This course is designed to serve PTUK students in the faculties of Science and Engineering as well as the students of Educational Technology (ET); it offers a broad overview of the English language learning skills in reading, writing, speaking that will enable them to communicate meaningfully in scientific contexts and situations. It also offers a broad variety of scientific language grammatical patterns and vocabulary items that are needed to comprehend scientific contexts and trends. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a variety of scientific topics, aural input in order to broaden and deepen their critical thinking skills and to help them express opinions about modern scientific topics and problems.

Science and its objectives, concepts and fields of scientific research, the library and its role in research and knowledge, scientific research methods (historical, descriptive, procedural, experimental), problem, plan, research hypotheses, samples, questionnaire, collection methods.

Will cover plant and animal cells and tissue. How cell structure correlate to its function. Studying models for body system

It will cover topics in world of animal (vertebrate and non-vertebrate). Land and marine animals. Behavior, genetic and evolution. Focus also relation to structure and function.

Will cover Nucleic acids structure. Mechanism of DNA transcription in prokaryote and eukaryotes. Gene structure and control of gene expression. Types of mutation and DNA repair mechanisms. Introduction genetic engineering and its application in biotechnology and molecular diagnosis in genetic disorders

This course will also cover the mechanism of covalent bonding between carcinogens, nucleic acids and protein, and knowledge of the mechanisms of chemical bonding between carcinogens and DNA, and the process of their isolation and analysis. Also, this course will present the molecular bases of some groups of carcinogenic compounds, alkyls, aromatic amines, and polycyclic hydrocarbons. This course will also introduce other topics related to the physical factors that cause cancer, mycotoxins, carcinogenic food additives and extracts, as well as the latest topics related to toxins and carcinogens .

Methods in cleaning and Managements of waste products from environments by chemical and biological methods. It covers bioremediation today: an overview of bioremediation process, key terms and definitions, the chemical transformation, microbial ecology, metabolism and the required conditions for optimum bioremediation rate.

This is the second of two general chemistry courses. It builds upon the foundation of chemical bonding concepts laid out in the first course, and applies these to important topics in chemistry. Material covered includes solutions, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry.

Introduction to plant cell and structure (anatomy) and function. Mode of plant reproduction, plant types and cell cycle. Photosynthesis and respiration

A study of the internal organization of the eukaryotic cell, organelle and membrane function, cell-cell signaling, cell movement, cell adhesion, the extracellular matrix.

This course provides student with a through introduction to statistical experimental design, and the statistical methods used to analyses the resulting data This course will focus on data analysis of biology and biotechnology students

The aim of the course is to enable students to get familiar with a significant number of bioinformatics tools and databases, understand the computational methods behind them, be able to exploit in-depth the capabilities of the tools, implement and competently interpret and present the results of a wide range of bioinformatics analyses. Pairwise and multiple sequence alignment. Methods for phylogenetic analysis and pattern recognition. Gene banks

This course will introduce student’s information and knowledge about the industrial application of microorganisms in production and treatment process. This course adds technical information about fermenter design, operation and growth kinetics of microbes involved in the fermentation process. Types of fermentation and commercial products derived from microbes will be discussed in this course. Application of GMO in fermentation technology will also be addressed.

This course includes experiments related to the use of physical methods and techniques in the initial identification of organic materials and the means of their separation and purification such as Melting point, distillation, extraction, solubility, Paper Chromatography and crystallization. Identification of Hydrocarbons, Identification of Alcohols and Phenols, Identification of Aldehydes and Ketones, Identification of Carboxylic Acids and Esters, Preparation of Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin), Isolation of Caffeine from Tea Leaves by Extraction.

Introduces the principles and practices in the field of analytical chemistry. This course will address the following topics: A review of basic chemistry and classic methods of analysis, which includes stoichiometry, solution, equilibrium and acid/bases; classical analytical method of gravimetric and volumetric analyses. The second half of the course covers instrumental methods of analysis which covers electrochemical method of potentiometric and voltammetry analyses, spectrophotometric methods.

This lab course is intended to provide students with basic skills necessary to perform techniques necessary for biotechnological applications. Including DNA extraction, bacterial transformation with vectors and selection, plasmid isolation, restriction of plasmid using restriction enzymes, ligation of small DNA insert into plasmid vector. In addition to DNA markers including DNA barcoding

The course aims to develop the students’ cognitive abilities and communication skills in Arabic language by introducing Arabic dictionaries, spelling and grammatical errors, and familiarizing them with ancient and modern Arabic literary models including models from the Holy Qur’an.

Describe the characteristic, structure and function of living cells include cell metabolism, photosynthesis, genetic and cell division and gene expression

Conducting experiments like how to use the microscope. studying different type of cells (prokaryote and eukaryote) structure and function including cell diffusion, organic compounds and enzymes

To familiarize student with those concepts that are basic to viruses, prokaryote and eukaryote. It will cover also method of microorganism culture, nutritional requirement, disease that causes and way of control. Basic knowledge on immunology also will be covered

This course teaches the basic principles of immune system function. The cells and factors which mediate the various types of immune responses, as well as their mechanisms of action in such processes as hyper sensitivity reaction, inflammations are describes. Immunological principles are applied to the understanding of human disease.

This course will cover the principles of Molecular Diagnosis which is the process of identifying a disease by studying molecules, such as proteins, DNA, and RNA, in a tissue or fluid. The conditions under investigation can be human genetic disease or infectious diseases. Emphasis on molecular diagnosis of cancers, genetic blood, cardiovascular and endocrine disease

The use of microorganisms in industry. Including production f antibiotics, vitamins and organic acid. It also includes application in fermentations, food preservation. Cheese production so on. Role of microorganism in bioremediation and environment

This lab will cover the procedures mainly using commercial kit and fast methods in DNA isolation from different types of tissue (plant animal, bacteria). Will also conduct PCR of selected genes and run gel electrophoresis. Isolated DNA quantification using spectrophotometry

This lab is intended to apply molecular techniques in diagnosis, mainly Bacterial and fungal using Kits. DNA isolation, Plasmid isolation, PCR and Gel electrophoresis. Application of DNA marker like DNA barcode, STR of polymorphism

This lab is intended to provide and tech student the basic principle in techniques used in tissue culture including media preparation, component, used. Growth hormones application in cell and tissue culture. Student will be able to inoculate cell and produce tissue out of that and full plant

Students in this course will acquire concepts , techniques and trained effectively in applied researches including medical, agriculture and food . Will acquire the importance of quality regulations and standards and their role in producing quality results. They will gain a practical knowledge of laboratory instruments as well as basic laboratory techniques.

This course is an introduction to the application of ecological principles to the management of pest populations. Principles and concepts of pest management will be presented and discussed, and the importance of pest management as an environmentally sound practice will be emphasized based on economic, ecological and sociological consequences. Although examples of insect pest management will be emphasized, the principles and concepts of integrated pest management (IPM) apply across discipline

Introduce the basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics as applied to public health problems. Emphases is placed on the principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation, appropriate summaries and displays of data. Topics in dynamic behaviors of disease, ratio and proportion. methods of direct and indirect adjustments which measures and describes the extent of disease problems

English 1 is a theoretical, 3-credit hour university requisite, and a general English Course which is designed to serve all BA and BSc Students of (PTUK) in all faculties. This course aims at developing students’ repertoire of the English language main skills as well as sub-skills through providing them with broad varieties of language patterns, grammatical and structural rules, and vocabulary items that can enable them to communicate meaningfully within ordinary and real-life contexts and situations. This course is also oriented towards equipping students with the skills they need to comprehend texts, contexts, and situations that are related to ordinary and real-life topics. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a wide and various aural inputs in order to broaden and deepen their skills in listening, judgment, and critical thinking. Students of this course are expected to acquire and practice the skills they need to maximize their capabilities to express opinions about ordinary and real life topics both orally and in a written format, which will help in widening the students’ academic horizon.

Laboratory experiments illustrate the concepts of general chemistry II such as electrochemistry, determination of a rate law, spectrophotometric determination of an equilibrium constant, buffer solutions, colligative properties of solutions

Wil teach the importance of food safety in terms of off poisoning, hazards and safe food. Ways to prevent bacterial contamination during food processing and preparation. Regulation and risk analysis. Water safety guideline used in food industry. Contaminating hazard and control. Skills in scientific reports writing

The course provides theoretical and practical knowledge and skills on how to culture cells outside the body. Students acquire practical and theoretical knowledge of the structure, equipment and sterile techniques of the cell culture laboratory, the growth conditions of cells in the body and how we attempt to mimic this in cultures, the composition of cell culture media, establishment of primary cultures and cell lines from normal tissue and cancer tissue, routine cultivation of cells, long-term storage, contamination, various methods for characterization of cells, transfection, and the use of cells in culture to resolve various issues in basic and applied research

The student is expected to propose, analize, design and conduct research or expreimnts a thorough investigation of a particular related problem for research-based projects. The student will deliver oral presentations and written reports

This course is designed to provide a fundamental overview of organic chemistry covering groups like aldehyde, ketones, ethers amine and amide. Physical and chemical structure of functional groups will also be covered.

Will study the way of inheritance, DNA isolation, mutation induction.

Studying t molecular level, the relationship between plant and disease causing agents. Pathogen mode of transfer and plant response at cellular level and gene level.

Studying the role and effect of pathogenic microorganism on human health. Method of entrance and parasitism and infection. Immune response. Antibodies and microbe’s antimicrobial resistance

The course deals with the events of the Palestinian issue through the most important ages from the Canaanites until the year 2021. It focuses on the Islamic conquest of Palestine in the year 15 AH 636 AD, the Crusader torch from 1099 to the liberation of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi of Palestine in 1187, and it talks about the Ottomans in Palestine from 1516 to 1917. The course is concerned with the Palestinian issue during the British occupation in 1917, until the Nakba in 1948, and the establishment of the occupation state .It deals with the Palestinian resistance and revolutions during 100 years, and Arab-Israeli wars from 1948 to 2021.The course talks about Palestinian Liberation Organization, Palestinian resistance movements and parties, Palestinian Authority and the peace negotiations projects since the 1978 Camp David Accords until 2021.The course talks about attempts to Judaism Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque since the Palestinian setback in 1967 until 2021, and the issue of Palestinian refugees since 1948. It also anticipates the future of the Palestinian issue.

Students perform voluntary work such as donating blood, repairing homes, tourist trails, or holding educational workshops at the university, and the student is committed to training or working for 40 hours.

Functions: domain, operations on functions, graphs of functions; trigonometric functions; limits: meaning of a limit, computational techniques, limits at infinity, infinite limits ;continuity; limits and continuity of trigonometric functions; the derivative: techniques of differentiation, derivatives of trigonometric functions; the chain rule; implicit differentiation; differentials; Roll’s Theorem; the mean value theorem; the extended mean value theorem; L’Hopital’s rule; increasing and decreasing functions; concavity; maximum and minimum values of a function; graphs of functions including rational functions (asymptotes) and functions with vertical tangents (cusps);

This is the first of two general chemistry courses. It introduces the basic principles of chemistry and shows students how chemists describe matter. It revolves around bonding, the most central concept in chemistry. Material covered includes introduction to chemical calculations, stoichiometry and simple reactions, gases, thermochemistry, atomic structure, the periodic table, types of bonding, liquids and solids.

The ecological principles and applied practices of modern biological control of insects, bacteria and fungi for controlling diseases. Genetically modified organism and its application as biocontrol.

This course will include the study of the internal organization of the plant body and different tissues, such as Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma cells, Fibres, Stomata, Phloem and Xylem. Students will learn the difference between monocotyledons and dicotyledons. They will also study the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. The laboratory will provide the students with the skills in microscopic work and preparation of thin section materials from different parts of plant materials.

The practical part of general microbiology course provides the students with the basic skills and practice they need for dealing with microorganisms. These skills include the right use of microscopy, staining of microorganisms, culturing and sub-culturing of microorganisms, maintaining the aseptic techniques in the work place, collecting and transporting of samples, identification of unknown bacteria by morphology and biochemical tests, controlling microbial growth by physical and chemical methods, and measuring antimicrobial resistance.

The student will acquire the knowledge and experiment to perform analytical test and experiments indifferent types of samples

This course will provide and introduction to the basic principles of conservation and biodiversity. The importance of biodiversity. Will also explore the economic and politic and regulation in protection and promoting biodiversity

a series of lectures introducing you to the different taxa of fungi and how they differ in their growth, morphology and life strategies. We will then move on to a range of topics that include fungal genetics, the development of mating systems, growth and biochemical processes, fungal plant and animal pathology and the ecological role of fungi. The role of fungi as biocontrol agents

Laboratory safety and basic laboratory techniques, empirical formula of a compound, limiting reactant, molecular weight of a volatile liquid, acid base titration; oxidation reduction titration, water of hydration, percentage composition, gas properties.

This course is designed to give students both a theoretical background on instrumentation and techniques employed in a biotechnology. Emphasis will be placed on the introduction of foreign DNA into bacterial cells, plant and animal cells to obtain GMO as well as the analysis of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and proteins. Application of GMO in agriculture, medical and environment

It deals with quality control managements of food industry and all safety measurements. Comprehensive and dethatched food processing steps will be introduced.

This course provides an opportunity to handle the biological material and to conduct experiments to examine animal specimens in the laboratory, to study the diversity and functional characteristics of animals, biology of major groups of animal kingdoms including protozoa, sponges, coelenterate, flat worms, round worms, arthropods, mollusks, annelids and echinoderms. Also, dissecting the frog as demonstrating vertebrate organism for studying the aspects of physiological function, including the laboratory to examine the forms and functions of the major tissue and organ systems.

Bioinformatics Laboratory course emphasizes the hands-on application of bioinformatics to biological problems. Student will gain skills and experience in the application of different existing bioinformatics online tools. Students will be able to search and retrieve different biological information from different available databases such as GenBank, UniProt and Ensemble. Moreover, this course is also designed to emphasize on biological sequence comparison and analysis using software available on the internet such as BLAST and COBALT. In addition, this course focuses on phylogenetic tree construction using available tools such as Clustal Omega. Finally, this course will introduce student to available tools used in primer design such as Primer-BLAST.

The course is an introduction to environmental biotechnology and focuses on the utilization of microbial processes in waste and water treatment, and bioremediation. Topics included are microbial energy metabolism, microbial growth kinetics and elementary chemostat theory, relevant microbiological processes, microbial ecology, approaches for studying microbial communities, and basic principles in bioremediation and biological water and waste treatment

Measurement and system of units, vectors, motion in one and two dimensions, particle dynamics and Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, dynamics of system of particles, center of mass, conservation of linear momentum, collisions, impulse, rotational kinematics, rotational dynamics, conservation of angular momentum.

Studying biodiversity of organism including Protista, plant and animal. There will be focus on studying animal and plant cells and tissue. Introduction of animal system (respiratory, immune etc…)

The student will study the macromolecules like carbohydrate, protein, lipid and Nucleic acid. Enzymes. Acid- base compounds, water characteristics and metabolism

It includes the studying of types of chemical, physical and biological pollution in environment. Its effect on human health, methods of detection and ways to reduce its effects

This practical course of Applied Microbiology is designed to provide undergraduate students of Applied and Molecular Biology program with basic skills and laboratory experience necessary for understanding the practical side of applied microbiology course through performing experiments to cover the theoretical topics covered in theory. Such skills include the implementation of experimental techniques for identification, isolation and quantification of certain microorganism from different types of food samples, water, and soil. Moreover, testing the sensitivity of microorganism for different types of antimicrobial agents will be performed as well as the effect of physical and chemical agents on microbial growth

In this course, students will explore the molecular methods and applications of recombinant DNA technology and the issues regarding their application in medicine, agriculture, biology and other areas of technology. Discussion on gene therapy for cure of some genetic diseases also will be discussed. Vaccine and enzymes production

Experiments on balance of forces, motion, free fall and motion of projectiles, force and motion, Newton's laws, friction, rotational motion, work, the principle of conservation of energy, the principle of conservation of linear momentum, the moment of inertia of bodies.

Will study Mendelian genetics and mode of inheritance. Chromosomal abnormalities (structure and numbers). Introduction to molecular genetic will also be covered

Conduct experiment in detection, separation and determine the concentration of different types of molecules

The application of this technology in industry mainly in biocatalysts (the use of enzymes to catalyze chemical reactions) and in fermentation technology (directed use of microorganisms),in combination with breakthroughs in molecular genetics, directed evolutions, and enzyme engineering and metabolic engineering of microorganisms and cells.

Provide the molecular understanding of how viruses with different structures and genomes enter, replicate, assemble, and release from the host cell. Examine the systemic effects of viral infection on the host and highlight the mechanisms viruses employ to evade host defense. Integrate information from virus replication and virus-host interactions and provide the basis of vaccine and antiviral strategies.

This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the concepts of human genetics and genomics. Gene structure and chromosomes abnormalities and its relation to human genetic diseases. Gene therapy.

Remedial English: The course is a compulsory service course offered for first year students. It is a prerequisite for E1 and it focuses mainly on the language learning skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course is intended to equip the students with basic skills necessary for successful communication in both oral and written forms of the language. In addition to grammar and how to use vocabulary in a meaningful context.