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Physical Education -Methods of Teaching
Duration: 48 Months (4 Years)
Degree Awarded: Bachelor
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Student must complete 131 credit hours

University Requirements Student must complete 19 credit hours

Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequests
0
This is a three-hour non-credited English course offered to students who score poorly (i.e. below 50%) on the placement test. Since the major concern of this course is to improve the students’ proficiency before starting their ordinary university English basic courses and major courses taught in English, special emphasis has been placed on enhancing the students’ ability to effectively acquire the four language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Specifically, the course attempts to ensure an academically acceptable performance on the part of the students at the level of the English basic courses. Moreover, the course aims at expanding students’ vocabulary needed for various tasks.
3
This course aims to establish the concept of Islamic culture and its position among the other international cultures, its position in the Muslim life, its sources, its bases and its characteristics. It also aims to introduce the Islamic culture in faith, worship, relations, morals, and knowledge, to discuss the clash between cultures in addition to Globalization, Human Rights, Woman Rights, Democracy and other contemporary issues.
3
This course aims to improve the level of students in language skills and various literary, read and absorb and express written, and oral and tasted literary, through texts flags authors and poets in different eras, lessons in grammar and spelling, and brief definition months dictionaries and Arab old ones the modern and how to use them. This course aims to implement the Arabic language in the areas of reading and expression of both types oral and written communication.
3
This is a three credit-hour university-required English language course designed for students who need to work on the four skills of the language: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The development of vocabulary and skills of comprehension are integral parts of the course. In addition, various reading strategies (making predictions, identifying main ideas, reading for details, relating information in the text to life experience) are introduced and developed through a wide range of topics for reading and writing. The course encourages a more analytical and independent approach to study and helps prepare the students for any subsequent exam preparation.
3
The course is mandatory for university students from various disciplines, so it does provide students with knowledge and `information about the Palestinian reality and in particular the political developments of the Palestinian cause since its inception until the present day in line social and economic developments and political which constitute the main pillars for the study of the Palestinian political reality. This course aims to study Palestinian issue from its begging until present day in social, economic and political issue.
11000108 Community Service 1
11000117 Leadership and Communication Skills 1
11000126 Introduction to Computer Science and Skills 2
11000329 English Language II 3

Speciality Requirements - Theoretical Student must complete 42 credit hours

Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequests
3
This course is designed to help student acquire the necessary knowledge about the anatomical construction and structures for the systems of human body. It also focuses on the application of the principles of anatomy in physical education and sports and it focuses on the motor system which includes: muscles, bones, joints, and nervous system
2
This course aims at introducing students to physical education. It also points out its goals, objectives, its philosophical foundations, and its sources of knowledge. In addition, this course traces the history of physical education, its status, and development in ancient civilizations, middle ages, the Renaissance age, Islamic age and modern age.
3
    • 7101107
This course is a study of the response and adaptation of sports training; the human skeletal muscle structure and function; and the energy systems, physiological training theory, the effect of sports training on different human systems, the factors which have influence on physical performance, nutrition and exercise, soma to types, and weight control, body composition, resting metabolic rate, and drugs.
2
This course is designed to introduce students to the concept of health and health education and its overall importance in school environment and in the protection of diseases. In addition, this course underscores the relation between physical education and health education and considers it as part and parcel of the public health education. Furthermore, this course underscores the importance of nutrition for physical activities and other health concerns. And finally this course stresses the importance of paying a great deal of care in physical education class and in school environment to health issues.
3
This course includes the concept of administration and organization in general and its application in different aspects of physical education. It provides remedies to various problems in bad planning or mismanagement and a follow- up for or evaluation of various activities. Furthermore, this course provides ways and mechanisms for managing, administering, and organizing indoor and outdoor sport activities at schools, clubs, social centers and organizations. Finally, this course provides tips on organizing sport convention and workshops
3
This course aims to introduce students to the fundamental statistical processes in physical education in terms of becoming acquainted with the measurement of central tendency, variation, simple correlation, normal distribution, and ways of constructing norms. In addition, this course aims to teach students the methods of hypothesis testing using selected parametric and non-parametric tests.
2
This course is designed to develop the concepts of sports psychology, self-assurance, one’s personality and athletes’ tendencies. In addition, this course is designed to develop the concept of evaluation and measurement in sports psychology and prepare athletes psychologically.
3
This course focuses on: common sport injuries, or injuries resulting form sports training and exercise, the causes and symptoms of these injuries, the ways and means for protection and prevention, and the proper method of first aid cure or natural treatment. This course provides knowledge and training in first aid treatment and through the resuscitation one’s heart and lungs.
3
    • 10531217
This course is designed to introduce students to the human learning theories and the ways of implementing such theories for the sake of teaching students through physical exercises and activities. In addition, this course aims to introduce students to the learning trends, methods, physical movements in addition to the curriculum and planning the stages of growth and the characteristics of each stage in the learning process and the basic kinetic skills
10531320 Teaching Methods in Physical Education 3
    • 10531321 or
    • 10531106
3
    • 10531430
This course focuses on: developing scientific research in physical education; developing the steps and methods of conducting scientific research; and the gathering of information, and the statistical methods of testing scientific hypotheses
10531329 Bio-mechanics 3
    • 7101107
3
    • 10531320
This course is designed to introduce students to the concept of physical education curricula and the philosophy behind the methodologies of physical education. In addition, this course introduces students to contemporary methodologies and comparing it with its traditional counterpart. Furthermore, this course lays out the curricula used in physical education for various learning stages including the component of planning for teaching in physical education.
3
    • 10531213
This course aims to identify the fundamental concepts of measurements and evaluation in sport/physical education. It also introduces students to the scientific criteria for testing and evaluating different programs in physical education and providing remedies for common errors in measurement. Furthermore, this course focuses on the anthropometric, skills, physical fitness , physiological, and psychological measurements in physical education and sports; it also focuses on finding the ways for the preparation of standards and level geared for physical education programs.
3
This course is an introduction to the concept of the sports training in terms of its development, principles, the components of training load, and the methods of training. In addition, this course introduces the process of preparing athletes physically, technically ,tactically and psychologically. And finally this course looks at the process of planning in training and the ways of preparing training programs and their enhance mint.

Speciality Requirements - Practical Student must complete 60 credit hours

Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequests
3
This course is designed to prepare students for their well-being and physical fitness. It is also designed to make students pay a great deal of care for their physical strength, speed, endurance, agility, and flexibility. Furthermore, this course focuses on having students maintain the following special qualities: strength-endurance, speed endurance, and power.
3
This course is designed to teach students the basic skills necessary for playing volley ball such as serving, receiving, setting, striking, covering, and blocking. In addition, this course acquaints students with the common violations and developing learning exercises for their acquisition of skills.
3
This course aims at introducing students to such a sport on the basis of having them write exercises and apply them. In addition, students will have the opportunity to learn a set of simple exercises without using any tools and equipment.
3
This course is designed to teach students athletic skills such as track activity, sprinting, and long running distance. In addition, students will be introduced to holders, fencing, relaying and walking.
3
This course is designed to teach students the basic skills necessary for gymnastic exercises. Students have to acquire the skills of performing floor exercises , floating table, for both male and female and parallel bars for male only.
3
This course is designed to teach students the fundamental skills used in basketball such as the acquisition of the following skills: passing, dribbling, and shooting the ball. Students also learn the skill of maneuvering and being in a stance of readiness.
3
This course is designed to teach students the skills necessary for playing well in a football game through acquiring the following skills: being able to learn the fundamental skills on the play ground while playing; being able to control the ball or to hit it with the foot or head; being able to chase or run after the ball or to pass it through or to point it to a specific direction; being able to maneuvering and outmaneuvering other players.
3
This course is designed to teach female students the fundamental skills for various body parts without using any tools or equipment. The primary focus of these exercises would be on the movement of the hands and feet.
3
The aim of this course is introduce students to the historical development of the sport of swimming. In addition, it teaches students the fundamental principles of swimming in terms of diving and sensing of water, floating and swimming on the chest.
3
This course aims to teach students the fundamental skills in handball such as the acquisition of the fundamental skills of passing and scoring the ball; running, receiving, and sneaking with the ball.
3
    • 10531103
This course is designed to teach students the basic skills of defensive and offensive strategies for the sport of volley ball. In addition, this course introduces students to the trainer’s duties, the ways of playing, the regulating rules of this sport, and its application.
10531300 Gym Fitness 2
3
This course is designed to ascertain what students have learned in physical exercises 1. In addition, students have to perform a group of paired and collective-exercises and display some performances by using different tools and equipment.
3
    • 10531108
This course is designed to help students acquire the basic and fundamental skills: Pommel horse, horizontal bar and ring for men, and balance beam for female. In addition, this course acquaints students with the rules of this sport and organizing championships in gymnastics.
3
    • 10531211
This course is designed to help student acquire the necessary skills for playing football such as being able to master the fundamental physical movements on the playground; being able to acquire the defense and offensive strategies and tactics in the football game; and being able to comprehend the rules of the football game.
3
    • 10531212
This course is a review of the type of skills and exercises which students have learned in rhythmic movement I; in addition, students will acquire some rhythmic skills accompanied with music; and they will use some equipment such as the ring to enhance their ability to perform such exercises. Furthermore, students will be introduced to the types of dance particularly the oriental and folkloric types.
3
    • 10531107
This course is designed to teach students field racing, the techniques of throwing heavy balls, the techniques of shot put, the discus, and the javelin, and jumping events :long , triple and high jump. In addition, students will have the opportunity to l earn the rules of this sport.
2
    • 10531320
This course is designed to help students acquire the practical experience for the purpose of carrying out a physical education lesson/class through watching a lesson in physical education and applying some parts of this lesson and participating in out and indoor school activities. This course instills in the students’ behavior the habit of attending their classes regularly in the morning shift and to be observant of school’s regulation of arrival and departure.
3
    • 10531214
The aim of this course is to teach the fundamental principles of the types of swimming such as free swimming, butterfly swimming, dolphin swimming along with the learning of the rules of the sport of swimming.
3
    • 10531215
This course is designed to help students acquire the necessary physical movements for the sport of handball by introducing them to the defense and offensive plans in handball games and teaching them the rules and regulations governing such a sport and applying them.
2
    • 10531328
This course is designed to train students to carry out the tasks of their physical education trainer/teacher in terms of teaching and carrying out the designated lesson plans at the school and supervise in and outdoor activities and supervise the preparation, application, and discussion of plans with counselor.
3
    • 10531210
This course is designed to teach students the basic skills necessary for basket ball. In addition, this course introduces students to the defensive and offensive strategies in group playing. And finally this course acquaints students with the rules regulating this sport and its application.
3
This course focuses on providing students with information related to all 2 types of Tennis, Squash. Like ( Equipment, Injures, Basic and advanced skills, Origin and development of all games. The Law to manage and organize the matches, In addition to how to teach students to learn the fundamental skills as well as the games strategies and developing fitness components related to both games

Speciality Optional Requirements Student must complete 10 credit hours

Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequests
2
This course aims to introduce students to the importance of having recreation and leisure time for both individuals and society. It also looks at the types and forms of recreation and leisure time in terms of its goals, objectives, and the characteristics
2
This course is designed to define and identify special cases of physical education particularly the ones with disabilities or some physical deficiencies. This course is also designed to point out the type of physical activities suitable for students with some physical education disability. Furthermore, this course is designed to identify the talented and most gifted in sports and prepare proper and suitable sport exercises for them and set up sport championship tournament.
2
The course aimed at acquaint students with modern scientific developments in relation to physical education and how to use technology to serve the sport.
2
This course is designed to introduce students to the types of small games and their application in a variety of sports. In addition, students have to learn how to write such types of small games and selecting their names
2
This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts pertaining to marketing in sports in terms of its elements, steps, and its role in the success of local, regional, and international sport tournaments and championships. This course looks at holding and participating in sport tournaments and championships as an economic incentive or income in addition to the right of media coverage of such events; the production of sport needs and manufacturing them; the exposure to previous models of marketing such championship and tournaments and finally preparing marketing plans for the sale of such tournaments and championships events.
2
This course is designed to teach female students the basic and fundamental skills necessary for the sport of football such as: ball control, ball kicking with the foot and head, ball jogging, ball passing, ball aiming, ball tricking, ball faking, dribbling, and border cut.
2
This course is designed to teach students the basic skills such the grip handling, stands, foot work, and forehand and backhand for the sport of squash; in addition to teaching and acquainting students with the rules and refereeing of this sport.
2
This course is designed to introduce students to the importance of this sport. In addition, students would have the opportunity to learn the basic skills of this sport and the ways of performing it along with becoming acquainted the rules of this sport.
2
This course is designed to teach students the necessary skills for the sport of court tennis in terms of acquiring some competence in the movement skills of foot work, the holding of racket, the forehand and back hand strokes and other basic stroke techniques. In addition, students have to learn the rules of this sport.
2
This course is designed to introduce students to the study of the theories pertaining to the basic skills and application of table tennis. In addition, students will have the opportunity to learn the rules of refereeing of individual and double games.
2
This course aims at introducing students to the contemporary issues concerning physical education and sports. In addition, it aims at discussing topics related to talents and professionals, the stimulants, the crowdedness of stadium, the college credential or qualifications of sport coach, women sports and other important sport issues.
2
This course is designed to introduce students to the sport of weight lifting by using various tools, instruments, and exercises. In addition, students will learn different forms of weight lifting and the rules of this sport.
2
This course is designed to introduce students to the importance of mass media whether it is visual, readable, and audible and the important role it plays in enhancing the level of sport and its elements. Furthermore, this course aims to illustrate the role of sports media in raising the level of understanding of the society of sports.
2
This course is designed to introduce students to the skills of scouting and camping in order to enhance physical education students’ ability of leadership through exposing t hem to the type of skills necessary for them to do scouting and camping.
2
of each form of recreation and leisure time. Finally, this course high lights the educational programs of recreation and leisure time.
2
The course aims to introduce students to the basic skills of the game in terms of the basic kicks and the basic law of the game
11011222 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 3
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