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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 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
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 -
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 -
060411001 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 2 - 2 -
060411101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060411201 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060511021 FIRST AID 2 - 2 -
100111003 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
100112021 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 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

100411090 MATHEMATICS FOR GIS STUDENTS 3 - 3 -
100411100 STATISTICS FOR GIS STUDENTS 3 - 3 100411090
110111030 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAB - 2 1 240221010
240111011 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (C++) 3 - 3 240221010
240111021 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I (LAB) - 2 1 240221010
240213480 SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND TECHNICAL WRITING 3 - 3 010610035
240221010 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 - 2 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

240411120 PRINCIPLES OF MAPS 2 2 3 240512120
240411130 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY 3 - 3 -
240411140 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 3 - 3 -
240411160 COMPUTER SKILLS FOR GIS 2 2 3 -
240412100 INTRODUCTION TO GIS 2 2 3 110411000, 240221010
240412150 GIS DATA ANALYSIS 2 2 3 240412100
240412160 INTERMEDIATE GIS 2 2 3 240412100
240412170 GIS APPLICATIONS IN HYDROLOGY AND SPATIAL MODELING 2 2 3 240411130, 240412100
240413160 GIS APPLICATIONS IN NETWORK ANALYSIS 2 2 3 240513120
240414110 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONCEPTS OF GIS 2 2 3 240412160
240511100 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 3 - 3 -
240512120 GPS AND SURVEYING 2 2 3 -
240512130 INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING 2 2 3 240512120
240513100 DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY 2 2 3 240412160
240513110 GEO-STATISTICS AND SPATIAL DATA MINING 2 2 3 100411100, 240111011
240513120 GEO-DATABASE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT 2 2 3 240412160, 240221010
240513130 GIS APPLICATIONS IN URBAN AND MUNICIPAL PLANNING 2 2 3 240412160
240513140 GIS PROGRAMMING AND AUTOMATION 2 2 3 240111011, 240412100
240513150 ONLINE AND WEB GIS APPLICATIONS 2 2 3 240513120
240513230 DIGITIZING MAPS LAB - 2 1 240411120
240513990 INTERNSHIP 9 - 3 -
240514120 GIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 240412160
240514130 GIS APPLICATIONS IN GEOLOGICAL STUDIES 2 2 3 240411130, 240412100
240514980 SENIOR GRADUATION PROJECT 3 - 3 240514120
Students must pass ( 18 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

240223041 COMPUTER NETWORKS I 3 - 3 240111011
240411150 GEOGRAPHY OF PALESTINE 3 - 3 -
240411170 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES AND GIS APPLICATIONS 3 - 3 240412100
240413171 ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING FOR GIS APPLICATIONS 2 2 3 240512130
240413190 URBAN AND RURAL SPACE ANALYSIS 3 - 3 240513180
240413200 GEOPOLITICS OF NATURAL RESOURCES 3 - 3 -
240413210 ADVANCED GIS 2 2 3 240412160
240413221 BUSINESS AND ECONOMY FOR GIS 3 - 3 240412160
240413240 REAL ESTAE MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS 3 - 3 240412160
240414140 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING 3 - 3 240513130
240512140 METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE 3 - 3 240511100
240513180 GEOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 3 - 3 240411140
240513250 GIS WEB AND MOBILE PROGRAMMING 3 - 3 240111011, 240513140
240514150 GIS AND E-GOVERNMENT 3 - 3 240412160
240514160 GIS APPLICATIONS IN LAND USE 2 2 3 240412160
240514170 SPECIAL TOPICS IN GIS 3 - 3 240414110

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
010911610 MATHEMATICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
020211000 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
020311000 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 - 3
020731001 COMPUTER CONCEPTS & BUSINESS APPLICATIONS I 3 - 3
020731002 COMPUTER CONCEPTS & BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 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
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2
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
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
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
240111002 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3
240111009 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH2
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB1
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS2
110111030 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAB1
240221010 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY2
240511100 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY3
240512120 GPS AND SURVEYING3
TOTAL 14

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE2
100411090 MATHEMATICS FOR GIS STUDENTS3
240411120 PRINCIPLES OF MAPS3
240411140 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY3
240411160 COMPUTER SKILLS FOR GIS3
240412100 INTRODUCTION TO GIS3
TOTAL 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH2
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB1
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES2
240111011 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (C++)3
240111021 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I (LAB)1
240411130 PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY3
240512130 INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
100411100 STATISTICS FOR GIS STUDENTS3
240213480 SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND TECHNICAL WRITING3
240412150 GIS DATA ANALYSIS3
240412160 INTERMEDIATE GIS3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 17

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
240412170 GIS APPLICATIONS IN HYDROLOGY AND SPATIAL MODELING3
240513140 GIS PROGRAMMING AND AUTOMATION3
240513230 DIGITIZING MAPS LAB1
240514130 GIS APPLICATIONS IN GEOLOGICAL STUDIES3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
240414110 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONCEPTS OF GIS3
240513120 GEO-DATABASE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT3
240513130 GIS APPLICATIONS IN URBAN AND MUNICIPAL PLANNING3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 16

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

240513990 INTERNSHIP3
TOTAL 3

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

240513100 DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY3
240513110 GEO-STATISTICS AND SPATIAL DATA MINING3
240514120 GIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

240413160 GIS APPLICATIONS IN NETWORK ANALYSIS3
240513150 ONLINE AND WEB GIS APPLICATIONS3
240514980 SENIOR GRADUATION PROJECT3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective3
TOTAL 15