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for the Spring Semester of the Academic Year 2019/2020
Graduate Studies Programs Bachelor’s and Diploma Programs

Environmental Sciences and Technology 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 -
010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610014
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610014
010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610025, 010610026
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610025, 010610026
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 010610035
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
020311001 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
030111101 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
030111122 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
030111233 ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION 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 060511030
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -
060411001 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 2 - 2 -
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
060511021 FIRST AID 2 - 2 -
060511030 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060511040 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2 - 2 -
060513010 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 1 - 1 -
100111620 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
100111650 PHYSICS LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1 100111620
100211620 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
100211650 BIOLOGY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1 100211620
100311620 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
100311650 CHEMISTRY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1 100311620
100411610 MATHEMATICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
060331010 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 100211620
060331020 INTRODUCTION TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE 2 - 2 -
060332001 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 3 3 4 100311620, 100311650
060332010 FOUNDATION OF SOIL SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
060332100 NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION 3 - 3 100111650
060332210 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WATER QUALITY 2 3 3 060332001
060332220 ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION LAB - 3 1 060331010
060332230 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 3 - 3 060331010
060332240 FOOD SANITATION AND SAFETY 3 - 3 100211620
060332280 ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES 2 3 3 060331010
060333101 WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT & MANAGEMENT 2 3 3 060332001
060333120 INSECT AND RODENT CONTROL 3 - 3 -
060333170 ADVANCED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 3 - 3 060332230
060333180 ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3 - 3 100411610, 060332210
060333200 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 -
060333210 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT 3 - 3 -
060333220 TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS 3 - 3 060332001
060333240 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT AND PROPOSAL WRITING 2 - 2 040521301
060333290 FIELD WORK –SOLID WASTE, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & CLIMATE CHANGE - - 2 060331020, 060333200, 060333170
060334120 ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND POLICIES 3 - 3 060331010
060334130 TREATMENT OF SOIL POLLUTANTS 3 - 3 060332010
060334150 URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 060333101
060334210 SENIOR GRADUATION PROJECT & SEMINAR 3 - 3 -
060334220 FIELD WORK – FOOD , SOIL & AGRICULTURE - - 2 060513280, 060332240, 060334130
060334221 FIELD WORK – ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & WATER - - 2 060332220, 060332210, 060333180, 060333101
060512130 BASIC MICROBIOLOGY 3 - 3 100211620
060512140 BASIC MICROBIOLOGY LAB - 3 1 100211650, 060512130
060513280 FOOD AND WATER MICROBIOLOGY 2 3 3 060512130, 060512140
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
060333140 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT 2 - 2 -
060333150 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS 2 - 2 -
060333160 URBANIZATION AND HEALTH 2 - 2 -
060333190 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL NEXUS (FOOD, WATER & ENERGY) 2 - 2 060331010
060333250 SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS IN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
060333310 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING AND SIMULATION 1 3 2 060332280
060334140 GIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 060332280
060334160 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS 2 - 2 060331020
060334170 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION 2 - 2 060331020
060334180 SAFETY CONTROL METHODS 2 - 2 060333170

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
010111610 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
010211610 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
010411000 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 3 - 3
010411050 JERUSALEM:CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 3 - 3
010511610 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
010911010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3
020311000 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 - 3
020731002 COMPUTER CONCEPTS & BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 3 - 3
030111100 ISLAMIC CULTURE 3 - 3
030111121 LAW IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
030111230 INTEGRITY,TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 3 - 3
030121220 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 - 3
040111000 ARABIC LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211510 FRENCH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211711 GERMAN LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040213430 TURKISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040511010 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 3 - 3
040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3
040511060 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 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
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511620 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 3 - 3
040521300 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 3 - 3
050411000 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 3 - 3
060411100 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3
060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 - 3
100111000 ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 3 - 3
100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3
100111011 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3
100111050 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I 2 - 1
100111051 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I - 2 1
100111610 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100111611 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100111710 PHYSICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 - 3
100211051 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I - 2 1
100211610 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3
100311051 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I - 2 1
100311610 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
100411010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3
100411050 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
100411800 ELEMENTARY PROBِABILITY & STATISTICS 3 - 3
100411810 BUSINESS STATISTICS 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
110111013 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 - 2
110111030 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAB - 2 1
110411001 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3
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