Fundamental Education

Admission requirements

To join the Department of Elementary Education, a student must successfully complete 'Introduction to Psychology 71112', 'Introduction to Education 71113' and 'Developmental Psychology 71115'. A minimum of 70% must be obtained in the three courses.

Requirements for a B.A. degree in Elementary Education:

The Department of Elementary Education offers a single specialisation in Elementary Education. All students wishing to obtain a B.A. degree in Elementary Education must complete successfully 137 credit hours which include university, college and department compulsory and elective courses, in addition to “free” courses.

Compulsory courses (69 credits)

Course #

Course title

Credit hrs

Prerequisite

73214

Child Thinking and Language Development

3

_______

72313

Educational Sociology

3

_______

72317

Classroom Management

3

_______

72352

Evaluation in School

3

_______

72213

Methods of Teaching in Elementary Stage

3

_______

71411

Psychological and Mental Tests

3

71114 + 71112

73459

Kindergartens

3

71112

Elective courses (Students may choose 9 credits from this group)

Course #

Course title

Credit hrs

Prerequisite

73111

Elementary Education

3

_______

73254

Educational Psychology

3

71113,71112

71252

Psychology of Play

3

71113,71112

73218

Methods of Teaching Arabic I

3

_______

73219

Methods of Teaching Islamic Education I

3

_______

73320

Methods of Teaching Mathematics I

3

_______

73225

Methods of Teaching Science and Health I 

3

_______

73227

Methods of Teaching Social Studies I

3

_______

73228

Music, Arts, and National Songs

3

_______

73300

Supervised Teaching

3

_______

73301

Methods of Teaching English

3

_______

73312

Children's Problems and Behaviour Adjustment

3

_______

73315

Methods of Teaching Arabic II

3

73218

73320

Methods of Teaching Mathematics II

3

73220

73325

Methods of Teaching Science and Health II

3

73225

73327

Methods of Teaching Social Studies II

3

73227

73354

Special Group Psychology (slow learners, talented, disabled)

3

71112,71254

73362

Methods of Teaching Islamic Education II

3

73219

71413

Principles of Psychological Counselling

3

73312

73422

Methods of Teaching Physical Education 

3

_______

73400

Supervised Teaching II

3

73300

73417

Design and Production of Educational Aids

3

71112

73418

Seminar

3

73400