Diploma in Cosmetics and Skincare Curriculum

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

University Requirements

Obligatory Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course #	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
000011110	COMMUNITY SERVICE	1	-	0	-
040111001	ARABIC LANGUAGE	2	-	2	-
040511011	PALESTINIAN STUDIES	2	-	2	-
040521301	FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS	2	-	2	240111000
240111000	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.

Faculty Requirements

Obligatory Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course #	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
070211100	COSMETIC CHEMISTRY	2	-	2	-
070211110	BIOLOGY OF SKIN	2	-	2	-
070211120	LASER PHYSICS	2	-	2	-
070211130	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY	2	-	2	-
070211140	INTRODUCTION TO COSMETIC SCIENCE	2	-	2	-
070211150	NUTRITION	2	-	2	-
070211160	COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND COUNSELING IN COSMETOLOGY	1	-	1	-
070211170	FIRST AID	1	-	1	-

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course #	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
070211200	DERMAL THERAPEUTICS	2	-	2	070211130, 070211140
070211210	SKIN CARE PRODUCTS AND FORMULATION	2	2	3	070212120
070211220	DYES IN COSMETICS	2	-	2	070211100
070211230	RAW MATERIALS FOR COSMETICS	2	-	2	070211100, 070211120
070211240	HAIR AND NAIL CARE PRODUCTS	1	2	2	070211140
070211300	TRAINING IN COSMETICS & SKINCARE-I	-	-	3	070211140, 070211160
070212100	PHARMACOLOGY FOR STUDENTS OF COSMETOLOGY	2	-	2	070211110, 070211130
070212110	DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS & DERMAL TOXICOLOGY	2	-	2	070211200
070212120	NATURAL INGREDIENTS IN COSMETICS PRODUCTS	2	-	2	070211140
070212130	SIGNS OF AGING AND ANTI-AGING PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS	2	-	2	070211200
070212140	HAIR, NAIL & SKIN DISEASES AND DISTURBANCES	2	-	2	070211140
070212150	COSMETIC AND PERFUME CHEMISTRY	1	2	2	070211100
070212160	TRAINING IN COSMETICS & SKINCARE-II	-	-	3	070211300
070212200	PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS	1	2	2	070211110, 070211200
070212210	PRINCIPLES OF GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC INDUSTRIES	2	-	2	070212200
070212220	MANAGEMENT OF SKIN CARE CENTERS & MARKETING OF COSMETICS	1	-	1	070211150, 070211170, 070212110
070212230	TRAINING IN COSMETICS & SKINCARE-III	-	-	3	070212160

Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course #	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
070211310	COSMETIC REGULATIONS	2	-	2	070212120
070211320	SKIN CARE AND METHODS FOR CLEANSING	1	2	2	070211100, 070211140
070211330	CLINICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL TESTING OF SKIN	1	2	2	070211200
070211340	CLEANING AND INFECTION CONTROL OF SKIN	1	2	2	070211200
070211350	PERFUMES AND ESSENTIAL OILS PRODUCTS	2	-	2	070211100, 070211140
070211360	PHOTOTHERAPY AND LASER FOR DERMATOLOGICAL DISEASES	2	-	2	070211120
070211370	SKINCARE AND HAIRCARE SCIENCE	2	-	2	070211140
070212170	BEAUTY THERAPY AND MAKE-UP	1	2	2	070211320
070212180	AESTHETICS	1	2	2	070211320
070212190	COSMETIC MICROBIOLOGY	2	-	2	070211320
070212240	FACIAL MASSAGE AND SKINCARE	1	2	2	070212110
070212250	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DERMATOLOGY AND AESTHETICS	2	-	2	070212130
070212260	MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY TREATMENTS	2	-	2	070212130

Advisory Plan

First Year

Course #	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
Fall Semester
240111000	COMPUTER SKILLS	2
070211110	BIOLOGY OF SKIN	2
070211120	LASER PHYSICS	2
070211130	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY	2
070211140	INTRODUCTION TO COSMETIC SCIENCE	2
070211150	NUTRITION	2
070211160	COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND COUNSELING IN COSMETOLOGY	1
070211170	FIRST AID	1
	TOTAL	14

Course #	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
Spring Semester
040111001	ARABIC LANGUAGE	2
040521301	FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS	2
070211200	DERMAL THERAPEUTICS	2
070211210	SKIN CARE PRODUCTS AND FORMULATION	3
070211220	DYES IN COSMETICS	2
070211230	RAW MATERIALS FOR COSMETICS	2
070211240	HAIR AND NAIL CARE PRODUCTS	2
070212150	COSMETIC AND PERFUME CHEMISTRY	2
	TOTAL	17

Course #	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
Summer Semester
040511011	PALESTINIAN STUDIES	2
070211300	TRAINING IN COSMETICS & SKINCARE-I	3
---------	Spec. Elec.	2
	TOTAL	7

Second Year

Course #	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
Fall Semester
070212100	PHARMACOLOGY FOR STUDENTS OF COSMETOLOGY	2
070212110	DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS & DERMAL TOXICOLOGY	2
070212120	NATURAL INGREDIENTS IN COSMETICS PRODUCTS	2
070212130	SIGNS OF AGING AND ANTI-AGING PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS	2
070212140	HAIR, NAIL & SKIN DISEASES AND DISTURBANCES	2
070212160	TRAINING IN COSMETICS & SKINCARE-II	3
---------	Spec. Elec.	2
	TOTAL	15

Course #	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
Spring Semester
070212200	PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS	2
070212210	PRINCIPLES OF GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC INDUSTRIES	2
070212220	MANAGEMENT OF SKIN CARE CENTERS & MARKETING OF COSMETICS	1
070212230	TRAINING IN COSMETICS & SKINCARE-III	3
---------	Spec. Elec.	2
---------	Spec. Elec.	2
	TOTAL	12