About the Program
The Program
of Diet Therapy Technology & Dietetics is affiliated to the College of
Allied Medical Sciences, which was established in 1997, and includes the
following departments: the Department of Medical Analysis, the Department of
Audiology and Applied Speech, as well as the Zarqa University Center for
Hearing and Speech, in addition to many specialized educational laboratories
equipped with the latest educational aids: Microbiology laboratory, physiology
laboratory, clinical and biochemistry laboratory, and scientific research
laboratories.
Diet Therapy
Technology & Dietetics is a modern academic program that aims to provide
students with advanced knowledge in the fields of food and nutrition,
excellence in building the scientific and applied capabilities of the
department's graduates, and highly rehabilitate them in order to assist
community members in preventing and treating diseases, and maintaining a
healthy lifestyle. The functional aspect of dieticians also includes education
and counseling, in order to educate patients about how their diets (quantity
and quality) affect their health and lifestyle.
Dietitians
can also have a more exclusive specialization within their field, as
nutritionists often specialize in children's diets, or patients with various
eating disorders, or chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, blood
pressure, obesity, heart disease and others. Accordingly, the fields of work
for graduates are wide, as some clinical nutrition experts and nutritionists
work in the management of food service departments in large institutions, such
as hospitals, health care centers, schools, or correctional centers, where
these specialists have to plan healthy and balanced meals that meet the needs
of individuals and groups, within specific budgets.