• General Objectives of the Program:

The Program in Social Work aims to achieve its ultimate goal of community development by identifying and addressing the various factors that inhibit growth and social development. Some of these factors include deprivation, unemployment, disease, and poor living conditions. By identifying the root of societal problems, social workers are able to appropriately and effectively address these issues, eliminating or reducing the damages caused. The philosophy and social-moral concepts of social work are rooted in religious and humanistic philosophies as well as the social and natural sciences. Social workers are trained in these theories and sciences in order to ensure the protection of individuals and the avoidance of any discrimination based on religion, race, or sex.

 

The Program Aims to:

1) Provide students with theoretical and professional knowledge in order to work with community groups and to respond with culturally sensitive interventions throughout their careers.

2) Provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to understand and respond to the problems of society.

3) Provide students with the ability to reach appropriate solutions for various social problems.

4) Explain the changes and developments in social problems and their relationship to economic, cultural and technological factors.

5) Help students to critically analyze social problems.

6) Develop students’ abilities to apply scientific theories, modern technologies, and sociological concepts to analyze and understand social realities.

7) Enable students to develop their own capabilities and professional experiences that qualify them for the labor market.

8) Provide necessary consultation services and expertise in the field of social work.

9) Prepare students professionally to work in all areas of the social work field.

10) Qualify students as social workers who can meet the various needs of specific social groups such as children, the elderly, distressed youth, people suffering from addiction, etc.

11) Qualify students theoretically and practically to carry out various types of social interventions including short-term, long-term, comprehensive, individual, family, collective and societal interventions.

 

12) Develop students’ research abilities (descriptive, analytical, and evaluative), allowing them to engage in meaningful knowledge production on issues central to their professional field.

 

13) Enable students to develop and manage social institution based on modern scientific approaches that are consistent with the privacy of social institutions.

 

14) Provide students with professional tools that will enable them to understand and criticize social policies.

• Specific Objectives of the Program:
• Meeting the needs of the Palestinian social work sector
• Building a Palestinian society based on knowledge access for all
• Providing quality academic plans, curricula, programs and educational activities that further academic production and address the needs of the labor market
• Increasing enrollment opportunities in higher education and developing strategies for modernizing higher education
• Ensuring that graduates are fully prepared for employer requirements and have the skills to excel as professional social workers
• Attracting new faculty members who are qualified to supervise research in the field of social work
• Providing students with the skills to work within a team and drawing specific attention to ethics and professionalism

The program attracts a diverse range of participants, particularly those working in various institutions across Palestine. The most important target groups include:

1. 1. High school graduates (scientific, literary, or any specialization within the humanities) who are interested in pursuing a distinctive and new field of study—Social Work.
2. 2. Social workers holding a diploma and currently employed by the Ministry of Education, as the program aligns with the Ministry’s implementation plan.
3. 3. Employees in governmental, private, and non-governmental rehabilitation programs and institutions who wish to specialize in the field.
4. 4. Employees in both private and governmental institutions.

1. Equipping students with theoretical and professional knowledge to work with different segments of society, and enabling them to apply this knowledge in professional intervention in line with the community’s culture.
2. Providing students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and interpret social problems.
3. Enabling students to address social problems and identify appropriate solutions.
4. Explaining the changes and developments of social problems and their relationship to economic, cultural, and technological factors.
5. Assisting students in critically analyzing and evaluating social problems.
6. Developing students’ abilities to apply scientific theories, modern techniques, and concepts to analyze and understand social realities.
7. Empowering students to develop their personal capacities and professional experiences that qualify them for the labor market.
8. Providing the necessary consultation and expertise for various fields of social work.
9. Preparing students professionally to work in all areas of social work.
10. Equipping students with theoretical and practical tools that qualify them as social workers capable of addressing the social needs of diverse groups: children, the elderly, youth in distress, individuals with addictions, etc.
11. Training students, both theoretically and practically, to deal with social problems at multiple levels: short-term, long-term, comprehensive, individual, family, group, and community.
12. Enhancing students’ competencies in scientific research (descriptive, analytical, and evaluative) on central social issues relevant to the professional field.
13. Enabling students to engage with, integrate into, develop, and manage social institutions based on modern scientific administrative principles that align with the unique nature of social organizations.
14. Providing students with the professional tools necessary to understand and critically evaluate social policies.

The intended learning outcomes of the program (ILOs) give a general description of the knowledge and skills that the program is expected to develop in the students and the level of each knowledge and skill, such as mental (perceptual) skills, practical skills, transferrable skills, … etc.

• Knowledge and Understanding:
• Understand the field of social work and be able to turn theoretical knowledge into real life application.
• Understand a wide range of principles and tools available to specialists in the fields of social work, sociology, and psychology.
• Remember work ethics, professionalism and ethical practices and how they exist in the fields of social work, sociology, and psychology.
• Understand how to practice social work as part of the labor force.
• Comprehend various scientific research methods, tools, and measurement and analysis methods.
• Be able to manage social institutions, design projects, and development programs.
• Assure quality of social work abilities according to international standards.
• Use expert systems and knowledge to support and make decisions in the social work field.
• Be able to give solutions in the fields of social work during field work/practicum.
• Possess leadership, communication, administrative, and decision-making skills.

Potential Job Titles: Social Worker

Potential Workplace: 

Graduates of this program, through acquiring the skills and scientific knowledge gained during their studies, will be qualified to work in various fields and areas, including:

1.     Social workers in public frameworks: state authorities (in welfare departments and social services in municipalities), government schools, hospital departments, prisons, security institutions, psychiatric institutions, and others.
2.     Social workers in the third sector – especially non-governmental and non-profit organizations, such as charitable institutions and centers to support children, women and people with special needs, in addition to many social institutions working in these areas.
3.     Social workers in particular frameworks: private schools and nursing homes.
4.     Pursuing postgraduate studies at leading universities.
5.     Shifting to other fields; such as psychology, sociology, migration, labor force, etc.
6.     Social workers for child care: social workers help resolve conflicts in families with children. At the same time, their role specializes in working with families to create a safe and friendly environment for children, and they act as advocates for children’s rights.
7.     Legitimate social workers (criminal justice): social workers apply the established principles of social work to legal questions and issues related to legal matters, litigation, and criminal and civil affairs. Some cases involving legitimate social workers include rehabilitation, child custody, and family services.
8.     Social workers in dealing with ageing: as part of the social work system in healthcare, social workers assist the elderly and their families in locating services such as home healthcare and meal delivery. This type of social worker can further assist the elderly during their transition to nursing care or assisted living facilities.
9.     Medical social workers: medical social workers are another branch of social work within the healthcare social work hierarchy. They help patients cope with chronic diseases through psychological and social support. Other duties include discharge planning, assisting patients with accessing other services, organizing support groups, and conducting home visits for recently discharged patients.
10. Working with all age groups and social categories, such as the elderly, adults and families, women and girls, veterans, active-duty military personnel, and terminally ill patients.
11. Other social workers work in essential positions such as management, policy, substance abuse disorders, school counseling, community organizing, healthcare, trauma relief, and disaster relief.
12. Social workers protect and promote the well-being of children and vulnerable adults, providing services to children and their parents within their home environment.

Students who have obtained an average of 65% or higher in the General Secondary Education Certificate Exam (Tawjihi) are accepted from the following streams: Scientific, Literary, Industrial, Agricultural, entrepreneurship, Shari, Hotel Management, Information Technology, or equivalent international certificates after being equated by the Ministry of Education.

First Year Program

Semester II			Semester I
Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
3	131101	* Introduction to Social Service	3	130101	* Introduction to Sociology
3	131103	* Communication Skills in Social Work	3	132101	* Introduction to Psychology
3	20102	*English Language Skills (2)	1	130300	* Community Service
3	410131	* Computer Basics and Programming	3	110101	* Arabic Language Skills
3	110112	*Arabic Communication Skills	3	120101	* English Language Skills (1)
			3	151102	* Islamic Culture
15		Total	16		Total

 

Second Year Program

Semester II			Semester I
Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
3	130303	Economic Sociology	3	130202	Palestinian Society
3	====	* Optional Minor  Requirement	3	130404	Social Problems
3	132201	* Developmental  Psychology	3	131401	Management of Social Institutions
3	130204	Methods of Scientific Research	3	130205	Population Sociology
1	112101	* Physical Education	3	====	* Optional Specialty Requirement
3	====	* Free Course	3	113200	* The Palestinian Cause
1	110102	* Critical Thinking Skills
17		Total	18		Total

Third Year Program

Semester II			Semester I
Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
3	131301	Field Training (2)	3	131205	Field Training (1)
3	131207	Individual and Family Service (2)	3	131206	Individual and Family Service (1)
3	130300	Social Policy	3	131207	Social Welfare
3	131204	Social Work Methods	3	131202	Fields of Social Work
3	140400	* Measurement and Evaluation	3	131203	Contemporary Social Theory
3	132401	* Psychological Problems	3	131201	Social Guidance
18		Total	18		Total

 

Fourth Year Program

Semester II			Semester I
Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	Course Number	Course Name
3	131406	Field Training (4)	3	131305	Field Training (3)
3	130302	Social Planning and Development	3	131306	Family Intervention
3	131309	Community Organizing	3	131308	Community Service
3	131204	Graduation Project	3	130201	Sociology of the Family
3	===	* Free Course	3	130408	Social Change
15		Total	15		Total

Courses will be described according to the order of required courses and their numbers.

 

University elective courses (compulsory for Social Work students (

Communication Skills in Social Work (0131103(

This course covers the basic skills one needs to conduct professional communication. This course focuses on three main topics: professional communication, professional interviews, and professional relationships. These basic skills are central to the community aid and social work practice.

 

First: college courses (compulsory (

Introduction to Sociology (130101)

This course aims to clarify the origins of social thought that paved the way for the emergence of modern sociology. This refers to contributions by distinguished scholars such as the Arabic scholar Ibn Khaldun, Al-Farabi, Auguste Kumt, Amel Dorckhiem, Herbert Spencer and others. This course also helps students to distinguish between sociology and other social sciences. It focuses on the study of social phenomena, social processes, relationships and social systems, and the role of sociology in our daily lives.

 

Introduction to Psychology (132101(

This course deals with the history of psychology. Students will explore the field of psychology, it various branches and schools of thought, and its research methods. This course will cover basic concepts in psychology, the most important psychological schools and principles, and the most important personal topics of the field such as motivation, emotion, learning, memory, intelligence, thinking, emotions, and other issues in general psychology. It focuses on the contrast with and compatibility between theory and concrete reality.

 

 

 

Measurement and Evaluation: (140400(

This course introduces students to the concepts of measurement and evaluation. Students will learn about types of evaluation tools, how to gather and analyze data, how to build various tests, and how to build a standards table. They will also learn about measurement levels, Bloom levels, and learn how to analyze academic units as well as write and statistically analyze hypotheses.

 

 

Second: College Courses (Elective)

Introduction to Social Work (131101) (Compulsory for Social Work majors)

This course aims to define Social Work as a modern human profession in terms of its origin within the context of the historical development of social welfare. It focuses on service principles, interview methods, and the pillars for dealing with social issues and people upon which the profession is based in.

 

Developmental Psychology (132201) (Compulsory for Social Work majors)

This course aims to provide students with the basic concepts of developmental psychology by studying the stages of child development from the start of pregnancy until the end of late childhood. It sheds light on the developmental and psychological characteristics at each stage and covers theories explaining physical growth, cognitive development and psychosocial development. Students will study the follow important features of developmental psychology: its history, aspects of growth, its characteristics and laws, scientific methods of studying growth, factors that affect growth, stages of growth including physical, cognitive, psychological, social, and linguistic characteristics, and theories explaining these characteristics, and developmental problems during childhood.

 

Psychological Problems (132401) (compulsory for Social Work majors)

The course covers psychological phenomena and problems of childhood and adolescence in terms of their causes, prevention methods, and instructional methods in treatment. The course pays attention to specific phenomena in the Palestinian Arab community. In this course, psychological problems are divided into three categories: 1) problems related to immature behavior such as poor attention and daydreams; 2) behavior related to insecurity such as anxiety and depression; 3) behavior related to disordered habits and social problems such as anger attacks. Students will learn how to address selected case studies.

 

Introduction to Education (140100)

The course covers concepts and meanings of education as well as its purposes, functions, importance, sequence and development throughout history. The course will refer to the most important educational theories and philosophies, and it will define the education process and how it informs our social, political and psychological reality. The culture of education in a society will be linked to humans’ emotional development and the society’s economic growth. The course also devotes a large portion of the curriculum to establishing the foundations education. This includes studying the methods and means of education in varying cultural contexts. It also places focus on developing the educational environment which consists of the school, family, and cooperation between these actors. Students will study the extent of their influence on the educational process at the national and global level.

History of the Arab and Islamic Civilization: (142210)

This discusses definition of civilization, its origin, stages and factors of its formation, and the condition of the Arab world before the mission of the Prophet. The course also discusses the origins of Islamic civilization, represented by the Noble Qur’an and the Prophet’s Sunnah. It also discuss the political, administrative, social and economic systems that this Islamic civilization has experienced. Furthermore, it sheds light on the impact of Islamic civilization on European civilization.

 

Appreciation of Arabic Literary Texts (110103)

This course aims to study selected texts from the Noble Qur’an, vertical (classical) poetry and modern poetry, and texts from short stories, novels and theater. Students will analyze these texts to explore their artistic and intellectual dimensions and learn how to appreciate them for their importance in practical life.

 

Third: Social Work Specialization Courses (Compulsory (

Social Problems (130404)

This course aims to clarify the concept of social problems and their causes. Students will study characteristics of social phenomena, their cyclical nature, and the relationship between different societal issues and individual trauma. Widespread problems in the Arab society will be focused on, including the following: juvenile delinquency, different types of crime, poverty, drug abuse, divorce, brain drain, technological development, the problems arising from rapid urbanization, etc. This course clarifies and interprets these problems through a sociological lens to further analyze and apply knowledge in different cases.

 

Social Institutions Management (131401)

This course aims to teach the student the basic principles of management, their relationship with social institutions, the professional roles within these institutions, the role of these principles in assessing the needs of society, and the use of these principles in drawing up policies and professional practices in various institutions.

 

Field Training (1) (131205) | Prerequisites: Introduction to Social Service, Communication Skills in Social Service, and Community Service

This course aims to familiarize students with social institutions, their goals, methods of work, and methods of the social work profession. This learning is accomplished through hands on experience such as reading files for beneficiaries, participating in staff sessions, and accompanying a social worker in all of their roles, including home visits. Students will also be assigned an academic supervisor to provide oversight and guidance throughout this fieldwork. This course takes place during the first quarter of the third year and is worth three credit hours. It enables students to acquire skills and methods of field work to better address social issues at both the individual and family levels. This experience emphasizes professional self-development and facilitates an understanding of the basic values and ethics of the profession and practice. This prepares students for social worker responsibilities such as identifying the origins of the interview, processing the collected data, conducting the diagnostic process and home visits, etc. Students of this course would greatly benefit from experience in other courses such as the Individual and Family Service course (1).

 

Individual and Family Service (1) (131206):

This course explains the concept of individual service and discusses its advantages and characteristics. It also explores the factors that helped establish this method of intervention. The course highlights the professional principles and foundations upon which individual service is based. It is these principles that provide us with the scientific foundation of social service. This course covers the most important schools of thought relating to individual services including the following: the analytical school, the behavioral school, rational theory, etc. In terms of professional principles and the foundation of individual service, we will address professional preparation, confidentiality, the right to self-determination, avoiding judgment toward the client, forming insight and exploiting self-activity.

 

Social Welfare (131207)

The Social Welfare course is the course that follows and completes the Introduction to Social Welfare course. In this course, we focus on the concepts and objectives of welfare and social security and their various trends. Students will analyze the relationship of these trends to improving quality of life at the individual, family and society levels. Furthermore, this course emphasizes the basic approaches in translating theories into practical programs that develop the welfare and social security of a society. This course deals with the programs of the social welfare state and the roles of these programs in promoting community well-being. Special attention will be placed on the problems and challenges that these programs and institutions face and how this affects individuals and society. The roles and tasks of social work professional in these programs and institutions will be investigated.

 

Fields of Social Work (0131202)

This course addresses social service areas in different spheres of society. This includes the family, children, schools, youth, the medical field, social defense, and field labor. Students will analyze each sphere in terms of their particular problems and learn about methods for professional intervention.

 

Counseling and Social Guidance (0131201)

This course aims to introduce the student to the scientific foundations of counseling and its practice at the individual, group, and community levels. It is an important course in qualifying the graduate to practice counseling work. It includes principles, concepts and methods of behavior that create the foundation of the social work profession. The curriculum of this course integrates sociology, psychology and social service through overlapping literature and principles.

 

Field Training (2) (0131301) | Prerequisite: Field Training (1) (0131205)

This course aims to train students in the practice of applied social work through fieldwork. This fieldwork will take place at both public and private social and health institutions, and students will receive guidance from an academic supervisor. Students take this course over the second semester of the third year and receive three credit hours. Participants will gain skills and learn methods for dealing with social issues at familial and societal levels. The course emphasizes professional development, internalizing basic values and the ethics of the profession, and staying up to date on social issues through field research. Over the duration of the course, students will diagnosis and build a therapeutic plan for beneficiaries. The capstone will be the implementation of their therapeutic plan, administering treatment to beneficiaries in the light of the experiential knowledge gained from the course. A related courses that would complement this fieldwork is Individual and Family Service.

 

Individual and Family Service (2) (0131206)

This course addresses the latest international developments in the practice of social services at the individual and family levels. Students will learn the steps of professional intervention for both individuals and families. This includes first determining the beneficiary problems, their capabilities, and surrounding environment in order to set up a suitable guidance plan. Students will also learn how to carry out a professional plan with the beneficiaries according to several theories. This course will cover the various problems beneficiaries might face and address beneficiary-centered intervention strategies.

 

Social Policy (0131300)

This course aims to introduce students to the study of the human psyche. Students will approach the understanding of humanity by studying human instincts and shortcomings, tendencies and motivations, consciousness and sub-consciousness, and individual and a societal psychology. This course will identify the behavior of leaders and the behavior of individual citizens as producers and participants in society. It will examine the individual authoritarian personality, analyze the psyche of the individual, and explore humanity at both an individual level and in a group setting.

 

Scientific Research Methods (0130204)

This course addresses basic social research methods (descriptive, experimental, historical, etc) and their application in the field of social research. It will provide students with the basic skills and techniques for scientific research in the field of social sciences, and will give students the tools to write and evaluate scientific research. Students will learn how to choose an appropriate research topic, organize the research proposal, design the research methods, effectively use library resources, and document scientific references in academic writing.

 

Methods of Social Work (0131204)

This course aims to introduce students to the professional skills that are necessary for social workers to deal with social issues at individual, group, community and organizational levels. Special attention will be placed on the skills of interviewing beneficiaries as well as knowing the three-level principles and foundations on which social work is based.

 

Field training (3) (0131305) | Prerequisite: Field Training (2) (0131301)

This course is a qualitative complement to the field training courses (1) and (2). It to examine the individual and group capabilities of students. We will focus on learning the stages of group development by taking into account the following content: the development of social systems, division of functions, group dynamics and their impact on members in terms of behavior, group cohesion, carrying out the decision-making process, leadership characteristics, analyzing and addressing typical social situations, assessing the level of intervention, establishing a therapeutic group to include central foundations such as identifying population groups suffering from common distress. The training will include a detailed presentation on how to build groups through the group service course. Students will apply these concepts to their fieldwork in order to complete the objectives of the course. This course is considered an examination course that examines the practical and applied capabilities of students.

 

Family Intervention (0131306)

The course focuses on familiarizing the student with the basic elements and central concepts in the family intervention approach. These concepts include problems facing the family and ways to confront them by addressing several theoretical perspectives. Students will learn how to determine the nature of problems, various ways of interpretation, and methods of intervention according to different theories studied.

 

Community Service (0131308)

Community service is a method of social service that helps individuals through the framework of their chosen or forced group membership. The social worker directs group interactions in order to achieve individual and group growth or support them through self-treatment of their community problems. The group service approach aims to identify the most important elements of the issue and determine the direction and content of the contract between group service specialists and their clients. Specialists must realize the goals of the group service and work to achieve them during their work with a group.

 

Field training (4) (0131406) | Prerequisite: Field Training (3) (0131305):

This course is considered a qualitative complement to the field training courses (1), (2) and (3), where students learn about the relationship between these groups and the social service profession in general. One goal of this course is to introduce students to public work and community organizations in the social service field. Experiences in this course will hone students’ capabilities and skills for addressing and improving societal well-being (society referring to both geographical communities and a functional communities). Basic concepts and conventions related to the style of public work are presented and analyzed. Public action is planned in agreement with the administration of the institution in which the student is trained. Students have the opportunity to apply their studies in the context of community organizations. In this way, students will be able to understand, analyze and evaluate various social problems.

 

Community Organization: (0131309)

This course addresses the way in which communities are organized and reviews concepts of societal needs. Community organizing occurs with the aim of helping to confront and solve problems by providing basic needs. In this course, philosophical concepts and principles of community organization will be studied as the basic rules for understanding society and its practices.

 

Graduation Project (0130499)

This course is offered during the second semester of the fourth year. It aims to provide fourth-year students with the opportunity to review, organize and integrate the previous major courses through writing and presenting papers for public discussion under the supervision of one of the department’s professors. The course is limited to fourth-year students specializing in applied sociology. This research capstone is necessary for graduation.

 

 

4: Courses specializing in Social Work (optional)

Social Psychology (0132202)

This course aims to study the actions of individuals in social situations and issues related to groups. Students will learn about impact that various issues have on social behavior both individually and in group situations. The course presents models of social behavior such as aggression, obedience, and change of direction.

 

Medical Sociology (0130304)

This course focuses on the concept of health, disease, and therapeutic institutions in society. Students will analyze humanitarian and preventive treatment institutions in the medical field.

 

Family Violence (0131402)

This course aims to address violence in all its forms and to identify causes of violence. Students will learn how social workers deal with victims and aggressors, and will identify key institutions that deal with community violence.

 

Drug Addiction and Treatment Methods (0131403)

This course aims to address different types of drug addiction, stages of addiction, and their effects on the individual, family and society. Students will learn about treatment methods and will focus on the role of social workers in working with addicts and their families. This course will also cover therapeutic institutions that treat addiction issues.

 

Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities in Palestinian Society (0131404)

This course deals with the emergence, evolution, definition, and objectives of rehabilitation. Students will study medical, psychological and social approaches to rehabilitation particular to people with disabilities. The course will cover various disabilities, discussing their causes and effects on individuals, evaluating the needs of disabled individuals including their rehabilitation and employment needs, and understanding how to support independence and self-adequacy as a central goal of rehabilitation. By the end of this course, students would understand the functional roles of social workers in the rehabilitation field.

 

Short-Term Intervention (0131409)

This course aims to introduce students to the advantages of short-term dynamic and behavioral therapies. Students will study the use of this therapy in social institutions as well as basic topics in short dynamic therapy. Understanding will be developed around the differing goals of short therapy in comparison with long-term continuous treatment. The course will present basic models for treating relationship conflicts, and students will understand how short-term therapy can be used in Palestinian society.

 

Social Statistics (0131320)

This course deals with the study of statistics including its concept, branches and the fields in which it is used. Concepts covered will include the following: statistical methods and sampling, presentation and tabulation of statistical data, repetitive tables, centralization measures, percentile and centigrade grades, dispersion measurements, standard grade, natural curve, probability theory and relationships between variables such as correlation (simple, partial, multiple), association, compatibility, linear regression, and regression equations.

 

Philosophy of Volunteering in Palestine (0131405)

This course will study community service and the need for community volunteering programs.  With the current situation of Palestine, volunteer work has become necessary to meet the needs of society. Furthermore, volunteering is linked to giving which gives the individual a feeling of satisfaction when serving their community. This further promotes a spirit of belonging and loyalty among the members of society.

 

Voluntary Social Work (0131303)

The course covers the concept of volunteerism, its philosophy and ethics, the formation and management of voluntary associations, and the steps that are followed in planning and organizing voluntary programs.

 

Fifth: Sociology Courses Minor (Compulsory)

Sociology of Family (0130201)

The course studies the family as the building block of society and explores its related phenomena and social systems. It also covers topics of family structures, characteristics, functions, and development over time. Students will study the impact of social, political and economic changes on the family, and will analyze family member relationships, kinship systems, marriage and other matters related to the health of the family and society.

 

Palestinian Society (0130202)

The course provides an overview of the main social structures and systems in modern Palestinian society. This includes discussions of politics, economics, class, family, and religious systems. Students will study how these structures and systems transformed under various types of political systems since the beginning of the twentieth century.  The course will cover how the structure of Palestinian society has been impacted by Zionist colonial settlement, the 1948 Nakba, and the 1967. Focus will be placed on the expulsion of Palestinians from their original homes leading to the formation of diaspora communities.

 

Contemporary Sociological Theory (0130203)

The course addresses contemporary sociological theories. There is a special focus on the most comprehensive and widespread theories in sociology and the psycho-social field. These include functional constructivism theory, conflict theory, symbolic interaction theory, and social exchange theory. Students will learn about the similarities and differences between these theories and study how they can be applied in various fields.

Population Sociology (0130205)

The course discusses the interweaving relationships between various demographic factors such as births, deaths, and migration. Students will learn about the impact of these factors on all levels of society as well as the particular impact at different socioeconomic levels.

 

Social Planning and Development (0130302)

This course covers social planning strategy and its associated social and economic policies. It provides students with a theoretical basis for studying social development. Students will learn about national level development concepts, the relationship between development and social planning, classic theories of development, and the basics of the development sector. This course will approach the study of development from a sociological lens.

 

Economic Sociology (0130303)

Economic sociology constitutes a branch of applied sociology. This course aims to define this branch of economics and enable students to understand the methodological foundations used for analyzing social and economic phenomena. It will focus on analyzing social and economic variables and structures.

 

 Social Change (0130408)

This course analyzes the meaning of social change, its theories, trends, factors and obstacles. It explains the most important processes of professional and social mobility and it examines the relationship between social change, social planning, and social policy. Students will learn these concepts by student real case studies from their local community.

 

Sixth: Sociology Courses Minor Track (Optional)

Criminal Sociology (0130305):

This course analyzes the motives and factors leading to criminal behavior. Students will lewarn about the social, environmental and hereditary factors that contribute to delinquency and crime in society.

 

Military Sociology (0130306)

This course introduces the science of military sociology in terms of its emergence and development. It explores the interest of social scientists in the military, and explains how this field is studied and the reasons for its emergence in certain countries. Students will learn how the study of war can generate social change and resolve conflicts between groups, classes, and nations within a state.

 

Media Sociology (0130415)

This course covers various topics in the field of including the following: stages of media development, important mass Media and their role in society, the role of communication technology in contemporary society, theoretical trends explaining media phenomena. Students will learn about the most important social media concepts and the structure and function of media institutions. Focused will be placed on different means of communication in light of globalization and plurality. Students will be able to analyze the contributions of media sociology on contemporary society and as well as media models in contemporary Palestinian society.

 

Religious Sociology (0130405)

Religious Sociology is a branch of general sociology and is defined as the relationship of the religious system to other societal systems. This course will analyze the role of religion in society and its relationship to the economic, political and familial systems. Students will learn about the impact of religion on the building of social relations behaviors. The course follows the criticism of Western thought, regarding religion as a positivist phenomenon made created by people.

 

Educational Sociology (0130402)

This course introduces educational sociology and its origin and development. Attention is placed on how applied science leads educational systems to achieve their goals and meet the demands of society. The course deals with the economics of education, the family and school, and the methods for raising the next generations.

 

Political Sociology (0130403)

Political sociology is a branch of applied sociology that studies the emergence and development of political power, the philosophy and theories of natural law, and the theory of the social contract. Students will study the contributions of Islamic political philosophers, analyze the relationship between society and political structure, and deepen their understanding of political factors such as class, party institutions, bureaucracy, and political participation.

 

Rural and Urban Sociology (0130406)

This course introduces the study of the village as a social phenomenon and the study of rural problems as a way of understanding trends in rural development. Students will learn about the type of authority, institutions and programs for social and economic development working in the countryside and will learn about effective frameworks for successful social integration. This course will study the city as a type of social organization, looking at the terms of its emergence and development, the issues related to population concentration, rural to urban migration, problems associated with urbanization, urban growth, and urban planning.