BSCND — UCC 5-June-2026 Revision: Summary of Major Modifications

BSCND — Summary of Major Modifications

Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics · Khalifa University, CMHS
Revisions applied per UCC Minutes — 05 June 2026 · all changes are Word tracked changes (author: Dr. Carlo Raj, dated 2026-06-05) layered on the prior revision round · prepared 2026-06-08
26
Syllabi revised
328
Tracked changes (June-5)
7
2×75 lecture re-times
19
PLO-matrix rows re-derived
124→126
Program credits
28
Clean v2 exports

Every change below is reversible: rejecting the 2026-06-05 layer restores each document to its pre-June-5 state byte-for-byte; accepting yields the clean copies in UCCC_approvedSyllabi_v2/. All assessment weights still sum to 100%, CLO counts and CLO→PLO mappings are preserved (except the committee-directed NUTR 301 remap), and all boilerplate is verbatim.

1 · Modifications by directive (UCC 5-June minutes)

ModificationScope / coursesExample
Lecture format → 2 × 75 min7 three-lecture-hour courses: 201, 202, 215, 301, 304, 415, 432 (credit-neutral, 150 min/wk)Lectures are 3 × 50-minutes per weekLectures are 2 × 75-minutes per week
CLO language rewordedAll 26 — measurable single Bloom's verb, count & mapping preservedsee §2 for before→after examples
CLO→PLO remap (committee)NUTR 301 — "modify PLOs & emphasis"course aggregate → PLO1:H, PLO3:H, PLO4:H, PLO6:M (now matches authority matrix)
Course description shortenedNUTR 202, NUTR 215 (4 → 3 sentences, content retained)whole-paragraph tracked replacement
Course topics rewordedNUTR 202 (concision)Review of biochemical foundations:…Biochemical foundations:…
Lab sessions reduced to 10–12NUTR 250 (14 → 12, content-preserving merges)Wk08 absorbs pigment/flavor analysis; Wk11 absorbs thermal processing
Internship credits assignedNUTR 299 & 499: 0 → 1 credit each (399 already 1)program total 124126 credits — Study Plan reconciled
Capstone renamedNUTR 497 & 498Research Capstone I / IISenior Design Project / Senior Research Project

2 · CLO rewording — representative before → after

NUTR 301 · Use different nutrition screening tools across diverse populations, age groups, and clinical conditions.
Apply validated nutrition screening tools across diverse populations, age groups, and clinical conditions.
NUTR 304 · Analyze and interpret nutrition data to generate evidence-based individualized recommendations. (double verb)
Interpret nutrition datasets to generate evidence-based individualized recommendations.
NUTR 302 · Apply the Nutrition Care Process to design individualized medical nutrition therapy for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome.
Design individualized medical nutrition therapy for cardiovascular, diabetic, obesity, and metabolic conditions using the Nutrition Care Process. (scope-softened; single lead verb)
NUTR 497 (Senior Design Project) · Engage in active teamwork throughout all phases of the project.
Collaborate effectively within the research team across all phases of the project.

3 · Studio-Session Topics (added in the consolidated revision)

Fifteen-week Studio Topics tables (each studio activity correlated to that week's lecture topic) are present across the studio-format courses — 216, 302, 303, 305, 310, 401, 430, 497, 498 (and retained on 410, 420). Example studio activity:

NUTR 216 · Wk 1 Studio · Label anatomical position, body planes, regions, and cavities on diagrams and map a homeostatic negative-feedback loop. (delivered in the Meta Hub with anatomical models & histology demonstrations)

4 · PLO × Course matrix — re-derived from finalized syllabi

Per UCC direction, the BSCND_PLO_ABET_Revised matrix was re-derived from the finalized course CLO→PLO maps (course emphasis = highest across that course's CLOs). 19 of 26 rows updated. ABET coverage retained — every PLO (SO 1–6) is rated H in ≥ 2 courses (minimum: PLO6 in 9 courses).

Accreditation note: the ex-SPMD electives NUTR 430–433 now carry H on PLO1/PLO3 (their CLOs map that way), replacing the earlier deliberate M; and the program credit total moves to 126. Both are flagged here for CAA / ADEK / ABET-ANSAC visibility.