science department
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Vision
Mission
The department offers distinguished and independent educational programs in the field of sciences to prepare graduates capable of meeting the demands of the labor market or pursuing postgraduate studies. It also strives to elevate our society to keep pace with scientific advancement and join the ranks of scientifically developed nations, in a manner that aligns with our values and beliefs.
Objectives
- To prepare scientifically qualified teachers to meet the needs of the local labor market in both the public and private sectors.
- To develop the department’s programs through the enhancement of academic curricula.
- To establish an integrated scientific research system within the framework of mutual cooperation between the department and its counterparts locally, regionally, and internationally.
- To foster students’ scientific thinking skills based on analysis, inquiry, and deriving objective solutions to presented problems.
- To activate the department’s role in supporting development programs and plans, and in contributing to solving scientific and educational challenges .
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Faculty’s Programs
Description of Courses :
Curriculum for the Bachelor’s Program in Science Field Teaching
The curriculum for the Bachelor’s Program in Science Field Teaching consists of 141 credit hours, which students complete over eight semesters. These hours are distributed across three main requirements, as indicated in the table below:
| COURSES | CREDIT HOURS | % |
| University Requirements | 16 | 12 |
| Faculty Requirements | 42 | 30 |
| Department Requirements | 83 | 58 |
| TOTAL | 141 | %100 |
Course Coding and Numbering in the Curriculum of the Bachelor’s Program in Science Field Teaching
The courses in the Science Field Teaching program are coded with the prefix “SCI-T”, which refers to the Science Field Teacher Program. The numbering system consists of three digits, each representing the following:
- The first digit (hundreds place) indicates the academic year. For example, the number 1 refers to the first academic year.
- The second digit (tens place) indicates the semester in which the course is taught. The number 1 refers to the first semester, and 2 refers to the second semester.
- The third digit (units place) indicates the course sequence within the semester according to the curriculum.
University Requirements:
These are mandatory courses that all university students must take, regardless of their major. They consist of 16 credit hours, representing approximately 12% of the total credit hours in the curriculum. The distribution is shown in the table below:
| Course Title | Code | HOURS | Pre-course | |||
| Credit | Actual | |||||
| T | P/t | T | P/t | |||
| Arabic Language(1) | ARAB 111 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Arabic Language(2) | ARAB 121 | 2 | – | 2 | – | ARAB 111 |
| English Language(1) | ENG 112 | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| English Language(2) | ENG 122 | 2 | – | 2 | – | ENG 112 |
| Islamic Culture(1) | ISLAM 113 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Islamic Culture(2) | ISLAM 123 | 2 | – | 2 | – | ISLAM 113 |
| Computer Science | CSC 114 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Communication Skills | CCC 221 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| SUB-TOTAL | 15 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||
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College Requirements:
These are mandatory courses that all students in the Faculty of Education must take, regardless of their department. They consist of 42 credit hours, representing 30% of the total credit hours in the curriculum. The distribution is shown in the table below
| Course Title | Code | HOURS | Pre-course | |||
| Credit | Actual | |||||
| T | P/t | T | P/t | |||
| Introduction to Psychology | EDU115 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Introduction to Education | EDU124 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Developmental Psychology | EDU212 | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| General Teaching Methods | EDU213 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Educational Psychology | EDU222 | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| Fundamentals of Scientific Research | EDU223 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Measurement & Evaluation | EDU311 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Educational Curricula | EDU312 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Educational Technology | EDU321 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Educational & Psychological Counseling | EDU322 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Practicum (1) | EDU411 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | |
| School Administration | EDU412 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Job Ethics | EDU421 | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| Practicum (2) | EDU422 | 0 | 6 | – | 12 | |
| SUB-TOTAL | 34 | 8 | 34 | 14 | ||
| TOTAL | 42 | 48 | ||||
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Department (Specialization) Requirements:
These are courses taken by students within the department. They consist of 83 credit hours, representing 58% of the total credit hours in the curriculum. These requirements are divided into two sections
| Course Title | Code | HOURS | Pre-course | |||
| Credit | Actual | |||||
| T | P/t | T | P/t | |||
| General Chemistry(1) | SC TF116 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | |
| General physics (1) | SC TF117 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | |
| General Biology (1) | SC TF118 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | |
| General Chemistry (2) | SC TF125 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| General physics (2) | SC TF126 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| General Biology (2) | SC TF127 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| Mechanics | SC TF214 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Inorganic chemistry(1) | SC TF215 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Vertebrates and Invertebrates | SC TF216 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | |
| General Mathematics | SC TF217 | 3 | – | 2 | – | |
| Electric and Magnetism | SC TF224 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| Analytical Chemistry | SC TF225 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| Plant Kingdom | SC TF226 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| Laboratory Technique | SC TF227 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Physical Chemistry | SC TF313 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Plant Physiology | SC TF314 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | |
| Environmental Chemistry | SC TF315 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Vibration and Waves | SC TF316 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | |
| Methods of Teaching Science | SC TF323 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Heat and Thermodynamic | SC TF324 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | |
| Inorganic chemistry(2) | SC TF325 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | |
| Animal physiology | SC TF326 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | |
| Science Curricula Analysis | SC TF413 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Health Education | SC TF414 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Modern Physics | SC TF415 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Organic Chemistry | SC TF423 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Optics | SC TF424 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| Graduation Project | SC TF425 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| SUB-TOTAL | 83 | 0 | 59 | 38 | ||
| TOTAL | 81 | 97 | ||||
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| Courses Titles | Code / No | Contact Hours | Credit Hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical | Tutorial | ||||
| 1 | Arabic Language- I | ARAB 111 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 2 | English Language- 1 | ENG 112 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 3 | Islamic Culture- 1 | ISLAM 113 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 4 | Computer Science | CSC 114 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 |
| 5 | Introduction to Psychology | EDU115 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 6 | General Chemistry(1) | SC TF116 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 7 | General physics (1) | SC TF117 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 |
| General Biology (1) | SC TF118 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | – | 20 | ||
| Courses Titles | Code / No | Contact Hours | Credit Hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical | Tutorial | ||||
| 1 | Arabic Language- 2 | ARAB 121 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 2 | English Language- 2 | ENG 122 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 3 | Islamic Culture- 2 | ISLAM 123 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 4 | Introduction to Education | EDU124 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 5 | General Chemistry (2) | SC TF125 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 6 | General physics (2) | SC TF126 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 7 | General Biology (2) | SC TF127 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 3 | – | 18 | ||
| Courses Titles | Code / No | Contact Hours | Credit Hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical | Tutorial | ||||
| 1 | Developmental Psychology | EDU212 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 2 | General Teaching Methods | EDU213 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 3 | Mechanics | SC TF214 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 4 | Inorganic chemistry(1) | SC TF215 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 5 | Vertebrates and Invertebrates | SC TF216 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 6 | General Mathematics | SC TF217 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 4 | – | 16 | ||
| Courses Titles | Code / No | Contact Hours | Credit Hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical | Tutorial | ||||
| 1 | Communication Skills | CCC 221 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 2 | Educational Psychology | EDU222 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 3 | Fundamentals of Scientific Research | EDU223 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 4 | Electric and Magnetism | SC TF224 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 5 | Analytical Chemistry | SC TF225 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Plant Kingdom | SC TF226 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | |
| 6 | Laboratory Technique | SC TF227 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | – | 19 | ||
| Courses Titles | Code / No | Contact Hours | Credit Hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical | Tutorial | ||||
| 1 | Measurement & Evaluation | EDU311 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 2 | Educational Curricula | EDU321 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 3 | Physical Chemistry | SC TF313 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 4 | Plant Physiology | SC TF314 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 5 | Environmental Chemistry | SC TF315 | 3 | – | 3 | |
| 6 | Vibration and Waves | SC TF316 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 |
| Total | 18 | 4 | – | 18 | ||
| Courses Titles | Code / No | Contact Hours | Credit Hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical | Tutorial | ||||
| 1 | Job Ethics | EDU421 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 2 | Practicum (2) | EDU422 | – | 12 | – | 6 |
| 3 | Organic Chemistry | SC TF423 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 4 | Optics | SC TF424 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 5 | Graduation Project | SC TF 425 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 12 | – | 17 | ||
| Courses Titles | Code / No | Contact Hours | Credit Hours | |||||||
| Lecture | Practical | Tutorial | ||||||||
| 1 | Educational Technology | EDU321 | 3 | – | – | 3 | ||||
| 2 | Educational & Psychological Counseling | EDU322 | 3 | – | – | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Methods of Teaching Science | SC TF323 | 3 | – | – | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Heat and Thermodynamic | SC TF324 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||
| 5 | Inorganic chemistry(2) | SC TF325 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Animal physiology | SC TF326 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 6 | – | 18 | ||||||
| Courses Titles | Code / No | Contact Hours | Credit Hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical | Tutorial | ||||
| 1 | Practicum (1) | EDU411 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 2 | School Administration | EDU412 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 3 | Science Curricula Analysis | SC TF413 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 4 | Health Education | SC TF414 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 5 | Modern Physics | SC TF415 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Total | 14 | 2 | – | 15 | ||