General Education Program

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                                                             General Education Program

Department of Basic Science & Humanities

Introduction 

The department of Basic Science and Humanities is a multidisciplinary unit that serves freshman students from different faculties at AUM. The department fosters the General Education Program (GEP) at AUM, which is not a degree program. Students at AUM must complete a total of 40 credit hours from the university’s general education requirements courses to graduate from their academic programs. All students must take 23 credit hours from outside their major and the remaining 17 credit hours from either their major’s general education

elective courses or other departments general elective courses. GEP broadens students’ knowledge, and technical skills, and promotes social awareness through general education and career- focused courses. It provides strong education and learning environment, which enables the students to enter all areas of their profession upon graduation and to adapt to changes that may occur during professional life. Students will be conversant with wide range of topics relating to the natural sciences, be able to communicate effectively, and appreciate the scientist's professional and social role. The faculty tries to foster a learning environment enhanced by faculty who encourage leadership, independence, self- respect, promotion of justice, and compassion in students. This is dependent on a sound scientific knowledge base, well-developed expertise, critical thinking capabilities, moral reasoning, and communication skills.

Vision

The General Educational Program (GEP) strives to provide a dynamic integration of the liberal arts & sciences and technology for personal and professional development consistent with the university’s vision. The faculty commits itself to utilize wisdom and science for a better world.

Mission

The General Educational Program (GEP) supplements students’ professional respective fields to enhance their inquiry and acquisition knowledge in multidisciplinary areas. GEP compliments university mission by helping students to move forward with a collaborative initiative to achieve excellence and promotes knowledge in rewarding and inspiring learning and research environment to develop leadership qualities relevant to the 21st century and beyond.

 

The American University of Madaba graduates will have the following Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

 

PLO1: Rational and Practical Skills

Intellectual and communicative skills are needed to succeed in the academic environment and to address globally complex challenges. This includes written and oral communication skills and quantitative and qualitative reasoning for complex and refined arguments.

 

PLO2: Civic and Global Leadership

Recognize the diversity of different societies, locally and internationally, in terms of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, and age, and demonstrate the skills and knowledge gained to lead, recognize, apply and establish effective and useful interactions in crisis.

 

PLO3: Knowledge of Human Cultures

Knowledge from humanities, environmental, social sciences, and arts to better understand of ecology.

 

PLO4: Understanding of the Physical and Natural World (STEM Skills)

Creativity, Knowledge, and skills learned from Natural Science (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics) in order to develop an interdisciplinary, diverse, and applied approach to the natural environment and an understanding of scientific reasoning and integration latest technology.

 

 

General Education List of Competencies (LoC’s) which achieve General Education PLOs

 

 

Knowledge

A1. Understanding essential facts in related topics.

A2. Comprehend basic concepts in related fields and their applications.

A3. Introducing and relating principles and theories.

A4. Clarifying sciences and humanities terminology in related fields.

 

Practical Skills

B1. Enhance oral, written and communication skills.

B2. Applying creative and critical skills.

B3. Develop interpersonal skills.

B4. Use of a Learning Management System (LMS) in the learning process to create and deliver content and monitor student participation and assessment.

 

Thinking Skills

C1. Enhance computer skills to solve and apply theoretical concepts in real life.

C2. Recognize, analyze, and apply quantitative and qualitative concepts in real-life models.

C3. Understand scientific reasoning for different problems and concepts.

 

Other Skills

D1. Promote critical thinking in solving and applying problems and concepts.

D2. Intellectual and independent creativity in reasoning learning natural sciences topics.

D3. Recognize and apply effective and useful interaction in complex problems.

 

 

                                                                       Degree Requirements 

 

General Education Curriculum Courses

 

I. To achieve the General Education Program Outcomes (PLOs), all AUM undergraduate students are required to take 23 credit hours from the following categories:

 

A. Remedial Requirements (0 Credit Hours):

Placement tests in English, Arabic, and Computer are mandatory for all students. In the event of a failure in any of these tests, students will be expected to enroll in the corresponding remedial course, which are 900099 for English, 900097 for Arabic, and 900096 for Computer.

 

B.University Compulsory General Education Courses Requirements: 14 Credit Hours

Course  No

Course Name

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

0900120

Arabic Communication Skills (1)

3

  0900097*

0900130

English Communication Skills (1)

3

  0900099*

0900131

English Communication Skills (2)

3

  0900130

0900111

Military Science

3

  --

0900122

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

1

  --

0900123

Leadership and social responsibility

1

  --

 

 

C. University Elective General Education Elective Courses Requirements: 9 Credit Hours

 

1. Humanities: 3 Credit Hours

Course  No.

Course Name

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

0900113

Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication

3

 --

0900117

Civic Awareness

3

  --

0900140

Appreciation of Art

3

  --

0900141

Appreciation of Music

3

  --

0900124

Human Rights

3

  --

0900102

Sports

3

  --

0900118

Cultural Development

3

  --

 

2.Social and Economic Sciences: 3 Credit Hours 

Course  No.

Course Name

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

0900114

Civilization and Thought

3

  --

0900115

Social Ethics**

3

  --

0900150

Introduction to Economics***

3

  --

0900106

General Statistics

3

  --

0900133

Research Methodology

3

  --

3.Natural Science and Technology: 3 Credit Hours

Course  No.

Course Name

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

0900116

Bio-Ethics

3

  --

0900172

Development  and Environment

3

  --

0900171

Science and Society

3

  --

0900180

Computer Skills*

3

  0900096*

0900190

Digital Culture

3

  --

       0900185

Astronomy

3

  --

 

 

II. In order to fulfill the General Education Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs), AUM mandates that all undergraduate students complete 17 credit hours from one of the Categories listed below as part of the General Education Program.

 

Successful completion of the General Education (GE) courses in natural sciences and laboratory sessions in basic or applied sciences provide students with the ability to comprehend and explain natural phenomena through experimentation, logical reasoning, and observation. Upon fulfilling this requirement, students will be able to:

  • Explain fundamental concepts in natural sciences.
  • Apply scientific methodologies in the resolution of complex problems related to natural phenomena.

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Course  No.

Course Name

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

   904101

General Physics 1

3

 

904102

General Physics 2

3

904101

904100

Descriptive Physics ( for non-science major)

3

 

902100

Chemistry of Everyday Life ( for non-science major)

3

 

903100

Quantitative Reasoning in Math ( for non-science major)

3

 

201100

Biology of the Living ( for non-science major)

3

 

902112

Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences

3

 

902111

Organic Chemistry for Health Sciences

3

 

902101

General Chemistry

3

 

201101

General Biology 1

3

 

201331

Microbiology

3

201102 or Concurrent 202251

201241

Biochemistry

3

902112

904107

General Physics 1 Lab

1

904101

904108

General Physics 2 Lab

1

904107 or Concurrent 904102

902113

Organic Chemistry Lab. for Life Sciences

1

902112

902107

General Chemistry Lab

1

902101

304156

Analytical Chemistry Lab

1

 

304150

Analytical Chemistry

2

 

201332

Basic Microbiology Lab

1

201331

301237

Biochemistry Lab

1

 

201107

General Biology 1 Lab

1

 

303111

Fundamentals of Nutrition

3

201101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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