COURSE DESCRIPTION


Special Education

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University Requirement

Faculty Requirement

Major Requirement

Complementary Requirement

Total Credit Hours

Complementary Requirement is not calcualted in total credit hours



University Requirement - 24 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 15 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A0161201 English Communication Skills 3 Grammar: question tags, modals, future forms, articles, adjectives, adverbs, if structures; vocabulary: relationships, work, activities, media, war, sport; writing skills: essay, notes, messages, application letters; basic and advanced reading skills; basic and advanced listening skills; verbal skills: oral presentations, arguments.
A0161101 Arabic Communication Skills 3 Language levels: phonological level, grammatical level, rhetorical level, orthographic level, comprehension and speaking; grammar exercises, nominal sentences, verbal sentences, kana and its sisters, Inna and its sisters, dual, masculine plural, feminine plural, indeclinable nouns, vocative, appositives; exercises in morphology, present participle, and past participle; spelling and punctuation, dictionaries, listening and speaking.
A0161301 National Education 3 Concepts and terms; Geography of Jordan; contemporary political history of Jordan; Jordanian Society; Jordanian constitutional and democratic life; Jordanian national institutions; challenges facing Jordan; threats to civic life: fanaticism, extremism, terrorism, violence; corruption: definitions, types, causes, impact, and prevention.
A0161112 Leadership and Societal Responsibility 1 This course deals with prominent titles related to leadership, such as: the meaning of leadership, the vocabulary that falls under the term, leadership styles, leadership and social responsibility, change management and strategies, building an effective team, the leader and managing diversity, how to discover future leaders and support them, and women leaders.
A0161401 Military Sciences 3 The establishment and development of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; the history of the Arab Legion; peacekeeping troops; preparing the nation for defense and liberation.
A0161113 Life Skills 1 This course deals with the vital interest of the individual on the individual and collective level. It is like a passport to the success of individuals and helps them understand their personal competencies. It discusses the meaning of skills, their levels, characteristics and importance, communication skill and communication, and trains them on self-skills such as the skill of time management, organizing and defining it, and providing examples of its fields of application and activities. carried out by the students themselves. It also deals with thinking skills, its importance, education, and forms such as problem-solving and decision-making as forms of complex thinking or its strategies. The course also deals with training students on methods of dialogue and exchange of views as an entry point to resolving differences and mitigating frictions when we witness the openness of societies, correct study skills, family success and conservatism.
A0161111 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 1 Economic science definition: its objectives and the economic problem; The relation between the economic science and other sciences; Economic analysis methods; Production possibilities curve; National income accounts; Consumption; Investment; Saving; Unemployment; Inflation; Money and Banking; Financial and monetary policy and its role in dealing with the imbalanced economy through these policies; Economic development in terms of importance and objectives and economic planning to achieve such objectives; Demand and supply theory and consumer equilibrium; Cost and production theory; Producer equilibrium in different markets.

Elective Courses - 6 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A0161501 Islamic Culture 3 Definition of the culture, characteristics of the Islamic culture, Islamic culture and other cultures; the sources of Islamic culture: The Holy Quran, Sunna, the Arabic language, history of Islam; fields of Islamic culture: faith, worship, morals; challenges facing the Islamic culture: orientalism, globalization, secularism; young people and the impacts of foreign cultures, women and Islam, Islam and terrorism.
A0161701 History of Jordan and Palestine 3 The geography of Jordan and Palestine, Jordan and Palestine in ancient times, general historical look, Jordan, and Palestine in the Mamluk era, Jordan, and Palestine during the First World War (1914- 1918), Emirate of East Jordan (Transjordan), constitutional and legislative life in Jordan, Palestine under the British Mandate, and Jordanian-Palestinian relations, Jerusalem, historical status.
A0161703 Archaeology and Tourism in Jordan 3 Tourism definition; Classification of Tourism; The difference between tourist and other traveler?s concepts, Travel types, The definition of Archaeology and archaeological sites: Archaeological surveys and excavations; Documentation; Jordan through the ages; Components of tourism in Jordan; Elements of tourist attractions in Jordan: Archeological sites, Natural sites, Natural reserves, Forests; Tourist movement and types in Jordan; Economical impact of tourism in Jordan.
A0161802 Development and Environment 3 The course provides awareness and insight into the environmental issue, its vocabulary, the human relationship with the ecosystem, and environmental hazards to avoid. It also works to develop students' understanding and awareness of basic ecological concepts, and to reinforce their attitudes and values, in order to practice solving environmental problems. And linking it to comprehensive development and its relationship to water, food and energy security.
A0161601 Contemporary Issues 3 Identify the most important contemporary local, national and regional issues, the most prominent contemporary challenges and their questions from development, youth, extremism, globalization, culture and identity; Jerusalem and its central position, the Arab-Israeli conflict
A0411601 Legal Education and Human Rights 3 This course identifying the basic concepts of human rights in an analytical way, and then realistic clarify of the international & regional means dealing with human rights such as treaties, recommendations and international means that are in the process of formation, such imperative rules & customs, this course also address realistically the content of human rights and the rights of the first generation such as right of living. The second-generation rights such as the right to work and third-generation rights such as the right of environment. International ways to protect human rights in general. In addition, the extent to which the Jordanian constitution is compatible with international human rights standards.
A0161901 Media and Public Relations 3 The nexus between media and society in terms of the social, political, economic and cultural power of the media, the role of the media in giving people the opportunity to express their opinions and promote international relations. Communication and public relations, communication and its types, levels, forms, properties, fields, activities, physical and nonphysical (symbolic) environment, and obstacles to the communicative process. Public relations: its beginnings, development, principles, bases, importance, functions, planning, activities.

Elective Courses - 3 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A0871103 Principles of Renewable Energy 3 Introduction to renewable Energy include Photovoltaic, Wind power, Micro hydropower, Biomass energy, Waste power, Solar thermal power, Geothermal power, Ocean energy (tidal, tide-flow and wave), Ocean energy (OTEC), , Comparison of characteristics and cost of renewables. How we can use the sun, wind, biomass, geothermal resources, and water to generate more sustainable energy. It explains the fundamentals of energy, including the transfer of energy, as well as the limitations of natural resources. Starting with solar power, the text illustrates how energy from the sun is transferred and stored; used for heating, cooling, and lighting; collected and concentrated; and converted into electricity
A1321100 Sport and Health 3 Defining health and fitness: physical education, health education; the cognitive, emotional, skill-oriented, and social goals of physical education; the history of physical education: ancient, medieval, and modern ages, the Olympics, Athletics in Jordan: nutrition and exercising; athletic injuries: bone, joint , muscle, skin injuries; special exercises for figure deformation; diseases related to lack of exercise: diabetes, obesity, being underweight, back pain, cancer; hooliganism: causes and recommended solutions for hooliganism.
A0591111 Digital Literacy 3 Digital Literacy is a concept that describes how technology and the Internet are shaping the way people interact and how they affect us as individuals and as a society. This course educate students on the uses of digital technologies, the dangers of digital technology and the need to build a culture of ethical use of the Internet and introduce the concept of responsible freedom.
A0612303 Society Health 3 The course aims to provide students with the basic principles that enhance the concept of health and health prevention in its various physical, psychological and social aspects. The student will also be provided with information that helps individuals realize their health needs in the context of the culture and values ??systems they live in and how to meet these needs, which is known as improving health and quality of life.
A0161602 Critical Thinking Skills 3 The concept of critical thinking, its components; characteristics of critical thinking individuals; Critical thinking skills: the skill of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, expectation, prediction; Stages of critical thinking: Motivation, searching for information, linking information, evaluation, expression, and integration


Faculty Requirement - 21 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 21 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1311501 Introduction to Special Education 3 In this course, categories of people with special needs are covered in detail, and each category is presented and discussed in terms of their concept, causes, classifications, ratios, diagnostic and measurement techniques, manifestations, behavioural traits, educational programmes, and trends in their education and rehabilitation. Children with special needs can be divided into two groups: gifted and disabled. The latter group includes children with intellectual, visual, auditory, learning, emotional, speech and language, motor, and ASD. Recent issues and developments in special education are also covered in the course
A1313102 Educational Technology 3
A1312102 Curriculum and Teaching Methods 3
A1312201 Educational Psychology 3
A1311301 Research Methods in the Humanities 3 This course explores the principles of research methods in humanities, its nature, objectives, fields, fundamentals, identifying the problem and its sources, rules for constructing it, an example of it; formulating the hypothesis: its definition, significance, testing, research information, research literature, research sources and resources, scientific research tools.
A1313301 Introduction to Statistics for Educational Sciences 3
A0331701 Computer Skills (Humanities) 3 The course introduces students to a range of advanced topics in Microsoft Office 2016 Applications; these applications include Microsoft Outlook 2016, Microsoft Word 2016 and Microsoft Excel 2016.  The course is designed to enhance the students? skills in advanced topics of Microsoft, it explains how to manage Emails using MS-Outlook 2016, also it introduces the students to create, format and design Text documents using MS- Word 2016 and finally it develops the knowledge of students in MS-Excel 2016 (Advanced Topics).


Major Requirement - 87 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 81 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1311402 Principles of Psychological and Educational Counselling 3
A1312603 Autism Spectrum Disorder (1) 3 This course covers the definitions of autism spectrum disorder, its possible causes, the prevalence, and the developmental, emotional, behavioral, and social characteristics of children diagnosed with this disorder, as well as recent developments in diagnostic, assessment, and intervention techniques. This course also covers educational issues and procedures of applied behaviour analysis, as well as the identification of evidence-based treatment.
A1312602 Hearing Impairment 3 This course covers the mechanism of hearing and the anatomy of the ear, as well as the definition and classification of hearing impairment, its causes, prevention strategies, prevalence rate, and early detection and diagnosis procedures. Effective early intervention programmes, the developmental, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, psychological, and social features of individuals with hearing impairments, and educational issues while instructing hearing impaired and deaf students; Developing curricula and instructional strategies for kids with hearing impairments; Understand about suitable modes of communication and hearing aids
A1313501 Applied Behavior Analysis 3 This course covers behavioural principles and their use in the treatment of behavioural issues and disorders, the development of acceptable behaviours, and the modification of undesired behaviour patterns. To enable students with the following abilities in the field of applied behaviour analysis: observation; Registration, interpretation, and assessment
A1312203 Developmental Psychology 3
A1312605 Emotional and Behavior Disorders 3 This course covers the definition of emotional and behavioural disorders within the theoretical frameworks that explain these disorders, their classification, the causes of their occurrence, the incidence of these disorders, methods of prevention, as well as the developmental, emotional, behavioural, cognitive, psychological, social, and physical characteristics. This course also covers early detection and diagnosis processes, early intervention, educational issues when educating students within that category, educational alternatives, and how to collaborate with parents and work within a multidisciplinary team
A1314601 Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education 3 This course introduces the fundamental principles in the field of assessment and diagnosis in special education, defines the stages of assessment for its many categories, and examines the procedures for assessing and diagnosing the different types of impairment. Early diagnosis, diagnostics, and measures for accepted disability categories and methods in this field. In addition, the obstacles faced by evaluators and individuals in this field are discussed. This course examines evaluation and diagnosis trends in special education. Lastly, it aims to foster favourable attitudes about evaluation and diagnosis in special education
A1314101 Curriculam and Methods in Special Education 3 This course covers the special education curriculum, its components, and the methods required to develop it. the theoretical basis of curriculum development in special education; the development of an individualized educational program for students with exceptional needs; the individual educational plan (IEP) with an emphasis on the family's role in curriculum development. Learn effective teaching methods, such as the individual and group teaching method in special education, and methods based on the therapeutic diagnostic model; And the criteria for building the curriculum, as well as the considerations and requirements related to building the curriculum to meet the individual needs of each student
A1313605 Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 3
A1312601 Visual Impairment 3 This course covers the definition and classification of visual impairment, its causes, prevention, prevalence rate, the mechanism of vision, the physiological anatomy of the eye, and the developmental, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, psychological, and social characteristics of the visually impaired and the blind. This course also discusses educational considerations when teaching students with visual impairments; early detection and diagnostic procedures; effective early intervention programs, curriculum building and teaching methods for visually impaired and blind students; What are the appropriate educational alternatives for them; and also to learn about mobility and movement, visual aids, independent living skills, and vocational rehabilitation
A1312401 Parents Counseling 3 This course covers the psychological and social effects of disability on individuals with disabilities and their families. Issues include counselling skills and the various methods of working with these families, as well as investigations into the special needs of these families according to the multiple types of disability, considering prevalent social and cultural differences
A1311601 Learning Disabilities 3 This course covers the definition of learning disabilities, its causes, and the psychological, social, emotional, and cognitive characteristics of students with learning disabilities. It also discusses the historical development of  learning disabilities, the educational programs and services provided to these children, the methods of assessment and diagnosis used, and effective teaching strategies based on scientific research
A1312606 Speech and Language Disorders 3 This course discusses the importance of language as a tool of communication, the process of communication, the components of language, language development, communication disorders, their causes, prevalence rate, and classifications; Methods of assessment and diagnosis of speech, language and communication disorders, therapeutic and educational intervention, educational alternatives, and methods for teaching students with speech disorders
A0131111 Principles of Psychology 3 This course covers basic concepts in psychology. It also includes the history of psychology, with an emphasis on presenting relevant research methods, the nervous system, genes, learning and memory, growth and sensation, perception, motivation, social behavior, personality, psychological disorders and psychotherapy.
A1313503 Educational Inclusion For Students with Disabilities 3 This course covers the phases of evolution of the inclusion of students with disabilities across history, as well as the evolving definitions during these stages. It will explore trends in special education toward isolation and inclusion, as well as the opinions of inclusion opponents and proponents. In addition, it explores effective strategies for the success of the full inclusion, educational alternatives to  inclusion, a multidisciplinary inclusion team,  inclusion hurdles, and  inclusion programs and applications
A1313601 Multiple and Severe Disabilities 3 This course covers the identification of severe and profound disabilities, as well as the identification of advanced training plans for multiple and severe disabilities (for example physical and health disabilities associated with sensory disabilities), Understand more behavioral programs that teach self-care, daily, independence, and daily living skills, as well as prosthetic devices and prostheses
A1312604 Physical and Health Disabilities 3 This course reviews the definition of physical and motor disabilities, their causes, the prevalence of illness, methods of prevention and classification, identification of affected body parts, the nature of motor weakness, as well as developmental, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, psychological, social, and physical characteristics. This course also discusses procedures for early detection and diagnosis, early intervention, educational considerations when teaching students in this category, educational alternatives and required environmental modifications, movement aids and mobility devices, assistive devices, and independent living skills
A1311201 Talent and Giftedness 3 This course covers the definitions of thinking and creativity, the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and psychosocial characteristics of gifted and creative students, measuring talent and creativity and presenting this category, lists of recognition from parents and teachers, talent and creativity training, theoretical frameworks for giftedness and creativity, elements and levels of creativity, and stages of creativity. Programming for gifted  students (acceleration and enrichment),  finally Considerations of education while training gifted  children
A1312101 Assistive Technology in Special Education 3
A1314701 Field Training 12 This course covers the application of skills for dealing with children with special needs in special education centers for students with moderate and severe disabilities, and in resource rooms for students with learning disabilities, the use of appropriate diagnostic and evaluation tools for each category, the creation of educational aids commensurate with the educational plan, and the application of educational aids
A1314501 Laws and Ethics in Special Education 3 This course covers international conventions on persons with disabilities, local and international laws on the rights of persons with disabilities, as well as professional ethics in the field of special education, ethical considerations in issues relevant to persons with disabilities, and the legal approach to the education of persons with disabilities
A1311602 Intellectual and Developmental Disability 3 This course covers the definition of intellectual and developmental disabilities, their causes, occurrence, methods of prevention, developmental, emotional, attitudinal, cognitive, physical, and social characteristics; the educational considerations that must be taken into account when teaching and training these children; and early detection and diagnostic procedures, as well as early intervention programs. This course also looks at the development of classifications and terminologies in this field according to various perspectives. The course finishes with a discussion of how to design the curriculum and teaching methods for this class of students and prepare them professionally for independent life
A1313303 Principles of Psychological and Educational Measurement 3
A1313504 Early intervention 3 This course covers the fundamental concepts and principles of early intervention, the rationales for early intervention for students with disabilities, how to provide early intervention services, pre-school alternatives for students with disabilities, early detection of disability, prevention of disability, assessment of children with disabilities' readiness, and cognitive abilities and skills. Early childhood motor, linguistic, social, emotional, and sensory development, and how to foster them. How to diagnose and treat developmental issues in students with disabilities

Elective Courses - 6 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A1313602 Orientation, Mobility and Braille for Blindness 3 This course demonstrates the braille writing and reading methods including: Arabic and English, abbreviations, numbers, punctuation. Identification and mobility skills for the blind and visually impaired: the visionary guide and the white stick, and modern methods of identification and mobility Using tactile and sensory teaching aids for blind and visually impaired students
A1314602 Selected Topics in Special Education 3
A1313603 Sign Language for Deafness 3 This course demonstrates the methods of visual communication with deaf and hard of hearing students including: oral communication and types (lip reading and facial gestures, reading speech, and auditory training). Manual communication (sign language, sign alphabet) and total communication. Deaf and hard of hearing community as a cultural and linguistic minority. Modern technology and smart devices and applications in the teaching of deaf and hard of hearing (virtual learning and other programs and visual communication programs).
A1313604 Autism Spectrum Disorder (2) 3 This course demonstrates the application of measures and tests based on the latest classification of mental and developmental disorders such as (DSM-5) for accurate diagnosis. ABA-based training programs such as LOVAS, TEACCH and ABBLLS. Programs based on sensory training, technological programs, smart applications, diet and the latest studies in the measurement and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, the latest studies on effective training programs.
A1313505 Transitional and Vocational Services for Special Needs 3 This course demonstrates the services that must be provided to individuals with disabilities to successfully transition from school to beyond. The course focuses on the individual transition plan, vocational training and employment services, continuing education, independent living and self-determination, family and community life, and the necessary support services for individuals with disabilities: physical, occupational, speech therapy, technical, theatrical and literary training, the use of simulation and dramatization of education


Complementary Requirement - 9 Credit Hours:



Compulsory Courses - 9 Credit Hours

Course Code Course Name Credit hours Description
A0161200 Remedial English Language 3 Grammar: auxiliary verbs, tenses (past, present, future) Vocabulary: friendship, communication, IT, TV shows, media, houses, places description, compound nouns, free time activities, books and movies description, food, dinning out. Variety of skills: paragraph writing, verifying formal and informal letters, writing unofficial emails, ways of using punctuation, upper case letters and conjunctions, outlining main ideas and details, inferring conclusions and impeded meanings, determining author?s perspectives, presentations, argumentation and persuasion, agreeing and disagreeing expressions, making comparisons, narrating events, expressing opinions, making official phone calls, ordering food, correct pronunciation.
A0331700 Remedial Computer Skills 3 Introduction to basic computer hardware and software; copyrights; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power point, Access; Introduction to Internet.
A0161100 Remedial Arabic Language 3 Language level and definition, speaking and comprehension texts, syntax exercises, Nominal Sentence, safe feminine plural, safe masculine plural, singularity, auxiliaries, duality, numbers, subordinates, punctuations, morphological exercise, dictation issues, Nunnation.

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