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Basic Elementary Education Curriculum

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

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610032
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610032
010610032 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610025, 010610026
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610025, 010610026
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 010610035
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
010411001 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 2 - 2 -
020311001 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
030111101 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
030111122 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
030111231 INTEGRITY,TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 2 - 2 -
030121221 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040211511 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040211712 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040213431 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511071 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511081 HOME GARDENING 2 - 2 -
040511091 FINE ARTS 2 - 2 -
040511101 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 2 - 2 -
040511121 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 - 2 -
040511132 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2 - 2 -
040511133 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511470 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW 2 - 2 -
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -
050411001 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 2 - 2 -
060411001 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 2 - 2 -
060411101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060411201 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
100111003 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
100311003 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
100411002 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
110111002 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
040311010 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION 3 - 3 -
040312100 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3 -
040312200 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION 3 - 3 -
040312300 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 3 - 3 040311010
040312510 GENERAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHING METHODS 3 - 3 -
040312600 FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONS 3 - 3 -
040313030 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 110411000
040313700 EDUCATIONAL ETHICS 3 - 3 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
040311040 ARABIC WRITING AND EXPRESSION-IMLAA' 3 - 3 -
040312000 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM I 1 - 1 -
040312210 ARABIC AND METHOD OF TEACHING ARABIC LANGUAGE I 3 - 3 -
040312220 CIVIC EDUCATION AND METHODS OF TEACHING CIVIC EDUCATION 3 - 3 -
040312330 SCIENCE AND METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE I 3 - 3 -
040312412 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM II 1 2 2 040312000
040312451 INTRODUCTION TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT 3 - 3 040311010
040312470 TEACHING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS 3 - 3 040312451
040312550 LEARNING THEORIES 3 - 3 -
040312590 FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION 3 - 3 -
040312660 METHODS OF TEACHING ISLAMIC STUDIES 3 - 3 040312590
040312900 MATHEMATICS AND METHODS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS I 3 - 3 -
040313002 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM III 1 2 2 040312412
040313210 ARABIC AND METHOD OF TEACHING ARABIC LANGUAGE II 3 - 3 040312210
040313400 MATHEMATICS AND METHODS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS II 3 - 3 040312900
040313410 SCIENCE AND METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE II 3 - 3 040312330
040313440 CROSS- CURRICULA IN LEARNING AND TEACHING 3 - 3 040312600
040313452 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM IV 1 2 2 040313002
040313650 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE 3 - 3 040311010
040314250 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM V 2 - 2 040313452
040314310 ARABIC AND METHOD OF TEACHING ARABIC LANGUAGE III 3 - 3 040313210
040314430 LEARNING AND TEACHING QURAN 3 - 3 040312590
040314560 TEACHING DESIGN 3 - 3 -
040314590 GRADUATION PROJECT 3 - 3 040521301
040314700 MATHEMATICS AND METHODS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS III 3 - 3 040313400
Students must pass ( 9 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
030311210 INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC LAW 3 - 3 -
040111010 PHONETICS (ARABIC) 2 3 3 040111001
040111610 MORPHOLOGY AND IT’S APPLICATIONS (ARABIC) 3 - 3 040111001
040211100 READING SKILLS 3 - 3 010610035
040211200 WRITING SKILLS 3 - 3 010610035
040211300 ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVIEW 3 - 3 010610035
040311150 TEACHING AS A PROFESSION 3 - 3 -
040312500 HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION 3 - 3 -
040313200 ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3 -
040313300 EDUCATION IN PALESTINE 3 - 3 040311010
040313580 METHOD OF TEACHING FINE ARTS 3 - 3 -
040313640 DIAGNOSTIC TEACHING READING FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENT 3 - 3 -
040313800 DEVELOPING CREATIVE THINKING 3 - 3 040311010
040314000 PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION 3 - 3 -
040314400 GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING 3 - 3 -
040314550 DISTANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 -
040314580 METHOD OF TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 - 3 -
040314600 STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: LEARN HOW TO LEARN 3 - 3 -
040314900 INDEPENDENT STUDY 3 - 3 -

Free Elective


Each student must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any courses offered by the university NOT INCLUDING any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Theoretical

Practical
010411000 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 3 - 3
010411050 JERUSALEM:CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 3 - 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
010911000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
020211000 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
020311001 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2
030111100 ISLAMIC CULTURE 3 - 3
030111121 LAW IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
030111230 INTEGRITY,TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 3 - 3
030121220 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 - 3
040111000 ARABIC LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211510 FRENCH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211711 GERMAN LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040213430 TURKISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040233030 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
040233050 EVALUATION & TESTING 3 - 3
040311030 QUR'AN RECITATION 2 - 2
040312700 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT 2 - 2
040312800 SCHOOL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 2 - 2
040313100 EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND TESTING DESIGN 2 - 2
040411000 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040411009 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040511010 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 3 - 3
040511040 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3
040511060 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 3 - 3
040511070 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
040511080 HOME GARDENING 3 - 3
040511090 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511100 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 3 - 3
040511120 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 - 3
040511130 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 3 - 3
040511131 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 3 - 3
040511210 ANTHROPOLOGY 3 - 3
040511310 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3 - 3
040511320 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3 - 3
040511410 POLITICAL SCIENCES 3 - 3
040511420 CRITICAL THINKING 3 - 3
040511510 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 3 - 3
040511520 ARCHEOLOGY 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511620 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 3 - 3
040513010 METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE I 3 - 3
040521300 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 3 - 3
050411000 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 3 - 3
060411100 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3
060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 - 3
060511020 FIRST AID 3 - 3
100111003 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100311003 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
100412111 FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS I 3 - 3
100413510 METHODS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
110411001 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3
110411009 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610032 BEGINNING ENGLISH0
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE2
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
040311010 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION3
040311040 ARABIC WRITING AND EXPRESSION-IMLAA'3
TOTAL 14

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH2
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB1
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES2
040312100 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY3
040313700 EDUCATIONAL ETHICS3
040312590 FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION3
--------- Free Elective3
TOTAL 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH2
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB1
040312000 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM I1
040312210 ARABIC AND METHOD OF TEACHING ARABIC LANGUAGE I3
040312220 CIVIC EDUCATION AND METHODS OF TEACHING CIVIC EDUCATION3
040312330 SCIENCE AND METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE I3
040312451 INTRODUCTION TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040312300 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION3
040312412 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM II2
040312470 TEACHING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS3
040312550 LEARNING THEORIES3
040312900 MATHEMATICS AND METHODS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS I3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 17

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040312600 FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONS3
040313030 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY3
040313002 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM III2
040313210 ARABIC AND METHOD OF TEACHING ARABIC LANGUAGE II3
040313410 SCIENCE AND METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE II3
--------- Free Elective3
TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS2
040312200 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION3
040312660 METHODS OF TEACHING ISLAMIC STUDIES3
040313400 MATHEMATICS AND METHODS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS II3
040313440 CROSS- CURRICULA IN LEARNING AND TEACHING3
040313452 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM IV2
TOTAL 16

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
040312510 GENERAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHING METHODS3
040313650 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE3
040314250 FIELD EXPERIENCE PRACTICUM V2
040314310 ARABIC AND METHOD OF TEACHING ARABIC LANGUAGE III3
040314700 MATHEMATICS AND METHODS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS III3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE0
--------- Univ. Elec.2
040314430 LEARNING AND TEACHING QURAN3
040314590 GRADUATION PROJECT3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 14
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