Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree ( 122 Credit Hours ) as Follows
University Requirements
Students must pass all of the following courses
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| 000011110 | COMMUNITY SERVICE | COMMUNITY SERVICE | 1 | - | 0 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
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| 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. 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. |
| 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 |
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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 040511081 | HOME GARDENING | This course aims to introduces how to create home gardens and how to coordinate and take care for them | 2 | - | 2 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 040511190 | HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION | This course aims to introduce students to the basic concepts related to civilization, and the theories of its emergence and fall. The course also addresses the elements that must be available for the establishment, growth and development of a civilization. Additionally, the course reviews the different aspects of civilization: political, economic, social, religious and cultural, while focusing specifically on upholding the value of reason and law, dialogue between religions and cultures, one opinion and the other opinion, the values of tolerance, and upholding the value of human rights. | 2 | - | 2 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 040511250 | ENERGY RESOURCES & USE | An- overview of global energy resources is given, leading to a historic review of human energy use and power generation. Society's energy demands and the pertinent energy follows are analyzed from the perspective of different sectors, including industry , households, agriculture, as well as the commercial and public sectors - in a Palestine . The importance of energy efficiency and conservation within the context of future energy supply is dealt with from a life - cycle and environmental perspective. Future energy systems and energy use scenarios are discussed, with a focus on promoting the use of renewable energy resources and technologies | 2 | - | 2 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 040511611 | HEBREW LANGUAGE | Principles and foundations of Hebrew which should enable students to express themselves orally and in writing. | 2 | - | 2 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Faculty Requirements
Students must pass all of the following courses
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| 040811200 | PLANNING OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | This course covers the models, processes, and different strategies of development planning (including national, regional, municipal, urban, and rural development planning). It also addresses demographic considerations in terms of population size, distribution, and composition, as well as the effects of population-related problems on development planning. | 3 | - | 3 |
040811100 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
| 040812110 | DEVELOPMENT IN PALESTINE | This course addresses the study and analysis of the development reality in Palestine, and the analysis of geopolitical, economic, social, and environmental challenges in Palestine, and the extrapolation of the dimensions and impacts that these challenges have on the reality of sustainability. It also addresses the understanding of spatial disparities in development and their causes in Palestine. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040813110 | MEDIA AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | This course highlights the most prominent media tools and addresses the relationship between media and the state. It also examines the most important modern media outlets and how they contribute to or limit the achievement of sustainable development in countries. The course further emphasizes the role of modern social media platforms in development and their impact on it. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040813210 | DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN ENGLISH | This course is taught in English and addresses the basic concepts related to development issues, and the process of events that led to the emergence of this concept. It also covers development models at the global level, and includes readings of international thinkers and specialists in the field of development, as well as the study of their findings in this field. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040814130 | SPATIAL JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT | This course addresses reducing gaps in the spatial distribution of services and development, and ways to limit geographical, social, and economic inequality. It provides a deeper understanding of the impacts of the absence of spatial justice on individuals and groups, based on the marginalization of vital sectors in some regions and their prosperity and support in others. Students study the concepts of justice, and conduct an in-depth study of social and distributive theories that examine the causes of the absence of spatial justice in different countries. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040814140 | DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Learning outcomes of the course: Developing the concepts of governance and good governance, distinguishing between local administration and local governance, deepening local citizenship, outlining the contribution of the philosophy of local governance to the direct national project, developing the concepts of administrative and political centralization. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 100413100 | الاحصاء وتحليل البيانات | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 240111020 | PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I (LAB) | This course is a Practical Course which includes the following: Declaring variables, Data types, Control structures, Functions, Arrays, Pointers, Files, and the Skills of running, testing, and debugging the programs. | 2 | 1 |
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| 240111030 | PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I C++ | This course introduces the fundamental concepts of procedural programming. Topics include data types, control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 240411150 | GEOGRAPHY OF PALESTINE | This course discusses Palestine from different geographical aspects such as the location, boundaries, natural ecosystem properties, geological configuration, morphological features, climate change, an overview of surface water and groundwater basins, soil, natural vegetation, population, transportation, communications, alternatives available for economic development, sources of income, the geographical distribution of historical and archaeological sites in Palestine, elements of tourist attractions, and the political geography of Palestine. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 240412100 | INTRODUCTION TO GIS | In this course, students will study topics like GPS, remote sensing, data models (vector and raster), and coordinate systems. GIS features and their technical and theoretical issues in the design, implementation, and use of geographic information systems (GIS) will be used for a variety of practical applications and research topics. Students will learn the structure of a GIS, how spatial analysis is performed using GIS and the many applications of GIS in diverse professional and academic fields. The practical portion of this class will be covered using ArcGIS with all embedded extensions | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Specialization Requirements
Students must pass all of the following courses
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| 040811210 | STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SUITABILITY | Incorporating strategic planning models through strategic planning models within the strategic course in the world of public and private institutions and companies, as well as civil society and also within universities, and linking this to vision, mission, objectives, policies, strategies, and operational plans for the internal and external structure of the institution in light of international and structural changes associated with the philosophy of strategic planning in the world of public and private institutions within its goals, mission, and strategies. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040812100 | POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT | The course provides an insightful overview of the impact of population growth on development in the global, regional, and Palestinian contexts. The course includes the definition of demography, its scope and importance, and the main global trends in population growth. Determinants of fertility, mortality, and migration. Age and sex composition, population determinants, population distribution, population control measures, rural and urban settlements, and the measurement of urbanization are addressed within different economic and political development contexts. Population and quality of life. The course also focuses on human resources as an interface between population trends and other aspects of development. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040812200 | TECHNOLOGY IN PLANNING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT | The course aims to encourage students to think about urban transformation, with a focus on practicing sustainability through exploring innovations in land use, transportation, resource planning, and economic development, which leads to job creation, as well as healthy and vibrant cities. Students use local and regional activities as a starting point to develop a knowledge base for future social and community engagement. The course also encourages research projects and assignments that prompt students to identify gaps between theoretical approaches to urban planning and practical applications as observed in their local environment. Students will also use modern geographic technologies to assist them in carrying out practical applications of their ideas. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040812210 | REGIONAL AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT | The course aims to encourage students to think about urban transformation, with a focus on practicing sustainability through exploring innovations in land use, transportation, resource planning, and economic development, which leads to job creation, as well as healthy and vibrant cities. Students use local and regional activities as a starting point to develop a knowledge base for future social and community engagement. The course also encourages research projects and assignments that prompt students to identify gaps between theoretical approaches to urban planning and practical applications as observed in their local environment. Students will also use modern geographic technologies to assist them in carrying out practical applications of their ideas. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040812220 | THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT AND APPROACHES | The course addresses the classical theories explaining underdevelopment and social change, and focuses in particular on modern theories explaining development and modernization. It takes globalization as a major turning point and critically examines the extent of its impact and its suitability to the changing Arab and international reality. The course also focuses on linking theory with the appropriate scientific methodology for developmental studies and research. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040813100 | LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | This core course links community leadership on one hand with community development on the other, particularly in terms of understanding the dimensions of community development in all its forms and aspects—developmental, political, social, cultural, as well as environmental, health, and educational—within a context characterized by crises, opportunities, and challenges. It also aims to encourage individual and collective national decision-making related to developing models for solving specific community problems using cross-disciplinary mechanisms and analytical strategies. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040813200 | CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT | This course addresses the concept of civil society as a fundamental component of the modern state. It also examines its main elements and the active role played by civil society organizations in promoting democracy, civil peace, participation, and pluralism, and how all of this contributes to enhancing development in societies where a developed civil society exists. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040813220 | CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT | This course addresses the concept of crisis, its characteristics, stages of development, causes of emergence, and types. It also discusses the stages of a crisis and the methods and requirements of its management, as well as strategies for confronting it at its onset, during crisis management, and after its conclusion. The course further covers the concepts and skills of dealing with contemporary crises, particularly negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and effective communication in terms of its characteristics, strategies, fields, tactics, skills, and the traits of a successful negotiator. It also addresses the importance of crisis management in the process of sustainable development in the era of science and technology. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040814100 | MANAGEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS | In this course, students study management issues related to planning, organizing, scheduling, resource allocation, project monitoring, and control. Students also examine project management tools in order to schedule and manage projects effectively. Through relevant case studies, student projects, and presentations, students develop skills and knowledge related to development project management. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040814120 | ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | This course studies the Earth system, human interaction with the Earth, and how environmental problems are addressed. Students explore natural capital, and understand the causes of degradation and methods of mitigation. Students engage in case studies involving environmental problems and their solutions, and develop critical thinking and the analysis of alternatives in exploring solutions and options in an effort to address environmentally sensitive issues. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040814200 | PRACTICAL TRAINING | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040814210 | SEMINAR | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 240113290 | MOBILE PROGRAMMING | This course introduces the highly demanded application development in the context of mobile application development for smartphones as well as tablets. This course is designed to give the student the ability to build various mobile applications (i.e., Apps) for the Android based devices. Students will first understand the main architecture of the Android framework. Then they will learn the syntax and semantics of developing Android Apps in Java. Supporting technologies and standards of object-oriented design as well as coding techniques will be included in this course as well. A sequence of graded exams and finished applications will be carried out. Students will have the ability to suggest their own application to be developed in this course. | 3 | - | 3 |
240213080 WEB DEVELOPMENT I "The aim of this course is to provide concrete knowledge in popular web technologies and programming. Students develop interactive, secure and powerful projects for the web. The course begins with an overview of the foundations of the internet and the web, security, DNS, HTTP, client-server communications, the effect of using dynamic web applications in the software development life cycle, web development basic concepts. Design and implementation of web page using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript CGI: Common Gateway Interface (CGI) focus on PHP and MYSQL. The software's is used in Lab. |
| 240114350 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | This course introduces the basics of artificial intelligence and information management. Topics include fundamental issues in intelligent systems; history of artificial intelligence; search and constraint satisfaction; problem spaces; brute-force search; best-first search; knowledge representation and reasoning; review of prepositional and predicate logic; Machine learning and neural networks; definition and examples of machine learning; and information models and systems. | 3 | - | 3 |
240111030 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I C++ This course introduces the fundamental concepts of procedural programming. Topics include data types, control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. |
| 240213080 | WEB DEVELOPMENT I | "The aim of this course is to provide concrete knowledge in popular web technologies and programming. Students develop interactive, secure and powerful projects for the web. The course begins with an overview of the foundations of the internet and the web, security, DNS, HTTP, client-server communications, the effect of using dynamic web applications in the software development life cycle, web development basic concepts. Design and implementation of web page using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript CGI: Common Gateway Interface (CGI) focus on PHP and MYSQL. The software's is used in Lab. | 3 | - | 3 |
020733121 FUNDAMENTALS OF DATABASE SYSTEMS This course acquaints students with the technicalities of the most prominent database systems. Students learn about essential terminologies and are introduced to real-world, hands-on techniques and examples. Students learn about the different database models with emphasis on relational database model. These are the systems that are most commonly used by companies and organizations today. Essentials of the model are deciphered and components of the model are further scrutinized, including entity-relationships, functional dependencies and normalization, and database languages. finally, an introduction to SQL language is provided. |
| 250111010 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF DATA SCIENCE | Principles and Practices of Data Science course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the theoretical foundations, methodologies, and practical techniques of Data Science essential for data-driven decision-making. Through a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, and real-world projects, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of data collection, preprocessing, analysis, and visualization. The course covers fundamental concepts in statistics, machine learning, and Exploratory Data analysis, providing students with a robust foundation of contemporary data science principles and practices | 3 | 2 | 4 |
240111030 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I C++ This course introduces the fundamental concepts of procedural programming. Topics include data types, control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. |
Students must pass ( 15 ) credit hours from any of the following courses
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| 040812130 | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | This course addresses, through presentation and analysis, the philosophy of social development by directly linking it with social change and its relationship with modernization, modernity, development, and progress, as well as the nature of modernization strategies and the constraints or issues of social development in contemporary societies, and the role of states, the private sector, and civil society organizations in achieving community and social development. It also includes making comparisons and approaches between social development models from underdeveloped countries, developing countries, and developed societies, with emphasis on understanding the visions, strategies, and skills required to achieve conscious and genuine social change. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040812140 | CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | This course addresses, through presentation, analysis, inference, and projection, the concept of culture within the context of the general transformation process, especially since culture today refers to spiritual, moral, intellectual, emotional, and affective characteristics that organize the relationship between the individual and society with the land and national dignity, and the implications of this on literature, prose, poetry, arts, and sciences, as well as customs and traditions and the philosophy of rights in relation to religions and positive laws, in addition to knowledge and cultural production and the transmission of identities, beliefs, and values, and its connection with modes of dress, cuisine, arts, religion, and technology, and the future of culture in a rapidly evolving world. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040812150 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT | The course includes the definition of human rights, followed by a historical overview of these rights and public freedoms and their development, especially after World War II, and their impact on the constitutions of states and peoples within the context of the democratic and liberal transformation process. The course also outlines the types and classifications of human rights, particularly those related to the development process and social, economic, and political rights associated with the international conventions governing them. It focuses on explaining the nature of international human rights law, the role of the United Nations in its development, and reviewing its most important sources. In addition, it addresses the international human rights charter by familiarizing the student and developing the ability to analyze the core human rights instruments, especially the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the two International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040812160 | LOCAL CITIZENSHIP IN PALESTINE 1948 | This course includes the definition of the concepts of citizenship and belonging, their components, and the factors influencing them. It also aims to equip the student with some practical skills in the areas of serving local communities in the Palestinian interior and the university, and in developing a spirit of teamwork, cooperation, and tolerance with others. The course also provides multiple opportunities to review successful experiences in community service and participation in various national activities. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040813120 | GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT | This course addresses, through presentation, analysis, and projection, the historical roots of gender studies and traces its links with the issue of globalization in diverse societies. It does so in light of various case studies, and through comparisons and approaches within the context of the relationship between gender and development within global, regional, and local Palestinian models. The course also examines the constraints of development in the Palestinian and Arab context and the obstacles to the integration of women in the development process in service of national agendas and local needs. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040813130 | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | This course focuses on social responsibility, which is considered a fundamental and essential element in the life of societies. Without it, life becomes chaotic and the law of the jungle prevails, where the strong devours the weak, cooperation disappears, and selfishness and individualism dominate. Hence, the importance of this course emerges, as it highlights and regulates professional ethics and the ethics of employees and institutions. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040814150 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT IN ARABIC | This course reviews the most prominent and important issues that directly or indirectly affect development in the region in general and in the Palestinian context in particular. It focuses on studying selected development topics specific to the nature of Palestinian society, and even to the nature of each Palestinian region individually, with an emphasis on the potential of each geographical area and how to utilize it in order to implement an integrated development project. | 3 | - | 3 |
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| 040814160 | DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES | This course links the theoretical framework of the concept of initiative and the definition of all related terms with the practical framework, which addresses the study of real development initiatives that have taken place at the local, regional, and international levels. It also includes practical activities that enable the student to think creatively in a way that qualifies them to develop innovative development initiatives. | 3 | - | 3 |
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