Plant Production and Protection An-Najah National University

Overview

The Plant Production and Protection program of the An-Najah National University is committed to undergraduate education through continuous ‎curriculum assessment and improvement and by recruiting qualified ‎Faculty members and Technicians.

Industry

There is cooperation with agricultural institutions and companies through visits and training students and learn about the activities of these institutions, where students in practical courses on a regular basis visit the research stations of these institutions (Ministry of Agriculture) and agricultural companies and nurseries. One of the owners of nurseries is a member of the   Committee of Quality and Assurance. No special agreements with the local community institutions.

Teaching and Learning

We follow the learning methods used at the university in other departments, depending on the theoretical lectures, as well as practical laboratories and also field trips. The ultimate objectives of these methods is to expose the students to different methods of agricultural. In addition, we used in the theoretical lectures the e-learning methods through the Moodle system,  courses and lectures are presented by the LCD, the E- learning system ensures continuous contact between students enrolled in courses with instructors.

Also, students have to finish 10 credit hours as  practical training, so that students are trained on agricultural techniques, including;  ​​protected agriculture, open field plantation, fruit tree production, aquaculture and plant propagation.

Career Opportunities

The program qualifies students for work in different areas of the agricultural sector include either the government jobs such as the Ministry of Agriculture and government institutions as well as in the private sector institutions of nongovernmental institutions, agricultural companies and nurseries. Many of the graduates of the program have completed their graduate studies for a master's degree and doctorate and working in different educational institutions.