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Occupational Therapy Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 142 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610014
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610014
010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610025, 010610026
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610025, 010610026
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 010610035, 010610035
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

010411001 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 2 - 2 -
020311001 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
030111101 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
030111122 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
030111233 ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION 2 - 2 -
030121221 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040211511 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040211712 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040213431 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511071 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511081 HOME GARDENING 2 - 2 -
040511091 FINE ARTS 2 - 2 -
040511101 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 2 - 2 -
040511121 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 - 2 -
040511132 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2 - 2 -
040511133 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511470 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW 2 - 2 060511030
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -
050411001 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 2 - 2 -
060411101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060411201 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
100111003 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
100311003 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
100411002 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
110111002 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

060511021 FIRST AID 2 - 2 -
060511030 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060511040 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2 - 2 -
060513010 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 1 - 1 -
100111620 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 100111002
100111650 PHYSICS LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1 100111620
100211620 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 100211002
100211650 BIOLOGY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1 100211620
100311620 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 100311002
100311650 CHEMISTRY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1 100311620
170112160 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) - 1 0 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

060214130 MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE 2 - 2 -
060412030 FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - 3 1 060412721, 061011210
060412110 APPROACHES AND MODELS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2 - 2 060412631
060412631 INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2 - 2 -
060412641 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2 - 2 060412631
060412721 ANATOMY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL 2 2 3 060511030, 100211620
060412731 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 2 - 2 060512400
060412741 PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL 2 - 2 060412721
060413170 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN GERIATRICS 2 - 2 061013250
060424670 GENERAL PATHOLOGY 2 - 2 100211620
060512400 HUMAN ANATOMY 2 2 3 060511030, 100211620
061011200 SENSORY-MOTOR DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN OCCUPATIONS 1 - 1 060412110
061011210 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION 1 - 1 060412631
061011220 ACTIVITY ANALYSIS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 1 - 1 060412641
061012200 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN PEDIATRICS 3 - 3 060412030, 061011200
061012210 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION - 6 3 061012200
061012220 NEUROANATOMY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 2 - 2 060512400
061012230 CHILD AND ADOLESCENTS PSYCHIATRY 2 - 2 060412030, 061011200
061012240 CHILD AND ADOLESCENTS PSYCHIATRY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION - 3 1 061012230
061012300 CLINICAL FIELD WORK I - - 6 061012210, 061012240
061013120 COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION 1 - 1 -
061013130 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR PHYSICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTIONS 3 - 3 061012220
061013140 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION FOR PHYSICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTIONS - 6 3 061013130
061013150 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
061013160 ORTHOPEDICS REHABILITATION IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2 - 2 060412721, 061013130
061013170 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 2 - 2 -
061013200 HAND SURGERY AND REHABILITATION 1 - 1 061013160
061013210 HAND ASSESSMENT AND SPLINTING - 3 1 061013200
061013220 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH 3 - 3 061013150, 061013250
061013230 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION - 6 3 061013220
061013240 INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN HEALTHCARE 2 - 2 -
061013250 DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY 1 - 1 -
061013260 RESEARCH PROPOSAL IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 1 - 1 040521301
061013900 CLINICAL FIELD WORK II - - 3 061012300, 061013140
061013910 CLINICAL FIELD WORK III - - 3 060413170
061014100 NEURO-COGNITIVE REHABILITATION IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2 - 2 061013130
061014110 RESEARCH SEMINAR 2 - 2 100412810, 061013260
061014210 CLINICAL RESIDENCY - - 2 061013910
061014250 CLINICAL FIELD WORK OBSERVATION 6.25 - 0 -
061014910 CLINICAL FIELD WORK IV - - 4 061013230, 061013900, 061013910
061014920 CLINICAL FIELD WORK V - - 4 061014100, 061014910
061112130 KINESIOLOGY 2 - 2 060412721
061112140 KINESIOLOGY LAB - 3 1 061112130
100412810 BIOSTATISTICS 3 - 3 -
Students must pass ( 4 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

060414940 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2 - 2 -
061013180 CARDIAC OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION 1 - 2 -
061013190 INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS 2 - 2 -
061013270 ERGONOMICS AND ACCESSIBILITY 2 - 2 -
061013280 PROBLEM BASED LEARNING IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2 - 2 -
061013290 GROUP DYNAMICS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2 - 2 -

Free Elective


Each student must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any courses offered by the university NOT INCLUDING any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Theoretical

Practical

010411000 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 3 - 3
010411050 JERUSALEM:CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 3 - 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
020311000 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 - 3
030111100 ISLAMIC CULTURE 3 - 3
030111121 LAW IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
030111230 INTEGRITY,TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 3 - 3
030121220 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 - 3
040111000 ARABIC LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211510 FRENCH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211711 GERMAN LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040213430 TURKISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040511010 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 3 - 3
040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3
040511060 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 3 - 3
040511080 HOME GARDENING 3 - 3
040511090 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511100 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 3 - 3
040511120 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 - 3
040511130 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 3 - 3
040511131 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 3 - 3
040511210 ANTHROPOLOGY 3 - 3
040511310 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3 - 3
040511320 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3 - 3
040511410 POLITICAL SCIENCES 3 - 3
040511420 CRITICAL THINKING 3 - 3
040511510 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 3 - 3
040511520 ARCHEOLOGY 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511620 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 3 - 3
040521300 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 3 - 3
050411000 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 3 - 3
060411100 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3
060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 - 3
060511020 FIRST AID 3 - 3
100111000 ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 3 - 3
100111610 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100111611 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100111710 PHYSICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
100111750 PHYSICS LAB FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 2 1
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100211610 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100311610 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
100411800 ELEMENTARY PROBِABILITY & STATISTICS 3 - 3
100411810 BUSINESS STATISTICS 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
110411001 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3