Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree ( 127 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 | In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main idea and supporting details; make predictions about a text; answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents; identify parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of unknown words from context; and recognize prefixes and suffixes. In Writing, students learn to write both simple and compound sentences with correct punctuation and capitalization. They write at the sentence and paragraph level using simple present tense, simple past tense, and simple future tense. In Grammar, students review the basic parts of speech and their functions in a sentence, the simple tenses (present, past, and future) and present and past continuous, pronouns, prepositions of time and location, articles, singular and plural nouns, and question formation. | 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 In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main idea and supporting details; make predictions about a text; answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents; identify parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of unknown words from context; and recognize prefixes and suffixes. In Writing, students learn to write both simple and compound sentences with correct punctuation and capitalization. They write at the sentence and paragraph level using simple present tense, simple past tense, and simple future tense. In Grammar, students review the basic parts of speech and their functions in a sentence, the simple tenses (present, past, and future) and present and past continuous, pronouns, prepositions of time and location, articles, singular and plural nouns, and question formation. |
| 010610026 | INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB | The Language Center courses are designed to help students cope with university education in English. The unlock 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 |
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. |
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| 010610035 | ADVANCED ENGLISH | This is an integrated skills course in which students work on reading, Writing, listening' and speaking. In reading, student learn to distinguish between fact and opinion,determine the author's purpose or point of view, justify answers to comprehension questions,make inferences, read academic texts, recognize grammatical relation ship in atext. In Writing, student learn to write complex sentences and comma splices. In Grammar, the review parts of speech, articles, and phrases and clauses. | 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 unlock 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 aims at developing students listening and speaking skills. This is to be accomplished through helping them enrich their lexical input so that they can understand English language in its spoken forms as a focus and in its written form too. As a result, they will be able to communicate successfully. The course provides students with a series of listening, speaking, reading, pronunciation and vocabulary exercises that meet Bloom’s learning objectives. Furthermore, it aims at developing their critical thinking skills. | 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 unlock 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 This is an integrated skills course in which students work on reading, Writing, listening' and speaking. In reading, student learn to distinguish between fact and opinion,determine the author's purpose or point of view, justify answers to comprehension questions,make inferences, read academic texts, recognize grammatical relation ship in atext. In Writing, student learn to write complex sentences and comma splices. In Grammar, the review parts of speech, articles, and phrases and clauses. 010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB This course aims at developing students listening and speaking skills. This is to be accomplished through helping them enrich their lexical input so that they can understand English language in its spoken forms as a focus and in its written form too. As a result, they will be able to communicate successfully. The course provides students with a series of listening, speaking, reading, pronunciation and vocabulary exercises that meet Bloom’s learning objectives. Furthermore, it aims at developing their critical thinking skills. |
| 240111000 | COMPUTER SKILLS | A basic, introductory course in personal computers, it introduces students to basic computer concepts in hardware, software, networking. The course will include a basic computer literacy including computer concepts, fundamental functions and operations of the computer. Topics include identification of hardware components, basic computer operations, and use of some software applications such as windows operating system, a word processing using Microsoft Word, a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel, and a presentation software using 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 |
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 |
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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 | 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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| 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 |
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| 040511490 | حقوق الانسان والنوع الاجتماعي | 2 | - | 2 |
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| 040511500 | السينما الفلسطينية – سرديات بديلة | 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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| 280311110 | INTRODUCTION TO SIGN LANGUAGE | This course designed to provide students with the basics of sign language in terms of theory and practice .It focuses on sign language definition, components, usage, and various types. The course will enable students to acquire a knowledge and understanding of the Arabic finger alphabet, Palestinian Sign Language, different sign language terms, and visual nonverbal communication. Moreover, the course will focus on the distinctive body postures, facial expressions, and mouthing that accompany signing. Students will learn necessary vocabulary needed to tell about jobs, colors, directions, religions, numbers, and food. Grammatical features such as pronouns, plural forms, negation, emphasis, and questions will also be covered in this course. | 2 | - | 2 |
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Faculty Requirements
Students must pass all of the following courses
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| 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 This is an integrated skills course in which students work on reading, Writing, listening' and speaking. In reading, student learn to distinguish between fact and opinion,determine the author's purpose or point of view, justify answers to comprehension questions,make inferences, read academic texts, recognize grammatical relation ship in atext. In Writing, student learn to write complex sentences and comma splices. In Grammar, the review parts of speech, articles, and phrases and clauses. |
| 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 This is an integrated skills course in which students work on reading, Writing, listening' and speaking. In reading, student learn to distinguish between fact and opinion,determine the author's purpose or point of view, justify answers to comprehension questions,make inferences, read academic texts, recognize grammatical relation ship in atext. In Writing, student learn to write complex sentences and comma splices. In Grammar, the review parts of speech, articles, and phrases and clauses. |
Specialization Requirements
Students must pass all of the following courses
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| 040211111 | READING FOR INFORMATION | Students are exposed to academic texts in English from various disciplines. Focus is on vocabulary, comprehension and strategies for engagement with the text. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040211210 | CREATIVE WRITING I | Emphasis is on narration and description. Students engage in discussions and presentation of their work in a workshop setting. Students must submit and get feedback on at least four final drafts of writing in addition to exams and the final. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 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 This is an integrated skills course in which students work on reading, Writing, listening' and speaking. In reading, student learn to distinguish between fact and opinion,determine the author's purpose or point of view, justify answers to comprehension questions,make inferences, read academic texts, recognize grammatical relation ship in atext. In Writing, student learn to write complex sentences and comma splices. In Grammar, the review parts of speech, articles, and phrases and clauses. |
| 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 This is an integrated skills course in which students work on reading, Writing, listening' and speaking. In reading, student learn to distinguish between fact and opinion,determine the author's purpose or point of view, justify answers to comprehension questions,make inferences, read academic texts, recognize grammatical relation ship in atext. In Writing, student learn to write complex sentences and comma splices. In Grammar, the review parts of speech, articles, and phrases and clauses. |
| 040212200 | EXPOSITORY WRITING I | Focus on the expository paragraph, with a focus on salience, organization, and development. | 3 | - | 3 |
040211210 CREATIVE WRITING I Emphasis is on narration and description. Students engage in discussions and presentation of their work in a workshop setting. Students must submit and get feedback on at least four final drafts of writing in addition to exams and the final. |
| 040212211 | EXPOSITORY WRITING II | Acourse designed to enable the students to pronounce clearly and audibly by means of intensive choral and individual drilling.The student will gain fluency in those prosodic features of intonation,stress,rhythm and syllable length which are | 3 | - | 3 |
040212200 EXPOSITORY WRITING I Focus on the expository paragraph, with a focus on salience, organization, and development. |
| 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 This is an integrated skills course in which students work on reading, Writing, listening' and speaking. In reading, student learn to distinguish between fact and opinion,determine the author's purpose or point of view, justify answers to comprehension questions,make inferences, read academic texts, recognize grammatical relation ship in atext. In Writing, student learn to write complex sentences and comma splices. In Grammar, the review parts of speech, articles, and phrases and clauses. |
| 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 |
040211111 READING FOR INFORMATION Students are exposed to academic texts in English from various disciplines. Focus is on vocabulary, comprehension and strategies for engagement with the text. |
| 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 |
040211111 READING FOR INFORMATION Students are exposed to academic texts in English from various disciplines. Focus is on vocabulary, comprehension and strategies for engagement with the text. 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. |
| 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 |
040211111 READING FOR INFORMATION Students are exposed to academic texts in English from various disciplines. Focus is on vocabulary, comprehension and strategies for engagement with the text. |
| 040212800 | KEY IDEAS IN WESTERN THOUGHT | A broad survey of critical ideas, texts, movements, leaders, and events that have helped shape western thought from ancient times to our age. By studying key periods and their leading figures, students become familiar with some of the great religious, philosophical, political, and artistic currents that have contributed to world civilization. | 3 | - | 3 |
040211111 READING FOR INFORMATION Students are exposed to academic texts in English from various disciplines. Focus is on vocabulary, comprehension and strategies for engagement with the text. |
| 040213560 | SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE | Students explore diverse literary and cultural elements of literature in the United States from the time of early settlement to the end of WWII. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213580 | SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE | A survey of British literature from Beowulf through the 19th century with emphasis on the major writers and their relationship to the significant literary and cultural traditions of their time. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040214350 | SYNTAX | This course aims at introducing generative Syntax, i.e. generative theories of sentence structure. The focus will be on studying various tools for analyzing the syntactic elements of sentence structure. The analysis includes, but not restricted to, constituents and constituency tests, tree diagrams, arguments, modifiers, theta criteria, movement, in addition to understanding structural ambiguities and forming interrogative sentences. Making the goal of the course come true, there will be a discussion of various syntactic theories (e.g. traditional theory, X-bar, and TP theory) which are expected to enable the students to analyze complex sentences and puzzling data and to get well-acquainted with natural language. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 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 |
040212800 KEY IDEAS IN WESTERN THOUGHT A broad survey of critical ideas, texts, movements, leaders, and events that have helped shape western thought from ancient times to our age. By studying key periods and their leading figures, students become familiar with some of the great religious, philosophical, political, and artistic currents that have contributed to world civilization. |
| 040233010 | INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE | This course provides an introduction into the principles and techniques underlying successful foreign language teaching. | 3 | - | 3 |
040212800 KEY IDEAS IN WESTERN THOUGHT A broad survey of critical ideas, texts, movements, leaders, and events that have helped shape western thought from ancient times to our age. By studying key periods and their leading figures, students become familiar with some of the great religious, philosophical, political, and artistic currents that have contributed to world civilization. |
Students must pass ( 21 ) credit hours from any of the following courses
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| 040212511 | CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG 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 |
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. |
| 040212521 | READERS THEATRE | Students will read, analyze and perform scripts adapted for Readers Theatre and will also learn to create an original script by adapting a reading selection themselves. This course is meant to enhance students’ reading and listening comprehension and pronunciation. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213500 | THE SHORT STORY | Students read and analyze several short stories with a focus on structure and thematic content. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213511 | CREATIVE NON-FICTION | Students will read in the genre of the personal essay, and gain exposure to the larger world of creative nonfiction. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213521 | DRAMA | An introduction to drama and theatre history through the reading of at least one complete play with attention paid to structure, themes and staging. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213530 | THE NOVEL | An introduction to the novel as a genre, which will entail the reading of at least one complete-work. As well as studying a text in depth, students will review the history of the novel, and identify reasons for the form’s popularity. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213540 | POETRY | An introduction to the understanding and appreciation of poetry as a literary genre. Students learn skills for reading and writing about poetry; attention will be given to generic conventions, important terminology, elements of prosody, and critical perspectives. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213601 | COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS | An analysis of linguistic similarities and contrasts among languages, with a focus on Arabic and English. Various levels of linguistic organization will be examined, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse pragmatics. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213611 | HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | A survey of the origins and development of the English language to the present, with a focus on the 12 factors that have lead to changes in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213621 | DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH | This is the study of language in social context. The course includes study of Speech Act Theory, Conversational Implicature, Politeness Theory and Presupposition. Various types of text and rhetorical techniques are examined. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213631 | SOCIOLINGUISTICS | This course looks at the way in which language defines and maintains group identity. Topics include language and society, regional dialects, development of prestige dialects, problems of multilingual societies and international variations of world languages | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040213640 | ERROR ANALYSIS | An introduction to methods for recognizing and assessing language learners' errors. Authentic data from spoken and written language will be examined, and class participants will use both linguistic and learning theories to analyze language use and design teaching materials that address language production errors. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040214200 | CREATIVE WRITING II | Development of creative writing skills in various genres, including poetry, fiction, and drama. Elements of narrative, dramatic and lyric forms will be covered and students will engage in discussions and presentations of their work. | 3 | - | 3 |
040211210 CREATIVE WRITING I Emphasis is on narration and description. Students engage in discussions and presentation of their work in a workshop setting. Students must submit and get feedback on at least four final drafts of writing in addition to exams and the final. |
| 040214510 | TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE | Study of selected works Classical Literature that have had a great impact on English Literature. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. 040213560 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE Students explore diverse literary and cultural elements of literature in the United States from the time of early settlement to the end of WWII. |
| 040214520 | TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE | An intensive analysis of specific themes in British literature. Subjects vary with the instructor. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. 040213580 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE A survey of British literature from Beowulf through the 19th century with emphasis on the major writers and their relationship to the significant literary and cultural traditions of their time. |
| 040214530 | LITERARY CRITICISM | A survey course intended to acquaint the student with the main literary movements and the major writers of this century. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040214600 | TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS | Topics are drawn from the various branches of linguistics. Students write at least two well-constructed responses to prompts related to the content of the course. | 3 | - | 3 |
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. |
| 040233020 | THEORIES & METHODS OF TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE | This course looks at history of language teaching and the different methodologies used from Grammar-Translation to Task based learning. | 3 | - | 3 |
040233010 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE This course provides an introduction into the principles and techniques underlying successful foreign language teaching. |
| 040233030 | EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY | An examination of the advantages and disadvantages of ICT in the classroom, Students will evaluate and create their own learning resources. | 3 | - | 3 |
040233010 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE This course provides an introduction into the principles and techniques underlying successful foreign language teaching. |
| 040233040 | TEACHING YOUNG LEARNERS | This course examines the needs of young learners and how these can be met in the classroom with specific emphasis on the teaching of English | 3 | - | 3 |
040233010 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE This course provides an introduction into the principles and techniques underlying successful foreign language teaching. 040233020 THEORIES & METHODS OF TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE This course looks at history of language teaching and the different methodologies used from Grammar-Translation to Task based learning. |
| 040233050 | EVALUATION & TESTING | This course looks at the place of formal, informal and self-assessment in teaching, and considers the importance of the different stakeholders in the evaluation of learning gains. | 3 | - | 3 |
040233020 THEORIES & METHODS OF TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE This course looks at history of language teaching and the different methodologies used from Grammar-Translation to Task based learning. |
| 040233060 | COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING & MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT | The course examines the logic behind the choice to make CLT the teaching theory underpinning English for Palestine, and helps students create and evaluate teaching resources to be used in the communicative classroom. | 3 | - | 3 |
040233010 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE This course provides an introduction into the principles and techniques underlying successful foreign language teaching. 040233020 THEORIES & METHODS OF TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE This course looks at history of language teaching and the different methodologies used from Grammar-Translation to Task based learning. |
| 040233070 | PEDAGOGICAL GRAMMAR | Consideration of the role of grammar in second/foreign language teaching with a survey of the structure of English grammar for ESL/EFL teachers, strategies for presenting grammatical forms to non-native speakers, and the role of language analysis in lesson planning. | 3 | - | 3 |
040233010 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE This course provides an introduction into the principles and techniques underlying successful foreign language teaching. 040233020 THEORIES & METHODS OF TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE This course looks at history of language teaching and the different methodologies used from Grammar-Translation to Task based learning. |
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