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20260412890The program offers a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Early Childhood Education, aligned with the requirements for obtaining a professional teaching qualification. It also offers a Master of Education (M.Ed.) with the following tracks: Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership in Early Childhood Education, Learning Disabilities in Early Childhood Education, and Giftedness and Talent in Early Childhood Education.
To achieve regional leadership in education and research in the fields of Early Childhood Education.
To provide educational certification for early childhood specialists who apply appropriate practices to the different children’s needs, in accordance with Islamic values, scientific and research foundations, professional ethics and quality standards, in partnership with the family and community.
Last Modified Date: 02/07/2026 - 7:01 PM Saudi Arabia Time
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ت ط ف م 252 | الفنون والتربية البدنية | 3 | ت ط ف م 221 |
| Description | This course deals with identifying the concept of physical education and the development of movement skills for children in early childhood. In addition to identifying the theories that discussed the development and analysis of children’s art and drawings. The course also allows students to practice monitoring the development of large and small muscles. In addition to defining art and physical activities that are appropriate for children in early childhood. | ||
| ت ط ف م 253 | Religious and Social Concepts | 3 | ت ط ف م 211 |
| Description | This course addresses the definition of moral and social values in early childhood from birth until the age of five, and how to preserve the children's primitiveness by the Islamic teachings. It also explains the factors affecting the emergence and growth of these concepts and the appropriate methods for developing them. | ||
| ت ط ف م 317 | Behavioural Problems in Early Childhood | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with identifying the concept of behavioral problems and the most important theories that explain them. Also differentiating between the ways of classification of behavioral problems, and the causes behind them. It will train the students to compare the methods of measuring behavioral problems, and the ways to diagnose them. It will help in determining the types of children's behavioral problems. The methods of intervention and the ways of caring are also clarified such as jealousy, anger, lying, and urination. | ||
| ت ط ف م 319 | Diversity in Early Childhood | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with the concept of diversity and difference including psychological, social and mental differences between genders and their learning strategies. It also addresses other aspects of diversity in childhood as learning and teaching in unbiased setting regardless all the social, individual, and cultural differences among children. | ||
| ت ط ف م 112 | Educational Psychology | 3 | ت ط ف م 111 |
| Description | This course aims to form a scientific knowledge base for educational psychology in the process of teaching and learning. It also helps students identify major concepts and terminology in educational psychology, the importance, and objectives of educational psychology, how to formulate educational goals at different levels, and to identify elements and mechanisms required for learning. Moreover, it covers the interpretation of factors that help transmit the impact of learning and theories, identification of the most important principles and laws in the theories of learning and distinction between cognitive processes in learning. | ||
| ت ط ف م 454 | Literacy for Primary Grades | 3 | ت ط ف م 354 |
| Description | The course focuses on the theories of literacy and its link to oral language in primary grades and the fundamentals of strengthening these skills with different educational strategies and evaluation bases. | ||
| ت ط ف م 455 | الرياضيات للصفوف الأولية | 3 | ت ط ف م 355 |
| Description | This course deals with the contemporary vision towards teaching mathematics, the elements of math content and their teaching strategies, according to the content in primary yeas curricula in math and theoretical frameworks. It also provides training on the planning and implementation of lesson plans appropriate to teach children math concepts in primary grades. | ||
| ت ط ف م 353 | Religious and Social Education | 3 | ت ط ف م 253 |
| Description | This course addresses the religious and social ethics for children from the age of six to eight. It also aims at teaching teachers how to preserve the Islamic faith in children, and how to prepare them for their real-life task. | ||
| ت ط ف م 161 | Child’s Health and safety | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with have an overview identification of the nature and characteristics of children with special needs: This includes children with disabilities, such as mental disability, learning difficulties, children with behavioral disorders and autism, communications disorders, people with visual disabilities, people with auditory disabilities, and motor and health-impaired people. This also includes children with talent and prophecy. Also, the course aims at identifying the causes of each disability and the developmental characteristics (linguistic, motor, mental and social) of those groups and methods of measurement and evaluation. Methods of educational intervention for each category and special teaching methods in childhood will also be identified. | ||
| ت ط ف م 353 | Religious and Social Education | 3 | ت ط ف م 253 |
| Description | This course addresses the religious and social ethics for children from the age of six to eight. It also aims at teaching teachers how to preserve the Islamic faith in children, and how to prepare them for their real-life task. | ||
| ت ط ف م 358 | Early Field Experience | 6 | ت ط ف م 259 |
| Description | This course deals with observation and application training in actual field (nurseries, kindergartens, primary grades) through observations and practical practices that include observation, performance, reflection, and actual practice in the educational field. | ||
| ت ط ف م 458 | Field Training in Kindergarten | 6 | ت ط ف م 354 ت ط ف م 355 |
| Description | This course deals with application training in kindergartens through practical practices that include presenting circle time activities, planning and preparing learning environment, case study reports and reflective articles. Training on writing lesson plans (circle time, learning corners, mealtime, outdoor play) and designing teaching Aids to support the child’s learning is applied. Training includes conducting Child assessment and Portfolio besides voluntary activity and community participation. | ||
| ت ط ف م 131 | Early Childhood Institutions and Legislations | 3 | – |
| Description | The course deals with the definition of early childhood and the opinions of its early pioneers, the various institutions of early childhood, the professional competencies and the ethics of working with children in different stages, including nursery, kindergarten and primary grades from the elementary stage, exposure to daily routine and program periods and activities. The course will discuss international, regional and local organizations concerned with the rights and legislations of children, the rights of children in Islam as well as international legislations, and discuss a number of rights such as the right to education, health, nutrition, housing, rehabilitation, mobility, play and other rights. | ||
| ت ط ف م 113 | Research Skills in Early Childhood | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with identifying the most important skills of scientific research in the field of childhood. It also trains students to apply basics of data collection methods, scientific approach of tracking a problem discussing its possible solutions, and citation basics of scientific research. | ||
| ت ط ف م 317 | Behavioural Problems in Early Childhood | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with identifying the concept of behavioral problems and the most important theories that explain them. Also differentiating between the ways of classification of behavioral problems, and the causes behind them. It will train the students to compare the methods of measuring behavioral problems, and the ways to diagnose them. It will help in determining the types of children's behavioral problems. The methods of intervention and the ways of caring are also clarified such as jealousy, anger, lying, and urination. | ||
| ت ط ف م 232 | Educational Leadership and Effective Communication | 2 | ت ط ف م 112 |
| Description | The course deals with the concept of educational leadership, as well as the different leadership styles and the basic skills of effective leadership in the different areas of personal, professional, and especially in educational institutions. It also includes the concept of communication and the components of the communication process, the verbal and non-verbal communication skills, the importance of listening and the art of speaking and communicating with families, individuals, and Community institutions. The course also includes training students in the presentation skills and writing administrative and educational reports. | ||
| ت ط ف م 253 | Religious and Social Concepts | 3 | ت ط ف م 211 |
| Description | This course addresses the definition of moral and social values in early childhood from birth until the age of five, and how to preserve the children's primitiveness by the Islamic teachings. It also explains the factors affecting the emergence and growth of these concepts and the appropriate methods for developing them. | ||
| ت ط ف م 254 | Educare for Nursery Children | 3 | ت ط ف م 251 |
| Description | This course deals with identifying the mechanisms of working in nurseries, the characteristics of infants and toddlers, basics of caring and educating children at this stage. It also allows students to practice observing the development of children’s growth and evaluating them based on the developmental standards of this stage. Additionally, the course trains the students on environment design and planning developmentally appropriate activities for children in nursery stage. | ||
| ت ط ف م 258 | Early Field Experience 1 | 6 | ت ط ف م 112 |
| Description | The course deals with observation and application training in actual field (nurseries, kindergartens) through observations and practical practices that include observation, performance, reflection, and actual practice in the educational field. | ||
| ت ط ف م 141 | مقدمة في الفئات الخاصة | 3 | ت ط ف م 131 |
| Description | The course deals with the definition of early childhood and the opinions of its early pioneers, the various institutions of early childhood, the professional competencies and the ethics of working with children in different stages, including nursery, kindergarten and primary grades from the elementary stage, exposure to daily routine and program periods and activities. The course will discuss international, regional and local organizations concerned with the rights and legislations of children, the rights of children in Islam as well as international legislations, and discuss a number of rights such as the right to education, health, nutrition, housing, rehabilitation, mobility, play and other rights. | ||
| ت ط ف م 358 | Early Field Experience | 6 | ت ط ف م 259 |
| Description | This course deals with observation and application training in actual field (nurseries, kindergartens, primary grades) through observations and practical practices that include observation, performance, reflection, and actual practice in the educational field. | ||
| ت ط ف م 341 | دمج ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة | 3 | ت ط ف م 311 |
| Description | This Course will cover Inclusion of Children with various mild and moderate disabilities in the regular schools: mental retardation, hearing, and visual disabilities, orthopedic and motor disabilities, learning disabilities, autism, speech and language disorders, and behavioral disorder. Strategies for modification and/or adaptation and/or adaptation in teaching strategies, learning activities, evaluation and learning environment in Inclusion settings to suit the needs of these children. Also, multi-disciplinary Teams and other support teams in inclusion will be covered as well. | ||
| ت ط ف م 311 | إرشاد الطفل وتعديل السلوك | 3 | ت ط ف م 231 |
| Description | This course addresses the most important knowledge bases for the concept of psychological guidance and counselling with a view to using appropriate strategies to modify the behavior of children in early childhood and to improve the educational process. It also aims to introduce the importance of the role of the family and ways of supporting it in the guidance process. | ||
| ت ط ف م 354 | المهارات اللغوية للأطفال | 3 | ت ط ف م 352 |
| Description | The course deals with the most important theories and processes focusing on the oral language skills such as listening and speaking and their relationships to reading and writing from birth to 6 years. It also provides students with different teaching strategies and methods of assessment to support those skills within and outside the classroom. | ||
| ت ط ف م 111 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with identifying basic concepts of developmental psychology and its principles, theoretical trends that focus on developing aspects of individual growth, research methods in developmental psychology, interpretation of factors that influence growth and its aspects, comparison of different stages of human growth, clarification of growth problems in different developmental stages, and finally the demands and needs of human’s growth in each developmental stage. | ||
| ت ط ف م 131 | Early Childhood Institutions and Legislations | 3 | – |
| Description | The course deals with the definition of early childhood and the opinions of its early pioneers, the various institutions of early childhood, the professional competencies and the ethics of working with children in different stages, including nursery, kindergarten and primary grades from the elementary stage, exposure to daily routine and program periods and activities. The course will discuss international, regional and local organizations concerned with the rights and legislations of children, the rights of children in Islam as well as international legislations, and discuss a number of rights such as the right to education, health, nutrition, housing, rehabilitation, mobility, play and other rights. | ||
| ت ط ف م 212 | Educational Assessment and Evaluation | 3 | ت ط ف م 112 |
| Description | This course familiarizes students with the concept and areas of the assessment and evaluation processes and the relationship between them. It also aims at introducing their role in early childhood education, and at training the students to apply some criteria of assessment and evaluation under the supervision of the course’s teacher | ||
| ت ط ف م 221 | Educational Technology in Early childhood | 3 | ت ط ف م 112 |
| Description | This course deals with identifying different educational aids and their role in learning with focusing on theories that deal with programmed- and self -learning. This course also train student to apply and employ multiple types of educational aids and kindergarten computer programs and sites on the network | ||
| ت ط ف م 231 | Management of Learning Environment | 3 | ت ط ف م 212 |
| Description | This course deals with the methods and strategies of managing the physical and human learning environment. This includes the different ways of organizing the learning environment in accordance with the various strategies of teaching and learning in early childhood, as well as ways of managing the learners during the learning activities and what it requires in terms of personnel and venues. | ||
| ت ط ف م 453 | Contemporary Trends in Early Childhood Education | 3 | ت ط ف م 355 |
| Description | This course addresses the bases of cognitive processes required for learning, through presenting the most important empirical studies, and connecting them with teaching and learning in early childhood. It explains the methods of taking, processing, understanding, modifying, using, and retrieving information. All this can be applied on supporting 21st century skills, the integration of science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, STEAM and other trends. | ||
| ت ط ف م 359 | Early Field Experience 4 | 6 | ت ط ف م 358 |
| Description | This course deals with observation and application training in actual field (nurseries, kindergartens, primary grades) through observations and practical practices that include observation, performance, reflection, and actual practice in the educational field. | ||
| ت ط ف م 453 | Contemporary Trends in Early Childhood Education | 3 | ت ط ف م 355 |
| Description | This course addresses the bases of cognitive processes required for learning, through presenting the most important empirical studies, and connecting them with teaching and learning in early childhood. It explains the methods of taking, processing, understanding, modifying, using, and retrieving information. All this can be applied on supporting 21st century skills, the integration of science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, STEAM and other trends. | ||
| ت ط ف م 457 | Early Field Experience 5 | 6 | ت ط ف م 359 |
| Description | This course deals with observation and application training in actual field (nurseries, kindergartens, primary grades) through observations and practical practices that include observation, performance, reflection, and actual practice in the educational field. | ||
| ت ط ف م 459 | Field Training in primary grades | 6 | ت ط ف م 454 ت ط ف م 455 |
| Description | This course deals with application training in primary grades through practical practices that include presenting lessons and teaching activities for language math, science, and religion. The course requires planning and preparing learning environment, writing case study reports and reflective articles. Training on writing lesson plans and designing teaching Aids to support the child’s learning is applied. Training includes conducting Child assessment and Portfolio besides voluntary activity and community participation. | ||
| ت ط ف م 233 | Family and Professional Collaboration | 3 | ت ط ف م 232 |
| Description | The course deals with offering support and early intervention services for children aged 2 to 8 years, and family support methods to adapt to the child's delay in the growth development and skills. The methods of communication, collaboration and training of the family will be defined along with other planned diagnosis services, as well as the importance of voluntary work within the framework of the concept of community. | ||
| ت ط ف م 251 | Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood | 3 | ت ط ف م 112 ت ط ف م 131 |
| Description | This course deals with identifying the basics of the educational process and the different strategies of active leaning and how to apply them with children in early childhood. Also, it helps the student learn about the major philosophies of teaching children and major curricula applies in early childhood education settings. | ||
| ت ط ف م 352 | Science in Early Childhood | 3 | ت ط ف م 231 |
| Description | This course focuses on improving students’ knowledge of scientific phenomena and how children understand scientific concepts. It focuses also on training students to plan and design strategies and implement activities of teaching scientific concepts for children in early stages. | ||
| ت ط ف م 259 | Early Field Experience 2 | 6 | ت ط ف م 258 |
| Description | This course deals with observation and application training in actual field (nurseries, kindergartens) through observations and practical practices that include observation, performance, reflection, and actual practice in the educational field. | ||
| ت ط ف م 311 | إرشاد الطفل وتعديل السلوك | 3 | ت ط ف م 231 |
| Description | This course addresses the most important knowledge bases for the concept of psychological guidance and counselling with a view to using appropriate strategies to modify the behavior of children in early childhood and to improve the educational process. It also aims to introduce the importance of the role of the family and ways of supporting it in the guidance process. | ||
| ت ط ف م 341 | دمج ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة | 3 | ت ط ف م 311 |
| Description | This Course will cover Inclusion of Children with various mild and moderate disabilities in the regular schools: mental retardation, hearing, and visual disabilities, orthopedic and motor disabilities, learning disabilities, autism, speech and language disorders, and behavioral disorder. Strategies for modification and/or adaptation and/or adaptation in teaching strategies, learning activities, evaluation and learning environment in Inclusion settings to suit the needs of these children. Also, multi-disciplinary Teams and other support teams in inclusion will be covered as well. | ||
| ت ط ف م 355 | Mathematics for Preschool | 3 | ت ط ف م 352 |
| Description | This course is intended to identify the nature of mathematical concepts and their formative stages on the child, and how to develop these concepts. It also provides training on the planning and implementation of activities appropriate to teach children math concepts in early childhood, including kindergarten and first years of primary stage. | ||
| ت ط ف م 356 | القرآن الكريم في الطفولة المبكرة | 3 | ت ط ف م 353 |
| Description | This course elucidates how to deal with the Holy Quran, the correct methods of teaching it to children, reading it in a correct way, investing the periods of the daily program to understand its meanings and concepts, and recite it. | ||
| ت ط ف م 359 | Early Field Experience 4 | 6 | ت ط ف م 358 |
| Description | This course deals with observation and application training in actual field (nurseries, kindergartens, primary grades) through observations and practical practices that include observation, performance, reflection, and actual practice in the educational field. | ||
| ت ط ف م 456 | Seminar in Early Childhood | 3 | ت ط ف م 453 |
| Description | The course deals with applying what have been introduced at the research methods course by training the student to conduct action research regarding the practices in field training courses or problems encountered in early childhood institutions according to the research specifications in terms of planning and implementation steps, then presented in the seminar at the end of the semester. | ||
| ت ط ف م 317 | Behavioural Problems in Early Childhood | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with identifying the concept of behavioral problems and the most important theories that explain them. Also differentiating between the ways of classification of behavioral problems, and the causes behind them. It will train the students to compare the methods of measuring behavioral problems, and the ways to diagnose them. It will help in determining the types of children's behavioral problems. The methods of intervention and the ways of caring are also clarified such as jealousy, anger, lying, and urination. | ||
| ت ط ف م 325 | Computer Programs for Children | 3 | – |
| Description | The course deals with the introduction of programmed and self-learning theories, with knowledge of the different types of computer programs, especially teaching interactive programs for children. The course also addresses the early childhood websites, and the ICT utilization to develop thinking and innovation for children. The course will expose students to the preparation, design and evaluation of computer-based teaching activities and programs to enhance children’s learning skills. | ||
| ت ط ف م 346 | Gifted and Talented Children | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with how to design enriching lessons for gifted early childhood children. | ||
| ت ط ف م 347 | Early Intervention | 3 | – |
| Description | This intro course focuses on dealing with young children with disabilities and developmental delay and their families in terms of provided programs and services. The course prepares students to collaborate with early Intervention specialists (EISs), and other specialists in early childhood services. | ||
| ت ط ف م 335 | Community Service | 3 | – |
| Description | This course addresses training students on volunteer work in childhood establishments to acquire practical organization skills, the art of social relations and the spirit of national participation. | ||
| ت ط ف م 376 | Children’s Books | 3 | – |
| Description | This course identifies the importance of children's books and their positive role in child- rearing. It also identifies the different types of children's books and ways to use them to develop concepts and knowledge. | ||
| ت ط ف م 377 | Children’s Media | 3 | – |
| Description | This course introduces the concept of media, its most important theories, the origins and types of media, children's media content and its impact, as well as sources of information on children’s TV programs and their impact on the child's personality. It also aims at training the student on child-oriented media critique including training on preparing a children’s TV show in accordance with the standards of building a quality show. | ||
| ت ط ف م 336 | Children’s Rights | 3 | – |
| Description | The course deals with the definition of the rights guaranteed by Islam in the Qur'an and Sunnah for the protection and care of the child, while clarifying the difference between legislation, law and customs. The rapporteurs also address the right of the child to family, social and health care. It includes the definition of the International Convention for the Child and the rights guaranteed by Islam in the Qur'an and the Sunnah for the protection and care of the child. It also reviews the most important local and global organizations working on the care and protection of children's rights, and the importance of volunteering in early childhood care institutions | ||
| ت ط ف م 366 | Childhood Diseases | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with introducing the normal functions of the various organs of the body, physical and psychological illnesses, their causes, and effects on children during the childhood phase. It also deals with ways to prevent them and deal with them if they occur and ways of reducing their harms. | ||
| ت ط ف م 375 | Children’s Literature and Culture | 3 | – |
| Description | This course addresses publicizing children's literature and culture, knowing the factors affecting children's culture, and studying types of children's literature and media to educate the child. It also addresses studying the criteria for selecting and evaluating children's culture, and the role of technology in children's literature and culture. | ||
| ت ط ف م 338 | Entrepreneurship in Early Childhood | 3 | – |
| Description | The course deals with the basics and principles of entrepreneurship and its practical applications, and the development of the concept of a small enterprise culture and models in the field of early childhood. The course introduces the components of small project, taking advantage of opportunities for the establishment of small enterprises, applying information search skills from various sources, dealing with commercial and marketing research for small or medium-sized enterprises, and applying the skills of writing the business plan for the project, preparing a feasibility study that includes marketing, operational and financial plans. | ||
| ت ط ف م 344 | Learning Disabilities and Giftedness | 3 | – |
| Description | The course focuses on knowledge formation of characteristics of gifted children and children with learning disabilities in early childhood and the importance of early identification. It addresses some methods of measurement and diagnosis and an overview of early intervention strategies with the foundations of modifying and adapting the learning environment. | ||
| ت ط ف م 345 | Learning Disabilities | 3 | – |
| Description | The course focuses on the characteristics of children with reading, writing, and mathematics disabilities in early childhood. It addresses methods of measurement and diagnosis and an overview of intervention strategies with the foundations of modifying and adapting the learning environment. | ||
| ت ط ف م 365 | Personal Health | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with the basic concepts of health and disease, the different factors that lead to the spread of disease, and the role of individuals in influencing through raising their health awareness. | ||
| ت ط ف م 351 | Reading in English in Early Childhood | 3 | – |
| Description | This course focuses on developing students’ knowledge of early childhood stages by improving their awareness of the field in the English language; as well as improving their skills of reading and analysis of English terminologies, subjects, and issues. | ||
| ت ط ف م 357 | The Prophet’s Biography for Children | 2 | – |
| Description | This course deals with establishing the image of the best human role model for children and presenting the ideal form of humanity; the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) through the recognition of his moral qualities and deeds. | ||
| ت ط ف م 316 | Play in Early Childhood | 3 | – |
| Description | This course deals with identifying the concept of play, its major theories, its psychological bases, the characteristics of play, its importance, and its types. Also, it discusses the development of play throughout the different stages of childhood. Moreover, the course discusses the effect of play on the development of children in different areas and children’s need for play. In addition to discussing play as a learning tool and play therapy. | ||
