Academic Track Structure 9 courses = 36 credit hours,
practical training = 18 credit hours
Ph. D. thesis = 36 credit hours
ABOUT THE ACADEMIC TRACK
Vision.
Leadership and excellence in preparing specialists and teachers with a prestigious scientific reputation in Jordan and the Arab region through commitment to applying internationally approved professional standards in guiding and teaching students with special needs.
Mission.
Providing learning and training educational experiences commensurate with the needs of the local and Global community through work. Providing the student with basic knowledge in the field of special education to be able to understand and interpret the psychological life of a person. Providing the student with logical thinking skills, evaluation and diagnosis techniques in special education, and providing him with communication skills, positive communication and intervention skills to deal with Adaptation problems among students in general using preventive and curative methods.
Objectives
- Preparing specialists in the field of special education to work in the field to meet accreditation and quality standards.
- Deep field specialization among special education graduates and providing them with specialized skills.
- Increasing scientific research and directing it through theses and university dissertations that must be directed to expose fundamental issues and field problems in special education.
- Preparing distinguished specialists and teachers in the field of special education, who enjoy high professional competence, and who are able to provide quality education to their students, and are keen on continuous professional development, and use modern technology in their field of specialization.
- Contribute with universities and public and private institutions in raising the level of educational programs offered to students with special needs.
- Providing training and awareness services to families of disabled children and society in general to prevent disability and develop realistic attitudes towards people with special needs.
- Creating the appropriate environment and conditions for faculty members in the department to enable them to carry out solid scientific research, publish and distribute distinguished scientific literature, and hold conferences, seminars and scientific lectures specialized in the various fields of special education.
- Encouraging distinguished humanitarian work with people with special needs and their families, which is committed to high professional and ethical standards of practice.
The First Stage
- The student studies nine courses, distributed as follows:
- √ Six compulsory courses.
- √Three elective courses from among the courses offered by the faculty for Ph.D. students.
- The study is conducted through research seminars in each course, and the research seminar relies on multiple references and is in accordance with the scientific research methodology and standards.
- The study of each of the eight courses takes four credit hours for a minimum of four weeks, and it may be more than that according to the abilities of each student, after which the student’s competency and knowledge test is held in the course he finished, then he starts in another course in the same way, and so on.
- Courses studied in the first year, the student has the right to extend the study for a period not exceeding a second year.
- If a specialization track is chosen within the general program, elective courses will have to be studied from the courses designated for the chosen specialization.
The Second Stage
● The student is assigned a virtual two course that the faculty chooses from among the courses that the student studied at the bachelor’s level. This is a practical training for the student, with ten credit hours. The student must divide this course into twelve to fourteen abbreviated lectures. The student presents each lecture in the form of a written summary of its topic in Word format, accompanied by a video recording of it in the student’s voice using the Power Point program. Its duration is not less than ten minutes and not more than twenty minutes.
The Thrid Stage
Requirements for registering a thesis topic for a Ph. D. degree in Education and Social Sciences
- Requirements for registering a thesis topic for a Ph.d degree in Education and Social Sciences The student must pass the prescribed academic courses with at least 70%.
- The student obtains a TOEFL certificate with a score of at least 450, or its equivalent, or obtains a corresponding certificate in the French language, with the exception of those who obtained a first university degree in one of the two languages, or in one of the two languages.
- The student submits a request to the university administration to register a Ph. D. thesis with a suggested topic in one of the sub-specialized tracks.
- If the initial approval of the subject title is achieved, the Faculty Council shall specify a supervisor to guide the student and follow him up in preparing the plan.
- The research plan includes the importance of the subject and a critical presentation of the previous studies in it, and a specification of the research problem, then defining the methodology of the study and its main hypotheses or the questions that you want to answer, and the division of the study and its sources.
- The student presents his proposed plan in a scientific seminar. The plan discusses a topic and methodology.
- The student amends his plan based on the notes of the professors in the seminar if he is asked to amend it.
- The plan is presented after the seminar to the Faculty Council to take its decision regarding the registration of the subject.
- In the event of approval, the decision of the Faculty Council is presented to the University Council to approve the registration, and the date of registration is calculated from the date of approval by the University Council.
Jury discussion and degree awarding
- The minimum period for preparing a Ph. D. thesis is 16 months, starting from the date of approval of the University Council to register the subject, and the maximum is 7 years, which can be extended for a third exceptional year upon the recommendation of the supervisor and The approval of the Faculty Council, provided that the total period of the student’s enrollment in the degree does not exceed four years.
- The supervisor submits a semi-annual report that includes what has been accomplished, and what is required in the remaining period.
- After the student completes the thesis and the supervisor reviews it, the supervisor submits to the university administration a report stating that it is valid for discussion, including an evaluation of the student’s performance during the thesis preparation period of 140 degrees, along with submission a full A copy of the thesis signed by him, and a letter with the names of the jury proposed by the professors of the discipline, for presentation to the council the faculty.
- It is required that before the student’s discussion, at least fifteen days have passed from the date of approval of the jury committee from the faculty.
- The jury committee formed to discuss the thesis is six months, which may be renewed for a similar period based on a report from the supervisor and the approval of the Faculty Council.
- The period of validity of the committee formed to discuss thesis is six months. It may be renewed for a similar period based on a report from the supervisor and the approval of the Faculty Council.
- Each member of the jury writes a detailed scientific report on the validity of the thesis for discussion, and evaluates the thesis out of 100 grade, and the average of the three degrees is taken.
- The student may not be discussed unless he obtains at least 70% of the supervisor’s evaluation of his performance and the jury members’ evaluation of the thesis in the individual reports.
- Submit a post-dissertation group report signed by all members of the jury evaluating the thesis discussion out of 100.
- The thesis is approved after public discussion by the jury with one of the grades shown in the following table:
Definition Point Grade Excellent 4.00 A+ Excellent 3.75 A Very Good 3.50 B+ Very Good 3.00 B Good 2.50 C+ Average 2.00 C Pass on probation 1.50 D+ Pass on probation 1.00 D Fail 0.00 F
- The following grades are not taken into account for the semester or cumulative GPA.
Thesis or project in progress : DP Incomplete : I In progress : IP Registration has been suspended : L The grade has not been decided : NGR Did not take the final exam. : NP Transferred course. : T Withdraw from the course. : W The course covers two semesters, the degree is given at the end of the spring or summer semester. : YR There are no credit hours. : NC One credit hour taken as a private student. The credit hours and the degree do not count towards the degree : ND Re-submitted course, only the last grade is used in calculating the GPA. : R Credit taken as a special student. Credit hours and grade counted towards a degree. : S Credits
Before the 2016-2017 fall semester 1 credit point is equivalent to 1 semester lecture hour. In the 2016 – 2017 fall semester the University introduced the ECTS – European Credit Transfer System.Academic Calendar
International Suleiman University calendar is based on the semester system. Each semester has a duration of 15 weeks including the week of the final exam. The summer semester is 10 weeks long, including the final exam.
Core Courses for General Track
Advanced Studies in Scientific Research Methodology
Course code: DESS101
Course name: Advanced Studies in Scientific Research Methodology
Credit hours: 4.00
This course includes a general review of research methods and their components. It also includes the various research designs that are used in experimental studies conducted in the educational, psychological and social fields. It also introduces the characteristics, uses, and factors threatening their validity. This course deals with the use of well-known statistical software in analyzing educational data, such as SAS, SPSS, AMOS software. This course focuses on data entry and organization, and the use of software to examine and analyze data using advanced descriptive, inferential and correlational statistical methods such as ANOVA in its various forms, one-way and factorial. repeated measures, and analysis of variance (ANCOVA). The course also deals with the main correlational designs, such as simple and multiple regression analysis, and paths analysis.
Origins of Special Education
Course code: DESE101
Course name: The Origins of Special Education
Credit hours: 4.00
Shedding light on the philosophical origins of special education, by studying the history of special education, and the pioneering efforts in the field. Special education in different historical stages; In addition to theories directly related to special education, including theories of intelligence, mental abilities, learning theories, integration theories, and social learning theories, in order to contribute to building knowledge of the origins and foundations of special education and its criticism. And the challenges facing its development locally and scientifically.
Educational Leadership in Special Education
Course code: DESE102
Course Name: Educational Leadership in Special Education
Credit hours: 4.00
An analytical study of the most important theories and research that are considered a framework for leadership concepts, and the theoretical leadership practices that emerged from them in the field of special education. The course includes studying different leadership models, and analyzing each model to identify strengths
and weaknesses in it, with a study of the challenges facing leadership in special education, and the responsibilities of leaders in overcoming those challenges, with a focus on the importance of leadership in the positive impact on special education services provided to students and their families.
Social, Advisory and Team Work
Course code: DESE103
Course name: Social, Advisory and Team Work
Credit hours: 4.00
Addressing the general philosophy of the history of group work, counseling, and team work in special education, reviewing the concept and importance of group work, counseling, and team work in special education, and providing the student with an opportunity to learn about team work models represented in cooperative teaching, team-based teaching, and team-based teaching for advice; In addition to knowing and helping them to develop perceptions of the skills that must be available in the work team in the field of special education, through which teamwork can be applied on the ground, and the mechanism of its practices.
Advanced Studies in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability
Course code: DESE104
Course name: Advanced Studies in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability
Credit hours: 4.00
Reviewing scientific literature based on scientific research and practical practice to know basic and general concepts and principles, evaluation methods in their various forms and various sources, theoretical models for evaluation and diagnosis processes, and the steps and procedures that take place within them, all of which seek to identify the nature of academic, behavioral, linguistic and social problems. , and the professionalism of individuals with intellectual disabilities, and the consequences of this disclosure in terms of other interventions intended to find and develop appropriate programs for each individual case.
Teaching Strategies for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Course code: DESE106
Course name: Teaching Strategies for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Credit hours: 4.00
Theoretical foundations of the curricula, and the associated types and applied models based – basically – on the results of scientific research, with a discussion and analysis of those types and models of educational and non-educational curricula suitable for people with intellectual disabilities, and passing through advanced study programs, such as the secondary and post-secondary levels, In addition to the security of the early school stages, the foundations and principles of teaching strategies appropriate to the nature of the diverse characteristics and needs of different age groups, and the foundations for the development and preparation of non-educational programs.
The Origins of Control Difficulties
Course code: DESE107
Course name: The Origins of Control Difficulties
Credit hours: 4.00
An analytical study of the origins of the field of learning difficulties, including the history of learning difficulties, scientific research, scientists, and theories that are considered the basis and development during the period from 1800 AD to the present, in the formation of the field of learning difficulties and the study of political, economic, social, and professional factors that It has affected, and continues to affect, the field of learning difficulties in developed countries in this field, analyzing the history of learning difficulties in the Kingdom, comparing it with what is in developed countries, and coming up with the most important constructive factors that contribute to the development of the field of learning difficulties locally.
Elective Courses for General Track
Educational and Theoretical Assets Related to the Deaf, Dumb and Hard of Hearing
Course code: DESE151
Course name: Educational and Theoretical Assets Related to the Deaf, Dumb and Hard of Hearing
Credit hours: 4.00
Reviewing the historical sequence related to the education of the deaf and hard of hearing, historical and current issues for the education of deaf and hard of hearing individuals, including areas related to the education of the deaf, their culture, social aspects, and educational philosophies.
and legislation related to their education and rehabilitation.
Studies in Sign Language
Course code: DESE152
Course name: Studies in Sign Language
Credit hours: 4.00
Communication philosophies, theories, the emergence and development of sign language, the foundations and rules of sign language, sign language dictionaries, its construction principles, sign language translation, its foundations and principles, the development of sign language (children’s sign – the revealed signs…), sign language, and its employment in the field of developing skills Linguistics of the deaf student.
Special Education Laws and Regulations
Course code: DESE153
Course Name: Special Education Laws and Regulations
Credit hours: 4.00
Introducing the historical development of pioneering legislation in the field of special education, such as the American “Developed Education and Education of Persons with Disabilities” law (2004, IDEA), and local regulations, and highlighting court cases, local or international, related to the field of special education and support, and the implications of the results of those The cases focus on the revision and development of these legislations and regulations, and provide a vision through which local regulations related to the upbringing and education of people with disabilities can be developed in the light of international legislation and practices, and identify a mechanism that achieves the practice of the theoretical framework of those legislations on the ground.
Single Case Designs
Course code: DESE154
Course name: Single Case Designs
Credit hours: 4.00
The foundations of conducting Design Case/Subject Single research, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of this type of research, and how to analyze and criticize the studies that used the single case design, in the light of the scientific criteria for judging the quality of those studies, and providing the students with the opportunity to apply the methods of single case design. Those related to the study questions, which the student wishes to discuss in his doctoral dissertation.
Comprehensive Education Programmes
Course code: DESE155
Course Name: Comprehensive Education Programmes
Credit hours: 4.00
Determine the skills necessary to implement inclusive education successfully and effectively with students with disabilities, regardless of the nature and severity of their disability, by understanding the theoretical and historical foundations of inclusive education, and research related to the successful implementation of inclusive education, and knowing the elements necessary for the success of inclusive education, and the legislative and legal requirements for education Inclusive, knowledge of the specifications of inclusive access school models, and identification of some considerations that may affect some groups of disabilities in inclusive education.
Tests and Standards in Guidance
Course code: DESE156
Course Name: Tests and Standards in Guidance
Credit hours: 4.00
This course aims to learn about the origins and design of psychological tests and measures, and to know the types of tests used in psychological counseling, such as: intelligence tests (verbal and non-verbal), and personality tests: (such as: the multifaceted Minnesota, the Rorschach, understanding of the subject, the story test, … etc. ), and measures of inclinations, attitudes, and values, such as: (Coder, Likert, and Thurston), and other various tests, such as: anxiety, and training students on how to prepare, develop, and design scales, and use honesty and stability, and apply, correct, and interpret scales.
Welcome to Institute of Postgraduate Studies
Degree: Ph. D. DegreeTrack code: PHD104ESStudy method: Distance LearningCredit hour: 90How long it takes: Full time: 3 years Part time: 6 years Limit time: 10 years