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Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders 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 ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 -
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 -
040511140 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511150 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
040511160 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511180 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511200 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511220 ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION 2 - 2 -
040511230 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511240 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511260 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511270 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511280 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
040511290 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511400 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511470 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW 2 - 2 -
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 -
060411001 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 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

060211200 INTRODUCTION TO INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN HEALTHCARE 2 - 2 -
060424670 GENERAL PATHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
061211100 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2 - 2 -
061211200 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF HEARING AND SPEECH 2 2 3 -
061212100 CLINICAL PHONETICS 2 - 2 -
061212110 CHILD LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 2 - 2 -
061212120 LANGUAGE SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
061212130 SPEECH & HEARING SCIENCE 3 - 3 -
061212140 LITERACY DISORDERS 2 - 2 061212110
061212150 FLUENCY DISORDERS 2 - 2 -
061212200 AUDIOLOGY 2 2 3 061212130
061212210 ARTICULATION AND PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS 2 - 2 061211100, 061212100
061212220 ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN CHILDREN 1 4 3 -
061212230 NEUROANATOMY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION 2 2 3 061211200
061212300 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS I - - 2 061212220
061213100 HEARING DISORDERS IN CHILDREN 3 - 3 061212200
061213110 AURAL REHABILITATION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 2 2 3 -
061213120 HEARING AIDS 2 2 3 -
061213130 ORGANIC & NEUROGENIC DISORDERS OF COMMUNICATION 3 - 3 -
061213140 EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 1 4 3 -
061213150 EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE 1 - 1 -
061213200 AN INTRODUCTION TO AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -
061213210 VOICE DISORDERS 3 - 3 061211200
061213220 SWALLOWING DISORDERS 2 - 2 061211200
061213230 SPEECH AND LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS IN AUTISM 2 - 2 -
061213300 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS II - - 3 061212300
061213310 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS III - - 3 061212300, 061213140, 061213300
061214100 MEDICAL SPEECH PATHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
061214110 MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AUDIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
061214120 RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 3 - 3 -
061214200 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IV - - 4 061213310
061214210 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS V - - 4 061214200
061214220 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS VI - - 4 061214200, 061214210
100412810 BIOSTATISTICS 3 - 3 -
Students must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

061213160 COMMUNICATION DISORDERS RELATED TO CLEFT PALATE 2 - 2 061212230
061213170 SPEECH AND LANGUAGE REHABILITATION FOR HEARING IMPAIRED 2 - 2 061213100
061213180 ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL ACTION 2 - 2 -
061213190 SPEECH AND LANGUAGE REHABILITATION FOR SPECIAL POPULATION 2 - 2 061213140
061213240 ADVANCED AUDIOLOGY 2 - 2 061212200
061213250 BALANCE DISORDERS AND MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 061212200
061213260 INTRODUCTION TO COCHLEAR IMPLANT 2 - 2 061212200
061213270 THE LIFE OF HEARING-IMPAIRED CHILD 2 - 2 061213100
061213280 NOISE & THE EAR 2 - 2 061212230
061214130 NEUROMOTOR SPEECH DISORDERS 2 - 2 061213130
061214140 ADVANCED TOPIC IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2 - 2 061213100
061214150 NEURAL BASES OF COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 061213130
061214160 PEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY 2 - 2 061212200
061214170 COMMUNICATIONION DISORDERS RELATED TO CRANIOFACIAL ANAMOLIES 2 - 2 061212230

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
010610010 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 2 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
010610023 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 0
010610024 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 3
010610029 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
010610034 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 2 3
020211000 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 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
040411000 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040411009 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040511010 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 3 - 3
040511040 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3
040511060 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 3 - 3
040511070 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 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
040511430 TURKISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040511510 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 3 - 3
040511520 ARCHEOLOGY 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 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
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
100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3
100111710 PHYSICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 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