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Graduate Studies Programs Bachelor’s and Diploma Programs

Physics Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 128 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
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 -
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
100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3 -
100111051 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I - 2 1 100111010
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 - 3 -
100211051 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I - 2 1 100211010
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 -
100311051 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I - 2 1 100311010
100411010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3 -
100411020 CALCULUS II 3 - 3 100411010

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
040313550 METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE 3 - 3 -
100111021 GENERAL PHYSICS II 3 - 3 100111010
100111030 GENERAL PHYSICS III 3 - 3 100111021
100111060 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II - 2 1 100111021, 100111051
100112011 MATHEMATICS AND SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR PHYSICS 3 - 3 100111021, 100411020
100112341 ELECTRONICS I 3 - 3 100111021
100112350 ELECTRONICS LAB - 3 1 100112341
100112510 MODERN PHYSICS 3 - 3 100111021
100112611 THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS 3 - 3 100112011, 100113011
100112810 OPTICS AND WAVES 3 - 3 100111030
100112820 OPTICS AND WAVES LAB - 3 1 100112810
100113011 MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3 100112011
100113020 MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS II 3 - 3 100113011
100113110 CLASSICAL MECHANICS I 3 - 3 100113011
100113120 CLASSICAL MECHANICS II 3 - 3 100113110
100113320 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM I 3 - 3 100113011
100113330 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM II 3 - 3 100113320
100113510 QUANTUM MECHANICS I 3 - 3 100113011
100113520 QUANTUM MECHANICS II 3 - 3 100113510
100113751 MODERN PHYSICS LAB - 3 1 100112510
100114620 STATISTICAL MECHANICS 3 - 3 100112611
100114710 SOLID STATE PHYSICS I 3 - 3 100113510
100114752 ADVANCED PHYSICS LAB 1 3 2 100114710
100114990 SEMINAR 1 - 1 -
100311020 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 3 - 3 100311010
Students must pass ( 18 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3 100111021
100112050 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND SOFTWARE PACKAGE 3 - 3 100112011, 100113011
100112061 VIBRATIONS AND WAVES 3 - 3 100112011
100112361 ELECTRONICS II 3 - 3 100112341
100113050 COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS 3 - 3 100113011
100113090 TEACHING PHYSICS BY INQUIRY 3 - 3 100111021
100113141 FLUID MECHANICS 3 - 3 100113110
100113531 LASER DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 100112510
100113650 MEDICAL PHYSICS 3 - 3 100112510
100114330 PLASMA PHYSICS 3 - 3 100113330
100114380 SEMICONDUTOR PHYSICS 3 - 3 100113510
100114420 NUCLEAR PHYSICS 3 - 3 100113510
100114430 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS 3 - 3 100113510
100114440 ELEMENTARY PARTICLES 3 - 3 100114511
100114511 GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY 3 - 3 100112510
100114520 SPECTROSCOPY 3 - 3 100113520
100114720 SOLID STATE PHYSICS II 3 - 3 100114710
100114740 MATERIALS SCIENCE 3 - 3 100114710
100114810 OPTICS AND LASERS 3 - 3 100112810
100114820 MODERN OPTICS 3 - 3 100113330
100114980 SPECIAL TOPICS 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
020311000 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 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
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
100111610 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100111620 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2
100111650 PHYSICS LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1
100111710 PHYSICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
100111750 PHYSICS LAB FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 2 1
100211610 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100211620 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2
100211650 BIOLOGY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100311610 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100311620 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2
100311650 CHEMISTRY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
100411050 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
100411610 MATHEMATICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100412010 CALCULUS III 3 - 3
100412020 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
100412021 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I 3 - 3
100412050 MATHEMATICS FOR CHEMISTRY 3 - 3
100412410 LINEAR ALGEBRA I 3 - 3
100413010 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3 - 3
100413020 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
110111012 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
110411001 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

- BEGINNING ENGLISH0
--------- Univ. Req.2
--------- Univ. Req.2
- GENERAL PHYSICS I3
- GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I1
- GENERAL CHEMISTRY I3
- GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I1
- CALCULUS I3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

- INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH2
- INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB1
- GENERAL BIOLOGY I3
- GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I1
- CALCULUS II3
- GENERAL PHYSICS II3
- GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II1
- GENERAL CHEMISTRY II3
TOTAL 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

- ADVANCED ENGLISH2
- ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB1
- GENERAL PHYSICS III3
- MATHEMATICS AND SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR PHYSICS3
- ELECTRONICS I3
- ELECTRONICS LAB1
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Req.2
- MODERN PHYSICS3
- THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS3
- OPTICS AND WAVES3
- OPTICS AND WAVES LAB1
- MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS I3
TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
- METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE3
- MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS II3
- CLASSICAL MECHANICS I3
- ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM I3
- QUANTUM MECHANICS I3
TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Req.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
- CLASSICAL MECHANICS II3
- ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM II3
- QUANTUM MECHANICS II3
- MODERN PHYSICS LAB1
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 17

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

- STATISTICAL MECHANICS3
- SOLID STATE PHYSICS I3
- ADVANCED PHYSICS LAB2
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective2
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
- SEMINAR1
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective2
--------- Free Elective2
TOTAL 15
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