Course Outline
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Phase I: Pre-Professional
First Year
1st Semester 2nd Semester Course Title Credit Hours Course Title Credit Hours ENGL 101 English Communications skills and writing I 5 ENGL 111 English Communications skills II 2 ENGL 102 English Language Structures and Drills I 4 ENGL 112 English Language Structures and Drills II 2 ENGL 103 English Academic Reading & Vocabulary I 5 ENGL 113 English Academic Reading & Vocabulary II 4 ARBC 101 Arabic Language Skills I 2 ARBC 111 Arabic Language Skills II 4 ISLM 101 Islamic Culture 2 BIOL 101 Biology for Health Sciences 2 CHEM 101 Chemistry for Health Sciences 2 PHYS 101 Physics for Health Sciences 2 Total 18 Total 18 Second Year
1st Semester 2nd Semester Course Title Credit Hours Course Title Credit Hours ENGL 201 Medical Terminology 2 PMSC 211 Anatomy & Physiology 4 ENGL 211 Advance English Grammar 2 PMSC 212 Principles of Diseaces 4 ENGL 212 English Academic Reading & Vocabulary I 5 PMSC 213 Basic Pharmacology 3 BIOC 211 Biochemistry 4 ETHC 201 Medical Ethics and Patients Safety 2 BIOS 201 Biostatistics & Introduction to EBM 2 EDUC 201 Health Professions Education 3 BHSC 201 Behavioral Sciences 2 REST 201 Introduction to Respiratory Therapy 2 COMP 201 Computer Science & Medical Informatics 3 ELEC 201 Elective Course 1 Total 18 Total 18 -
Phase II: Professional courses
Third Year
1st Semester 2nd Semester Course Title Credit Hours Course Title Credit Hours REST 311 Assessment Skills 3 REST 317 Intensive Cardio-respiratory Care 6 REST 312 Diagnostic Techniques 2 REST 318 Intensive Respiratory Practicum 6 REST 313 Intermittent Cardio-respiratory Care 4 REST 314 Intermittent Practicum 3 REST 315 Respiratory Pharmacology 1 REST 320 Critical Care Course 2 REST 316 Respiratory Anatomy & Physiology 3 CAMS 411 Research Methodology 1 2 Total 16 Total 16 Fourth Year
1st Semester 2nd Semester Course Title Credit Hours Course Title Credit Hours REST 411 Sub-acute Care 4 REST 415 Cardio-respiratory Care Management 2 REST 416 Cardiopulmonary Diseases 3 REST 412 Sub-acute Care Practicum 4 REST 417 Cardiopulmonary Diseases Practicum 5 REST 413 Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care 3 REST 418 Special Topics 2 REST 414 Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Practicum 3 REST 419 Cardio-respiratory Diagnostic 1 CAMS 412 Research Methodology 2 2 REST 319 Cardio-respiratory Care Education 2 Total 16 Total 15 Internship Year:
At the end of the fourth year, after completing didactic prerequisites, graduate students complete a one-year internship. The internship program provides the necessary structure, guidance, and support to help graduates develop as they move toward greater autonomy and gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to master increasingly complex tasks. The program follows a competency-based model of learning and skill acquisition structure.
The competency-based model consists of four clinical areas based on the structure of the Respiratory Therapy Program curriculum, where the students move from one area to another as they advance in the program and incorporate practical base competencies.
To meet the program’s goals, students are expected to acquire specific competencies in each area as described here: general wards, adult critical care, neonatal and pediatric care, and cardiac care. Ultimately, students are expected to qualify to work as a full-time staff member.
