Program Educational Objectives

The purpose of the BS in Nutrition and Dietetics is to:

1. Prepare qualified entry-level professionals by providing high quality didactic education and supervised practice;
2. Produce competent graduates with inter-professional competencies engaged in the health profession and the improvement of human wellbeing;
3. Produce life-long learner graduates who are able to incorporate new evidence-based technology and knowledge into practice.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the BS in Nutrition and Dietetics program, students should be able to:

1. Integrate evidence-based guidelines and research findings in nutrition practice and care;
2. Conduct research projects using the appropriate indicators, measures and methodology;
3. Demonstrate counseling and communication skills sufficient for entry into pre-professional practice;
4. Demonstrate professional and inter-professional teamwork skills;
5. Comply with the principles supported by the governance of the dietetics practice;
6. Develop professional attributes and a portfolio that are adapted to serve in diverse professional and community organizations;
7. Perform the nutrition care process and use standardized nutrition language;
8. Apply health education and behavior changes theories and techniques;
9. Demonstrate successful management of available resources and integrate the promotion of nutritional well-being with cultural needs;
10. Implement quality management and business theories in the provision of services;
11. Successfully manage food service establishments and apply principles of food safety;
12. Perform activities related to public policy and health care systems; and
13. Recognize the support knowledge underlying nutritional sciences.

Admission Requirements

• Candidates for admission may apply to any of the two campuses (Beirut or Byblos) by sending an application to the campus they choose to join.
• Applicants may apply as regular (sophomore), or transfer, for the fall semester, the spring semester, or the summer term. For more information, please contact the Admissions Office.
• Current LAU students wishing to join the program are requested to submit a “Change of Major” petition to the Registrar’s Office.

Curriculum

Students must complete a total of 96 credits, distributed as follows:

• Major Courses (44 credits)
• SAS Requirements (24 credits) - including 19 credits that are also counted as Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Elective Courses from the Natural Sciences and Mathematics category
• Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Required Core Courses(6 credits)
• LAS Electives (21 credits)
  • Curriculum A, for students who joined prior to Fall 2022-2023: Arts & Humanities: 12 credits; Social Sciences: 3 credits PSY201 (Introduction to Psychology) OR PSY202 (Child Psychology) + any LAS courses: 6 credits
  • Curriculum Z, for students who joined as of Fall 2022-2023: Arts & Humanities: 3 credits; Digital Cultures: 3 credits; Change Makers: 6 credits, except LAS202 (Sustainable Food Systems); Social Sciences: 3 credits PSY201 (Introduction to Psychology) OR PSY202 (Child Psychology); Any LAS courses: 6 credits
• Computer Skills (1 credit)

Major Courses (44 credits)

• NUT201 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (3 cr.)
• NUT301 Community Nutrition (3 cr.)
• NUT312 Food Chemistry (3 cr.)
• NUT313 Food Analysis Lab (1 cr.)
• NUT335 Foodservice & Safety Management (3 cr.)
• NUT346 Quantity Food Production (2 cr.)
• NUT356 Nutrition Status Assessment (2 cr.)
• NUT357 Meal Planning (1cr.)
• NUT367 Food Processing (2 cr.)
• NUT368 Food Processing Lab (1 cr.)
• NUT379 Food Microbiology Lab (1 cr.)
• NUT401 Advanced Human Nutrition (3 cr.)
• NUT422 Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3 cr.)
• NUT423 Medical Nutrition Therapy I Lab (1 cr.)
• NUT424 Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3 cr.)
• NUT425 Medical Nutrition Therapy II Lab (2 cr.)
• NUT430 Nutrition in Life Cycle (3 cr.)
• NUT445 Counseling Communication Skills (2 cr.)
• NUT468 Management Systems in Dietetics (2 cr.)
• NUT499P Capstone Project (3 cr.) or NUT499R Undergraduate Research (3 cr.)

SAS School Requirements (24 credits)

• BIO201/BIO201B General Biology I/Lab (4 cr.)¹
• BIO260 Human Anatomy & Physiology (3 cr.)¹
• BIO261 Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab (1 cr.)
• BCH300 Essentials of Biochemistry (3 cr.)
• CHM200 Essentials of Chemistry (3 cr.)¹
• CHM310 Basic Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)¹
• CHM313 Organic Chemistry I Lab (1 cr.)
• NUT222 Microbiology in Nutrition (3 cr.)¹
• STA205 Biostatistics (3 cr.)¹

¹ Credits also go toward Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Curriculum A requirements.

Computer Skills (1 credit)

• CSC201 Computer Applications (1 cr.)

Recommended Study Plan

First Year

Fall (16 credits)

• BIO201/BIO201B General Biology I/Lab (4 cr.)
• CHM200 Essentials of Chemistry (3 cr.)
• ENG202 Advanced Academic English (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• BIO260 Human Anatomy & Physiology (3 cr.)
• BIO261 Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab (1 cr.)
• CHM310 Basic Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
• CHM313 Organic Chemistry I Lab (1 cr.)
• NUT201 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (3 cr.)
• CSC201 Computer Application (1 cr.)
• COM203 Art of Public Communication (3 cr.)

Summer (3 credits) – Optional

• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Second Year

Fall (15 credits)

• BCH300 Essentials of Biochemistry (3 cr.)
• NUT301 Community Nutrition (3 cr.)
• NUT312 Food Chemistry (3 cr.)
• NUT313 Food Analysis Lab (1 cr.)
• NUT356 Nutrition Status Assessment (2 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (16 credits)

• NUT222 Microbiology in Nutrition (3 cr.)
• NUT335 Foodservice & Safety Management (3 cr.)¹
• NUT357 Meal Planning (1 cr.)
• NUT379 Food Microbiology Lab (1 cr.)
• NUT468 Management Systems in Dietetics (2 cr.)²
• STA205 Biostatistics (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Third Year

Fall (16 credits)

• NUT367 Food Processing (2 cr.)
• NUT368 Food Processing lab (1 cr.)
• NUT401 Advanced Human Nutrition (3 cr.)
• NUT422 Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3 cr.)
• NUT423 Medical Nutrition Therapy I lab (1 cr.)
• NUT499P Capstone Project or NUT499R Undergraduate Research (3 cr.)
• LAS (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• NUT346 Quantity Food Production (2 cr.)
• NUT424 Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3 cr.)
• NUT425 Medical Nutrition Therapy II Lab (2 cr.)
• NUT430 Nutrition in Life Cycle (3 cr.)
• NUT445 Counseling Communication Skills (2 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Fourth Year (12 credits) (Optional Diploma needed for the Dietetics Profession)

• NUT500 Dietetic Internship (12 cr.) – fee equivalent to 5 credits

¹ For students in Byblos, this course shall be offered once every other year
² For students in Byblos, this course shall be offered once every other year