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Medical Laboratory Sciences Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 132 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
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
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
100411610 MATHEMATICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3 -
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

060512130 BASIC MICROBIOLOGY 3 - 3 100211620
060512140 BASIC MICROBIOLOGY LAB - 3 1 100211650, 060512130
060512230 DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY 3 3 4 060512130, 060512140
060512400 HUMAN ANATOMY 2 2 3 060511030, 100211620
060512420 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL LABORATORY STUDENTS 3 - 3 060511030, 100211620
060512730 MOLECULAR BIOLOGOY FOR MEDICAL LABORATORY STUDENTS 3 - 3 100211620
060513110 CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY I 3 3 4 060512400, 060512420
060513120 DIAGNOSTIC PARASITOLOGY 3 3 4 060512130, 060512140
060513150 PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY 2 3 3 060512420
060513170 HISTOLOGY & HISTOTECHNOLOGY 3 3 4 100211620, 100211650
060513270 MEDICAL GENETICS 3 3 4 060512730
060513310 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 3 3 4 100213111
060513330 LAB QUALITY MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 -
060513390 IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY 3 3 4 060512130, 060512140
060513540 CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY II 2 3 3 -
060514110 BODY FLUIDS 1 3 2 060512420, 060513310
060514120 BLOOD BANK AND IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY 2 3 3 060513390
060514150 ENDOCRINOLOGY 2 3 3 060512420
060514470 FIELD TRAINING - 37.5 6 060513310, 060513120, 060514110, 060514120
060514910 SEMINAR 1 - 1 060513120, 060514110, 060514120
100212120 CELL BIOLOGY 2 - 2 100211620
100213111 BIOCHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 100211620, 100312310
100213120 BIOCHEMISTRY I LAB - 2 1 100213111
100312310 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR NON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS 3 - 3 100311620
100312320 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB FOR NON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS - 3 1 100311650, 100312310
100312611 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 2 3 3 100311620
100412810 BIOSTATISTICS 3 - 3 -
Students must pass ( 5 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

060513160 DIAGNOSTIC MYCOLOGY 1 3 2 060512130, 060512140
060513180 MEDICAL VIROLOGY 2 - 2 060512130
060513260 PATHOLOGY 2 - 2 060513170
060513280 FOOD AND WATER MICROBIOLOGY 2 3 3 060512130, 060512140
060513290 HUMAN CYTOGENETICS 1 3 2 100211620
060513610 INSTRUMENTATION 1 3 2 100111650
060514130 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH - 9 3 060513120, 060514110, 060514120
060514160 SPECIAL TOPICS 1 - 1 -

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
060512210 MEDICAL GENETICS 2 3 3
060513240 MEDICAL GENETICS 2 - 2
060513530 CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY I 2 3 3
100111000 ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 3 - 3
100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3
100111011 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3
100111050 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I 2 - 1
100111051 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I - 2 1
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
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 - 3
100211051 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I - 2 1
100211610 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100212110 CELL BIOLOGY 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3
100311051 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I - 2 1
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
100411810 BUSINESS STATISTICS 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
110411001 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3