Bethlehem University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Tarek Juffali Faculty of Nursing & Health Science - Department of Midwifery

Bachelor of Science in Midwifery

Program Description

Program Learning Outcomes

Criteria of Acceptance to Major

Degree Requirements

Program of Study

Paradigm

Regular English Students
Intermediate English Students

Regular English Students

First Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CAIS252	INTRODUCTION TO DATA PROCESSING	2	Faculty Requirement
PSYC131	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY	3	Faculty Requirement
MDWF112	INTRODUCTION TO MIDWIFERY	3	Major Requirement
PSED101	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	1	University Requirement
ARAB120	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
ENGL120	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
LIBR101	LIBRARY SKILLS	0	University Requirement
Credits		15

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF111	BASIC ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY	3	Major Requirement
MDWF213	PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY	2	Major Requirement
MDWF123	PHARMACOLOGY	3	Major Requirement
MDWF121	BASIC NURSING	4	Major Requirement
ENGL121	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF011	PRACTICUM: BASIC NURSING	2	Major Requirement
ARAB121	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		5

Second Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PSYC231	DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	3	Faculty Requirement
BIOL253	NUTRITION & DIETETICS	3	Faculty Requirement
MDWF012	PRACTICUM: ADULT HEALTH	1	Major Requirement
MDWF221	APPLIED ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY	3	Major Requirement
MDWF211	ADULT NURSING	4	Major Requirement
MDWF214	HEALTH PROMOTION	2	Major Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
BIOL254	APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY	3	Faculty Requirement
SOCI231	SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY	3	Faculty Requirement
MDWF016	PRACTICUM: ANTENATAL	1	Major Requirement
MDWF313	GENETICS	1	Major Requirement
MDWF222	PEDIATRICS	3	Major Requirement
MDWF311	WOMEN'S HEALTH - ANTENATAL	4	Major Requirement
MDWF014	PRACTICUM: PEDIATRICS	1	Major Requirement
Credits		16

Third Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF323	MIDWIFERY ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL ISSUES	2	Major Requirement
MDWF223	NEONATOLOGY	2	Major Requirement
MDWF018	PRACTICUM: LABOR	2	Major Requirement
MDWF321	WOMEN'S HEALTH LABOR	4	Major Requirement
ENGL213	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS III	3	University Requirement
HIST120	MODERN & CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF PALESTINE	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MATH352	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS	3	Faculty Requirement
MDWF017	PRACTICUM: COMMUNITY HEALTH	1	Major Requirement
MDWF013	PRACTICUM: ADVANCED ADULT HEALTH	1	Major Requirement
MDWF212	ADVANCED ADULT NURSING	2	Major Requirement
MDWF312	COMMUNITY HEALTH	4	Major Requirement
MDWF322	OBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES	2	Major Requirement
ECON300	BASIC ECONOMICS	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF015	PRACTICUM: NEONATOLOGY	1	Major Requirement
Credits		1

Fourth Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF019	POSTNATAL PRACTICUM	1	Major Requirement
MDWF414	MIDWIFERY RESEARCH	2	Major Requirement
BLSS101	BASIC LIFE SUPPORT	0	Major Requirement
MDWF422	GYNECOLOGY	3	Major Requirement
MDWF413	MENTAL HEALTH	3	Major Requirement
MDWF411	WOMEN'S HEALTH - POSTNATAL	3	Major Requirement
MDWF020	GYNECOLOGY PRACTICUM	1	Major Requirement
POLSHUM	POLS300 - HUMR300	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF023	POSTNATAL ADVANCED PRACTICUM	1	Major Requirement
MDWF022	ANTENATAL ADVANCED PRACTICUM ANTENATAL	1	Major Requirement
MDWF389	SENIOR SEMINAR	1	Major Requirement
MDWF431	MIDWIFERY MANAGEMENT & PRECEPTORSHIP	3	Major Requirement
MDWF024	PRACTICUM: MANAGEMENT	1	Major Requirement
MDWF021	LABOR & DELIVERY ADVANCED PRACTICUM	3	Major Requirement
ACLS102	ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT	0	Major Requirement
FINEART	ARTI101 or MUSI103 or CINE101	2	University Requirement
RELSPHI	RELS300 - PHIL303 - ANTH301	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Intermediate English Students

First Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ENGR102	REMEDIAL ENGLISH II	2
CAIS252	INTRODUCTION TO DATA PROCESSING	2	Faculty Requirement
MDWF111	BASIC ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY	3	Major Requirement
MDWF112	INTRODUCTION TO MIDWIFERY	3	Major Requirement
ARAB120	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
LIBR101	LIBRARY SKILLS	0	University Requirement
Credits		13

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PSYC131	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY	3	Faculty Requirement
PSED101	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	1	University Requirement
HIST120	MODERN & CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF PALESTINE	3	University Requirement
ARAB121	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
FINEART	ARTI101 or MUSI103 or CINE101	2	University Requirement
ENGL120	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Summer

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

Second Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PSYC231	DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	3	Faculty Requirement
SOCI231	SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY	3	Faculty Requirement
MDWF213	PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY	2	Major Requirement
MDWF123	PHARMACOLOGY	3	Major Requirement
MDWF011	PRACTICUM: BASIC NURSING	2	Major Requirement
MDWF121	BASIC NURSING	4	Major Requirement
Credits		17

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
BIOL253	NUTRITION & DIETETICS	3	Faculty Requirement
MDWF012	PRACTICUM: ADULT HEALTH	1	Major Requirement
MDWF015	PRACTICUM: NEONATOLOGY	1	Major Requirement
MDWF221	APPLIED ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY	3	Major Requirement
MDWF223	NEONATOLOGY	2	Major Requirement
MDWF211	ADULT NURSING	4	Major Requirement
MDWF214	HEALTH PROMOTION	2	Major Requirement
Credits		16

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF016	PRACTICUM: ANTENATAL	1	Major Requirement
MDWF311	WOMEN'S HEALTH - ANTENATAL	4	Major Requirement
Credits		5

Third Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
BIOL254	APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY	3	Faculty Requirement
MDWF313	GENETICS	1	Major Requirement
MDWF222	PEDIATRICS	3	Major Requirement
MDWF014	PRACTICUM: PEDIATRICS	1	Major Requirement
ENGL213	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS III	3	University Requirement
RELSPHI	RELS300 - PHIL303 - ANTH301	3	University Requirement
Credits		14

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF414	MIDWIFERY RESEARCH	2	Major Requirement
MDWF323	MIDWIFERY ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL ISSUES	2	Major Requirement
MDWF018	PRACTICUM: LABOR	2	Major Requirement
MDWF321	WOMEN'S HEALTH LABOR	4	Major Requirement
ECON300	BASIC ECONOMICS	3	University Requirement
Credits		13

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF019	POSTNATAL PRACTICUM	1	Major Requirement
MDWF422	GYNECOLOGY	3	Major Requirement
MDWF411	WOMEN'S HEALTH - POSTNATAL	3	Major Requirement
MDWF020	GYNECOLOGY PRACTICUM	1	Major Requirement
Credits		8

Fourth Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MATH352	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS	3	Faculty Requirement
MDWF017	PRACTICUM: COMMUNITY HEALTH	1	Major Requirement
BLSS101	BASIC LIFE SUPPORT	0	Major Requirement
MDWF013	PRACTICUM: ADVANCED ADULT HEALTH	1	Major Requirement
MDWF212	ADVANCED ADULT NURSING	2	Major Requirement
MDWF312	COMMUNITY HEALTH	4	Major Requirement
MDWF389	SENIOR SEMINAR	1	Major Requirement
MDWF322	OBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES	2	Major Requirement
POLSHUM	POLS300 - HUMR300	3	University Requirement
Credits		17

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MDWF023	POSTNATAL ADVANCED PRACTICUM	1	Major Requirement
ACLS102	ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT	0	Major Requirement
MDWF022	ANTENATAL ADVANCED PRACTICUM ANTENATAL	1	Major Requirement
MDWF413	MENTAL HEALTH	3	Major Requirement
MDWF431	MIDWIFERY MANAGEMENT & PRECEPTORSHIP	3	Major Requirement
MDWF024	PRACTICUM: MANAGEMENT	1	Major Requirement
MDWF021	LABOR & DELIVERY ADVANCED PRACTICUM	3	Major Requirement
Credits		12

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