- About the program
- Subjects
Certificate awarded
Bachelor of Education
Major
Program outcomes
Graduating qualified cadres with strong research and analytical skills in the various branches of geography, including physical geography, human geography, economic geography, and environmental studies.
Enabling graduates to use modern technologies, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and map reading and analysis, to solve environmental and developmental problems, analyze and manage spatial phenomena, provide studies and consultations, and contribute to sustainable planning.
Working as teachers at different educational levels, specialized in geography and educational training, with the ability to effectively communicate, analyze, and convey information.
Working as researchers or specialists in various fields such as regional planning, meteorology, climate change, and natural resource management.
Program objectives
Preparing qualified competencies that contribute to achieving the objectives of development plans and meet the requirements of the labor market.
Conducting and providing studies, research, and consultations to institutions, centers, and scientific administrations within the local community and the surrounding area (Gharyan City).
Developing students’ academic abilities in the department by presenting scientific content in the form of well-structured courses that enhance students’ scientific and practical competencies in academic, educational, and cultural aspects, in addition to teaching practice and research based on desk-based studies and fieldwork, with the aim of properly preparing graduates of the college.
Training students to use modern methods and technologies in the fields of planning and environmental studies, such as environmental impact assessment of development projects, and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies.
Job Market
Working in the transportation, shipping, and logistics sectors.
Working as a cartographer, map designer, or digital mapping specialist.
Working as a faculty member at universities or as a researcher in scientific research centers.
Working in the fields of urban, agricultural, industrial, and tourism planning and development.
Working in the sectors of water resources management and natural reserves.
Working in the field of technology and population data analysis.
Working at the General Authority for Documentation of Population Information and demographic analysis.
Working at the Surveying and Mapping Authority
Description
The Department of Geography at the Faculty of Education is concerned with the study and analysis of natural and human phenomena on the Earth’s surface, and with explaining the interactions between humans and their environment through the use of modern scientific approaches, quantitative methods, and advanced geographic techniques. The department contributes to preparing academically and professionally qualified educational cadres capable of teaching geography at the various levels of general education, as well as participating in scientific research and community service.
Program content
Duration
8 Terms
General credits
127
Elective credits
0
Compulsory credits
127
Total credits
140
| Subject code | Subject name | Credits | Subject type | Subject prerequisites |
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| AR100 | Arabic language 1 | 2 | General | - |
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Students apply the rules, especially the principles of writing, during the lecture, which are as follows: . The word: its meaning and its divisions - Noun, verb and a letter signs. - . Types of nouns, types of verbs - . Types of nouns, types of verbs - .Al-Ta'a Al-Morbouta and Al-Ta'a Al-Maftoha'ah - The difference between close letters. - - Elementary Hamza (section at the beginning of the word, and linking) definition, drawing method, pronunciation, location, originality and addition, placements, the rule of distinction between the two ( types of Hamza). - General applications on the vocabulary of the course through the texts of the Holy Qur’an, the Prophet’s Sunnah, and the eyes of poetry and prose, provided that their number is not less than ten texts, which the student is required to have, provided that exam questions do not deviate from them. |
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| CS100 | Computer Science (1) | 2 | General | - |
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The course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of computers, including hardware and software components, and to develop their skills in using computers and dealing with operating systems and basic applications. The course also introduces core concepts of information technology and the ethics of its use. Course Content Includes: The concept of computers and their development Computer components (Hardware & Software) Operating systems and their basic functions Uses of computers in daily life and education Basic use of the keyboard and mouse Introduction to computer applications (word processing and presentations) Principles of information security and safe computer use Ethics of using technology |
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| IS100 | Quranic Studies 1 | 2 | General | - |
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In the classroom, students study the aspect of faith as follows: - the meaning of religion and the need of people for it, and the most important characteristics of the Islamic religion. B- Faith and action. - Increase and decrease of faith. - Deprivation of faith. C- Pillars of faith. First: Belief in God Almighty. - The existence of God and the evidence for him - the meaning of the monotheism of God. - Attributes of Allah Almighty. - The Beautiful Names of Allah. Second: Belief in angels: their truth, attributes, and functions. Third: Belief in the heavenly books and introducing them. Fourth: Belief in the Messengers: The difference between the Prophet and the Messenger. Prophecy is a blessing. The number of Messengers. - The (Olo Alazem) .- The attributes due to the messengers .- The virtue of our Prophet Muhammad - may God's peace and blessings be upon him - .- The generality of his message and that he is the last prophet that came to spread the message of Islam .- The obligation to love him .- The measure by which his love is known. Fifth- Belief in (Alyawm AlAkher): - the minor and major Signs of the Hour. - Conditions of the other world: conditions of death and isthmus – (Resurrection - Hashr - Intercession - Presentation and calculation - Balance - Basin - Path - Paradise - Hell. Sixth: Belief in predestination and destiny. - The meaning of destiny and predestination. - The meaning of belief in predestination. - The advantage of faith in predestination. - Satisfaction with predestination does not contradict the introduction of reasons. - Man is responsible for his actions and invoking predestination is misguidance. |
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| EN100 | English Language (1) | 2 | General | - |
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This course aims to develop the students' ability to deal with the English basics used in everyday life. It helps them communicate correctly and improve their English language four skills ( listening, speaking, reading and writing ) by using efficient and helpful exercises, conversations, examples and activities . It also provides them with the basic and simple grammar of English language ( like verbs, simple present, present continuous… ) and commonly used vocabulary and phrases |
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| EPSY100 | General Psychology | 2 | General | - |
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The concept of general psychology. The objectives of psychology and the variables that govern behavior, types of branches of psychology. The most important concepts and principles related to psychology. Research methods in general psychology, general psychological laws of human behavior. Schools of Psychology - Nervous System and Behavior. Higher mental processes, learning, the concept of stimulus and response, the concept of intelligence, perception, sensation, remembering, forgetting, and thinking. Motivation: Defining motivation and the different classifications of motives that can be limited to biological and physiological motives, employing psychological knowledge and educational concepts to serve the educational process. |
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| EPSY101 | Foundations of Education | 2 | General | - |
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This course examines the philosophical, social, and psychological foundations of education and their role in guiding educational processes, objectives, and curricula. |
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| GE103 | Libya's natural geography | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to introduce the student to the geographical and astronomical location of Libya and its strategic importance, to explain the geological structure and its economic importance, the surface features and their geographical distribution, the climate and the factors affecting it, the climatic regions, natural plants and wild animals, the biomes and their geographical distribution, as well as explaining the soil, its types, its geographical distribution, its problems and methods of treating it. |
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| GE104 | The development of geographical thought | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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The course aims to introduce the student to geographical discoveries and geographical thinking in ancient civilizations and Reports Geography and geographical thought in the Middle Ages and Reports the Great Naval System and Geographical Thought in the Renaissance, Thought and Geographical Discovery in the 19th and 20th Centuries, Modern Geography and the Future of Geographical Thought. |
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| GE105 | Physical Geography 1 | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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These two courses, Physical Geography (1) and Physical Geography (2), aim to introduce the student to the concept of physical geography, its branches, its importance, its relationship to the sciences, the solar system, and the Earth's position within it. They also aim to explain the theories of the origin of the solar system and the origin of the Earth, the relationship of the Earth to the sun and moon, the Earth's two rotations and their geographical consequences, along with an explanation of the geographical coordinate network, the Earth's spheres, the main types of rocks and their properties, and the factors affecting the formation of the Earth's surface... the fast internal factors (earthquakes, volcanoes, and their effects), the slow internal factors and their effects (folds, faults, and external factors (weathering in detail), and the major topographical features of the Earth's surface. |
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| GE110 | Human Geography | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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The course aims to define human geography, its development, and its relationship to other sciences, and to clarify The relationship between humans and the environment (determinism and possibility), as well as the study of human races. Crafts and primitive societies and Economic activity under civilization and Human development (urban and rural) with an introduction to the country and its geographical features. |
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| GE111 | Geography of the area | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to enable the student to learn about surveying in terms of its concept, importance, fields of use, types of surveying, surveying tools and equipment, surveying measurements, surveying and leveling (leveling), surveying errors, area calculations and surveying maps, and practical applications of surveying. |
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| AR101 | Arabic Language (2) | 2 | General | AR100 |
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Students apply grammatical rules, with special emphasis on the principles of writing during lectures. The course covers: Sentence structure and syntax, including declension and indeclinable nouns, verbs, and particles. Cases of declension and their original and derived markers. Applications of the initial hamza. Rules for the medial and final hamza. The soft alif (alif laynah). Administrative writing, including requests—their contents, formulation, and models such as university requests, job applications, transfers, advances, etc. General applications of the course vocabulary are provided through texts from the Qur’an, the Prophetic Sunnah, and selected masterpieces of poetry and prose, with a minimum of ten texts. Students are required to study these texts, and examination questions will not include texts outside of them. |
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| ST100 | Principles of Educational Statistics | 2 | General | - |
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This course aims to introduce students to the basic statistical concepts and principles used in the educational field and to help them understand and analyze educational data in a simple and scientific manner. It covers types of data, methods of data collection, organization, and presentation using tables and graphs, as well as measures of central tendency and dispersion. The course also focuses on the application of statistics in educational research, reading and interpreting statistical results, and using them in evaluating the educational process and making appropriate educational decisions. Emphasis is placed on developing students’ quantitative thinking skills in a way that serves the kindergarten specialization and educational research. |
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| IS101 | Quranic studies2 | 2 | General | IS100 |
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Students study in the classroom the aspect of worship and the study includes the following: - Worship concept and objectives. - Purity: its definition, divisions and rulings: pure objects and unclean objects - what is permissible to eat and wear and what is not permissible - water, its divisions and rulings. - Ablution: its definition, conditions, statutes, Sunnahs, mustahabbah, makrooh and contradictions. - Wiping over the socks. - Ghusl: its obligations, conditions, statutes, Sunnahs, mustahabbah, and types.- Things that prevent the smaller and larger event - Wiping on the cast. - Tayammum: its causes, conditions, pillars, Sunnahs, mustahabbat, and contradictions. - Prayer: its times, conditions, statutes, Sunnahs, and invalidations. |
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| NL100 | National Culture | 2 | General | - |
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This course aims to introduce students to their country’s identity, history, values, heritage, and challenges, in order to strengthen national belonging and unity. It also seeks to unify perspectives and foster a sense of shared identity in facing external challenges. Topics include national history, heroes, popular proverbs, beliefs, and the objectives of colonialism and how to confront it, according to the descriptions provided by various universities. |
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| EN101 | English Language (2) | 2 | General | EN100 |
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This course is designed to enhance students’ ability to handle concepts used in the English language and to improve their proficiency in English in real-life contexts. It also teaches the language skills necessary to perform any type of inquiry in English. |
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| CS101 | Computer Science (2) | 2 | General | CS100 |
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course aims to develop students’ advanced computer skills by introducing fundamental programming concepts, advanced computer applications, and the basics of networks and the Internet. The course emphasizes logical thinking, problem-solving using technology, and adherence to digital ethics. Course Content Includes: Review of computer fundamentals Basic programming concepts (algorithms and flowcharts) Introduction to programming languages Advanced computer applications (spreadsheets and databases) Basics of computer networks The Internet and its services Information security and digital safety Ethics of technology use |
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| GE112 | Physical Geography 2 | 2 | Compulsory | GE105 |
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These courses aim to introduce the student to the concept of physical geography, its branches, its importance, its relationship to the sciences, the solar system, and the Earth's position within it. They also aim to explain the theories of the origin of the solar system and the origin of the Earth, the relationship of the Earth to the sun and moon, the Earth's two rotations and their geographical consequences, along with an explanation of the geographical coordinate network, the Earth's spheres, the main types of rocks and their properties, and the factors affecting the formation of the Earth's surface... the fast internal factors (earthquakes, volcanoes, and their effects), the slow internal factors and their effects (folds, faults, and external factors (weathering in detail), and the major topographical features of the Earth's surface. |
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| GE113 | Human Geography of Libya | 2 | Compulsory | GE103 |
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This course aims to introduce the population, its size, growth and geographical distribution, the age and gender composition of the population, urbanization and the growth of cities, mineral resources, especially oil, natural gas and iron. Grazing and its importance Animal production, Marine fishing and fish production, agriculture and agricultural production and agricultural projects and their types, industry and industrial production, transport and communications and transport problems, foreign trade. |
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| GE114 | Population Geography | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to clarify the concepts of population geography and demography. And The evolution of population geography and its relationship to other sciences and Methods and Sources of Population Studies and Static and non-static data in population studies and Population growth and its components and Births, deaths, and the factors affecting them and Population projection, population distribution and the factors affecting it, and introducing the student to population density: its types and methods of measuring it, and migration: its types, causes and results. |
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| GE115 | Principles of general maps | 3 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to introduce the student to the types of maps, their historical development, and the developments that have occurred to them in terms of drawing, and to train the student on how to draw maps and use tools and devices in the drawing process according to scales, symbols, directions, and coordinates through collecting, processing, designing, and displaying data, types of maps, how to measure areas on the map, and how to enlarge and reduce them. |
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| AR200 | Arabic Language (3) | 2 | General | AR101 |
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Students apply grammatical rules, with special emphasis on the principles of writing during lectures. The course covers the verbal sentence, rules of numbers, deletion and addition of certain letters, applications of hamza rules, punctuation marks, and dictionary usage. It also includes report writing and, in particular, writing formal requests, with practical application on how to write standard job application letters. In addition, general applications are provided on the course vocabulary through selected texts from the Holy Qur’an, the Prophetic Sunnah, and masterpieces of poetry and prose, with no fewer than ten texts. Examinations are based on texts other than those studied. |
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| EPSY203 | Educational Psychology | 2 | General | EPSY100 |
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This course examines the application of psychological principles to teaching and learning, learner characteristics, learning motivation, and strategies for improving educational performance. |
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| EPSY202 | Curriculum Foundations | 2 | General | - |
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The course description aims to help students recognize the importance of studying curriculum science and become familiar with the concepts related to the school curriculum. It enables students to compare the main trends regarding the concept of the school curriculum, its theories, historical stages, and the factors involved in its development and improvement. Students gain an understanding of the components of the school curriculum system and its Islamic foundations. They acquire the skill of formulating educational objectives and understand the extent of integration and interrelationship among the processes of curriculum development. The course helps students recognize the foundations of school curriculum construction and provides them with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze school curricula. It also enables them to compare different organizational patterns of curriculum design. In addition, students become aware of the significant responsibility placed on them as future teachers in implementing the curriculum, recognize the importance of curriculum evaluation and development, and understand the importance of their role as teachers in the process of curriculum evaluation and improvement. |
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| GE204 | Geography of the Arab World | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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| GE205 | Agricultural Geography | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course, from a geographical perspective, aims to study the concept of agricultural geography, its importance, its relationship to other sciences, the natural factors affecting agricultural production, the human factors affecting agricultural production, the main agricultural patterns in the world, and the classification of agricultural crops. It includes: Food grains - sugar crops - stimulant crops - oil crops - fiber crops - fruit crops - crops of special importance (tobacco and rubber), with Presentation and discussion of scientific research. |
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| GE206 | Water Geography | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to introduce the concept of water geography, its importance and its relationship to other sciences, water theories, types, sources and geographical distribution, the hydrosphere and water cycle, surface water, its quantities, importance, uses and geographical distribution, groundwater, its quantities, importance, uses and geographical distribution, water problems in the world and the proposed alternatives to solve them. |
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| AR201 | Arabic Language (4) | 2 | General | AR200 |
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In this course, students apply grammatical rules, with a special focus on the principles of writing during lectures. The course covers the following: Nominal Sentences Applications of rules related to numbers Interrogative sentences Separation and connection in sentences Learning how to write general letters Applications of previously studied spelling rules and punctuation marks Common mistakes in writing Understanding the linguistic and spelling benefits Exercises on how to prepare properly formulated questions, including correct language and appropriate punctuation Practice on writing numbers in words General applications of course vocabulary through texts from the Qur’an, Prophetic Sunnah, and selected masterpieces of poetry and prose, with a minimum of ten texts. The exams will not include these specific texts. |
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| EPSY201 | General Teaching Strategies | 2 | General | EPSY101 |
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This course examines general teaching and learning strategies, effective instructional methods, and the development of planning, implementation, and assessment skills in educational settings. |
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| GE210 | Geographic Statistics | 2 | Compulsory | ST100 |
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This course aims to introduce the science of statistics and its relationship to other sciences, especially geography, and to clarify Sources of statistical data collection: This course also aims to teach how to classify statistical data, while training students to analyze measures of central tendency (arithmetic mean, median, mode), measures of dispersion (standard deviation, variance), graphs and their geographical applications, correlation analysis, and regression. |
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| GE211 | Geography of Africa | 2 | Compulsory | GE204 |
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This course aims to introduce the student to the area of the continent, its geographical and astronomical location and their importance, the geological structure and its importance to the continent, the topography and its importance, the climate in summer and winter, the climatic regions, the natural vegetation, and the soil, along with a study of the population (their origins, size, growth and geographical distribution), economic resources (mineral - forest - marine), economic activity (fishing - agriculture - industry), transportation, communications and foreign trade, and a regional study of some important countries in the continent. |
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| GE212 | Pollution | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to enable the student to understand environmental pollution in terms of its concept, environment, ecosystem, ecological balance, and sustainable development, in addition to the sources and types of pollution, environmental pollutants, air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, and the study of the environmental effects of pollution, along with measuring pollution and its indicators, combating pollution, and a study of pollution in the Arab world with applied examples from Libya, and the role of geographers in protecting the environment and the ability to think well to find solutions to environmental problems. |
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| GE213 | Interpreting aerial photographs | 3 | Compulsory | GE115 |
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This material aims to study and explain the concept of remote sensing (its types: terrestrial, aerial, and space-based), study and analyze aerial images and remote sensing (geometric properties of aerial images, geometric displacement, distortion in aerial images, stereoscopic vision and optical devices, interpretation of phenomena on aerial images), reading and interpreting images, mosaic images and stereoscopic vision, study of topographic maps and spatial mapping technology and the use of remote sensing to study the urban and rural environment (features of spatial surveying, some uses of remote sensing), study of photogrammetry, methods of interpreting and classifying satellite images, the process of enhancement and increasing clarity. |
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| GE214 | Industrial Geography | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to clarify the concept of industrial geography, its research methods and its relationship to other sciences, the factors that lead to the establishment of industry and theories of industrial location, with an explanation of the spatial distribution forms of industrial activity and the classification of industries (its foundations and divisions of industry), the major industrial regions in the world, the environmental effects of industrial activity (pollution, combustion and ozone layer depletion), industrial strategies in Third World countries, and industry in Libya (its components, obstacles and spatial distribution). |
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| EPSY301 | Educational Research Methods | 2 | General | - |
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This course aims to introduce students to the concepts of educational scientific research and its importance in developing the educational process. It addresses the nature, types, and stages of educational research, formulating research problems, objectives, questions or hypotheses, as well as research variables and methodologies. The course also focuses on data collection tools such as questionnaires, observation, tests, and interviews, and methods of data analysis and interpretation of results, with emphasis on research ethics. The course seeks to develop students’ skills in conducting educational research and applying research findings to improve educational practices, particularly in early childhood education |
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| EPSY302 | Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 2 | General | ST100 |
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The course introduces the following concepts: psychological measurement, educational evaluation, tests, and assessment. It focuses on identifying the relationships between these four concepts, understanding validity and reliability as essential conditions for measurement and evaluation, and learning about the different types of achievement tests. |
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| GE300 | Special teaching methods | 2 | Compulsory | EPSY201 |
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This course aims to introduce students to the objectives of teaching geography, how to formulate them, the educational tools used (their types, uses, and production), and the teaching methods used at different age levels, including answering children's questions, storytelling, and description. -Preaching or lecturing (advantages and disadvantages of public speaking)) -Problem-solving (its advantages and disadvantages) - Discussion or dialogue (its advantages, disadvantages, and types) - Assignments (programmed tasks or questions) - Cooperative learning method -Inquiry method - Brainstorming method- Choosing the appropriate teaching method for teaching geography - Lesson preparation - Characteristics of a successful geography teacher - Ways to best utilize the textbook -Assessment methods. |
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| GE301 | Geographical terms | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to raise the level of students in the English language and increase their understanding of geographical terms in English that they encounter during their studies, especially in the fields of physical and human geography, regional and economic geography, the Earth's spheres, lines of longitude and latitude, oceanography, seas and rivers, geographical research methods, and other areas of geography. |
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| GE302 | Biogeography | 2 | Elective | - |
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This course aims to introduce biogeography, its importance, branches, and its relationship to other sciences; environmental levels (macro-level, local, and local); the study of Earth's biosphere, its boundaries and components; biomes and their geographical distribution; the concept of tolerance in organisms; theories of evolution on Earth; environmental controls for organisms; the dangers they face; methods of protecting them; the definition of soil, its importance, and its relationship to geography; factors affecting soil formation; the ideal soil profile and its components; soil types, their properties, and geographical distribution; soil problems and methods of treatment; and a field study of some biological phenomena in the local environment.. |
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| GE303 | Geography of Services | 2 | Elective | - |
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The course aims to introduce the student to the concept of the services phenomenon: its geography, factors, and role in the national economy, the institutional structure of the services industry, and the local, regional and urban patterns of services, in addition to what this course provides in terms of a comprehensive explanation of environmental infrastructure services, water, electricity, sewage, surface services, and (educational services, health services, and recreational services). |
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| GE304 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 | Compulsory | GE213 |
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This course aims to introduce students to the most important programs used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their characteristics. And Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their relationship to other systems, and the importance of spatial connectivity. And Data types and sources and Methods of data entry in Geographic Information Systems with an explanation of data representation methods in Geographic Information Systems The concept of classes The components of a geographic information system, in addition to defining databases in geographic information systems, modifying, updating, storing, and applying maps. Program Arc GIS)). |
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| GE305 | Structure and topography | 2 | Compulsory | GE105 |
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This course aims to introduce the student to the scientific material in terms of: Introduction to structure and topography – Components of the Earth’s crust – Internal (tectonic) movements – Folding – Fractures and faults – Geological structure – Structural topography – Topography resulting from faults – Factors of topography formation. |
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| EPSY303 | Instructional Technology | 2 | General | EPSY201 |
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This course aims to introduce students to the concept of educational technologies and their importance in the teaching and learning process. It covers types of instructional media, the use of computers and multimedia in education, the design and production of instructional materials, and the application of modern technologies in education, while developing skills in self-learning and e-learning. |
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| GE310 | Geopolitics | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to introduce students to the nature of political geography, its methodologies, and its relationship to other sciences, as well as the geographical basis of the state. Natural resources, resources Humanity, Economic resources, State borders and their types, Major strategic theories - Geopolitics, the difference between geopolitics and geopolitics. |
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| GE311 | Transport Geography | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to teach the importance of transportation; its concept, origin, development, research methods in transportation geography and its data sources, network theory and its applications in transportation geography, some spatial relations theories, natural factors affecting transportation, human factors affecting transportation, with a study of land, water and air transportation patterns, and a study of transportation in Libya (its patterns, networks, and means). |
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| GE312 | Distribution maps | 3 | Compulsory | GE304 |
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The focus of this course is on map classifications - terrain representation (contour lines) - Representation of climatic phenomena (isobars and weather symbols such as fronts and hurricanes) - graphical shapes on maps - relative and qualitative shadow maps - use of colors and their meanings - area symbol maps - volume maps - point maps - line symbol maps - motion line maps. |
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| GE313 | Climatic Geography | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to introduce students to the concept of climatology, its objectives, fields, and its relationship to other sciences. It covers the general characteristics of the atmosphere and climatic elements (their observation, recording, and geographical distribution), including: solar and terrestrial radiation, temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity and evaporation, condensation and its manifestations, precipitation and its manifestations, air masses, low-pressure systems, storms, hurricanes, and the study of climatic regions and their classification (Köppen classification), along with field visits to a meteorological station. |
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| GE314 | Eurasia | 2 | Compulsory | GE211 |
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The vocabulary of this course revolves around the study of the geography of Eurasia and introducing the student to its borders and area, which is the largest continental mass, and physical geography such as climate, surface water, geological structure, mountains, seas and plains, human geography such as population, age and gender structure, political geography such as borders and the study of countries, and economic geography such as agriculture, industry, tourism and transportation. |
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| GE315 | Geographical research methodologies | 3 | Compulsory | GE301 |
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This course aims to introduce the student to the nature of geographical topics in research methodologies in geography (regional, thematic, experimental, etc.).The steps of geographical research include identifying and formulating the research problem, hypotheses, questions, and data collection (information sources and methods of collection), in addition to field sources (observation, questionnaire, interview, field measurement), library sources, methods of citation and documentation, data classification and analysis, writing the research report, and how to produce images, tables, and figures, not to mention discussion sessions on applied worksheets prepared by students. |
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| GE404 | Teaching Applications | 3 | Compulsory | GE300 |
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This course aims to enable the student to understand teaching applications in terms of concept, importance, objectives, and the relationship between theory and practice, teacher competencies, teaching planning, teaching strategies and methods, while introducing him to educational aids, classroom management, lesson implementation, the evaluation and measurement process, microteaching, field training, and professional ethics. |
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| EPSY401 | Psychological Health | 2 | General | EPSY203 |
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This course aims to introduce students to the concept of mental health and its importance in an individual’s life, and to help them understand themselves and others more effectively. The course addresses the basic principles of mental health, the concept of psychological adjustment, and ways of dealing with psychological stress and everyday problems. It also focuses on the role of mental health in the educational environment, the importance of promoting it among students, fostering positive attitudes, and building a psychologically and socially balanced personality. |
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| EPSY400 | School Administration | 2 | General | - |
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This course aims to introduce students to the concept and importance of school administration. It covers basic administrative functions such as planning, organizing, directing, and controlling, management of teachers and students, educational leadership, decision-making, and building relationships within the school and the local community to enhance the educational process. |
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| GE405 | Graduation Project | 4 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to prepare students to conduct scientific research and expose them to the reality of theoretical and applied scientific research so that they can rely on themselves to solve the problems they encounter. This definition comes in a set of steps, the most important of which are collecting theoretical data (weeks three and four) - collecting field data (week five) - classifying and analyzing data (weeks six and seven) - drawing conclusions (weeks eight and nine) - writing the research report (weeks ten and eleven) - discussion (week fourteen). |
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| GE406 | Economic Geography | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course is concerned with studying the concept of economic geography, its scope, methods and its relationship to other sciences, the study of natural resources (rock, mineral, plant, animal and water), economic crafts and their geographical distribution and the factors affecting them, agricultural production (animal and plant), industrial production and international trade, problems of exploiting natural resources and methods and means of preserving natural resources. |
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| GE407 | The New World (the Americas and Australia) | 2 | Compulsory | GE315 |
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This course aims to introduce the student to the concept of the New World, provide a historical overview of its discovery, explain the division of the continents in the New World, and discuss the reasons for the different divisions. And A geographical study of the North American continent, including: (-Area, geographical and astronomical location, and their importance-The geological structure and its importance to the continent - the topography and its importance - the climate in summer and winter and the climatic regions - the natural vegetation and soil - the study of the population (their origins, size, growth and geographical distribution) - economic resources (mineral - forest - marine) - economic activity (fishing - agriculture - industry) - transportation, communications and foreign trade, in addition to a geographical study of the continent of South America, which includes the previous elements, and also a geographical study of Oceania (Australia and the surrounding islands), which includes the previous elements, then a regional study of some important countries in the New World. |
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| GE408 | Tourism Geography | 2 | Elective | - |
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This course aims to introduce the student to the importance of the tourism industry and its role in increasing national income. General objectives, the nature of tourism geography and its relationship to other sciences and types of tourism (tourism terms and concepts, detailed environment, tourist behavior: source of information, tourism product, global tourism systems), natural factors affecting tourism and some quantitative measurement methods used in tourism geography (tourist density, tourist flow, length of stay, tourism changes, seasonal guide, numbers, time series), tourism in Libya in terms of (its history, its natural and human resources: degree of attention to it, extent of its contribution to national income, tourism in the Arab world). |
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| GE409 | Urban Geography | 2 | Elective | - |
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The course aims to introduce the student to urban geography in terms of the origin and development of human settlements, human communities, the countryside and the rural environment, with a study of the city and the urban environment, the functions of cities, urban land uses, urbanization problems, urban planning, and planning and development. |
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| EPSY402 | Practical training | 4 | Compulsory | - |
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This course focuses on the practical aspects of the subject, including teaching physical, human and economic geography, in addition to map and remote sensing skills, applying geographic statistics, understanding modern teaching methods, training students in field research, and analyzing community problems related to geography such as housing and the environment, with a focus on basic terms such as location, place and environmental interaction. |
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| GE415 | Social Geography | 2 | Elective | - |
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This course aims to introduce students to the topics covered in this course, including human interaction with the environment and spatial and temporal relationships, and the concepts it encompasses such as social behavior and social interactions (classes, races, gender), human societies and their distribution, and socio-spatial processes (health and poverty). It also aims to link all these phenomena to the local environment to understand spatial patterns and their impact, with a focus on social regions and their challenges, such as cultural diversity and divisions, to understand how social space is formed and affected by place. |
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| GE416 | Geography of natural resources | 3 | Compulsory | GE305 |
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The course aims to introduce the student to natural and economic resources, their sources, types, distribution, importance, and role in development processes. It also aims to clarify energy sources and resources: types of energy, their distribution, coal, oil and natural gas, oil as a primary source of global energy, oil alternatives and other energy sources: nuclear energy, new and renewable energy (solar, wind, wave, hydrogen), as well as studying the geographical distribution of oil, oil industries, its global trade, methods of exploration, prospecting and extraction, its uses and its relationship to global strategies. |
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| GE417 | Regional planning | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to introduce the student to the concept of regional planning, its development, concepts and theories, the concept of region and its types, and the concept of regional planning. And The foundations for defining the geographical region for the purpose of regional planning and development, and clarifying the relationship between geography and regional planning and the geographical factors affecting it, levels of planning. With a comprehensive explanation of Types of planning-The planning process - the plan and its preparation Stages-Objectives, tasks, and characteristics of regional planning - Types and methods of regional planning Regional planning theories (growth poles – regional multiplier) - the relationship between regional planning, local planning and comprehensive national planning - the most important global experiences in regional planning. |
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| GE418 | Medical Geography | 2 | Elective | - |
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Medical Geography: This course aims to introduce the student to its concept and content, its development, and the relationship of medical geography to some of the sciences close to it, the natural factors affecting human health - geographical location, natural factors affecting human health, topography, geological structure, soil, water, climate and bio environment. And The relationship between the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon; the Earth's rotation and its geographical consequences, with explanation. Geography Diseases, disease classification - malnutrition diseases, distribution of medical services, future vision for health and local health services. |
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| GE419 | Geography of seas and oceans | 2 | Compulsory | - |
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This course aims to introduce the student to the concept of marine and ocean geography, its relationship to other sciences, theories of the formation of seas and oceans, and their characteristics. Natural Sea and ocean waters and their properties Chemical The study of sea and ocean waters includes the movement of water in seas and oceans, the topography of sea and ocean floors and their divisions (marine environments and their divisions - marine life in seas and oceans and its geographical distribution - coral reefs and islands), as well as a study of the most important marine resources and their geographical distribution and changes in sea level. And its effects. |
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