Bethlehem University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021

Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics and Physics

Bachelor of Science in Physics

Program Description

Program Learning Outcomes

Criteria of Acceptance to Major

Degree Requirements

Program of Study

Paradigm

Intensive English Students
Intermediate English Students
Regular English Students

Intensive English Students

First Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MATH141	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I	4	Faculty Requirement
CHEM131	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	3	Faculty Requirement
PHYS131	GENERAL PHYSICS I	3	Major Requirement
PSED101	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	1	University Requirement
ENGR101	REMEDIAL ENGLISH I	2	University Requirement
Credits		13

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CAIS131	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH142	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II	4	Faculty Requirement
PHYS113	LABORATORY PRACTICE	1	Major Requirement
PHYS132	GENERAL PHYSICS II	3	Major Requirement
ENGR102	REMEDIAL ENGLISH II	2	University Requirement
LIBR101	LIBRARY SKILLS	0	University Requirement
Credits		13

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ENGL120	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
ARAB120	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
Credits		6

Second Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CHEM113	GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB. I	1	Faculty Requirement
CHEM132	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH234	DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	3	Faculty Requirement
PHYS244	GENERAL PHYSICS III	4	Major Requirement
HIST120	MODERN & CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF PALESTINE	3	University Requirement
ENGL121	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		17

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS381	MODERN OPTICS	3	Major Requirement
PHYS242	MODERN PHYSICS	4	Major Requirement
ENGL213	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS III	3	University Requirement
FINEART	ARTI101 or MUSI103 or CINE101	2	University Requirement
Credits		15

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ECON300	BASIC ECONOMICS	3	University Requirement
ARAB121	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		6

Third Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
BIOL141	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I	4	Faculty Requirement
PHYS336	METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS	3	Major Requirement
PHYS333	CLASSICAL MECHANICS	3	Major Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS331	ELECTROMAGNETISM I	3	Major Requirement
PHYS432	QUANTUM MECHANICS	3	Major Requirement
CMSR101	COMMUNITY SERVICE	1	University Requirement
POLSHUM	POLS300 - HUMR300	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Fourth Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYSGR1	PHYSICS Major Elective	3
PHYS339	ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY	3	Major Requirement
RELSPHI	RELS300 - PHIL303 - ANTH301	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PHYSGR1	PHYSICS Major Elective	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYSGR1	PHYSICS Major Elective	3
PHYS231	INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS I	3	Major Requirement
PHYS389	PROJECTS IN PHYSICS	1	Major Requirement
PHIL302	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Intermediate English Students

First Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MATH141	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I	4	Faculty Requirement
CHEM131	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	3	Faculty Requirement
PHYS131	GENERAL PHYSICS I	3	Major Requirement
PSED101	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	1	University Requirement
ENGR102	REMEDIAL ENGLISH II	2	University Requirement
LIBR101	LIBRARY SKILLS	0	University Requirement
Credits		13

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CAIS131	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH142	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II	4	Faculty Requirement
PHYS113	LABORATORY PRACTICE	1	Major Requirement
PHYS132	GENERAL PHYSICS II	3	Major Requirement
ENGL120	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
ARAB120	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
Credits		17

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ARAB121	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
ENGL121	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		6

Second Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CHEM132	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH234	DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	3	Faculty Requirement
PHYS244	GENERAL PHYSICS III	4	Major Requirement
HIST120	MODERN & CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF PALESTINE	3	University Requirement
FINEART	ARTI101 or MUSI103 or CINE101	2	University Requirement
Credits		15

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
CHEM113	GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB. I	1	Faculty Requirement
PHYS381	MODERN OPTICS	3	Major Requirement
PHYS242	MODERN PHYSICS	4	Major Requirement
ENGL213	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS III	3	University Requirement
ECON300	BASIC ECONOMICS	3	University Requirement
Credits		17

Third Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
BIOL141	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I	4	Faculty Requirement
PHYS336	METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS	3	Major Requirement
PHYS333	CLASSICAL MECHANICS	3	Major Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS331	ELECTROMAGNETISM I	3	Major Requirement
PHYS432	QUANTUM MECHANICS	3	Major Requirement
CMSR101	COMMUNITY SERVICE	1	University Requirement
POLSHUM	POLS300 - HUMR300	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Fourth Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PHYSGR1	PHYSICS Major Elective	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS339	ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY	3	Major Requirement
RELSPHI	RELS300 - PHIL303 - ANTH301	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PHYSGR1	PHYSICS Major Elective	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYSGR1	PHYSICS Major Elective	3
PHYS231	INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS I	3	Major Requirement
PHYS389	PROJECTS IN PHYSICS	1	Major Requirement
PHIL302	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Regular English Students

First Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MATH141	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I	4	Faculty Requirement
CHEM131	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	3	Faculty Requirement
PHYS131	GENERAL PHYSICS I	3	Major Requirement
ENGL120	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
ARAB120	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
LIBR101	LIBRARY SKILLS	0	University Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CAIS131	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH142	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II	4	Faculty Requirement
PHYS113	LABORATORY PRACTICE	1	Major Requirement
PHYS132	GENERAL PHYSICS II	3	Major Requirement
POLSHUM	POLS300 - HUMR300	3	University Requirement
ENGL121	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		17

Second Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CHEM113	GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB. I	1	Faculty Requirement
CHEM132	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH234	DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	3	Faculty Requirement
PHYS244	GENERAL PHYSICS III	4	Major Requirement
HIST120	MODERN & CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF PALESTINE	3	University Requirement
ARAB121	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		17

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS381	MODERN OPTICS	3	Major Requirement
PHYS242	MODERN PHYSICS	4	Major Requirement
ENGL213	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS III	3	University Requirement
ECON300	BASIC ECONOMICS	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Third Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
BIOL141	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I	4	Faculty Requirement
PHYS336	METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS	3	Major Requirement
PHYS333	CLASSICAL MECHANICS	3	Major Requirement
PSED101	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	1	University Requirement
Credits		17

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS331	ELECTROMAGNETISM I	3	Major Requirement
PHYS432	QUANTUM MECHANICS	3	Major Requirement
CMSR101	COMMUNITY SERVICE	1	University Requirement
PHIL302	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Fourth Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYSGR1	PHYSICS Major Elective	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS339	ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY	3	Major Requirement
RELSPHI	RELS300 - PHIL303 - ANTH301	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PHYSGR1	PHYSICS Major Elective	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYSGR1	PHYSICS Major Elective	3
PHYS231	INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS I	3	Major Requirement
PHYS389	PROJECTS IN PHYSICS	1	Major Requirement
FINEART	ARTI101 or MUSI103 or CINE101	2	University Requirement
Credits		15

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