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Program Specifications

B.A Jurisprudence and its Foundations / Study Plan

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1.       SchoolSharia'ah
2.       DepartmentJurisprudence and its Foundations
3.       Program title (Arabic)البكالوريوس في الفقه وأصوله
4.       Program title (English)B.A. in Jurisprudence and it's Foundations

 

5.   Components of Curriculum:

 

The curriculum for the bachelor's degree in Jurisprudence and it's Foundations consists of ( 144 ) credit hours distributed as follows

credit hours

Type of requirement

 

Number

 

27University requirementsFirst
24College requirementsSecond
87Obligatory Specialty RequirementsThird
6Elective Specialty requirementsFourth
 144Total

 


 

6. Numbering System:

A- Department number

DepartmentNumber
Assal Al Din1
Jurisprudence and its origins6
Islamic Banks7

 B- Course number

Domain titleDomain numberDomain titleDomain number
Worship1Jurisprudence of Personal Status4
Coefficient 2General Jurisprudence5
Legal policy3The Science of the Foundations of Jurisprudence 6

C- Course number consists of 7 digits

Serial numberLevelDepartmentSchool
 1 1 1 0 6 0 4

 

First: University Requirements:

Compulsory Requirements
(18 Credit Hours)
NotesPrerequisitesCredit HoursCourse No.Course TitleNo.
  32220100Military Science1
  33400100National Culture2
 1932099, 341010033400103Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking 3
  33410100Ethics and Human Values4
 1932099, 341010033410101Entrepreneurship Innovation5
 1932099, 341010033410102Life and Practical Skills6

 

 

 

Preparation Program Requirements

All students admitted to the university must apply for a degree examination in Arabic and English and the computer is prepared or approved by the university to determine their level. Based on the results of the examinations, either the student will study one or more of the requirements of the preparatory program

​ ​ ​ ​
(0 - 18 Credit Hours)
NotesPrerequisitesCredit HoursCourse No.Course TitleNo.
  00400150Community Service 
  00401098Comp. Exam in Quranic Recitation 
 040109830401099Remedial Quranic Recitation 
  03201098Arabic Placement Test 
Pass/Fail3201098 33201099Basics of Arabic 
Pass/Fail320109933201100Arabic Languages Skills  
  03202098English Placement Test 
Pass/Fail3201098 33202099Basics of English 
Pass/Fail320209933202100English Language Skills 
  01902098Computer Skills Placement Test 
Pass/Fail1902098 31932099Basics of Computing  

 

 

Electives
(9 Credit Hours)
​Elective courses: (9) credit hours to be chosen from the first, second and third groups mentioned below. The student has to choose one course from each of the groups. ​ ​ ​ ​
(First Group)
NotesPrerequisitesCredit HoursCourse No.Course TitleNo.
  33400107Great Books1
  32300101Arab-Islamic Civilization2
  32300102 Jordan: History and Civilization3
  33400108Jerusalem4
Electives
(Second Group)
NotesPrerequisitesCredit HoursCourse No.Course TitleNo.
  31000102Legal Culture1
  30310102Environmental Culture and Development2
  31100100Physical Fitness Culture3
  30400102Islamic Culture4
  30720100Health Culture5
  31900102Digital Skills6
Electives
(Third Group)
NotesPrerequisitesCredit HoursCourse No.Course TitleNo.
  32200103Foreign Language1
  31600100Electronic Commerce 2
  31900101Social Media3
  32000100Appreciation of Arts4
  33400106Special Subject5

 

Second: School courses: distributed as follows:

A.    Obligatory school courses: (24) credit hours

B.     Elective school courses: (0) credit hours

 

A.    Obligatory school courses: (24) credit hours:

Course NumberCourse TitleType of learning (face-to-face | blended | online)Contact HoursCredit HoursPre-requisite

Theoretical

 

Practical

 

0401121Hadith Sciencesface-to-face3 3---
0401111Qur'anic Sciencesface-to-face3 3---
0431112Mastering the art of reciting the Holy Qur'an (1)face-to-face3 3

0401098,

0401099

0431132The Foundations of Islamic Theologyface-to-face3 3---
0406111Jurisprudence of Purification and Prayerface-to-face3 3---
0406112Jurisprudence of Alms and Charitiesface-to-face3 3---
0407101The Foundation of Islamic Economics and Financeface-to-face3 3---
1942102Computer Skills for Humanities Colleges 3 3

1932099

1902098

 

B.     Elective school courses: (0) credit hours:

 


 

Third: Specialty courses: (93) credit hours distributed as follows:

A.     Obligatory specialty courses: (84) credit hours

B.      Compulsory specialization requirements for the practical training track: (3) credit hours

C.      Elective specialty courses: (6) credit hours

 

A.    Obligatory specialty courses: (84) credit hours:

Course NumberCourse TitleType of learning (face-to-face | blended | onlineContact HoursCredit HoursPre-requisite

Theoretical

 

Practical

 

0406113Jurisprudence of Fasting and Pilgrimageface-to-face |3 3--- 
0406414Jurisprudence of Oaths, Vows, Lawful and Prohibitionface-to-face3 30406352
0406151Jurisprudential Schoolsface-to-face |3 3 ---
0406221  Jurisprudence of Transactions and Participationsface-to-face3 3--- 
0406222Jurisprudence of Authentications and Donationsface-to-face3 30406221
0406241Jurisprudence of Personal Status  (1)face-to-face3 3---
0406341Jurisprudence of Personal Status (2)blended3 3---
0406243Research Methods in Jurisprudence and its Principlesblended3 30406151
0406261Sources of Norms in Islamic Legal Theoryface-to-face3 3 ---
0406262Islamic Norms and the Jurisprudence of weighing up/preferenceface-to-face3 30406261
0406321  Contemporary Financial Transactionsface-to-face |3 30406222
0406331The Islamic Government Systemface-to-face3 3 ---
0406333Jurisprudence of the Jordanian Civil Lawface-to-face3 3 0406221
0406352Juristic Maximesonline3 3 0406151
0406361Semantics and the Higher Objectives of Sharicahface-to-face3 30406262
0406432Jurisprudence of Punishmentsface-to-face3 3--- 
0406433Jurisprudence of Judicature and Methods of Proofface-to-face3 3--- 
0406434The Foundations of trials and the Judgment Applicationsface-to-face3 30406433
0406452Comparative Jurisprudenceblended3 30406352
0406461Reasoning, Imitation, Contradiction and Preferenceface-to-face |3 30406361
0441231Doctrine of    Prophetology and Eschatology  face-to-face3 30431132
4412130Mastering the art of reciting the Holy Qur'an (2)face-to-face3  30431112
0441314Qur'an Recitation skills and Teachingblended3 30431213
0401211Exegesisface-to-face3 30401111 
4012220Analytic Hadithface-to-face3 30401121 
2301214Functional Grammarface-to-face3 3 ---
0406441Job Readiness programface-to-face |0 66

Completion of  90  credit hours

+0406497

 

B.      Compulsory specialization requirements for the practical training track that the student chooses, so that he chooses one of the four tracks with a course of study linked to it: (3) One credit hour and includes the following subjects:

 

Course NumberCourse TitleType of learning (face-to-face | blended | onlineContact HoursCredit HoursPre-requisite

Theoretical

 

Practical

 

0406497Practical Training for Jurisprudence and it's Foundations 0 0Completing 96 Credit Hours   
 

Practical Training

The student chooses one of the following tracks

)The student undergoes training for a semester according to the path he chose mark will be pass or fail)

 Ministry of Education schools (governmental or private)
0842321Islamic Education Curricula and  teaching methods (Only Sharia Students)face-to-face3 3---
 Mosques of the Ministry of Awqaf
0406351Rulings on endowments, mosques, and Islamic speech skillsface-to-face3 30406112+0406111
 Sharia courts

1031311

 

The Principles of Law (Only Sharia Students)face-to-face3 30406434
 General Fatwa Department
0406451Textual Studies in Jurisprudential Booksonline3 30406151

 

A.    Elective specialty courses: (6) credit hours and the student would choose (3) credits from each of the following two groups:

Course NumberCourse Title Contact HoursCredit HoursPre-requisite
Type of learning (face-to-face | blended | online

Theoretical

 

Practical

 

 First Group:
0406211      Contemporary Issues in Ritual Actionsface-to-face3 30406111+0406112
0406332          The International Relations in Islamonline3  0406331
0406353Education skills in Islamface-to-face3 3---
0406431Judicious Policy and Contextual Jurisprudenceface-to-face |3 30406361
0406453Jurisprudential Studies in Englishface-to-face |3 3---
0437420Supervision and Shari'a Audit in Islamic Financial InstitutionsOn line3 30406321
0406244Research method Skills in Electronic Sourcesface-to-face3 30406243
0406463Contribution of Fatwa and Ijtihad in the Modern Eraface-to-face3 30406461
0406442Legal family reconciliation skillsblended   0406241
  
0401202Biography of the Rightly Guided Caliphsface-to-face3 3---
0431223Prophetic Guidance in Ethics, Manners, and Devotionface-to-face3 3---
0431338The Foundations of Preaching and Teachingface-to-face3 3---
0441433Religions and Islamic Sectsface-to-face333---
0431333Contemporary Intellectual TraditionsOn line333---
0431123The Prophet's Biographyface-to-face333 ---
0451322The Skills of authenticating Hadith and studying its chainsface-to-face333 ---
0431312Quranic Storiesface-to-face333---
0441234The Skills of giving ceremonies, preaching, and media communicationsface-to-face3332301214 

 

Fourth: Courses offered by other faculties/schools and departments …………………………………

 

Course NumberCourse Title Contact HoursCredit HoursPre-requisite
Type of learning (face-to-face | blended | online

Theoretical

 

Practical

 

 Foundations of Religion:
 Compulsory:
0431112Mastering the art of reciting the Holy Qur'an (1)face-to-face3 3

0401098,

0401099

4412130Mastering the art of reciting the Holy Qur'an (2)face-to-face3 30431112
0441314Qur'an Recitation skills and Teachingface-to-face3 30431214
0401121Hadith Sciencesface-to-face3 3---
0401111Qur'anic Sciencesface-to-face3 3---
0431132The Foundations of Islamic Theologyface-to-face3 3---
0441231Doctrine of    Prophetology and Eschatology  face-to-face3 30431132
0401211Exegesisface-to-face3 30401111
4312220Analytic Hadithface-to-face3 30401121
 Elective:
0431223Prophetic Guidance in Ethics, Manners, and Devotionface-to-face3 3---
0431123The Prophet's Biographyface-to-face3 3---
0441433Religions and Islamic Sectsface-to-face3 3---
0431333Contemporary Intellectual TraditionsOn line3 3---
0401202Biography of the Rightly Guided Caliphsface-to-face3 3---
0431338The Foundations of Preaching and Teachingface-to-face3 3---
0451322The Skills of authenticating Hadith and studying its chainsface-to-face3 3---
0431312Quranic Storiesface-to-face3 3---
0441234The Skills of giving ceremonies, preaching, and media communicationsface-to-face3 32301214
 Islamic Banking:
0407101The Foundation of Islamic Economics and Financeface-to-face3 3---
0437420Supervision and Shari'a Audit in Islamic Financial InstitutionsOn line3 30406321
 Department of Arabic Language and literature :
 2301214Functional Grammarface-to-face3 3---
 School of Law :
1031311The Principles of Law (Only Sharia Students)face-to-face3 30406434
 Educational Department:
0842321Islamic Education Curricula and  teaching methods (Only Sharia Students)face-to-face3 3---

 

Courses offered to other faculties and departments

 

Course NumberCourse Title Contact HoursCredit HoursPre-requisite
Type of learning (face-to-face | blended | onlineTheoreticalPractical
 Foundations of Religion:
 Compulsory:
0406111Jurisprudence of Purification and Prayerface-to-face3 3---
0406112Jurisprudence of Alms and Charitiesface-to-face3 3---
0406113Jurisprudence of Fasting and Pilgrimageface-to-face3 3---
0406221Jurisprudence of Transactions and Participationsface-to-face3 3---
0406263Islamic Norm and its Sourcesface-to-face3 3---
0406242General Jurisprudence of Personal Statusface-to-face3 3---
0406351Rulings on endowments, mosques, and Islamic speech skillsface-to-face3 30406112+0406111
0406361Semantics and the Higher Objectives of Sharicahface-to-face3 30406263
 Elective:
0406414

Jurisprudence of Oaths, Vows, Lawful and Prohibition

 

face-to-face3 30406352
0406151Jurisprudential Schoolsface-to-face3 3---
0406211Contemporary Issues in Ritual Actionsface-to-face3 30406111+0406112
0406321Contemporary Financial Transactionsface-to-face3 30406221
0406352Juristic MaximesOn line3 30406151
 Islamic Banking Department:
0406111Jurisprudence of Purification and Prayerface-to-face3 3---
0406112Jurisprudence of Alms and Charitiesface-to-face3 3---
0406242General Jurisprudence of Personal Statusface-to-face3 3---
0406462The Higher Objectives of Sharia in Financial Transactionsblended3 3---
 School of Law
0406264The Science of Islamic Legal Theory, 'Uṣūl al-Fiqhblended3 3---
0406342Jurisprudence of Jordanian Personal Status Law /For Law Studentsface-to-face3 30406264

 


 

Fifth: Advisory Study Plan

First Year

 

(First) Semester(Second) Semester
Course NumberCourse TitleCredit HoursCourse NumberCourse TitleCredit Hours
0401111Qur'anic Sciences30401121Hadith Sciences3
0431112Mastering the art of reciting the Holy Qur'an (1)30431132The Foundations of Islamic Theology3
0406111Jurisprudence of Purification and Prayer30406113Jurisprudence of Fasting and Pilgrimage3
0406112Jurisprudence of Alms and Charities3 Compulsory University Requirements3
0407101The Foundation of Islamic Economics and Finance30406151Jurisprudential Schools3
 Compulsory University Requirements31942102Computer Skills for Humanities Colleges3
Total18Total18

 

Second Year

(First) Semester(Second) Semester
Course NumberCourse TitleCredit HoursCourse NumberCourse TitleCredit Hours
0401211Exegesis30441213Mastering the art of reciting the Holy Qur'an (2)3
 Compulsory University Requirements30406262Islamic Norms and the Jurisprudence of weighing up/preference3
0406221 Jurisprudence of Transactions and Participations30441231Doctrine of Prophetology and Eschatology3
0406241Jurisprudence of Personal Status  (1)30401222Analytic Hadith3
0406261Sources of Norms in Islamic Legal Theory3  Elective University Requirements3
0406243Research Methods in Jurisprudence and its Principles30406222Jurisprudence of Authentications and Donations3
Total18Total 18

                                                                                                                  


Third Year

 

(First) Semester(Second) Semester
Course NumberCourse TitleCredit HoursCourse NumberCourse TitleCredit Hours
0406321Contemporary Financial Transactions30406352Juristic Maximes3
0406331The Islamic Government System30406361Semantics and the Higher Objectives of Shariah3
0406341Jurisprudence of Personal Status (2)30441314Qur'an Recitation skills and Teaching3
0406333Jurisprudence of the Jordanian Civil Law30406432Jurisprudence of Punishments3
---Compulsory University Requirements3---Elective University Requirements3
2301214Functional Grammar3---Compulsory University Requirements3
Total18Total18

 

 

Forth Year

(First) Semester(Second) Semester
Course NumberCourse TitleCredit HoursCourse NumberCourse TitleCredit Hours
0406452Comparative Jurisprudence30406441Job Readiness program6
0406433Jurisprudence of Judicature and Methods of Proof30406434The Foundations of trials and the Judgment Applications3
0406461Reasoning, Imitation, Contradiction and Preference3 Elective Specialty requirements3
 Compulsory specialization requirements for the practical training track3 Elective University Requirements3
 Elective Specialty requirements30406414Jurisprudence of Oaths, Vows, Lawful and Prohibition3
 Compulsory University Requirements3   
Total18Total18