This specialization aims to equip the student with different scientific and professional skills in land surveying, settlement, demarcation, inheritance, estimation, and various judicial agencies. Additionally, it aims to provide the student with scientific and professional competencies in transferring property ownership, conducting land registration, estimation, and dealing with relevant legislation and laws. The specialization follows a vision of contributing to the Palestinian market with professionals and specialists in land surveying, estimation, and resolving disputes and conflicts related to land and its dimensions. This is achieved by qualifying competent graduates with the knowledge, technical skills, and legal expertise in lands, surveying, and related matters.
Admission Requirements and the Required Credit Hours:
Passing the General Secondary Examination (Tawjihi) or its equivalent in all streams.
Credit hours required for obtaining the degree in this program:
Total | Free | Major Requirements (45) | Program Requirements | Faculty Requirements | |||
76 | 0 | Elective | Compulsory | Elective | Compulsory | Elective | Compulsory |
0 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):
Knowledge and Understanding: Upon the completion of this specialization, students are expected to be able to:
- Be familiar with the basics and various systems of land surveying.
- Recognize the basics of surveying, land, boundary, and legal registration.
- Understand the principles and laws governing property ownership transfer and registration.
- Have proficiency in the electronic devices used in surveying.
Cognitive Skills: Upon the completion of this specialization, students are expected to be able to:
- Analyze and draw land surveying plans.
- Identify contemporary and traditional land surveying methods.
- Determine the appropriate surveying system based on location and available resources.
Practical Skills: Upon the completion of this specialization, students are expected to be able to:
- Use land surveying tools and equipment.
- Employ modern surveying tools and applications.
- Measure and implement projects on exploitable land areas.
Transferable Skills: Upon the completion of this specialization, students are expected to be able to:
- Apply the acquired principles and basics in relevant fields related to land surveying.
- Effective collaboration with others.
- Support teamwork and lead groups.
- Demonstrate personal responsibility by working on multiple completion dates for complex activities.
- Utilize electronic and technological skills in the field of work.
- Demonstrate entrepreneurship and establish projects for self-employment.
Communication and Information Technology Skills: Upon the completion of this specialization, students are expected to be able to:
- Use and apply technology in the field of work, particularly in surveying, imaging, and engineering drawing software.
- Utilize computers and various software in their work, facilitating design and surveying tasks.
- Write computerized and professional reports in surveying and estimation.
Behavioral and Ethical Skills: Upon the completion of this specialization, students are expected to be able to:
- Comply with the laws and ethics of the profession, regardless of whether the organization is private or governmental.
- Respect and adhere to the work and scientific research in the field of specialization, respecting its ethics.
- Be prepared to work and serve the local community with its diverse personalities and behaviors.
Potential Workplace: Graduates can work in/for:
- Land Authority.
- Engineering and real estate offices working in surveying and property estimation.
- Insurance companies, specifically in real estate estimation and properties.
- Shari’a courts specialize in resolving settlements, inheritance, and transitions.
- Construction offices.
- Real estate clearance offices.
- Self-employment (freelance) through project execution and various contracts.
Potential Job Titles:
- Land and Property Registration Officer.
- Real Estate Broker – Appraiser.
- Land Surveying Officer.
- Consultant in Settlements and Inheritance.
- Self-employed in real estate clearance, registration, estimation, surveying, and boundary.