The Programme of Agriculture is one of the main programmes at Al-Quds Open University. Its philosophy is part of the general philosophy of the University. The vision of the Programme of Agriculture is summarized in a group of skills and scientific and practical qualifications. Teaching agriculture means giving the B.A. student the ability to better think and organize himself to benefit from his surrounding conditions. Students can also increase their discovery, development and use of resources for their personal benefit and for the benefit of the Palestinian society in general.
The Programme is basically directed to the Palestinian individual as a human capital and to the land as a material capital. In order to enable the student use and develop the land and its resources, it has been necessary for him to gain skills in various fields such as the natural production inputs, organizational and economic factors, psycho-cultural and social factors and relevant basic and applicable knowledge factors.
Objectives of the Agriculture Programme:
This specialization aims to:
- Enable the student to be a university farmer who works on his farm to develop the rural community and carry out small projects with his colleagues or alone.
- Provide the student with knowledge and scientific skill which participate in:
- Developing the agricultural sector on scientific bases through:
- Improving techniques used in making use of the agricultural land.
- Improving techniques used in making use of the animal wealth.
- Proper use of water resources.
- Developing techniques of rural agricultural industries through using advanced technology in the process of manufacturing national agricultural wealth.
- Improving the spirit of organized cooperation through implementing the best methods in order to improve the society in which we live.
- Strengthening the link between man and land in order to provide him with food.
- Organizing and offering courses and programmes in order to meet the needs of agricultural development.
- Participating in developing the quality of the agricultural university education through the use of modern techniques.
- Encouraging and supporting scientific research.
- Participating in modifying the Programme of Agriculture and agricultural development.
Courser of B.Sc. Specialization in Agriculture
The student must successfully complete (138) credit hours in agricultural sciences as follows:
- Foundation Courses (29) credit hours.
- Basic, Specialization and Concentration Courses (103) credit hours. as follows:
a. Basic Courses (32) credit hours
b. Specialization Courses + Graduation project (59) credit hours.
c. Concentration Courses (12) credit hours.
- Elective Courses (6) credit hours.
Basic Courses:
- These courses consist of (32) credit hours as follows:
- Specialization Courses consist of (59) Credit hours as follows:
Concentration Areas
1. Plant Production and Protection
2. Animal Protection
3. Food Industry (To be offered in the future)
4. Rural Development (To be offered in the future)
Numbers of staff members, students and graduates in the
Second Semester 2003-2004
The Programme of Agriculture includes 2 full-time faculty members, and 25 part-time faculty members, 6 of which have PhD degrees, and 19 have MSc. degrees According to the second semester 2003, there were 178 students as shown in the table (1) below, 78 students (62 males and 16 females) graduated with a BSc. degree in agriculture in the period 1996-2003 as shown in table (2).
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Table (1)
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Table (2)
