English Language is a course in English focuses on the fundamentals of the language and includes basics of English language grammar, reading skills, vocabulary, and writing. It also focuses on situational conversation, listening and presentation skills.

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his course covers the relationship between the Arabic language and the Holy Qur’an, the current status of Arabic in academic education, and the analysis of its basic elements. It includes the rules for writing hamzahs and ta’ marboutah vs. ta’ maftoohah, as well as the distinctions between word types: particles, nouns, and verbs. It also addresses the components of nominal and verbal sentences, the function of nasikh (abrogative) verbs and nasikh particles, and the various types of subjects.

Additionally, the course enhances the university student's appreciation of linguistic aesthetics in constructing correct or incorrect sentences, the meanings of words and expressions, and the forms of singular, dual, and plural. It emphasizes the importance of professional proficiency in linguistic editing, correct writing, and effective expression—essential skills in academic research, functional writing, language error correction, and punctuation usage.

The course also explains various linguistic styles, creative writing techniques, rhetorical arts, and the aesthetics of linguistic texts, while developing the student’s creative, artistic, and rhetorical literary style.

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This course includes three main sections: Islamic culture with its sources, importance, and relationship with other cultures, the Islamic faith with its pillars, characteristics, effects, and fundamental issues, and worship with its elements, motives, conditions, characteristics, and misconceptions and practices in it. The course focuses on strengthening Islamic values ​​in the hearts of students. To build their strong selves and personalities; To be good building blocks in the foundations of their society and Islamic nation.

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The course is designed as an introduction to biology. It is concerned with the basic concepts in biology, cellular organelles and their function, the construction and function of biomolecules. Also, it includes the basic structure and function of major organ systems such as digestive, nervous, respiratory, endocrine, musculoskeletal and reproductive systems in addition to the special senses (eye, ear, taste and smell).

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This introductory course provides students with a foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its growing role in healthcare. It covers basic AI concepts, simple machine learning ideas, and examples of AI applications that improve healthcare outcomes. Students will learn about the potential and limitations of AI, including ethical considerations, in a healthcare context.

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The course focuses on the study of Latin and Greek affixes (Prefixes & suffixes), word roots related to body systems and the methods of combining them together. It also includes the medical terms related to diseases, positions, treatment and diagnostic procedures.

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The course focuses on the structure and biomedical function of the human body systems. It includes cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, digestive system, urinary system, endocrine system, blood, respiratory system, reproductive system, nervous system and human body senses.

This course serves as the basis for the other nursing courses. It represents a solid foundation about technical and interpersonal experience. It focuses on historical perspectives of the nursing profession, current trends in nursing, introduction to health and illness and health care delivery system. Furthermore, this course includes an orientation about nursing theories, nursing processes and introduces basic nursing skills such as vital signs, hygiene, safety, etc. It also emphases on the use of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)— nursing process and nursing diagnosis— in the application of the knowledge learned throughout the course.

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This course integrates theoretical knowledge, laboratory practice, and clinical experiences to equip novice nursing students with the foundational skills needed to deliver care in clinical settings. It focuses on practicum orientation on nursing process and basic nursing skills such as vital signs, hygiene, positioning, ambulation, skin integrity, urinary and bowel elimination patterns, oxygenation, environmental safety and cleanliness, and infection control. The course represents a solid foundation of technical and interpersonal experience.  It also emphases on the use of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)— nursing process and nursing diagnosis— in the application of the knowledge learned throughout the course into practice (clinical rotation).

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This course focuses on pathophysiological changes reflecting the altered physiological mechanisms and thus leading to the development of disease. The course describes how these pathophysiological changes are related to manifestations of diseases observed throughout nursing practice.

This course illustrates the basics principles of biochemistry and familiarizes the students with the value of studying biochemistry through promoting the understanding of metabolic pathways that are exhibited by human cells.

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The course introduces students to the effective knowledge required for assessment of individual’s health status during health and illness throughout their life cycle. Emphasis will be placed on the Appropriate approaches of physical examination techniques and health history taking methods.

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This course focuses on pathophysiological changes reflecting the altered physiological mechanisms and thus leading to the development of disease. The course describes how these pathophysiological changes are related to manifestations of diseases observed throughout nursing practice.  

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This course includes the concepts of communication, and characteristics of therapeutic communication & strategies that enhance a therapeutic relationship. Through a variety of activities, students learn how to apply therapeutic communication skills with patients in various settings.

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This course consists of two main sections as follows:

The Islamic Family System and Society: This section explains Islam’s approach to building the family, including the rulings on engagement, marriage, and divorce. It also highlights the status of women in Islam and their educational and civilizational roles. The course emphasizes the ideal Islamic society and examines the conditions of contemporary Muslim societies. It also clarifies human rights in Islam and presents Islam’s stance on aggression, terrorism, sexual immorality, and homosexuality.

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Sharia Foundations of Health Professions and Islamic Economics: This part addresses morality in Islam and the ethics of health professions, including their systems and Sharia foundations. It explores legal rulings related to physicians and patients. Additionally, it explains the three forms of ownership in the Islamic economic system, economic social solidarity (takaful), restricted economic freedom, zakat, inheritance, and the current state, development, and future of the health economy in the Kingdom.

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This course outlines the types and impact of nutrients on the human body both in health and illness. It particularly focuses on nutrients effects throughout different life stages. In addition, it introduces the students to the rule of nutrients as a preventive therapy for many diseases and the modification of such nutrients as required for treating other diseases.

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This course provides students with foundations of knowledge and skills to support the “nursing research” course. The course emphasizes statistical concepts; statistical and analytical methods used in health-related sciences such as nursing. Topics include the basic concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics, probability, normal distribution, estimation, and hypothesis testing. The course will enable the development of students’ ability to evaluate statistical information and interpret statistical outcomes in practice and research fields in nursing.

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This course illustrates the basic principles of Pharmacology and drug classifications.  The course also includes the commonly used drugs and the different routes of administration, besides highlighting on the common drug administration errors and their effects on clients and nurses. Commonly used drugs are discussed with regard to groups, forms, uses, doses, routes of administration and actions as well as the side effects. The course illustrates the mathematic calculations of dosage of medication. Common drug administration errors and their effects on clients and nurses are discussed.

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This course is designed explicitly for Bachelor of Nursing students. The course covers essential microbiology information and infection control, focusing on the pathogenic potential and clinical aspects of infectious diseases relevant to nursing practice. Additionally, it addresses the chain of infection, types of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), current guidelines for prevention, standard and isolation precautions, sterilization and disinfection methods, and the importance of vaccination and antibiotic stewardship. The course will employ a combination of interactive lectures and student-centered teaching strategies to promote broad participation. It also includes a practical study unit introducing students to microbial laboratory identification, fundamental safety, and infection control principles and techniques.

This course provides an overview of nursing informatics for nursing students. It integrates nursing science with computer technology and information science to identify, gather, process and manage information. The course focuses on technology-based healthcare applications which support clinical, administration, research, and educational decision making that enhance the efficacy of nursing practice. It also focuses on developing students’ understanding of concepts relevant to current trends and issues in using, designing, and managing heath care information systems. Students will explore the use of informatics in nursing practice and its role in enhancing client care, gain an appreciation of the competencies required of an expert knowledge worker and apply the relevance of those competencies to their day-to-day practice as nurses.

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This course introduces students to nursing science and art. A historical overview is presented to orient the students with the evolution of nursing science and practice through history. It also stresses the ethical influences and legal aspects of nursing as essential in the nursing profession. Additionally, the course focuses on important issues i.e.: Internal Health Organizations, licensure and focus are placed on health care services and education in the KSA.

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The course provides an introduction to the concepts and theories of psychology and to their application to real life situations, as well as the biological and environmental factors affecting human behavior. Topics include introduction to concepts of psychology, biological bases of behavior, research methods in psychology, sensation and perception, motivation and emotions, psychology of learning, psychology of personality, health stress and coping, abnormal psychology, and treatment modalities for psychological disorders.

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The course is designed to explore the biological and psychosocial components of human growth and development throughout life span, with special reference to applicability to nursing practice. Furthermore, it concentrates on the main issues that help the student to develop comprehensive and holistic nursing care for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Therefore, this course will improve students’ knowledge about what to expect of a particular client at any given age, gain a better understanding of the reasons behind illnesses, and assist in formulating the plan of care for clients in different stages of growth and development.

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The Medical-Surgical Nursing Health Theory course is offered over two semesters. This first part, Medical-Surgical Health Nursing I, focuses on establishing a theoretical foundation for nursing practice and introduces the nursing process as a professional framework. It integrates concepts from the humanities, social sciences, behavioral sciences, and natural sciences to emphasize their relevance to nursing. The nursing process is applied to the care of clients at risk of or experiencing common health issues. The course covers specific health alterations in adults, including perioperative care, cardiovascular, circulatory, hematological, oncological, and respiratory conditions. Critical thinking and problem-solving strategies are emphasized as essential frameworks for managing these health alterations in patients.

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The Medical Surgical Health Nursing clinical course spans two semesters, with Medical Surgical II being the second segment. This course covers alterations in functional health patterns for selected topics such as metabolic and endocrine, hepatic and biliary, renal, neurological, musculoskeletal, and gastrointestinal systems. it aims to enhance students' cognitive, psychomotor, and communication abilities. The nursing process is utilized to examine the professional nurse's role in helping clients address their biophysiological and psychosocial needs across various clinical environments. Emphasis is placed on communication skills, critical thinking, decision-making, psychomotor abilities, teaching-learning principles, staying current with literature, and ethical principles when working with selected clients in clinical settings. Practical application of the course content is facilitated through clinical rotations in diverse healthcare settings.

This course focuses on basic understanding of the research process. The course includes an overview of quantitative and qualitative approaches to research, and the analytical tools required to critically evaluate research reports. The course emphasizes the rights of human research subjects. Students are requested to prepare a research proposal step by step for a topic of their interest related to nursing.

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The course provides practical application of nursing leadership and management principles in a real-world healthcare setting. Students develop and refine skills in delegation, prioritization, staff supervision, and interprofessional collaboration while managing patient care and addressing organizational challenges. Emphasis is placed on translating theory into practice to improve patient outcomes and promote a positive work environment.

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The emphasis for this course is on the elements of evidence-based practice. Focus is placed on the cyclical process of identifying clinical questions, searching and appraising the evidence for potential solutions, evaluating the outcomes and identifying additional gaps in nursing knowledge. In addition to this, the course highlights the importance of improving patient outcomes through a proper clinical decision-making process based on existing evidence, clinical judgment and patient preference.

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The students in the graduation project will identify a significant topic of interest in nursing education and practice developing a basic or applied research proposal by integrating their knowledge gained in nursing research courses. The course will enrich student’s skills in analyzing, synthesizing and integrating related literature and experiences to develop a research paper.

This course is planned to supply undergrad nursing understudies with an in-depth understanding of palliative care, hospice, and conclusion of life care centering on how this care is given within the current healthcare framework. It'll look at national and worldwide viewpoints and clinical issues within the conveyance of palliative care with different populaces in different wellbeing care settings. The center will be on the care of people with life-threatening, dynamic ailment, emphasizing regard for patients and families’ convictions, values, and choices; the psychosocial and otherworldly measurements of palliative care; procurement of competencies in patient/family evaluation, communication, decision-making, and intrigue collaboration in palliative care.

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This course discusses the normal aging process in order to recognize deviations from normal. Also, this course is an overview of the social, psychological, and biological changes that accompany aging and the implications of these changes for the individual as well as for society.

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This course explores the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on modern nursing practice. Students will examine the fundamental concepts of AI, machine learning, data science, and explore their applications in diagnosis, imaging, drug discovery, patient management, and public health. Ethical, legal, and professional considerations of AI in healthcare are also discussed. Through real-world examples, scientific publications, and interactive discussions, students will be empowered to understand scientific articles related to AI, critically appraise AI-driven tools, and understand their roles as future medical professionals in an AI-integrated healthcare environment.

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It focuses on the knowledge of individual medical surgical patients with common alterations in functional health patterns. It focuses on the bio-psychosocial responses of individual to acute or chronic surgical and medical health problems. This course covers alterations in functional health patterns for selected topics such as metabolic and endocrine, hepatic, and biliary, renal, neurological, musculoskeletal, and gastrointestinal systems. For alterations in health patterns, the nursing process is used as a framework to formulate a nursing diagnosis and to identify nursing interventions which promote, maintain, and restore the health of individuals and their families. The clinical part of the course is designed to guide students in clinical practice and to develop their skills and competencies in caring for patients with medical or surgical health problems.

This course covers alterations in functional health patterns for selected topics such as metabolic and endocrine, hepatic and biliary, renal, neurological, musculoskeletal, and gastrointestinal systems. It aims to enhance students' cognitive, psychomotor, and communication abilities. The nursing process is utilized to examine the professional nurse's role in helping clients address their biophysiological and psychosocial needs across various clinical environments. Emphasis is placed on communication skills, critical thinking, decision-making, psychomotor abilities, teaching-learning principles, staying current with literature, and ethical principles when working with selected clients in clinical settings. Practical application of the course content is facilitated through clinical rotations in diverse healthcare settings.

The course examines major psychiatric and mental health nursing theories and their application to diverse populations across the lifespan. Students will analyze theoretical frameworks to guide assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of individuals experiencing mental health challenges.

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The course provides hands-on experience in psychiatric and mental health nursing. Students develop therapeutic communication skills, assess and manage diverse mental health conditions, and implement evidence-based interventions within various clinical settings. Emphasis on patient safety, ethical considerations, and interprofessional collaboration.

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This course is designed to provide nursing students with the knowledge and skills required to care women during pregnancy, labor birth and postpartum period, as well as care to newborn infant in relation to normal and abnormal conditions by utilizing nursing process.

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This course covers the nursing skills in laboratory and clinical practice to take care of pregnant, labor and postpartum women. It also focuses on prioritizing application of immediate, rapid, and accurate nursing assessment and provision of quality nursing care for women & newborn in relation to normal and abnormal conditions by utilizing nursing process.

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The course introduces the student to apply the knowledge of normal growth and development in care of children. Also utilize critical thinking practices in the application of nursing process for hospitalized children and discuss the physiological and psycho-social effects of illness and hospitalization on children and their families. This course helps to develop collaboration effectively with hospitalized children, families, and inter-disciplinary teams using communication modalities.

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This course covers the nursing skills in laboratory and clinical practice to take care of pregnant, labor and postpartum women. It also focuses on prioritizing application of immediate, rapid, and accurate nursing assessment and provision of quality nursing care for women & newborn in relation to normal and abnormal conditions by utilizing nursing process.

This course is designed to provide nursing students with the knowledge required to care safely for critically ill patients. It exposes nursing students to patients with life threatening conditions with different types of invasive devices.  It also focuses on the development of students’ critical thinking and decision-making skills.

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This course is designed to provide nursing students with the skills required to care safely for critically ill patients. It exposes nursing students to patients with life threatening conditions with different types of invasive devices.  It also focuses on the development of students’ critical thinking and decision-making skills in laboratory and clinical settings. The course provides an opportunity for nursing students to practice skilled nursing interventions for critically ill patients and to participate as an integral member of the intensive care team.

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This course provides foundation knowledge to assist the students in considering the community as a client and to help students gain broad perspective of community health nursing. Students are groomed with necessary knowledge to assess and critically analyze the risk of aggregates and communities that help to identify, prioritize and plan culturally sensitive and competent care. In addition, it provides theory essential to apply nursing process and epidemiological approach in caring for individuals, families and community.

This course prepares students for population-focused clinical practice in selected community health care settings available in the Saudi community. The students are trained in how to identify community needs utilizing a variety of community needs assessment tools. Students will use different nursing theories and models to provide culturally sensitive nursing care to individuals, families and groups within the community setting based on the identified health needs. Primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention will be considered with special emphasis on primary prevention intervention strategies. Interdisciplinary collaboration will be emphasized while providing comprehensive nursing care.

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The course examines nursing leadership and management theories, principles, and practices essential for effective leadership in diverse healthcare settings. Students develop skills in communication, decision-making, resource allocation, and conflict resolution, exploring contemporary leadership models and their application to improving patient care and organizational outcomes.

The internship year is conducted over 48 weeks over two phases.

1. Phase I:

It covers 32 weeks period and has unified requirements that all enrolled interns are expected to meet. Phase I is structured to facilitate consolidation of interns’ clinical experience, knowledge and professional conduct in medical, surgical, maternity and pediatric areas.

2.Phase II

It covers a period of 16 weeks as an elective and starts after the successful completion of phase I. The nursing internship program is career-linked which means that phase II of the program is designed to prepare the interns effectively for their targeted future positions as nurses. Such approach is believed to improve the interns’ functionality, adaptability and improve their retention on their first employment. In preparation for phase II, the division of Nursing Services at the clinical settings in collaboration with the College of Nursing will offer structured career counseling activities so that the interns can make informed decisions about their possible future career path within the clinical settings where they are placed.

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