulation. Defect or deficiency of the enzyme on the substrate and product accumulation. Accumulation of metabolites develop complications. Application of nutritional intervention to overcome metabolic disorders. Introduction to genetics and observational examination of newborn metabolism. *Metabolic disorders *Amino acid metabolism disorders *Organic acid metabolism disorders * Carbohydrate metabolism disorders * Disorders of fatty acid metabolism | ||||
560 fed | Laboratory methods in nutrition | 3(3+0) | ||
Introduces students to provide practical experience with basic methods of nutrition Evaluation: Nutritional, anthropometric, laboratory and clinical evaluation. For appropriate and systematic evaluation during each stage of the life cycle, including infants, children, adolescents, adults and the elderly, will be used Fundamentals of methods of chemical and physical analysis of food components - Methods of taking and processing samples for analysis - Preparation of standard solutions - Determination of moisture, ash, fats, proteins, carbohydrates, fibres, vitamins and substances Added – Spectrophotometry, chromatography, atomic absorption, atomic emission spectroscopy, immune-linked enzyme assay and their applications in nutrition | ||||
595 fed | Discussions (1) | 1(1+0) | ||
In this course, students will select a topic related to food science under the supervision of the course instructor, prepare it, and make a presentation to faculty and other graduate students. In addition, the student will learn report writing and organization skills and must write periodic reports within the chosen topic. | ||||
522 fed | Food Safety - Advanced - | 2 (2+0) | ||
Explaining the importance of food labels in food safety, studying the risks of the most important microbial groups and their impact on food and consumer safety, the extent of the spread of food allergies among members of society locally and globally, and knowing the mechanism of its occurrence within the human immune system, so what are the modern means and methods used in food manufacturing to reduce its occurrence, It is traditional knowledge Advanced food safety systems applied in food establishments, studying modern methods and means used, assessing the toxicity of food additives, their definition, classification and safety of use, heavy metal contamination, agricultural pesticides and methods of prevention, and important and recent new topics. | ||||
526 fed | Nutrition and food services | 2 (2+0) | ||
Integration of knowledge of food production steps and food service management Roles and activities of food service management using a food service model that explains the interaction between management and converting inputs into food. Manage food and service facilities, develop business plan, budget, staffing, and use of equipment and product | ||||
535 fed | Applied Nutrition - Advanced - | 2 (2+0) | ||
The study of nutrition and food as it applies to daily life. The course provides information on basic and healthy nutrition. | ||||
545 fed | Functional foods | 2 (2+0) | ||
Functional foods, sometimes referred to as nutraceuticals, are foods (or food components) that provide nourishment Specific non-nutritive physiological benefits that may promote health. Growing consumer interest Functional foods are transforming the food industry as we know it, redefining the relationship between food, nutrition and health | ||||
548 fed | Nutrition during life stages - 2 - | 2 (2+0) | ||
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580 fed | Interaction of nutrients and genes | 2 (2+0) | ||
Nutrients can influence the human genome, directly or indirectly, altering gene function, function and regulations. Nutrient-regulating genes likely play a major role in the onset, occurrence, progression and/or severity of chronic diseases. This course focuses on the effect of diet on the pattern of gene expression in normal and pathological conditions, with particular reference to... How genetic variations affect metabolism and identification of new biomarkers. The student will gain theoretical knowledge and expertise from the nutritional genetics of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients via in silico, in vivo and clinical platform (i.e., Bioinformatics, single nucleotide polymorphisms, microarrays, proteomics, epigenomics, Metabolomics, System Biology Approaches). In addition, students will have a strong foundation in designing nutritional strategies and their mechanism of action to prevent chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and others. |
582 fed | Nutrition in health and disease | 3 (3+0) | ||
Nutrition is one of the fundamental factors that affects human health and may reduce the incidence of diseases In this course students will explore the role of nutrition in health status and prevention Management of major acute and chronic diseases By the end of this course students will be able to apply and critique a variety of information relevant to the relationships between nutrition, health, and disease. | ||||
597 fed | Selected topics in nutrition | 2 (2+0) | ||
Selected topics on contemporary issues in human nutrition. | ||||
531 hin | Physiology - Advanced - | 2 (2+0) | ||
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599 fed | Research project in nutrition | 3 academic credits | ||
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598 fed | Preparing a research plan | 1 | ||
The student prepares the research plan for the master’s thesis. | ||||
600 fed | Thesis |
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The student prepares an original and innovative thesis in one of the fields of food science. |