This academic program aims to equip students with a diverse set of scientific and professional skills in land surveying, leveling, partitioning (takharuj), inheritance, valuation, and various types of legal representation (power of attorney). It also seeks to develop students’ competencies in procedures related to land ownership transfer, land registration (Tabu), property appraisal, and the application of relevant legal and regulatory frameworks.

The program’s mission is to contribute to the Palestinian labor market—particularly governmental ministries and public and private institutions—by supplying qualified experts and professionals in land surveying and valuation. It further aims to minimize disputes and conflicts related to land ownership and boundaries by preparing competent specialists with integrated technical and legal expertise in land and cadastral sciences, and all associated fields.

This program is considered accessible and suitable for a broad range of participants. It targets:

1. High school graduates or holders of equivalent certificates from all academic streams.
2. Employees in governmental institutions seeking to enhance their scientific and practical skills.
3. Staff of engineering offices aiming to acquire broader competencies in the legal aspects related to land.
4. Individuals interested in the fields of land and real estate management who seek professional qualifications that can open new career opportunities.

Graduates of the program are expected to possess the following knowledge and skills:

1. Scientific and technical knowledge of the fundamentals of land surveying.
2. The ability to prepare relevant maps.
3. Familiarity with laws and regulations related to land registration.
4. Accurate and efficient execution of field surveying tasks.
5. Proficiency in using relevant engineering software.
6. The ability to work effectively within a team.
7. Commitment to professional ethics.
8. Effective communication with institutions and the public.

Knowledge and Understanding:

Graduates of the program are expected to:

1. Have a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals and systems of land surveying.
2. Be familiar with the basics of surveying, land parceling, and legal registration.
3. Understand the principles and laws governing land ownership transfer and registration.
4. Be proficient in using electronic surveying instruments.
5. Cognitive (Intellectual) Skills:

Graduates are expected to:

1. Analyze, design, and execute surveying plans and drawings.
2. Identify methods for modern and traditional land surveying.
3. Determine the appropriate surveying system based on location and available resources.
4. Practical Skills:

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

1. Use land and surveying tools and instruments.
2. Operate modern surveying equipment and apply them in the field.
3. Measure land areas for potential project implementation and utilization.
4. Transferable Skills:

Graduates are expected to:

1. Apply acquired principles and fundamentals in practical fields relevant to surveying and land management.
2. Collaborate effectively with others.
3. Promote team culture and lead group activities.
4. Demonstrate personal responsibility by managing multiple deadlines in complex tasks.
5. Utilize electronic and technological tools in their field of work.
6. Show initiative, create opportunities, and engage in entrepreneurship and self-employment.
7. Communication and Information Technology Skills:

Graduates are expected to:

1. Use and apply technology in their work, particularly surveying, imaging, and engineering drawing software.
2. Operate computers and various software tools to enhance design and surveying tasks.
3. Produce professional and computerized reports in the fields of surveying and property appraisal.
4. Behavioral and Ethical Skills:

Graduates are expected to:

1. Adhere to the legal and ethical standards of the profession in both public and private sectors.
2. Respect and uphold the values of scientific research and professional ethics within the field.
3. Be willing to serve the local community with consideration for its diverse characteristics and behaviors.

1. Land Authority
2. Engineering Offices
3. Insurance and Real Estate Appraisal Companies
4. Sharia Courts
5. Construction Offices
6. Real Estate Clearance Offices
7. Private Sector / Self-employment

Admission Requirements and the Required Credit Hours:

Students who have obtained a minimum score of 50% or higher in the General Secondary Education Examination (Tawjihi) are eligible for admission. Accepted streams include Scientific, Literary, Industrial, Information Technology, or any equivalent international certificates, provided they are accredited by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

Credit hours required for obtaining the degree in this program:

(Plane Surveying 1):

The course aims to introduce the student to the meaning of surveying and all the basic terms related to it; measurement, errors, area calculation, directions, coordinates and leveling in a theoretical way to be applied in the practical part. All of this enables the student to start dealing with modern surveying devices in advanced courses.

(Plane Surveying 2):

The course aims to introduce the student to the meaning of Surveying from an advanced perspective in terms of modern tools (thediolite, total station) and how to find coordinates through distances and angles in many cases.

(Computer Drawing):

The computer drawing course aims to introduce the student to the AutoCAD program, which is very important for every engineer or engineering technician, to bring the student to the stage where he can use this program to the minimum, which enables him to create a complete plan and then develop it until he reaches professionalism.

(photogrammetry Surveying):

Introduction and definitions in aerial and ground photogrammetry, basics of aerial photography, including: the concept of aerial photography, an introduction to the origin of images, types of aerial photos and their contents, fields of aerial photography, stages of producing plans from aerial photos, the difference between an aerial photo and a map, geometric characteristics of an aerial photo, calculating the scale of an aerial photo, types of distortion in an aerial photo. Introduction to the origin and development of aerial surveying, surveying flights, ground control points, simple aerial surveying methods, orthographic photos (vertical projection), map modification.

(Algebra and The Error of Theory):

The Algebra and Error Theory course aims to introduce the student to the basic structure of algebra on the one hand and then link the basic concepts of algebra with surveying through error theory.

(Engineering Drawing):

The course aims to introduce the student to manual engineering drawing tools and how to use these tools in the engineering drawing process, and then the main foundations of manual engineering drawing in general and surveying drawing in particular through a set of theoretical and practical lessons that finally enable him to access the use of computer programs in drawing processes.

(Introduction to Law):

This course deals with introducing the student to the legal rule and its official and customary sources, the scope of application of the law in terms of time, persons, and place, the parties that apply the law and its interpretation, and changing, amending, or canceling the law and the party that owns it.

(Laws Of Survey and Building):

This course introduces the student to the laws and regulations that pertain to organizing cities, villages and buildings and introduces him to the building line, road line and the authorities responsible for organizing cities, villages and towns, including local city planning committees, Joint city planning committees, the Supreme Planning Council and its powers. It also introduces him to the structural and detailed planning plan and the stages of its preparation.

GIS:

The course aims to introduce the student to the basic structure of Geographic Information Systems, then link the basic concepts of this science to the practical application of ArcGIS 10.7 by entering, displaying, and analyzing data, reaching the results, and then extracting them from the program.

(Real estate guess):

This course deals with the definition of real estate valuation and the real estate valuation, behaviors, ethics, and conditions that must be met in it, as well as the definition of the standards and foundations of real estate valuation, the factors affecting the estimated value of the property, the definition of the purposes of real estate valuation, and learning about the real estate market and definitions of value.

(Road engineering):

The Highway Engineering course covers topics that aim to put the student on the path of the basic concepts of highway science in terms of how to start building a road up to the engineering design of the basic engineering elements and the structural design of the road.

(Judicial Applications):

This course deals with practical judicial applications of procedures that take place before courts of various levels, with the aim of developing students’ skills in dealing with practical issues in the labor market, with a focus on issues related to labor law and insurance law.

GPS:

The GPS course aims to introduce students to the basic principles of the GPS system and train students on how to use GPS devices and link them to a computer applications course, through theoretical explanation and practical field work on the latest devices.

(Disputes over registered and unregistered land):

This course deals with the definition of the student in the disputes and lawsuits that may occur over lands, such as the right of pre-emption, its concept and legal provisions, the right of priority, its concept and provisions, the legal claim, its definition and provisions, and court decisions in cases of possession( possession, acquisitive prescription, and extinctive prescription),in addition to the case of proving ownership. And prevent opposition.

Civil 3D:

The course aims to introduce students to the most important program in the field of surveying engineering, “Civil 3D”, which they will need completely and greatly after graduation, by learning how to enter survey points into it and create surfaces to calculate quantities and then design roads, and finally separate lands in a smooth and fast way on the program.

(State property and the Islamic endowment system):

This course aims to introduce state property, the transactions provided by the Property Department, as well as to identify the general principles of endowment in Islamic jurisprudence and law, and what are the provisions related to the establishment of endowments, and the legal and legitimate nature, For the endowment, and also to learn about some of the special provisions of the endowment in Sharia and Law.

(Land registration, transfer, and transfer of ownership):

This course deals with the subject of lands and their types according to the laws applied in the West Bank lands, and how to register them, whether compulsory or optional. This course also deals with the forms of real estate ownership (separated ownership and common ownership), and this course deals with how to transfer land ownership.

(Geodesy and astronomy):

This course covers the basic concepts of geodesy; the geometric and physical characteristics of the Earth, a historical overview of the different surfaces used in geodetic measurements, coordinates and calculations on the Earth’s surface, geodetic networks and triangulation, astronomical triangle, astronomical coordinate systems and their relationship to terrestrial coordinate systems, time systems, precise leveling and elevations, and the reference surface for elevations (Geoid), systems and methods of projection used, satellite geodesy, terrestrial constants networks.

(Field Training):

The student completes 180 training hours in the first semester of the second year in one of the institutions or facilities directly related to the specialization, so that he acquires the basic skills to enter the labor market later after graduation.

(Seminar):

The graduation project course is concerned with placing the student in the box of choosing an appropriate title related to the specialization of surveying in cooperation with the supervisor from an engineering or legal perspective, where the student produces a complete book on the subject with a presentation of the main ideas in this project and discussing them with a specialized committee.

(Real estate surveying, legislation, and secretion):

This course introduces the student to the legislation regulating the surveying profession and the regulations related to it, as well as introducing . the land and water settlement law, introducing the settlement authority and the procedures for settlement work in the regions, the methods of contractual and judicial division, and explaining the Palestinian Layers and Apartments Law. No (1) of 1996.