Faculty of Educational Sciences
The Faculty of Educational Sciences traces its origins to its early days as a department within the Faculty of Arts. In the 1988/1989 academic year, it became an independent faculty, initially consisting of three departments: Education, Fine Arts, and Physical Education. In 1991/1992, the Department of Education expanded into three specialized departments: Curricula and Teaching Methods, Counseling and Educational Psychology, and Administration and Foundations of Education, increasing the total number of departments to five. The following year, the Physical Education Department separated to form the independent Faculty of Physical Education. Later, in the 2001/2002 academic year, the Fine Arts Department also became a separate faculty.
In the 2006/2007 academic year, the Primary Education Department branched off from the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods. However, in 2016/2017, it was reintegrated under the name Department of Curriculum and Methods of Instruction. In 2023, the faculty’s name was officially changed from "Faculty of Education" to "Faculty of Educational Sciences."
Currently, the faculty comprises three departments:
- Curriculum and Methods of Instruction
- Counseling and Educational Psychology
- Administration and Foundations of Education
The faculty awards a bachelor’s degree in three programs:
- Counseling Psychology
- Classroom Teaching
- Early Childhood Education
It also offers a Higher Diploma in:
- School Administration
- The Art of Learning and Teaching
- Inclusive Education
- Teacher Education (Arabic, English, Mathematics, Science, and Classroom Teaching)
Regarding postgraduate studies, the Faculty of Educational Sciences offers a Master’s degree in fourteen programs, including:
- Curriculum and Methods of Instruction in Arabic, English, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Vocational Education
- Educational Technology
- Educational Psychology
- Psychological Counseling
- Special Education
- Measurement and Evaluation
- Foundations of Education
- Educational Administration and Supervision
Similarly, the faculty awards a Doctorate degree in ten programs:
- Curriculum and Methods of Instruction in Arabic, English, Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies, in addition to specializations in Educational Psychology, Measurement and Evaluation, Psychological Counseling, Educational Administration, and Foundations of Education.
The faculty also includes a Practical Education Unit that provides training opportunities outside the faculty, allowing students from different programs to gain hands-on experience in real educational settings.
Numbers of Faculty Members in the Faculty of Educational Sciences
Under the umbrella of the Faculty of Educational Sciences, there are 96 teaching staff across all academic ranks as follows:
- Professor rank: (61)
- Associate Professor rank: (21)
- Assistant Professor rank: (7)
- Full-time Lecturer with the rank of Assistant Professor: (2)
- Instructor rank: (5)