Academic Plan

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree ( 127 Credit Hours ) as Follows

University Requirements

Univ. Req.
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Students must pass all of the following courses

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
000011110	COMMUNITY SERVICE	COMMUNITY SERVICE	1	-	0	-
010610014	BEGINNING ENGLISH	This course introduces beginner-leve learners to essential academic English skills by integrating reading, writing, listening, and speaking. It focuses on building vocabulary, improving reading comprehension, and developing basic writing abilities through engaging, real-world topics. In addition, the course promotes the development of critical thinking skills by encouraging learners to analyze information, make simple comparisons, draw basic conclusions, and express opinions supported by reasons. It also strengthens learners’ ability to understand spoken English in different contexts and communicate effectively. Through using visual materials, charts, short texts, audio recordings, and real-life scenarios, students are supported in interpreting information, evaluating ideas, and responding thoughtfully.	3	-	0	-
010610025	INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH	In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main and supporting details; make predictions and answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents, parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of contextual words; recognize prefixes and suffixes, recognize noun, adjective, and adverb clauses, and distinguish between fact and opinion.	3	-	2	010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH This course introduces beginner-leve learners to essential academic English skills by integrating reading, writing, listening, and speaking. It focuses on building vocabulary, improving reading comprehension, and developing basic writing abilities through engaging, real-world topics. In addition, the course promotes the development of critical thinking skills by encouraging learners to analyze information, make simple comparisons, draw basic conclusions, and express opinions supported by reasons. It also strengthens learners’ ability to understand spoken English in different contexts and communicate effectively. Through using visual materials, charts, short texts, audio recordings, and real-life scenarios, students are supported in interpreting information, evaluating ideas, and responding thoughtfully.
010610026	INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB	The Language Center courses are designed to help students cope with university education in English. The textbook for listening and speaking 2 (Intermediate English Lab) focuses on developing students’ listening, speaking and critical thinking skills. Students watch videos, listen to audios, think critically to be able to speak about different topics using a simplified academic language. The intermediate English lab is meant to prepare students for speaking and listening contexts. Students learn strategies for improving listening comprehension and stimulating critical thinking. The language lab component is specifically designed to improve students’ speaking and listening skills.		2	1	010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH This course introduces beginner-leve learners to essential academic English skills by integrating reading, writing, listening, and speaking. It focuses on building vocabulary, improving reading comprehension, and developing basic writing abilities through engaging, real-world topics. In addition, the course promotes the development of critical thinking skills by encouraging learners to analyze information, make simple comparisons, draw basic conclusions, and express opinions supported by reasons. It also strengthens learners’ ability to understand spoken English in different contexts and communicate effectively. Through using visual materials, charts, short texts, audio recordings, and real-life scenarios, students are supported in interpreting information, evaluating ideas, and responding thoughtfully. 010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main and supporting details; make predictions and answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents, parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of contextual words; recognize prefixes and suffixes, recognize noun, adjective, and adverb clauses, and distinguish between fact and opinion.
010610035	ADVANCED ENGLISH	Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.	3	-	2	010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main and supporting details; make predictions and answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents, parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of contextual words; recognize prefixes and suffixes, recognize noun, adjective, and adverb clauses, and distinguish between fact and opinion. 010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB The Language Center courses are designed to help students cope with university education in English. The textbook for listening and speaking 2 (Intermediate English Lab) focuses on developing students’ listening, speaking and critical thinking skills. Students watch videos, listen to audios, think critically to be able to speak about different topics using a simplified academic language. The intermediate English lab is meant to prepare students for speaking and listening contexts. Students learn strategies for improving listening comprehension and stimulating critical thinking. The language lab component is specifically designed to improve students’ speaking and listening skills.
010610036	ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB	This course develops students’ advanced English skills in listening, speaking, and critical thinking. The Advanced English Language Lab provides a practice-based environment where students engage with authentic materials and participate in interactive activities to improve comprehension and communication. The course also supports students in expressing ideas clearly using academic language and engaging thoughtfully in discussions.		2	1	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040111001	ARABIC LANGUAGE	This course aims to teach the students the basics of Arabic language, and the methods of correct writing starting from the word itself till the syntax and expressions, the course focuses in particular on correct practice of the Arabic language in writing and pronouncing.	2	-	2	-
040511011	PALESTINIAN STUDIES	The migration of Arab tribes from Arab Peninsule to Palestine, major political and cultural developments in palestine during cann'anites period, the Assyrian-Egyptian Rivaly in Palestine, Palestinians and Jews, Palestine under Creek and Roman Rule, The Arab Islamic period, political and cultural conditions during Ummayad and Abbasaid period, Islam-crusades colission in pPalestine, Palestine under Ottoman Rule, Rule played by Ahmad Pasha Al-Jazzar and Thaher Al-Omar, Egyptian occupation 1831, European penetration and Zionist settlements, Sykes-Pekot Agreement, Balfour declaration and Britsg mandate, Brotain and Liquidation of Palestine land, Palestinian resistance movement, 1936 Uprising and the scheme of Palestine partition 1937, Partition resolution and 1948 war, Launching of the PLO and the 1967 war, 1987 Uprising, Independence Declaration 1988, Oslo Agreements , Future outlook.	2	-	2	-
040521301	FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS	This course is a basic one for all university students because it tackles the way of conducting research. The students through this course are exposed to the quantitative and qualitative researches and the differences between them. It also covers the meaning of hypothesis and its types, along with research questions and research problems. Through this course the students can come to know more about literature review and how to differentiate between primary and secondary literature.	2	-	2	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments. 010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB This course develops students’ advanced English skills in listening, speaking, and critical thinking. The Advanced English Language Lab provides a practice-based environment where students engage with authentic materials and participate in interactive activities to improve comprehension and communication. The course also supports students in expressing ideas clearly using academic language and engaging thoughtfully in discussions.
240111000	COMPUTER SKILLS	This foundational introductory course aims to familiarize students with the basic concepts of personal computers. It focuses on providing students with essential knowledge in the areas of hardware, software, and networks, while building a comprehensive understanding of how computers work and how to use them efficiently. The course covers fundamental computer concepts and main functions, along with the study of hardware components and basic computer operations. Students also receive practical training on using the Windows operating system and essential office applications, including word processing with Microsoft Word, spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel, and presentation design with Microsoft PowerPoint.	2	-	2	-

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

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
040511052	ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I	This course is a continuation of the first course, it focus on the study of the political system in Israel and on the security institution and the decision-making and electoral system and foreign policy of Israel, and an introduction to the Arab party scene in Israel as well as a presentation of the Israeli media organization.	2	-	2	-
040511053	JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY	Existence of Jerusalem, its ancient history, historical monuments and archaeological excavations, administrative situation developments and Architectural expansion, economic and education life, holy buildings, archeologic museums and schools. The strategy of Judaization and the Zionism occupation of the city, the Future and solutions of the political Jerusalem, and its situation with the international division projects.	2	-	2	-
040511061	ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II	This course deals with the historical development of Jews in modern times, the conditions in which they lived in Europe and the Middle East, and the circumstances that led to the emergence of the Zionist movement, its activity and its role in the establishment of Israel and the Israeli society.	2	-	2	040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I This course is a continuation of the first course, it focus on the study of the political system in Israel and on the security institution and the decision-making and electoral system and foreign policy of Israel, and an introduction to the Arab party scene in Israel as well as a presentation of the Israeli media organization.
040511071	DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT	This course covers issues in development studies and options in politics, sociology, international relations, economics and international business including development policy and planning. It aims to familiarize students with theories and findings concerning development and to offer managerial tools to practical problems. It equips students with the ability to create solutions to problems from variety of disciplines, including economics and the functional areas of management, political science, sociology, and geography. This course will cover wide variety of institutional contexts including local and international private business, non-government organizations, central and local governments, international and national regulatory and donor institutions.	2	-	2	-
040511081	HOME GARDENING	This course aims to introduces how to create home gardens and how to coordinate and take care for them	2	-	2	-
040511091	FINE ARTS	This course aims to introduce students to the four main arts (visual arts, music, theater and architecture), focusing on the basic relations between the two arts: the first is to give a number of lectures, works shops, articles that contains international art works addressing the sources, function, materials, style and composition of the work. The second method is to assign an artistic subject to each student at the beginning of the semester for scientific research following an academic method, the student presents his research summary at the end of the semester in the form of a lecture accompanied by a research paper.	2	-	2	-
040511101	CURRENT WORLD ISSUES	The course deals with the changes in the world order since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the impact of these transformations on a range of political issues in the modern world. The most prominent of these are the new world system, the role of the United Nations in issues of peace and war, regional and international civil wars, globalization and terrorism. Weapons of mass destruction, and other current political issues that arise during the course.	2	-	2	-
040511121	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	This course aims to explain the concepts of Physical Education and its major elements . The course contains a practical component that supports the theoretical concepts by relating physical activities with human health and correct shape habits.	2	-	2	-
040511132	ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION	This course covers the concepts of elections and the electoral process, and the concept of political participation: its components, characteristics, levels, and importance. The course also focuses on the system of human rights and civil liberties; Its charters and characteristics. In addition, the course deals with the nature of democracy as a concept and its relationship to a set of values and concepts such as democratic transformation, political upbringing, and the principle of separation of powers. Finally, the course discusses the electoral systems and their impact on the electoral process, the electoral process in Palestine, including the presidential elections, the legislative council, and the local councils.	2	-	2	-
040511133	THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT	This course aims at scrutinize the Palestinian Prisoners movement. Light will be shed on the historical stages the movement went through during in the last sixty years. The course highlights the legality of detaining those prisoners and show the international law’s violation by the Israeli forces and governments. Prisons, interrogation centers, and detention camps are defined and shown in one of the chapters and there illegal geographical places are to be shown during the semester.	2	-	2	-
040511140	LAW IN OUR LIFE	This course introduces the definitions of the law and its terms, sections, resources, illustrations, and its implementations,along with the current legal system in Palestine, the Palestinian laws, general rights and freedoms in Palestine	2	-	2	-
040511150	ISLAMIC CULTURE	This course is an exploration to the culture in general and Islamic culture in particular as well as the development in the Muslim World. The course informational intended to raise the awareness about the sociological aspects, cultural perspective of Islam and various problems in the Muslim World. However, it is also designed to provide a variety of cultural perspectives of the intern Muslim states institutions, the role of religious institutions, women, and the economic institution of the Muslim World. This course is going to develop a ?better understanding ? that student will find in many areas of life, work, and relationships in the Muslim World as well as with other Western countries.	2	-	2	-
040511160	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS	This course deals with the development of democracy, its applications, models, and its importance to modern societies. As well as an overview of human rights, their evolution, divisions, nature and international protection.	2	-	2	-
040511170	TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE	The technology in our life course addresses the concepts and principles of technology, and the impact of using technology in the society. The course covers the main factors that contribute to the technology evolution, the concept of information systems and their components, and the functional levels of employees in institutions that use information systems. The course also deals with the concepts of the Internet, information security, multimedia, social networking, and their role in influencing society. The course will also explain the work of the search engines and how to use them. Provide the needed information and criteria for students to choose the appropriate computer or mobile and how to protect his data from malware and viruses.	2	-	2	-
040511180	INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE	This course aims to present the historical context for the development of astronomy and highlight the role of the Arab-Islamic civilization in the development of this science, introduce the process of astronomical observation, introduce the units of measurement of astronomical dimensions and methods of measuring the dimensions of astronomical bodies. Moreover, students will be able to learn about the solar system and all its components in detail, learn about the characteristics and evolution of stars, stellar clusters and stellar asteroids, learn about galaxies and their types, and focus on the Milky Way. Finally, students will gain knowledge about the origin, age and shape of the universe.	2	-	2	-
040511200	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS	This course will teach student basic elements of the economic system and the basic tools for economic analysis such as Demand & Supply, markets production as will as markets it will also teach students the basic macroeconomics concepts such as GDP economic growth inflation and economic policy.	2	-	2	-
040511211	ANTHROPOLOGY	This course examines the evolution of population science, its theories, its importance and its relation to other sciences. It also examines population dynamics: mortality, birth and migration. It examines analytically the composition, distribution and problems of population. It also expose to the population science and its relationship in development issues and planning. The course also highlights the population, environmental, cultural, economic and health factors affecting its growth, and focuses on the differences between industrial societies and third world societies, including Arab society.	2	-	2	-
040511220	ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION	This course aims to raise awareness about corruption and its definition, types, causes, affects, outcomes, and ways of fighting corruption, to be able to fight corruption in the Palestinian society that suffers from wide corruption for different reasons, which will help on knowing the places of corruptions and find solutions for it and enhance integrity values , transparency principles and accountability system in the Palestinian society.	2	-	2	-
040511230	FRENCH LANGUAGE	This course, which introduces the French alphabet and method of writing words, masculine and feminine nouns, singular and plural, also includes sentence level, types of sentences, personal pronouns, verb conjugations, direct and indirect objects. Visual aids such as drawings and pictures are used to advantage. Editing short responses, accepting or turning down offers, giving thanks or apology, brief justifications of answers, are some learning exercises.	2	-	2	-
040511240	GERMAN LANGUAGE	This course teaches words and grammatical structures and rules mostly used in daily communication. The course covers a number of things: greetings, introducing people, naming household things, like food and drinks, ordering a meal, entertaining visitors, managing work, making arrangements for appointments, renting an apartment, buying things, … etc.	2	-	2	-
040511260	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY	Study human actions, behavior, its cultures, social behavior, development, and individual differences. The course is informational, intended to raise awareness about the psychology aspects of individuals' lives and various problems that concern people. Psychology offers a unique view of the world we live in as it allows one to see the "invisible" forces that shape and channel our lives as we interact with others in society.	2	-	2	-
040511270	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	Study human society, its cultures, social organizations and institutions. The course is informational intended to raise up the knowledge about the social aspects of individuals' lives and various problems that concern people; however, it is also designed to provide a variety sociological theoritical perspectives as well as to develope a "sociological imagination" that students will find useful in many areas of life, work, and relationships with others. Sociology offers a unique view of the world we live in as it allows ont to see the "invisible" forces that shape and channel our lives as we interact with others in society.	2	-	2	-
040511280	HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT	Environmental Science and Ecosystems, Population Explosion & limited Resources, Environmental Themes : Water pollution & treatments, Environmental Themes :Solid Waste, Environmental Themes: Air Pollution & Control, Environmental Themes: Socio-Economics-Solution, Housing & the Residential Environment, Community Noise, Biodiversity & wild-Life, Toxicology, Pesticides in the Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Palestine Environment.	2	-	2	-
040511290	HISTORY OF SCIENCE	This course examines the historical development of science from ancient civilizations to the modern era, with emphasis on the evolution of scientific thought, methods, and discoveries. It explores the contributions of major civilizations and scientists to the advancement of knowledge in fields such as astronomy, medicine, mathematics, physics, and natural sciences. The course also analyzes the relationship between science, society, culture, and technological development, and highlights the role of scientific progress in shaping human civilization.	2	-	2	-
040511311	INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	The course focuses on international relations that studies the science interaction of knowledge fields, especially its historical development and theoretical concepts that fall within its general scope, and the emergence of theoretical methods such as realism, idealism, legal, behavioral and Marxism, in addition to the factors that impact in the creation of the event in international relations, especially geography, demography, economy and military, as well as ruin, diplomacy and balance of power.	2	-	2	-
040511321	SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY	This course aims to introduce the processes of change in contemporary societies in general, the study of change factors and their impact on social life, and the impact of change on the rest of the cultural and social patterns within the social construction.	2	-	2	-
040511400	TURKISH LANGUAGE	Once the student completes the required hours of the Turkish Language Principles course, they will: be able to introduce themselves using their name and nickname and get to know others. The student will also identify their nationality and the nationality of others and can talk about the languages they know. Moreover, the student will be able to introduce themselves and describe their surroundings using sign names, numbers, enumeration of numbers, months, days and colors. As for the second unit, the student can describe his family in detail, can talk about their house, and talk about their day by using the the present tense.	2	-	2	-
040511411	POLITICAL SCIENCES	The course deals with the principles of political science, schools, research methods, political analysis, the relationship of political science with other social sciences, the historical development of political thought from Greece to modern times, and the means of practice and political participation of individuals. Through political parties, interest groups and public opinion, as well as the study of the state in terms of its elements and different theories to explain its origin, and study the international system and factors of formation.	2	-	2	-
040511421	CRITICAL THINKING	This course provides students opportunities of analysis, synthesis, prescription, and application of critical thinking, and decision with making within the organization.	2	-	2	-
040511470	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW	This course aims to equip students with basic knowledge and skills necessary for their successful transition into the clinical arena Students are expected to master common medical terminologies in hebrew used in the care of clients including appropriate medical prescribing skills for health care professionals. At the end of the course, students will be able to comprehend a medical record report in hebrew, communicate among medical professionals and have a high level overview of medical terms in hebrew.	2	-	2	-
040511490	HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER	This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and principles of human rights and gender studies within social, cultural, legal, and political contexts. It examines international human rights frameworks and the role of gender in shaping social relations, opportunities, and access to rights and resources. The course also explores issues related to equality, discrimination, social justice, gender roles, and empowerment, with emphasis on promoting human dignity, inclusion, and equal participation in society.	2	-	2	-
040511500	THE PALESTINIAN CINEMA: AN ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE	This course examines Palestinian cinema as a cultural and political medium for narrating the Palestinian experience and presenting alternative perspectives on the Palestinian question. It explores the role of film in documenting historical events, preserving collective memory, and portraying the social, political, and human dimensions of Palestinian life under occupation. The course also analyzes cinematic representations of identity, resistance, displacement, and everyday life, with emphasis on how Palestinian filmmakers challenge dominant narratives through visual storytelling and artistic expression.	2	-	2	-
040511511	MODERN ARAB THOUGHT	The course deals with the definition of philosophy and its objectives and visions, where it goes back to the Greek roots of the Arab philosophy and then moves on to the Arab thought before Islam and presents a detailed explanation of the Arab philosophy and its prominent figures such as Al-Farabi, Ebin Rashd, Ebin Khaldun and others.	2	-	2	-
040511521	ARCHEOLOGY	This course introduces archaeology as a science, the origin of civilizations, history of research on Palestine archaeological treasures, role of Western archaeological institutions and schools in crystallization of theoretical and applied methodologies, relationship between archaeology and other sciences. The course also explains the importance of pottery in archaeological studies, types of archaeological sites, ways of discovering archaeological sites, ways of dating ruins, and methods of excavations, the how's of interpreting archaeological evidence, and excavation authority. The course also includes field studies of archeological sites	2	-	2	-
040511611	HEBREW LANGUAGE	Principles and foundations of Hebrew which should enable students to express themselves orally and in writing.	2	-	2	-
040511621	CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS	This course aims to identify the topics of public sociology related to the subject of sociology, its principles and its most important theories and perspectives, As well as the study of social life as a whole and its relationship to the complex patterns of social systems and social groups and culture that it consists of, and finally to identify the patterns of different social organizations in society in addition to the presentation of basic social processes that occur in society.	2	-	2	-
040511990	EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION	Effective communication is the key to professional success, which will eventually lead to winning a job. In this course, students will receive advice on personal communication and learn the principles and methods of communication that will help them express themselves and their ideas clearly, and present them in the best way. Students will also learn what, when and how they can communicate with employers, and how effective communication will affect their admission process anywhere.	2	-	2	-
060411001	NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY	This course will emphasize on providing students with the knowledge of various nutritional aspects, a complete idea about food components and its relationship with the health, nutritional habits, human development, storing and classification of food.This course explains various types of food therapy in different health problems, and prepares specific nutritional diets related to some diseases.	2	-	2	-
060511021	FIRST AID	This course is designed to learn the students the temporary and immediate care given to a person who is injured or suddenly becomes ill. First aid also involves home care if medical assistance is delayed or not available . first aid includes recognizing life-threatening conditions and taking effective action to keep the injured or ill person alive and in the best possible condition until medical treatment can be obtained Finally , the students become an important part of the emergency care team as they properly prepare with the right knowledge and practical skills to render appropriate life-saving care.	2	-	2	-
280311100	FINANCIAL LITERACY	This course aims to equip students with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively manage their personal and professional finances. It provides a comprehensive understanding of key concepts in financial planning, budgeting, credit and financing, saving, investing, and financial risk management. The course offers an integrated framework that enables students to make sound financial decisions based on financial information analysis and the evaluation of available alternatives. The course covers several core units, including financial planning and budgeting, credit and financing, saving strategies, investment tools, and financial risk assessment. It also introduces students to the financial instruments used to document financial rights, as well as the main sources of financial information. Additionally, the course addresses the tax system in Palestine, including types of taxes, calculation methods, and their impact on individual financial decisions. The course further explores consumer financial protection, including consumer rights, fraud prevention, and safe interaction with both traditional and digital banking services.	2	-	2	-

Faculty Requirements

Colg. Req.

Students must pass all of the following courses

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
040311010	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION	This course is an introduction to teaching education, focusing on its conditions, preparation and motivation of new teachers, key periods in educational history, key educational theorists, pioneers of modern teaching, philosophical roots of education, legal aspects of education including teacher’s rights and responsibilities, the goals of education, curriculum and instructions, international education, and school effectiveness and reforms.	3	-	3	-
040312100	EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	Educational Psychology This course deals with the concept of growth and development through different stages, with emphasis on childhood and adolescence, and the role of environment and genetics in development. In addition to studying the patterns ent and evaluation, such as the application of measurement and evaluation skills in the teaching and learning processes, evaluation of the teacher's effectiveness, develop appropriate exams to measure classroom achievement.	3	-	3	-
040312200	MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION	This course looks at the importance of self-evaluation and student evaluation. The former (in terms of the reflective teacher) contributes to professional growth while the latter provides a marker of student progress. How student progress is measured is discussed in relation to a variety of testing options (subjective and objective) which range from carefully prepared measuring instruments, through short teacher devised activities, to individual exam questions.	3	-	3	-
040312300	CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION	Exploration of positive classroom techniques and management strategies. Principles and techniques of measuring educational attainment; essay and objective tests and their construction; standard scores and grading systems; standardized tests; and use of educational research.	3	-	3	040311010 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION This course is an introduction to teaching education, focusing on its conditions, preparation and motivation of new teachers, key periods in educational history, key educational theorists, pioneers of modern teaching, philosophical roots of education, legal aspects of education including teacher’s rights and responsibilities, the goals of education, curriculum and instructions, international education, and school effectiveness and reforms.
040312510	GENERAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHING METHODS	This course introduces students to different teaching strategies and methods emanated from them, and the factors that determine teachers’ selection of these methods and strategies. The course also includes introducing students to teaching planning and training them on preparing the study plans. It is expected from the student to be at the first level of the practicum during his study of this course, or studied it in previous level.	3	-	3	-
040312600	FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONS	This course provides the student with learning theories, organization and planning strategies, instructional techniques, diagnostic and prescription procedures, and classroom management techniques for effective teaching.	3	-	3	-
040313030	EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY	This course about applying educational technology in education. A course for teacher education students designed to provide practical hands-on experience with educational multimedia. Students will be provided with an understanding of the fundamental concepts and skills for applying information technology to an educational setting. It is designed for the purpose of integrating modern computer technology into the elementary school classroom. Students will be exposed to numerous technologies (computer software, scanners, IETV, multimedia, digital cameras, etc.) And will be able to adapt these technologies into daily lesson planning. As a result, technology will become a tool in the natural flow of the teaching and learning process.	3	-	3	240111000 COMPUTER SKILLS This foundational introductory course aims to familiarize students with the basic concepts of personal computers. It focuses on providing students with essential knowledge in the areas of hardware, software, and networks, while building a comprehensive understanding of how computers work and how to use them efficiently. The course covers fundamental computer concepts and main functions, along with the study of hardware components and basic computer operations. Students also receive practical training on using the Windows operating system and essential office applications, including word processing with Microsoft Word, spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel, and presentation design with Microsoft PowerPoint.
040313700	EDUCATIONAL ETHICS	This course deals with moral and ethical issues related to educational settings. The course is a collection of case-studies of school and classroom situations that require moral judgments.	3	-	3	-

Students must pass all of the following courses

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
040211100	READING SKILLS	This course gives students basic techniques for efficient reading of academic texts. Main skills taught are vocabulary recognition, identifying main ideas, identifying supporting details and transitions, recognizing different types of text, differentiating between fact and opinion, and critical reading.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040211200	WRITING SKILLS	Students review and learn how to structure a sentence. Correct use of subjects, verbs, pronouns, modifiers, punctuation and typing conventions in English are taught in this course.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040211300	ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVIEW	Reviews elements of English Grammar and develops skills for complex and compound sentence formation, parallelism and complementation in the context of effective writing and speaking (grammaring). Content covers review of verb tenses, comparisons, sentence patterns, coordination, and subordination.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040211400	BETTER ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION	The emphasis in this course is on the integration of all aspects of pronunciation: sounds, stress, rhythm and intonation. Throughout the course, students develop basic skills that are practiced in increasingly communicative speaking situations.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040212400	LISTENING & SPEAKING I	An intensive practice in students’ abilities to understand spoken English and to express themselves verbally. Through a variety of classroom activities, language laboratory exercises, and oral presentations, students improve their skills in conversational English. Emphasis is on effective communication for specific tasks such as listening for the main idea, asking for information, telling a story, and others.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040212500	INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE	Students read short texts in poetry, fiction, drama, and essays in order to learn about literary elements as well as the cultural contexts of the selected works. One or two critical approaches to literature are briefly introduced.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040212600	INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS	An introduction to Linguistic Science, including its aims, aspects, and relation to other social disciplines. The goal is to acquaint the student with the nature of language and its characteristics, components, and functions.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040212700	INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION	An introduction to the field of communication with emphasis on the history and theories of communication and the contexts in which communication occurs. The course will also introduce students to the various branches of communication study: interpersonal/small group, rhetoric, intercultural, organizational and the relationship between society and the media.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040312000	FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM I	Field Experience Practicum I: This course is one credit hour - one lecture a week for 16 weeks - offered for students first semester of second year on campus to introduce them to different types of field experiences, common features and varieties of teaching situations, the anatomy (composition) of a Fieldwork Portfolio, analyzing concerns, expressing goal and priorities and reflecting on Field Experiences: using Fieldwork Logs and evaluating them.	1	-	1	-
040312412	FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM II	This course consists of two parts: The first part is the theoretical part, where the student teacher contains 16 hours training an average of one hour per week (which the students trainees discuss with the academic supervisor the cases that faced them in schools and typical educational situation related to this). Second Part: is the practical part and has (90) practical hours spent by the student teacher in school training school where: the student teachers begins to take responsibility for the implementation of the class position for a full class in light of the standards required by that position, The student is expected to perform the teaching tasks under the supervision and responsibility of the cooperating teacher, the academic supervisor and the educational supervisor, for 18 days at a rate of 5 lessons per day (provided that the student spends 5 hours daily, from the beginning of the work until the end of the course).		-	2	040312000 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM I Field Experience Practicum I: This course is one credit hour - one lecture a week for 16 weeks - offered for students first semester of second year on campus to introduce them to different types of field experiences, common features and varieties of teaching situations, the anatomy (composition) of a Fieldwork Portfolio, analyzing concerns, expressing goal and priorities and reflecting on Field Experiences: using Fieldwork Logs and evaluating them.
040312470	TEACHING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS	This course provides students with a foundation of knowledge about children with special educational needs. This applies to the talented, the slow learner, and those who deviate from the so-called normal because of physical or sensory impairment, degree of mental endowment, or problems of emotional adjustment. Teachers need to be able to recognize these needs, and to be aware of what can be done in ordinary schools to enhance the development of children’s potentials within their individualities and differences.	3	-	3	040311010 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION This course is an introduction to teaching education, focusing on its conditions, preparation and motivation of new teachers, key periods in educational history, key educational theorists, pioneers of modern teaching, philosophical roots of education, legal aspects of education including teacher’s rights and responsibilities, the goals of education, curriculum and instructions, international education, and school effectiveness and reforms.
040312550	LEARNING THEORIES	This course introduces the students to the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective aspects of human learning. Concentration is placed upon the different theories of learning and their application to both the student's own learning processes, and also to enable students to learn in a conducive environment. The focus of the course will be on theories of learning with an emphasis on constructivism. As we study human growth and development as it relates to learning, we will explore the learning process, learning styles, the evaluation of learning, differentiated learning that takes into accounts special needs of all kinds, and motivation. In addition, we will examine the application of learning theory to multicultural education.	3	-	3	-
040313002	FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM III	This course consists of two parts: The first part is the theoretical part, where the student teacher contains 16 hours training an average of one hour per week (which the students trainees discuss with the academic supervisor the cases that faced them in schools and typical educational situation related to this). Second Part: is the practical part and has (90) practical hours spent by the student teacher in school training school where: the trainee begins observing the class environment also the teacher supervisor for two days, then partial participation with the colleague and follow-up and supervision of the supervisor for 10 days, and then teaching full classes for a week and not to increase the number of classes to two classes per day for partial participation and full classes and the rest of the classes is to be spent with the supervisor teacher to watch and discuss. In this training, the trainee focuses on the subject of classroom management, enhancing and activating students and writing partial plans regarding his participation.		-	2	040312412 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM II This course consists of two parts: The first part is the theoretical part, where the student teacher contains 16 hours training an average of one hour per week (which the students trainees discuss with the academic supervisor the cases that faced them in schools and typical educational situation related to this). Second Part: is the practical part and has (90) practical hours spent by the student teacher in school training school where: the student teachers begins to take responsibility for the implementation of the class position for a full class in light of the standards required by that position, The student is expected to perform the teaching tasks under the supervision and responsibility of the cooperating teacher, the academic supervisor and the educational supervisor, for 18 days at a rate of 5 lessons per day (provided that the student spends 5 hours daily, from the beginning of the work until the end of the course).
040313230	METHODS TEACHING OF ENGLISH 1	The course is designed to present some basic methods, techniques, and approaches of teaching English to EFL learners. It also tackles some main ELT methodologies such as the audiolingual method, grammar translation, and communicative language teaching. Methods of teaching vocabulary and receptive skills will also be introduced in this course.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040313250	METHODS TEACHING OF ENGLISH II	This course is considered an advanced course in teaching English as a foreign language. The purpose of this course in general is to provide students of English major with the practical skills needed to teach the language, where the focus is on teaching the four skills (reading-conversation-listening-writing). In addition to other aspects of language such as words and grammar. Emphasis is also placed on presenting different linguistic models	3	-	3	040313230 METHODS TEACHING OF ENGLISH 1 The course is designed to present some basic methods, techniques, and approaches of teaching English to EFL learners. It also tackles some main ELT methodologies such as the audiolingual method, grammar translation, and communicative language teaching. Methods of teaching vocabulary and receptive skills will also be introduced in this course.
040313452	FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM IV	This course consists of two parts: The first part is the theoretical part, where the student teacher contains 16 hours training an average of one hour per week (which the students trainees discuss with the academic supervisor the cases that faced them in schools and typical educational situation related to this). Second Part: is the practical part and has (90) practical hours spent by the student teacher in school training school where: The goal of this third phase of this practical training, is to train students teachers effective teaching skills and explore and meet the needs of various students, both through meetings and workshops within the college or in the classroom and under the guidance of the supervisor and practical educational supervisors. As it includes teaching skills for all the teacher's roles and elements of the educational situation		-	2	040313002 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM III This course consists of two parts: The first part is the theoretical part, where the student teacher contains 16 hours training an average of one hour per week (which the students trainees discuss with the academic supervisor the cases that faced them in schools and typical educational situation related to this). Second Part: is the practical part and has (90) practical hours spent by the student teacher in school training school where: the trainee begins observing the class environment also the teacher supervisor for two days, then partial participation with the colleague and follow-up and supervision of the supervisor for 10 days, and then teaching full classes for a week and not to increase the number of classes to two classes per day for partial participation and full classes and the rest of the classes is to be spent with the supervisor teacher to watch and discuss. In this training, the trainee focuses on the subject of classroom management, enhancing and activating students and writing partial plans regarding his participation.
040313460	ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES	The course prepares students to teach English to primary pupils who learn English as a foreign language, emphasizing the practice of various language activities: games, songs, nursery rhymes, role plays, story-telling and worksheets, etc. In addition, students learn to design, adopt and/or adapt different teaching materials and teaching aids when planning an English lesson for primary EFL pupils.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040313480	COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING	Communicative Language teaching is considered the panacea to language learning. Seen as the ‘modern’ approach to teaching and adopted in classrooms and course books the world over; the course examines CLT, its strengths and its weaknesses. In so doing, the course develops the capacity to evaluate existing materials in relation to the teaching-learning context and their teaching purposes.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040313540	ENGLISH FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS	This course aims to provide students with different areas related to teaching English for young learners, from grades 1-6 (comprehension, vocabulary, grammar……). Units from school curricula will be covered during the course, classroom management, supporting material and characteristics of young learners.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040314250	FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM V	*		-	2	040313452 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM IV This course consists of two parts: The first part is the theoretical part, where the student teacher contains 16 hours training an average of one hour per week (which the students trainees discuss with the academic supervisor the cases that faced them in schools and typical educational situation related to this). Second Part: is the practical part and has (90) practical hours spent by the student teacher in school training school where: The goal of this third phase of this practical training, is to train students teachers effective teaching skills and explore and meet the needs of various students, both through meetings and workshops within the college or in the classroom and under the guidance of the supervisor and practical educational supervisors. As it includes teaching skills for all the teacher's roles and elements of the educational situation
040314590	GRADUATION PROJECT	This course deals with the development of analytical abilities and critical capacities, problem solving, hypotheses and theories related to basic education through the preparation of scientific research regarding important educational issues. The subject is chosen by course teacher and presented by the student and discussed then adjusted accordingly.		-	3	040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS This course is a basic one for all university students because it tackles the way of conducting research. The students through this course are exposed to the quantitative and qualitative researches and the differences between them. It also covers the meaning of hypothesis and its types, along with research questions and research problems. Through this course the students can come to know more about literature review and how to differentiate between primary and secondary literature.
040322100	YOUNG AND ADULT LITERATURE	A critical study of literature for children and young adults, looking at such questions as why children read and what they enjoy reading.	3	-	3	-
040323100	CURRENT ISSUES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING	The course discusses issues that are related to teaching English such as cooperative teaching, its definitions, goals, foundations elements, procedures, patterns, strategies and methods. It also compares, cooperative learning and competitive and individual learning, also role of teacher in cooperative learning, cooperative skills and how to teach it and apply it in teaching English.	3	-	3	-
040324100	PEDAGOGICAL GRAMMAR FOR EFL LEARNERS	"Pedagogical grammar is concerned with how grammar can be used to help teachers and	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.

Students must pass ( 9 ) credit hours from any of the following courses

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
040214480	ADVANCED GRAMMAR		3	-	3	-
040223010	TRANSLATION I	Astudy of the major poems of John done,Goerge Herbert,Andrew Marvell,Henry Vanghan so that students are given a good idea of the achievements of the metaphysical poets.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040311150	TEACHING AS A PROFESSION	Teaching as a Profession is designed as the introductory course for the Four Year Teacher Education Program. In this survey of education, students examine education as a profession, philosophy in action in schools, student diversity, curriculum, effective teaching, school organization, education finance, education law, sociopolitical dimensions of education, and the role of teacher as professional and how should education be reformed.	3	-	3	-
040312451	INTRODUCTION TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT	This course studies physiological, cognitive, emotional, social and personality development from conception to adolescence. Historical, cultural, and environmental factors of development are discussed.	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040312500	HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION	"A balanced examination of the major schools of thought of philosophy in education throughout history, with an emphasis on each philosophy’s continuing relevance in teaching and learning today. It provides readers with comprehensive knowledge about the various schools of thought that have comprised the philosophy of education throughout history. The text gives insight into the individuals who helped develop various philosophies of education and provides historical information about how they lived and how they learned. In addition, each chapter covers each philosophy’s aims, methods, curriculums, teaching roles, advantages, and disadvantages. Covering not only how each philosophy evolved over time but also how these philosophies influenced subsequent educational practice, this popular survey textbook also challenges readers to apply what they have learned in their own profession and develop their own philosophies about education, instruction, and schooling. "	3	-	3	-
040313200	ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY	This course studies adolescent development from multiple streams of theoretical understanding. Physiological, cognitive, emotional, social, and personality development will be discussed "	3	-	3	-
040313300	EDUCATION IN PALESTINE	Education in Palestine (3 Credit Hours)This course introduces the various concepts and history of education. It also presents a study of the history of education in Palestine, in addition to the Palestinian educational philosophy and the curriculum and the objectives of the education curriculum.	3	-	3	040311010 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION This course is an introduction to teaching education, focusing on its conditions, preparation and motivation of new teachers, key periods in educational history, key educational theorists, pioneers of modern teaching, philosophical roots of education, legal aspects of education including teacher’s rights and responsibilities, the goals of education, curriculum and instructions, international education, and school effectiveness and reforms.
040313580	METHOD OF TEACHING FINE ARTS	This course includes the study of the basic concepts and topics related to teaching and learning in art education, as well as the teaching strategies used in the teaching of art education, and under these strategies, methods that contribute to the achievement of general and specific educational outputs. This course deals with the new roles of the effective art education teacher in the era of the knowledge economy. This course focuses on the planning of teaching in art education based on life skills and practical applications. It also works on teaching art education in drawing and artistic and manual works suitable for students at the basic stage.	3	-	3	-
040313640	DIAGNOSTIC TEACHING READING FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENT	This course provides elementary education students and teachers with a theoretical and practical overview of reading instruction in the elementary classroom, Grades 2-6. A compendium of instructional procedures will be covered for teaching the reading and writing processes. The course will cover phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, phonics, fluency and reading comprehension, both reader factors and text factors. Assessment of student literacy development will also be covered as well as differentiating reading and writing instruction and designing and organizing the reading classroom.	3	-	3	-
040313800	DEVELOPING CREATIVE THINKING	This course aims to examine the role of supervisors in practice based settings in the health care sector. Concepts of communication, teaching and evaluation will be explored and applied by course participants to themselves.	3	-	3	040311010 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION This course is an introduction to teaching education, focusing on its conditions, preparation and motivation of new teachers, key periods in educational history, key educational theorists, pioneers of modern teaching, philosophical roots of education, legal aspects of education including teacher’s rights and responsibilities, the goals of education, curriculum and instructions, international education, and school effectiveness and reforms.
040314000	PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION	Research in current educational practice and innovations to improve teacher effectiveness. "	3	-	3	-
040314400	GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING	This is a practical course for students with a strong interest in psychology and education. It is designed to acquaint students with the fundamentals of modern guidance programs and general counseling principles and techniques. Students develop psychological foundations for the counseling setting on the West Bank. "	3	-	3	-
040314430	LEARNING AND TEACHING QURAN	"this course deals with phonetic rules of Qur'anic recitation, this course deals with phonetic rules of Koran recitation, In addition to the definition of the Koran and its sciences, Revelation and atheists of the Koran, the descent of the Koran, the collection of the Koran and its arrangement, the reasons for descent, copying, what came down first and the last, Makki and civil, the descent of the Koran on seven letters and the seven readings, the Ottoman drawing. "	3	-	3	-
040314550	DISTANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY	This course is designed to provide a broad, yet focused and detailed inquiry into the various aspects of distance learning and teaching with technology. It will view technology applications in distance learning as an integral and solid part of the taught pedagogy--an invaluable asset to the classroom of tomorrow. Furthermore, this course will provide examples on how to integrate technology across the curriculum. "	3	-	3	040313030 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY This course about applying educational technology in education. A course for teacher education students designed to provide practical hands-on experience with educational multimedia. Students will be provided with an understanding of the fundamental concepts and skills for applying information technology to an educational setting. It is designed for the purpose of integrating modern computer technology into the elementary school classroom. Students will be exposed to numerous technologies (computer software, scanners, IETV, multimedia, digital cameras, etc.) And will be able to adapt these technologies into daily lesson planning. As a result, technology will become a tool in the natural flow of the teaching and learning process.
040314560	TEACHING DESIGN	This course aims to introduce students to the concept and rationale of teaching design, to explain the relationship between it and the technology of education, to introduce the theoretical foundations of the design and stages of teaching, and the concept of systems. It also aims at providing students with the necessary skills to produce educational programs within the concept of educational abstraction such as education, teaching bags, Keller's plan and programmed learning	3	-	3	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH Advanced English Courseis an academic-integrated English course that is designed to best develop students reading, writing and critical thinking skills. The reading texts provide students with the reading skills they need to comprehend and analyze a text; this course provides students with a thorough knowledge of how to read for main ideas, read for details, identify the purpose and audience, predict content using visuals, preview and annotate texts, make inferences and distinguish fact from opinion. This course is created to enable students to write a variety of academic essays. For this purpose, students are exposed to the techniques of structuring paragraphs and essays. They are also informed with the grammar and vocabulary they need to structure and support their academic essays. This academic course also focuses on building students lower-and higher- order thinking skills: comparing and contrasting facts, analyzing cause and effect, evaluating solutions, responding to ideas, analyzing advantages and disadvantages, supporting, analyzing, and identifying arguments.
040314580	METHOD OF TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION	This course includes the study of basic concepts and topics related to the teaching and learning processes of physical education. It also discusses the teaching strategies used in physical education, and the teaching methods which contribute in the achievement of educational and public educational outputs. This course deals with the modern effective roles of the physical education teacher in the era of knowledge economy. As it focuses on teaching planning in physical education that's based on life skills and practical applications. The course also deals with physical exercises and evaluation strategies in physical education according to what suits the students in this basic stage.	3	-	3	-
040314600	STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: LEARN HOW TO LEARN	"Strategies for Academic Achievement: Learn How to Learn (3 Credit Hours) Instruction in multiple strategies for analyzing, planning, and completing academic tasks. Guidance in appropriate application and adaptation of general procedures of study to requirements and materials of specific courses. Concentration on continual implementation, refinement, and evaluation of strategies to ensure that study habits are effective and efficient. "	3	-	3	-
040314900	INDEPENDENT STUDY	This is a capstone course. Student will Concentrate on a research area in topics related to curriculum development or action research; selection of topics and research outline preparation and research writing and documentation. Students expected to submit papers on elementary education and discuss them with their instructors and classmates. "	3	-	3	-

Advisory Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
010610014	BEGINNING ENGLISH	0
040111001	ARABIC LANGUAGE	2
040511011	PALESTINIAN STUDIES	2
240111000	COMPUTER SKILLS	2
-	Univ. Elec.	2
-	Univ. Elec.	2
040311010	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION	3
	Total	13

First Year

Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
010610025	INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH	2
010610026	INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB	1
040312100	EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
040312510	GENERAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHING METHODS	3
040313030	EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY	3
-	Free Elective	3
	Total	15

Second Year

Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
040312300	CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION	3
040211300	ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVIEW	3
040212500	INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE	3
040312412	FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM II	2
040312470	TEACHING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS	3
040313230	METHODS TEACHING OF ENGLISH 1	3
	Total	17

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
040313700	EDUCATIONAL ETHICS	3
040211400	BETTER ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION	3
040313002	FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM III	2
040313250	METHODS TEACHING OF ENGLISH II	3
040313480	COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING	3
040323100	CURRENT ISSUES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING	3
	Total	17

Third Year

Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
040521301	FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS	2
040312200	MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION	3
040212400	LISTENING & SPEAKING I	3
040212600	INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS	3
040212700	INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION	3
040313452	FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM IV	2
	Total	16

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
040313460	ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES	3
040313540	ENGLISH FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS	3
040314250	FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM V	2
040324100	PEDAGOGICAL GRAMMAR FOR EFL LEARNERS	3
-	Spec. Elec.	3
-	Spec. Elec.	3
	Total	17

Fourth Year

Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
-	Univ. Elec.	2
-	Univ. Elec.	2
040314590	GRADUATION PROJECT	3
040322100	YOUNG AND ADULT LITERATURE	3
-	Spec. Elec.	3
-	Free Elective	3
	Total	16

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