DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Dr. Adnan Musallam, Chairperson
Description of the
program of the Department of Humanities
The Department of
Humanities offers in conjunction with
the Faculty of Education a Major in
Subject Area Teaching-History, Geography
and offers also courses in the following
academic disciplines: European Languages
(Spanish), Fine Arts (Art, Music,
Cinema), Philosophy, History, Political
Science, Democracy and Human Rights,
Anthropology of Religion , Civil Society
and Geography. By means of its
diversified program, the Department
seeks to encourage an understanding and
appreciation of major areas of
learning. One of its main goals is to
help Palestinian university students to
develop their ability to think freely
and critically.
The
Department of Humanities is responsible
for providing a number of courses which
are required for graduation by all
Faculties of the University. They are:
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HIST 120 |
Modern
Palestine (3) |
PHIL 302 |
Philosophy
and Ethics (3) |
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POLS 300 |
Themes in
Political Sc. (3) |
RELS 300 |
Cultural
Religious Studies (3) |
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or |
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or |
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HUMR300 |
Democracy,
Human Rights and
International Law (3) |
Phil 303
or |
Ethics of
Life (3) |
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Anth301 |
Anthropology
of Religion (3) |
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and one of
the following: |
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ARTS 101 |
Art
Appreciation (2) |
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CINE 101 |
Film
Appreciation (2) |
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MUSI 103 |
Music
Appreciation (2) |
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Description
of Courses
SPAN101 Elementary Spanish 1
(Cr.3)
A Spanish course for
beginners, non previous knowledge of the
Spanish Language is asked for the
course. It introduces the fundamental
structures of the language through
conversational techniques and emphasizes
in the use of the basic vocabulary
developing the oral ability.
SPAN102 Elementary Spanish II
(Cr.3)
A continuation of SPAN101
course, this level would provide the
student a working knowledge of the basic
grammatical structures in order to write
and to speak correctly. The skills of
listening and reading would be also
developed through different kind of
exercises in order to develop the
communicative competence of the student.
Prerequisite : Span101
SPAN103 Intermediate Spanish I (Cr.3)
This course incorporates
more advanced studies in Spanish
Language. Emphasis will be placed on
developing the communicative competence
of the student through a deeper
knowledge of the grammatical structures
and exercise practicing of the four
skills of the language: speaking,
reading, writing and listening.
Prerequisite: Span102
SPAN104 Intermediate Spanish II
(Cr.3)
The course continues with
the advanced work started in SPAN103.
The student will be introduced to the
Spanish Literature through readings
adapted to the level: novel, theatre and
poetry readings are part of the course.
Prerequisite: Span103
SPAN201 Advanced Spanish I (Cr.3)
In the advanced course
the student will be asked to improve the
self capability of learning the
language, using the skills provided in
the last courses. The readings of
literary texts, compositions according
to the level, and oral expositions in
class will be part of the course.
Prerequisite: Span104
SPAN202 Advanced Spanish II (Cr.3)
The course continues with
the advanced work of SPAN201, on a
higher level. Readings, compositions and
oral expositions are part of the course,
and cultural activities are integrated
in the outline course during the
semester.
Prerequisite: Span201
FINE ARTS
ARTS 101 Art Appreciation
(Cr.2)
This course
deals with the study of psychology of
Art Appreciation and Aesthetic
preference. It includes History of
Modern Art and its various schools.
University Requirement
Arts 110 Creative Arts
(Cr.2)
Creative
activities to be taught will include
collage, mask making, printing
techniques, individual and group
projects using paint and crayons.
Activities will be analyzed for their
physical, cognitive and emotional
properties. The adaptation and
structuring of activities to meet the
needs of people with physical,
developmental and emotional difficulties
will be discussed.
ARTS 111 Applied Art Work (Cr.3)
This course
provides practical training with
different media to help develop an
artistic taste and vision. Students are
introduced to the history of ancient art
in Egypt, Mesopotamian, Greece, Islamic
and Hellenistic Art.
Educ 352 Arts and Crafts in Children
Education (Cr.3)
This course
provides students of education various
methods of teaching creative art and
training of different techniques in arts
and how to teach art for children in
early childhood.
Offered for the Faculty of Education
CINE 101: Film Appreciation
(Cr.2)
This
introductory course provides students
with a basic knowledge of film language
as well as an understanding and
appreciation of the film as a trained
viewer.
MUSI 101: Music
Theory 1 (Cr. 3)
An integrated course in the melodic,
harmonic, rhythmic and structural
elements of music, accenting the aural
sense and developing the ability to
visualize, sing, and write from
dictation. This course includes a
practical knowledge of the Recorder and
students are led to play 2-part
harmonies. Open to all students.
MUSI 102: Music Harmony (Cr.
3)
A study on the
Major and Minor Scales, Intervals and
Chords which lead to Accompaniment,
Transposition and Composition. During
this course, the Students study the
Piano on an individual basis.
Prerequisite Music 101
MUSI 103: CORE COURSE : (Cr. 2)
This is an
introductory course to Music. It
includes a discussion of the materials
of music from the listener’s point of
view, therefore important compositions
and their composers are studied.
Starting from Arabic Music, which is
familiar to the Students, we move to the
Baroque, Classical and Romantic Periods.
Students also learn to read notes and to
play short pieces on the piano as well
as how to use their voice in singing.
This course is open to all students.
University Requirement
MUSI 104 : An introduction to Arabic
Music (Cr. 2)
This course is
an introduction to the Structure of
Arabic Music, the Arabic Musical
Instruments, Famous Arab Singers and
Famous Composers of Arabic Music -
particularly Palestinian Composers of
Classical Music. Students will also be
given a practical introduction to the 'ud.
MUSI 303: Music Appreciation 1
(Cr. 3)
This course
includes a non-technical study of music,
forms, and styles for the appreciation
of music from cultures of Europe, the
Near East and the Far East. Also
included is music of the 20th
century: Post-romanticism and
Impressionism.
MUSI 304: Music Appreciation 2
(Cr. 3)
This course
includes a study of the various Schools
of Music – Russian with ‘the Five’, the
Viennese School, the German School and
the English School.
MUSI 108, 109,208,308,309: Choral
Music (Cr. 1)
These are a
practical courses of choral music which
includes Arabic vocal music and songs
from other Countries. Open to all
students.
Courses offered for the Subject Are
Teaching-History, Geography-Major
GEOGRAPHY
GEOG 204 Geography of Palestine
(Cr.3)
The focus of
the course is the location, historical
geography, geological history,
demography and human settlements in
Palestine. The students, in addition,
learn how to use and read maps.
GEOG 211 Introduction to Physical and
Human Geography (Cr.4)
The study of
earth, its dimensions and location in
relation to other planets, and
surrounding, namely, land, water, and
air. The study of bio covering and the
natural relations with Man. The study of
relationship between man and the
environment and factors influencing the
rise of human races and the development
of human societies; the study of
relationship between population and
natural resources; the review of major
indicators for the development of
population of the earth and the factors
influencing this growth and the
geographical distribution of its
inhabitants.
Acceptance to Major SATHG
EDGH 222 Teaching and Reading
Maps (Cr. 2)
Define maps
and remote sensory and their basic
characteristics; the study and teaching
of kinds of maps and basic elements in a
map or map projections, the scales and
the helping elements such as color,
contour lines, reading and analyzing the
detailed topographic, geological tourist
maps, aerial photos, satellite photos
and their use in geographical aspects
Making Maps by computer and studying the
GIS.
GEOG 223 Economic Geography
(Cr. 2)
The study of ways in which human groups
use the available major natural
resources and the development of these
resources; the study of the constituents
of economic production, energy resources
and various economic resources such as
agricultural and industrial ones and
their relationship with natural
environments; the study of production,
distribution, and consumption of main
commodities in world regions; the study
of Transport system and Transport
Networks.
GEOG 311 Historical and Political
Geography (Cr. 2)
The study of
geographical situations of the
environments in which human civilization
spread such as the Arab – Islamic
civilization, and the effect of this on
the economic conditions specially
agricultural, industrial, trade and
transport. Defining the importance of
the political geographical factor in all
its form: location, area, shape,
features, climate, water resources,
populations, and the economic resources
in making countries strong or weak; the
study of geographical strategic theories
and contemporary geographical political
problems.
EDGH 312 Review and Critique of
Geographical Test (Cr. 1)
This course
aims at promoting the students critical
sensation and thinking in the Geography
literature. Thus it will help him/her
to develop his/her ability of analyzing
the facts and realities as well as
reading the facts objectively. All
along the historical and geographical
narration and especially in our region,
was subject to modification,
falsification, and denial of the facts
so that it would serve the interest of
the colonial powers.
Therefore, a critical study of the texts
will enable the students to pinpoint the
reality and to criticize the forged
version.
GEOG 322 Geography of the Arab
World (Cr. 3)
A
comprehensive study of the physical,
human, economic and social geography of
the Arab world. It includes location,
geological structure, geomorphology,
climate, soil, natural flora, water
resources, population, and the
prevailing economic activities. The
study of major problems from, which the
Arab world is suffering such as
desertification, population explosion
and concentration, depletion of natural
resources, poverty, famine,
unemployment, political conflicts, and
water.
GEOG 411 Geography of Palestine (Cr.
3)
The geographic
study of the location of Palestine and
the characteristics of naming and the
borders. The study of geological
structure, geomorphology, climate, soil
and natural flora. The study of
demography, economic potentials and
various aspects of human activity. This
course includes a field trip of no less
than three days to the various areas of
Palestine.
EDGH 422 Field Trips (Cr. 2)
In this
course, which will be offered during the
spring semester, the senior students
will have six trips to Geographical,
historical, archeological sites as well
as ancient settlements in Palestine. In
this case the students will have the
opportunity to practically materialize
what they have studied throughout the
previous years. They will be
accompanied by specialists which in turn
will help them guide their school in
future trips.
HISTORY
HIST 120 Modern Palestine
(Cr.3)
This is an
introductory survey of modern trends in
Palestinian history from the late
Ottoman period to the present, utilizing
primary textual material.
University Requirement and requirement
for SATHG
HIST 200
Historiography & Historical Method
(Cr. 3)
This course
offers a definition of history and its
importance as an independent discipline
and its relationship to other subjects.
It offers a definition of the various
theories on philosophy of history and
the development of Historical writing
throughout the centuries. Students will
be acquainted with historical writing
from the definition of the problem, the
collection of documents & sources up to
the presentation of the subject.
Acceptance to Major SATHG
HIST 201 Pre-History
of Middle East (Cr.3)
Overview of
the Archaeology and how it contributed
to the study of past human history.
Basic principles and methods of
archaeological research are presented.
Emphasis is on tracing the development
of human culture in the Palaeolithic,
Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic
ages, up to the rise of civilization.
HIST 302 Ancient History of the Middle
East (Cr.3)
The course
surveys the history of the Middle East
from ancient times to the rise of
ancient civilizations in Egypt, Iraq,
Syria and Palestine including the advent
of Greek and Hellenistic periods until
the downfall of Byzantines. Sources
will dwell in the political, economic
and religious developments in the
regions.
HIST 312 History and Civilization of
Arabs and Muslims (Cr. 3)
Students are introduced to the Islamic
world from the rise of Islam in the
seventh century. Topics covered include
the following: the Prophet Muhammad and
the Islamic faith; the period of
“Al-Rashidum” caliphs; the rise and fall
of the Umayyads; the rise of the
universal Muslim state, the Abbasids;
the flowering of Islamic civilization;
the disintegration of the Caliphate; the
rise of the Buwayhids, the Fatimids, the
Seljuk Turks and the Mamliks of Egypt
and Syria.
HIST 400 The Modern History of the
World (Cr. 3)
This course surveys major development in
the modern world from the outbreak of
the French Revolution in 1789 until the
present. Topics will include the rise
of nationalism and imperialism,
industrial and technological revolution,
World War I and World War II, the Cold
War, non-alignment, the Japanese
experience, American hegemony in the
world and the era of globalization
HIST 413 The Arab World under the
Ottomans (Cr. 3)
This course
involves a study of social and political
developments in the Arab regions of the
Ottoman Empire from 1514 to the outbreak
of the First World War in 1914. Special
emphasis is laid on economic and social
transformation in the 19th century, the
advent of European imperialism and the
beginning of the Arab national
awakening.
HIST 414 The Modern History of the Arab
World (Cr.3)
This is a
continuation of the Arab World under the
Ottomans. It involves a study of the
region from 1914 to the present. It
includes World War I and post war
developments, partition of the Arab
World, the rise of nation-states and
their independence in both the Arab and
the Arab West, the Arab-Israeli conflict
and the Arab World in the age of
globalization.
EDGH 415 Oral History (Cr.3)
This course
involves both theoretical and field
studies. Students are introduced to
oral history methods and the literature
on the subject. This is followed by a
step by step instructions on how to go
about making interviews and collecting
data.
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 104 Medical Ethics (Cr. 2)
This course examines the principles of
medical ethics pertinent to professional
relationships and responsibilities. It
teaches how to apply these principles to
practical situations.
Required for Nursing, Physiotherapy and
Occupational Therapy students
PHIL 201 Logic (Cr.3)
An introduction to formal Logic. It
includes both a survey of the history of
logic and exercises in problem solving.
PHIL 202 General Ethics (Cr.3)
The course focuses on the nature of
human values and personal choice, and
establishes the general principles
underlying proper human conduct.
PHIL 301 Special Ethics (Cr.3)
The course
analyzes specific problems involving
human values and decisions. In both
General and Special Ethics courses,
emphasis is given to mutual respect in
human relationships with an analysis of
the rights and obligations inherent in
those relationships. Since the approach
is philosophical, the investigation is
restricted to what can be deduced by the
use of reason alone.
PHIL 302 Issues in Philosophy and
Ethics (Cr.3)
The course
aims at introducing the students to
various issues in philosophy and ethics,
including different philosophical and
ethical approaches to these issues.
Texts are used to present the thought of
various philosophical schools and
periods.
University requirement
Phil 303 Ethics of Life (3
Cr.)
The course
focuses on general human behavior
including ethical values and ethical
problems associated with scientific and
technical experimentations and
developments as well as other issues
dealing with death, abortion, cloning,
women’s right and the media and their
impact on the ethical behavior of the
individual and society.
University requirement
Anth 301 : Anthropology of Religion
(3 Cr.)
This course
examines the range of anthropology
approaches to the study of religion that
have been developed and refined over the
past hundred years. Students will
explore the variety of issues as ritual,
myth, magic, witchcraft, healing ,
superstition, and taboo that
anthropologists have addresses in the
study of religion. This course should
deepen understanding of the similarities
and differences among religious and the
importance of religion in making meaning
in human life. The course will employ a
mix of materials including visual
materials and lectures.
University requirement
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLS 300 Themes in Political
Science (Cr.3)
This course is
an introduction to the study of
political science. It involves the
study of the following subjects:
sovereignty, democracy, civil society,
human rights and interrelationships
between political science and social
sciences.
University Semi Requirement with HUMR
300
POLS 310 Contemporary Political Arab
Thought (Cr.3)
This course
covers several aspects of contemporary
political Arab thought: the European
Enlightenment and its impact on Arab
thought, contacts with Western
civilization, the advent of modern
religious reform thought, political and
social reform thought, scientific and
nationalist thought, and Palestinian
Arab thought. Basic readings and texts
are chosen to represent and illustrate
these aspects.
POLS 320 Modern Political Thought
(Cr.3)
Political
thought from Plato to modern times with
the emphasis on thinkers from Hobbes to
contemporary times, and the influence
their ideas have had on social and
political developments.
HUMR 300 : Democracy, Human Rights and
International Law (Cr.3)
The course
deals with concepts and basic issues
related to democracy, human rights and
international Law. It aims to raise
the awareness of students toward these
concepts and urge them to participate
effectively in the framework of the
limits and problems of there rights, to
engage in critical interaction specially
in the issues related to the application
of human rights and international law.
University Requirement
SOCI 336 Civil Society (Cr.3)
The aim of
this course is to focus on the inter-
and intra-state relations between state
and civil society. The conditions in
which socioeconomic organizations and
structures integrate and function are
discussed. Some of the topics that will
be studied include social practice,
influence, pluralism, democracy,
independence in processes of power,
leadership and administration.
Offered for the Department of Social
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