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Forensic Science Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 137 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
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.
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 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 -
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
100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3 -
100111051 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I - 2 1 100111010
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 - 3 -
100211051 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I - 2 1 100211010
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 -
100311051 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I - 2 1 100311010
100411010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3 -
100411020 CALCULUS II 3 - 3 100411010

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
030122030 ETHICAL AND LAW ISSUES FOR FORENSIC ANALYSIS 2 - 2 -
100211020 GENERAL BIOLOGY II 3 - 3 100211010
100211061 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB II - 2 1 100211020
100212210 GENETICS 3 3 4 100211020
100212420 MICROBIOLOGY 3 2 4 100211020
100213111 BIOCHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 100312310
100213120 BIOCHEMISTRY I LAB - 2 1 100213111, 100312320
100213311 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 3 - 3 100212210
100213570 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY & ANATOMY 3 3 4 -
100213820 RECOMBINATION DNA TECHNOLOGY & GENETIC ENGINEERING 2 3 3 100213311
100214030 BIOTECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 100213311
100214960 BIOINFORMATICS & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY 6 - 2 100213311, 100412810, 240111000
100221010 INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
100222010 FORENSIC GENETICS - 6 2 100212210
100223010 FORENSIC SKILLS - 2 2 100213111
100223020 FORENSIC PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY 2 3 3 100213111
100223030 PRACTICUM I IN FORENSIC SCIENCES - 6 2 -
100223040 PRACTICUM II IN FORENSIC SCIENCES - 6 2 -
100223050 SEMINAR/ PROJECT 1 - 1 -
100224010 MATERIALS, TRACE AND IMPRESSION EVIDENCE AND MICROSCOPY - 6 2 100223010
100311020 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 3 - 3 100311010
100311061 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II - 2 1 100311051
100312020 EVIDENCE INQUIRY AND CHROMATOGRAPHY - 6 2 100311020, 100311061
100312310 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR NON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS 3 - 3 100311020
100312320 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB FOR NON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS - 3 1 100312310
100313430 SPECTROSCOPY TECHNOLOGY - 6 2 100213111
100313550 FORENSIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES - 6 2 100213111
100412810 BIOSTATISTICS 3 - 3 100411010
Students must pass ( 25 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
030122140 CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2 - 2 030122030
030122170 PALESTINIAN CRIMINAL LAW 2 - 2 100221010
060512230 DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY 3 3 4 100212420
060513310 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 3 3 4 100213111
061112170 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3 -
100212120 CELL BIOLOGY 2 - 2 100211020
100212130 CELL BIOLOGY LAB - 2 1 100212120
100213070 CURRENT ISSUES IN "FORENSIC BIO-SCIENCES" 1 - 1 -
100214111 BIOCHEMISTRY II 3 - 3 100213111
100214880 MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 100214030
100214900 MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB - 3 1 100214880
100214970 ADVANCED TOPICS IN BIOINFORMATICS 6 - 2 100214960
100222020 SPECIAL TOPICS IN "FORENSIC BIO-SCIENCES" 2 - 3 -
100222030 ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS 2 - 2 100311010
100222040 FORENSIC PLANT SCIENCE 1 3 2 100211020
100223060 ADVANCED FORENSIC RESEARCH METHODS 1 3 2 -
100224020 INDEPENDENT STUDY - 6 3 -
100224030 HUMAN FORENSIC OSTEOLOGY - 6 2 100213570
100224040 HUMAN FORENSIC TAPHONOMY - 6 2 100213570
100224050 FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY - 6 2 100223010

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
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
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
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH0
100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I3
100111051 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I1
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I3
100211051 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I1
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I3
100311051 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I1
100221010 INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCES2
TOTAL 14

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH2
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB1
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE2
240111000 COMPUTER SKILLS2
030122030 ETHICAL AND LAW ISSUES FOR FORENSIC ANALYSIS2
100211020 GENERAL BIOLOGY II3
100211061 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB II1
100311020 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II3
100311061 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II1
TOTAL 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH2
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB1
100212210 GENETICS4
100312020 EVIDENCE INQUIRY AND CHROMATOGRAPHY2
100312310 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR NON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS3
100312320 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB FOR NON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS1
100412810 BIOSTATISTICS3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

100212420 MICROBIOLOGY4
100213111 BIOCHEMISTRY I3
100213120 BIOCHEMISTRY I LAB1
100223010 FORENSIC SKILLS2
100313430 SPECTROSCOPY TECHNOLOGY2
TOTAL 12

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
100411010 CALCULUS I3
100213311 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY3
100222010 FORENSIC GENETICS2
TOTAL 12

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

100411020 CALCULUS II3
100213570 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY & ANATOMY4
100213820 RECOMBINATION DNA TECHNOLOGY & GENETIC ENGINEERING3
100214960 BIOINFORMATICS & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY2
100224010 MATERIALS, TRACE AND IMPRESSION EVIDENCE AND MICROSCOPY2
TOTAL 14

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
100223030 PRACTICUM I IN FORENSIC SCIENCES2
100223050 SEMINAR/ PROJECT1
100313550 FORENSIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES2
TOTAL 11

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE0
--------- Univ. Elec.2
100214030 BIOTECHNOLOGY3
100223040 PRACTICUM II IN FORENSIC SCIENCES2
--------- Free Elective6
TOTAL 13
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