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Physio-Therapy Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 138 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, 010610036
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 ( 4 ) 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
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 -
040511180 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 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 -
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 100111002
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 -
060412731 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 2 - 2 060511030, 100211620
060412741 PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL 2 - 2 060511030, 100211620
060424670 GENERAL PATHOLOGY 2 - 2 060412731, 061111200
061012220 NEUROANATOMY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 2 - 2 060412741, 061112110, 061112120
061013120 COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION 1 - 1 -
061013150 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
061111200 HUMAN ANATOMY (VISCERAL ANATOMY) 1 2 2 060511030, 100211620
061111210 INTRODUCTION AND PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 2 - 2 -
061111220 MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY I: UPPER LIMB, HEAD & NECK 2 3 3 060511030, 100211620
061112100 THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE I (ANATOMICAL TOPOGRAPHY & PASSIVE MOVEMENT) 2 - 2 061111220
061112110 MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY II: TRUNK & LOWER LIMB 2 3 3 060511030, 100211620
061112120 PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR TRAUMATOLOGY & ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS I (UPPER LIMB) 3 - 3 060412741, 061111220, 061112130
061112130 KINESIOLOGY 2 - 2 060412741, 100111620, 061111220
061112150 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 2 - 2 060412741, 061111220
061112160 TEST AND MEASUREMENTS - 3 1 060412741, 061112120
061112200 THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE & HYDROTHERAPY - 3 1 060412741, 061111220, 061112110
061112210 PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR TRAUMATOLOGY & ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS II (LOWER LIMB) 3 - 3 060412741, 061112130, 061112110
061112220 PHYSIOTHERAPY SKILLS FOR ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS II (LOWER LIMB) - 3 1 060412741, 061112110, 061112210
061112230 THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES II - 3 1 061112100, 061112210, 061112220
061112240 MODALITIES & ELECTROTHERAPY I 2 - 2 061112130
061112250 CLINICAL REASONING AND DECISION MAKING 1 - 1 040521301
061112260 BIOMECHANICS 2 - 2 061112130
061112300 CLINICAL FIELD WORK (I) - - 6 061112200, 061112210, 061112220, 061112240
061113110 RADIOLOGY & DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE 2 - 2 061112210
061113120 PHYSIOTHERAPY INTERNAL MEDICINE & GENERAL SURGERY & CLINICAL EVALUATION 2 - 2 060424670, 061112210
061113130 MODALITIES & ELECTROTHERAPY II - 4 2 061112240
061113140 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PEDIATRICS 2 - 2 061113200
061113150 PHYSIOTHERAPY SKILLS IN PEDIATRICS ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION - 2 1 061113140
061113200 PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY CONDITIONS 3 - 3 061012220
061113210 PHYSIOTHERAPY SKILLS FOR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS - 4 2 061012220, 061113200
061113220 ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS 2 - 2 061112130, 061112260
061113230 GAIT ANALYSIS LAB - 3 1 061112130, 061112260
061113240 PSYCHOLOGY IN REHABILITATION 2 - 2 -
061113300 CLINICAL FIELD WORK (II) - - 3 061112300, 061113130
061114100 PHARMACOLOGY FOR PHYSIOTHERAPIST 1 - 1 100311620, 061113120
061114110 PHYSIOTHERAPY & REHABILITATION SKILLS FOR RESPIRATORY & CARDIOPULMONARY 1 - 1 061113120
061114120 RESEARCH PROPOSAL IN PHYSIOTHERAPY 1 - 1 100412810, 040521301
061114130 EVIDENCE BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY 2 - 2 100412810, 040521301
061114140 THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION 1 - 1 -
061114150 GERIATRICS PHYSIOTHERAPY 2 - 2 -
061114200 CLINICAL EMPOWERMENT IN PT PRACTICE (RESIDENCY) - - 2 061114210
061114210 CLINICAL FIELD WORK (III) - - 3 061113300, 061113120
061114220 RESEARCH SEMINAR IN PHYSIOTHERAPY 2 - 2 061114120
061114230 CLINICAL FIELD WORK IV - - 4 061113300, 061114210, 061114110, 061113200, 061113210
061114240 CLINICAL FIELD WORK V - - 4 061113140, 061113150, 061114230
061114250 CLINICAL FIELD WORK OBSERVATION 2 - 0 -
100412810 BIOSTATISTICS 3 - 3 040521301

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
010911010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3
010911050 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
010911800 ELEMENTARY PROBِABILITY & STATISTICS 3 - 3
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
060422630 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 3 - 3
060422631 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOTHERAPY 2 - 2
060422640 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOTHERAPY 2 - 2
060422651 ORTHOPEDIC AND RHEUMATOLOGY FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS 4 - 4
060422660 PHYSIOTHERAPY SKILLS I 8 - 4
060422661 PHYSIOTHERAPY SKILLS OF ORTHOPEDIC AND RHEUMATOLOGY - 6 4
060423651 GENERAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS 4 - 4
060423661 PHYSIOTHERAPY SKILLS FOR GENERAL SURGERY 6 - 4
060424651 NEUROLOGY & PEDIATRICS FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS 4 - 4
060424661 PHYSIOTHERAPY SKILLS OF NEUROLOGY & PEDIATRICS 6 - 4
060511020 FIRST AID 3 - 3
100111000 ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 3 - 3
100111610 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100111611 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
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
100411010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3
100411050 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
100411800 ELEMENTARY PROBِABILITY & STATISTICS 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
110411001 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3