Sustainable Development Goals Related to the College of Arts & Sciences
Department - Computer Science
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Description | SDG |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSC102 | Application Development for Beginners | Introduction to application development. Topics include: basics of problem solving techniques, game programming, mobile applications. | 9 |
| CSC122 | Computational Problem Solving | An introductory course to problem solving and computational thinking using computer programming. Topics include: problem solving fundamentals, programming basics, variables and expressions, input/output, control structures, functions, strings and files. | 9 |
| CSC123 | Fundamentals of Web Design | Web design practices using modern technologies. Topics include: Website basic elements, Web page design, creating site content, and launching a web site. | 9 |
| CSC125 | Object Oriented Programming I | Programming fundamentals from an object oriented design perspective. Topics include: basic procedural concepts, objects, classes, interface, methods, encapsulation, information hiding, and inheritance. | 9 |
| CSC225 | Programming and Data Structures | Advanced programming techniques using data structures. Topics include recursion, lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, and hash tables. | 9 |
| CSC226 | Object Oriented Programing II | Object oriented analysis, design, and advanced programming concepts. Topics include: polymorphism, abstract classes, interfaces, exception handling, graphical user interface, and modelling notations. | 9 |
| CSC230 | Digital Systems | Introductory course in digital logic and its specification and simulation, number systems, binary arithmetic, boolean algebra, combinational logic design, sequential logic design (controllers), data path components (e.g. Registers, adders, register files , etc.), memory components (e.g. RAM, ROM), and register transfer level (RTL) design. | 9 |
| CSC270 | Computer Systems: Architecture and Organization | Computer architecture and organization. Topics include performance evaluation, instruction, set architecture, data path, control unit, pipelining, memory hierarchy, storage, and other I/O topics. | 9 |
| CSC290 | Data Science | Introduction to Data Science. Topics include data acquisition, data management, data preparation and integration, data analysis, model development and deployment, and visualization. | 9 |
| CSC300 | Discrete Structures | This course introduces discrete structures. Topics include: basic logic, sets, relations, functions, proof techniques, counting methods, recursion, trees and graphs. | 9 |
| CSC313 | Design and Analysis of Algorithms | Design & analysis of recursive and non-recursive algorithms. Topics include asymptotic analysis of algorithm efficiency, algorithm design techniques (e.g. divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, greedy approaches) and their applications to computational problems, and introduction to parallel algorithms. | 9 |
| CSC325 | Concepts of Programming Languages | Principles of programming language design. Specification of syntax and semantics. Underlying implementation of block structured languages. Dynamic memory allocation for strings, lists and arrays. Imperative versus applicative programming. First order logic and logic programming. Lambda calculus and functional programming languages. Modern programming languages. | 9 |
| CSC350 | Software Engineering | Introduction to software engineering. Topics include software development life cycle, software processes, requirements engineering, software architecture and design, software testing, software evolution, and software modeling using UML. | 9 |
| CSC361 | Database Management Systems | Fundamentals of Database Management Systems. Modern database models. Basic database management concepts. Query languages. Relational algebra and relational calculus. Database design through normalization. Development experience in a team environment. | 9 |
| CSC380 | Mobile Application Development | Introduction to mobile application development. Topics include creating and deploying mobile applications, development approaches, programming languages, frameworks, application architecture, event-driven programming, model-view-controller, user interface and usability. | 9 |
| CSC404 | Introduction to eCommerce | Introduction to eCommerce. Topics include electronic data interchange, digital currency, electronic catalogs, telecommunications infrastructure, data warehousing, software agents, storage retrieval, cryptographic techniques, and different levels of security. | 9 |
| CSC405 | User Interface Development | Introduction to user interface design principles and techniques. Topics include user and task analysis, interaction design, interaction elements and styles, design patterns, visual communication, prototyping, and evaluation of different user interfaces. | 9 |
| CSC451 | Capstone Project | The senior capstone course provides computer science students the opportunity to employ knowledge gained from courses throughout the curriculum to develop a software solution to a real-world problem from conception to completion. Students work in teams to develop software applications. Advanced methods related to requirements analysis, software design, project management, documentation and testing, programming techniques, and database designs will be applied on an incremental basis since the emphasis is on semester-long capstone team projects. | 9 |
| CSC473 | Computer Networks & Communications | Introduction to computer communications networks. Topics include circuit-switching, packet switching, TCP/IP model layers, and wireless networks. | 9 |
| CSC476 | Operating Systems | Design & implementation of operating systems. Topics include basic operating system structure, process and thread management, deadlocks, memory management, file management, input / output management, and distributed systems. | 9 |
| CSC477 | Security in Computing | Introduction to computer security and privacy. Topics include security in programs, operating systems, networks and databases. | 9 |
| CSC489 | Topics in Computer Science | Topics in Computer Science | 9 |
| CSC490 | Introduction to Academic Research in CSC | Introduction to Academic Research in Computer Science. Topics include: Research techniques and approaches, Computer Science research areas and metrics, literature review, writing a research paper, referencing and citations, and developing an effective workflow. | 9 |
| CSC492 | Practicum in Computer Science | Practicum in Computer Science prepares students for successful computing related careers. The course aims to train and certify the students with market demanding fields such as computer networks, database systems, computer system/ applications, business and leadership etc. | 9 |
| PHIL245 | Ethics and the Computer | Introduction to ethics theory and ethical decision making within the computing profession context. Topics include local and global impact of computing solutions, intellectual property, privacy, network security, electronic crimes and computer reliability. | 9 |
| Course Code : | CSC102 | ||
| Course Title : | Application Development for Beginners | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to application development. Topics include: basics of problem solving techniques, game programming, mobile applications. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC122 | ||
| Course Title : | Computational Problem Solving | ||
| Course Description : | An introductory course to problem solving and computational thinking using computer programming. Topics include: problem solving fundamentals, programming basics, variables and expressions, input/output, control structures, functions, strings and files. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC123 | ||
| Course Title : | Fundamentals of Web Design | ||
| Course Description : | Web design practices using modern technologies. Topics include: Website basic elements, Web page design, creating site content, and launching a web site. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC125 | ||
| Course Title : | Object Oriented Programming I | ||
| Course Description : | Programming fundamentals from an object oriented design perspective. Topics include: basic procedural concepts, objects, classes, interface, methods, encapsulation, information hiding, and inheritance. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC225 | ||
| Course Title : | Programming and Data Structures | ||
| Course Description : | Advanced programming techniques using data structures. Topics include recursion, lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, and hash tables. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC226 | ||
| Course Title : | Object Oriented Programing II | ||
| Course Description : | Object oriented analysis, design, and advanced programming concepts. Topics include: polymorphism, abstract classes, interfaces, exception handling, graphical user interface, and modelling notations. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC230 | ||
| Course Title : | Digital Systems | ||
| Course Description : | Introductory course in digital logic and its specification and simulation, number systems, binary arithmetic, boolean algebra, combinational logic design, sequential logic design (controllers), data path components (e.g. Registers, adders, register files , etc.), memory components (e.g. RAM, ROM), and register transfer level (RTL) design. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC270 | ||
| Course Title : | Computer Systems: Architecture and Organization | ||
| Course Description : | Computer architecture and organization. Topics include performance evaluation, instruction, set architecture, data path, control unit, pipelining, memory hierarchy, storage, and other I/O topics. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC290 | ||
| Course Title : | Data Science | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to Data Science. Topics include data acquisition, data management, data preparation and integration, data analysis, model development and deployment, and visualization. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC300 | ||
| Course Title : | Discrete Structures | ||
| Course Description : | This course introduces discrete structures. Topics include: basic logic, sets, relations, functions, proof techniques, counting methods, recursion, trees and graphs. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC313 | ||
| Course Title : | Design and Analysis of Algorithms | ||
| Course Description : | Design & analysis of recursive and non-recursive algorithms. Topics include asymptotic analysis of algorithm efficiency, algorithm design techniques (e.g. divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, greedy approaches) and their applications to computational problems, and introduction to parallel algorithms. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC325 | ||
| Course Title : | Concepts of Programming Languages | ||
| Course Description : | Principles of programming language design. Specification of syntax and semantics. Underlying implementation of block structured languages. Dynamic memory allocation for strings, lists and arrays. Imperative versus applicative programming. First order logic and logic programming. Lambda calculus and functional programming languages. Modern programming languages. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC350 | ||
| Course Title : | Software Engineering | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to software engineering. Topics include software development life cycle, software processes, requirements engineering, software architecture and design, software testing, software evolution, and software modeling using UML. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC361 | ||
| Course Title : | Database Management Systems | ||
| Course Description : | Fundamentals of Database Management Systems. Modern database models. Basic database management concepts. Query languages. Relational algebra and relational calculus. Database design through normalization. Development experience in a team environment. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC380 | ||
| Course Title : | Mobile Application Development | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to mobile application development. Topics include creating and deploying mobile applications, development approaches, programming languages, frameworks, application architecture, event-driven programming, model-view-controller, user interface and usability. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC404 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to eCommerce | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to eCommerce. Topics include electronic data interchange, digital currency, electronic catalogs, telecommunications infrastructure, data warehousing, software agents, storage retrieval, cryptographic techniques, and different levels of security. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC405 | ||
| Course Title : | User Interface Development | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to user interface design principles and techniques. Topics include user and task analysis, interaction design, interaction elements and styles, design patterns, visual communication, prototyping, and evaluation of different user interfaces. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC451 | ||
| Course Title : | Capstone Project | ||
| Course Description : | The senior capstone course provides computer science students the opportunity to employ knowledge gained from courses throughout the curriculum to develop a software solution to a real-world problem from conception to completion. Students work in teams to develop software applications. Advanced methods related to requirements analysis, software design, project management, documentation and testing, programming techniques, and database designs will be applied on an incremental basis since the emphasis is on semester-long capstone team projects. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC473 | ||
| Course Title : | Computer Networks & Communications | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to computer communications networks. Topics include circuit-switching, packet switching, TCP/IP model layers, and wireless networks. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC476 | ||
| Course Title : | Operating Systems | ||
| Course Description : | Design & implementation of operating systems. Topics include basic operating system structure, process and thread management, deadlocks, memory management, file management, input / output management, and distributed systems. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC477 | ||
| Course Title : | Security in Computing | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to computer security and privacy. Topics include security in programs, operating systems, networks and databases. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC489 | ||
| Course Title : | Topics in Computer Science | ||
| Course Description : | Topics in Computer Science | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC490 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Academic Research in CSC | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to Academic Research in Computer Science. Topics include: Research techniques and approaches, Computer Science research areas and metrics, literature review, writing a research paper, referencing and citations, and developing an effective workflow. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | CSC492 | ||
| Course Title : | Practicum in Computer Science | ||
| Course Description : | Practicum in Computer Science prepares students for successful computing related careers. The course aims to train and certify the students with market demanding fields such as computer networks, database systems, computer system/ applications, business and leadership etc. | ||
| SDG: | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | PHIL245 | ||
| Course Title : | Ethics and the Computer | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to ethics theory and ethical decision making within the computing profession context. Topics include local and global impact of computing solutions, intellectual property, privacy, network security, electronic crimes and computer reliability. | ||
| SDG: | 9 |
Department - English
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Description | SDG |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDU 351 | Introduction to Teaching | Explores the multiple roles and functions of professional teaching including: communication, leadership, management skills, use of technology and identification of needs of diverse populations. Portfolio preparation will be introduced. A minimum of 20 HOURS of observation in school is required. | 4 |
| EDU 352 | Introduction to Schools | Examines selected concepts and principles underlying public education will be covered. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in schools is required. | 4 |
| EDU 353 | Introduction to Learners | Focuses on the role of appropriate educational environments in fostering positive physical, cognitive, social and moral outcomes. Reading relevant research will be combined with experiences in the field and technology-based assignments to investigate both biological and socio-cultural forces that shape the development process. A minimum of 10 field experience hours required. | 4 |
| EDU 354 | History and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Investigates the history, philosophies, and purposes of education, with an emphasis on the roles of public schools, the role of the teacher as a change agent, the influence of technology on today’s classrooms, and both western and non-western educational practices and traditions. | 4 |
| EDU 355 | Introduction to Instructional Methods | Focuses on skill development in planning instruction, selecting content, use of various teaching methods, designing assessment, developing classroom climate and management strategies. The course includes participation in professional development through observing students in a school setting, microteaching, using educational technology and portfolio development. A minimum of 12 field experience hours required. | 4 |
| EDU 356 | The Psychology of Teaching and Learning | Applies of the principles of psychology to an understanding of the dynamics of teaching behavior and learning behavior. Course material also involves both theoretical and practical approaches to analysis of the learning environment of the school. This course is required of all who are preparing to teach. | 4 |
| EDU 357 | Teaching and Reading in secondary school Content Areas | Focuses on methods and materials for improving reading and study strategies in content area classes in secondary school. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in schools is required. | 4 |
| EDU 358 | Writing for Teachers | Covers techniques for teaching writing to both native speakers of English and EFL learners and includes all aspects of the teaching processing; readings in current theory and research on writing and the implications for teachers. Guides and assists in maturing the writing skills of future teachers. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in school is required. | 4 |
| EDU 451 | Class Room Assessment | Introduces methods of evaluation in the classrooms, including traditional testing, performance assessment, and task based assessment. Includes discussion of test development, construct validity, reliability and practicality. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in schools is required. | 4 |
| EDU 452 | Instructional Materials Development | Introduces the criteria to use in selection of instructional materials (cultural appropriateness, coverage of required content, presentation of content, and practically) and introduces development of classrooms materials to supplement the course textbook. Supplementary materials would include teacher-made worksheets, work cards, overhead projector transparencies, posters, pictures and games. | 4 |
| EDU 454 | Class Room Management | Focuses on the classroom management skills required for student teachers to achieve and maintain discipline in the classroom. Includes lesson planning, organization and pacing, choice of appropriate instructional methodology, classroom interaction and student motivation. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in schools is required. | 4 |
| EDU 455 | Methods of Teaching English | Examines the scope and sequence of English courses in the school curriculum with emphasis on the selection and organization of materials and methods of instruction and evaluation. Prepares students for student teaching by providing in depth study of the English curriculum used in the State of Kuwait. Course includes 15 hours of peer tutoring in the GUST FPU and 15 hours of observation in the GUST FPU as assigned by instructor. Taken prior to student teaching and concurrently with EDU 451, 452, 453 & 454. | 4 |
| EDU 457 | Secondary School Teaching | Provides students with clinical teaching experience in secondary school classrooms under university and school supervision. | 4 |
| EDU 458 | Student Teaching Seminar | Explores educational philosophy, teaching strategies, and instructional technology in the classroom setting. Seminar topics include classroom environment, teaching strategies, classroom management, assessment, and professional development | 4 |
| ENGL 100 | Academic English 1 | Serves as a bridge between GUST's English Foundation program and English Composition (ENGL 110) and emphasizes key academic reading and writing skills. | 4 |
| ENGL 110 | English Composition 1 | Teaches critical reading and writing skills and introduces foundation skills for research writing. Emphasizes analysis of texts, exposure to texts from different genres and domains, and connecting reading and writing. Develops student's ability to work with language and texts with a greater awareness of purpose, context, and strategy. | 4 |
| ENGL 112 | English Composition 2 | Focuses on the development of active reading, critical thinking, and analytical writing. Students develop their academic writing skills by identifying and fulfilling the requirements of supporting an academic thesis. Students address issues of grammar and mechanics within the context of their writing. | 4 |
| ENGL 120 | Introduction to Literature | Provides background to student's later encounters with literary genres, terminologies, and texts of the following critical approaches: Reader based Author based Text based. | 4 |
| ENGL 200 | Advanced Expository Writing | Develops the student’s style and critical analytical abilities in contemporary American English writing. | 4 |
| ENGL 201 | Business Writing | Provides students with communication skills necessary to pursue career goals. Introduces students to key business documents utilized in today's global marketplace. Helps students compose various business documents including memos, emails, letters, CVs, job application letters, and formal reports. Assists students to engage in and demonstrate critical thinking skills such as analyzing, evaluating, constructing and supporting an argument to produce business documents. | 8 |
| ENGL 203 | Traditional Grammar | Presents an introduction to the terms and concepts of traditional grammar, beginning with the parts of speech and moving to more complex structures such as phrases, clauses and sentences. Complex structures are made up from words in regular ways, and it is possible to describe the regularities involved by giving general statements or rules that hold for all the sentences in the language. | 4 |
| ENGL 204 | Language and Culture | Investigates different aspects of cross-cultural communication and cultural differences: family life, social relationships, the workplaces, government, education, gender, romance and religion. Engages students in personal self-reflection, hands-on experiences with a goal of greater understanding of the human connections that span across cultures. | 10 |
| ENGL 206 | Practical English Grammar | Provides non-English majors with fundamental knowledge about English grammar and its practical applications in academic contexts. Includes parts of speech, phrase types and sentence types. Reviews verb forms and verb tenses. Introduces word formation and sentence structure. | 4 |
| ENGL 208 | Advanced Business Communications | Emphasizes the use of digital technology and rhetorical strategies to facilitate effective professional communication in international business settings. In this course students will work in pairs or small group on projects that simulate realistic international business communication scenarios. In these projects students will practice and master the skills necessary for digital personal branding, working in teams, delivering professional presentations, and interacting with customers and business partners. | 8 |
| ENGL 209 | Introductory Topics in Translation | Covers topics of professional interest in translation in various areas of specialization such as legal, commercial, technical, scientific and audio visual translation. Topics include translation for the government, translation for business, translation for multimedia and digital humanities. Discusses translation ethics. Exposes students to the basics of computer-aided translation. | 10 |
| ENGL 212 | Arabic Grammar for Translators | Focuses on the elements of grammatical mastery in the Arabic language with an emphasis on the many textual features of the Arabic language. | 10 |
| ENGL 272 | Languages of the World | Introduces the student to the concepts of language, dialect, and linguistic diversity. Presents geographical and historical survey of the world's languages, focusing on the ways in which languages can differ from one another. Explains language endangerment, language extinction, and the threat to linguistic diversity it poses. Requires that students investigate one of the world's lesser known languages and report on its status with respect to issues discussed in class. | 10 |
| ENGL 299 | Introduction to Research Methods | Introduces the scientific method in language studies and quantitative/ qualitative research methods. Familiarizes students with data collection techniques and basic data analysis using MS-Excel. | 9 |
| ENGL 300 | History of the English Language | Provides a historical survey of the English language from its Indo-European roots through Old and Middle English to the present. Topics include changes in sound, meaning, and grammar, as well as developments in American English, including regional and social dialects. | 10 |
| ENGL 310 | Translation Theory & Practice | Introduces students to the various theories in the field and their application in translation. | 10 |
| ENGL 312 | Translation with Technology | Introduces students to translation software and to principles of machine translation. Exposes students to a variety of computer-based translation techniques and translation programs. | 9 & 10 |
| ENGL 361 | Translation for Media | Introduces students to the practice of translation for the media. This subject establishes a theoretical framework for media translation and offers extensive practice in translating materials in a wide range of media. | 9 & 10 |
| ENGL 370 | Translation for Science & Technology | Introduces students to the practice of translation for science and technology. It establishes a theoretical framework for translating scientific and technological idioms and expressions and offers extensive practice in translating materials in a wide range of texts. | 9 & 10 |
| ENGL 371 | Adolescent Literature | Explores the common themes in YA literature including multiculturalism, identity, gender, and disability. Surveys excerpts of 'new classics' and examines the literary trends associated with them. Emphasizes critical reading as part of the exploration of YA literature in which we explore the politics at hands in each of these texts. Focuses on how we can as educators use young adult literature to develop and enhance critical reading/ thinking skills. | 4 |
| ENGL 372 | Childrens Literature | Surveys a broad range of children's literature and its cultural contexts. Aims to teach students to identify literary elements and understand the history and development of children's literature and key issues today. Focuses on the important role children's literature plays in elementary literacy instruction. | 4 |
| ENGL 409 | Special Topics in Translation | Approaches translation as a wider extra-textual phenomenon that considers cultural encounters as acts of translation. Introduces functionalist, cultural approaches to translation and the critical methods of cultural studies. Covers major historical processes including orientalism, colonialism, post-colonialism, and globalization. Focuses on issues of identity, gender, representation and authenticity of source cultures, and cultural appropriation by the target culture. Requires competency of both Arabic and English to read, analyze, and translate key texts in travel writing. | 9 & 10 |
| ENGL 414 | Translation Project | Helps students to work closely with his/her instructor on the production of an extended translation related topic of the student's own choice. Assists students to improve their expertise in examining texts and analyzing the academic, theoretical, linguistic, and socio-cultural issues underlying communication across cultures. Enhances student's ability to conduct professional translation both in English and Arabic texts. Helps students conduct an advanced project in translating texts from English into Arabic and vice versa. | 9 & 10 |
| ENGL 415 | Language in Society | Examines the ways in which relationships and structures in society influence language and vice versa. Explores variations in language that are determined by region, gender, socio-economic level, and cultural background. Introduces major sociolinguistic theories. Explores methods of analyzing language issues in the students' own lives to help them establish positions in the light of findings of sociolinguistic research. | 10 |
| ENGL 444 | 19th Century English Novel | Novels of the Romantic and Victorian periods, from Austen to George Eliot. | 5 |
| ENGL 454 | World Literature | Analyzes representative works of world literature, Western and non-Western, from Antiquity to modern times. Highlights certain periods (e.g. from Antiquity to the Renaissance, the 18th century to the late 19th century, or the modern and post-modern periods) or certain thematic concerns. Analyzes works in their cultural/historical contexts and their enduring human values which unite the different literary traditions. Promotes critical thinking and writing within a framework of cultural diversity as well as comparative and interdisciplinary analysis. | 10 |
| ENGL 473 | Narrative and Cultural Studies | Introduces theories that have defined cultural studies. Focuses on the dynamics of culture regionally and globally, through interdisciplinary cultural critique and analysis, from literature to other media generally. | 10 |
| ENGL 499 | Practicum in Translation /Linguistics | Provides students with opportunities to explore career interests while applying knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in a work settings. Helps students gain a clearer sense of what they still need to learn or how their skills can be improved and provides an opportunity to build professional networks. | 9 & 10 |
| Course Code : | EDU 351 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Teaching | ||
| Course Description : | Explores the multiple roles and functions of professional teaching including: communication, leadership, management skills, use of technology and identification of needs of diverse populations. Portfolio preparation will be introduced. A minimum of 20 HOURS of observation in school is required. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 352 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Schools | ||
| Course Description : | Examines selected concepts and principles underlying public education will be covered. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in schools is required. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 353 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Learners | ||
| Course Description : | Focuses on the role of appropriate educational environments in fostering positive physical, cognitive, social and moral outcomes. Reading relevant research will be combined with experiences in the field and technology-based assignments to investigate both biological and socio-cultural forces that shape the development process. A minimum of 10 field experience hours required. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 354 | ||
| Course Title : | History and Philosophical Foundations of Education | ||
| Course Description : | Investigates the history, philosophies, and purposes of education, with an emphasis on the roles of public schools, the role of the teacher as a change agent, the influence of technology on today’s classrooms, and both western and non-western educational practices and traditions. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 355 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Instructional Methods | ||
| Course Description : | Focuses on skill development in planning instruction, selecting content, use of various teaching methods, designing assessment, developing classroom climate and management strategies. The course includes participation in professional development through observing students in a school setting, microteaching, using educational technology and portfolio development. A minimum of 12 field experience hours required. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 356 | ||
| Course Title : | The Psychology of Teaching and Learning | ||
| Course Description : | Applies of the principles of psychology to an understanding of the dynamics of teaching behavior and learning behavior. Course material also involves both theoretical and practical approaches to analysis of the learning environment of the school. This course is required of all who are preparing to teach. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 357 | ||
| Course Title : | Teaching and Reading in secondary school Content Areas | ||
| Course Description : | Focuses on methods and materials for improving reading and study strategies in content area classes in secondary school. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in schools is required. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 358 | ||
| Course Title : | Writing for Teachers | ||
| Course Description : | Covers techniques for teaching writing to both native speakers of English and EFL learners and includes all aspects of the teaching processing; readings in current theory and research on writing and the implications for teachers. Guides and assists in maturing the writing skills of future teachers. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in school is required. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 451 | ||
| Course Title : | Class Room Assessment | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces methods of evaluation in the classrooms, including traditional testing, performance assessment, and task based assessment. Includes discussion of test development, construct validity, reliability and practicality. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in schools is required. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 452 | ||
| Course Title : | Instructional Materials Development | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces the criteria to use in selection of instructional materials (cultural appropriateness, coverage of required content, presentation of content, and practically) and introduces development of classrooms materials to supplement the course textbook. Supplementary materials would include teacher-made worksheets, work cards, overhead projector transparencies, posters, pictures and games. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 454 | ||
| Course Title : | Class Room Management | ||
| Course Description : | Focuses on the classroom management skills required for student teachers to achieve and maintain discipline in the classroom. Includes lesson planning, organization and pacing, choice of appropriate instructional methodology, classroom interaction and student motivation. A minimum of 20 hours of observation in schools is required. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 455 | ||
| Course Title : | Methods of Teaching English | ||
| Course Description : | Examines the scope and sequence of English courses in the school curriculum with emphasis on the selection and organization of materials and methods of instruction and evaluation. Prepares students for student teaching by providing in depth study of the English curriculum used in the State of Kuwait. Course includes 15 hours of peer tutoring in the GUST FPU and 15 hours of observation in the GUST FPU as assigned by instructor. Taken prior to student teaching and concurrently with EDU 451, 452, 453 & 454. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 457 | ||
| Course Title : | Secondary School Teaching | ||
| Course Description : | Provides students with clinical teaching experience in secondary school classrooms under university and school supervision. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | EDU 458 | ||
| Course Title : | Student Teaching Seminar | ||
| Course Description : | Explores educational philosophy, teaching strategies, and instructional technology in the classroom setting. Seminar topics include classroom environment, teaching strategies, classroom management, assessment, and professional development | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 100 | ||
| Course Title : | Academic English 1 | ||
| Course Description : | Serves as a bridge between GUST's English Foundation program and English Composition (ENGL 110) and emphasizes key academic reading and writing skills. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 110 | ||
| Course Title : | English Composition 1 | ||
| Course Description : | Teaches critical reading and writing skills and introduces foundation skills for research writing. Emphasizes analysis of texts, exposure to texts from different genres and domains, and connecting reading and writing. Develops student's ability to work with language and texts with a greater awareness of purpose, context, and strategy. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 112 | ||
| Course Title : | English Composition 2 | ||
| Course Description : | Focuses on the development of active reading, critical thinking, and analytical writing. Students develop their academic writing skills by identifying and fulfilling the requirements of supporting an academic thesis. Students address issues of grammar and mechanics within the context of their writing. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 120 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Literature | ||
| Course Description : | Provides background to student's later encounters with literary genres, terminologies, and texts of the following critical approaches: Reader based Author based Text based. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 200 | ||
| Course Title : | Advanced Expository Writing | ||
| Course Description : | Develops the student’s style and critical analytical abilities in contemporary American English writing. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 201 | ||
| Course Title : | Business Writing | ||
| Course Description : | Provides students with communication skills necessary to pursue career goals. Introduces students to key business documents utilized in today's global marketplace. Helps students compose various business documents including memos, emails, letters, CVs, job application letters, and formal reports. Assists students to engage in and demonstrate critical thinking skills such as analyzing, evaluating, constructing and supporting an argument to produce business documents. | ||
| SDG : | 8 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 203 | ||
| Course Title : | Traditional Grammar | ||
| Course Description : | Presents an introduction to the terms and concepts of traditional grammar, beginning with the parts of speech and moving to more complex structures such as phrases, clauses and sentences. Complex structures are made up from words in regular ways, and it is possible to describe the regularities involved by giving general statements or rules that hold for all the sentences in the language. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 204 | ||
| Course Title : | Language and Culture | ||
| Course Description : | Investigates different aspects of cross-cultural communication and cultural differences: family life, social relationships, the workplaces, government, education, gender, romance and religion. Engages students in personal self-reflection, hands-on experiences with a goal of greater understanding of the human connections that span across cultures. | ||
| SDG : | 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 206 | ||
| Course Title : | Practical English Grammar | ||
| Course Description : | Provides non-English majors with fundamental knowledge about English grammar and its practical applications in academic contexts. Includes parts of speech, phrase types and sentence types. Reviews verb forms and verb tenses. Introduces word formation and sentence structure. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 208 | ||
| Course Title : | Advanced Business Communications | ||
| Course Description : | Emphasizes the use of digital technology and rhetorical strategies to facilitate effective professional communication in international business settings. In this course students will work in pairs or small group on projects that simulate realistic international business communication scenarios. In these projects students will practice and master the skills necessary for digital personal branding, working in teams, delivering professional presentations, and interacting with customers and business partners. | ||
| SDG : | 8 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 209 | ||
| Course Title : | Introductory Topics in Translation | ||
| Course Description : | Covers topics of professional interest in translation in various areas of specialization such as legal, commercial, technical, scientific and audio visual translation. Topics include translation for the government, translation for business, translation for multimedia and digital humanities. Discusses translation ethics. Exposes students to the basics of computer-aided translation. | ||
| SDG : | 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 212 | ||
| Course Title : | Arabic Grammar for Translators | ||
| Course Description : | Focuses on the elements of grammatical mastery in the Arabic language with an emphasis on the many textual features of the Arabic language. | ||
| SDG : | 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 272 | ||
| Course Title : | Languages of the World | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces the student to the concepts of language, dialect, and linguistic diversity. Presents geographical and historical survey of the world's languages, focusing on the ways in which languages can differ from one another. Explains language endangerment, language extinction, and the threat to linguistic diversity it poses. Requires that students investigate one of the world's lesser known languages and report on its status with respect to issues discussed in class. | ||
| SDG : | 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 299 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Research Methods | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces the scientific method in language studies and quantitative/ qualitative research methods. Familiarizes students with data collection techniques and basic data analysis using MS-Excel. | ||
| SDG : | 9 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 300 | ||
| Course Title : | History of the English Language | ||
| Course Description : | Provides a historical survey of the English language from its Indo-European roots through Old and Middle English to the present. Topics include changes in sound, meaning, and grammar, as well as developments in American English, including regional and social dialects. | ||
| SDG : | 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 310 | ||
| Course Title : | Translation Theory & Practice | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces students to the various theories in the field and their application in translation. | ||
| SDG : | 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 312 | ||
| Course Title : | Translation with Technology | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces students to translation software and to principles of machine translation. Exposes students to a variety of computer-based translation techniques and translation programs. | ||
| SDG : | 9 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 361 | ||
| Course Title : | Translation for Media | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces students to the practice of translation for the media. This subject establishes a theoretical framework for media translation and offers extensive practice in translating materials in a wide range of media. | ||
| SDG : | 9 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 370 | ||
| Course Title : | Translation for Science & Technology | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces students to the practice of translation for science and technology. It establishes a theoretical framework for translating scientific and technological idioms and expressions and offers extensive practice in translating materials in a wide range of texts. | ||
| SDG : | 9 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 371 | ||
| Course Title : | Adolescent Literature | ||
| Course Description : | Explores the common themes in YA literature including multiculturalism, identity, gender, and disability. Surveys excerpts of 'new classics' and examines the literary trends associated with them. Emphasizes critical reading as part of the exploration of YA literature in which we explore the politics at hands in each of these texts. Focuses on how we can as educators use young adult literature to develop and enhance critical reading/ thinking skills. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 372 | ||
| Course Title : | Childrens Literature | ||
| Course Description : | Surveys a broad range of children's literature and its cultural contexts. Aims to teach students to identify literary elements and understand the history and development of children's literature and key issues today. Focuses on the important role children's literature plays in elementary literacy instruction. | ||
| SDG : | 4 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 409 | ||
| Course Title : | Special Topics in Translation | ||
| Course Description : | Approaches translation as a wider extra-textual phenomenon that considers cultural encounters as acts of translation. Introduces functionalist, cultural approaches to translation and the critical methods of cultural studies. Covers major historical processes including orientalism, colonialism, post-colonialism, and globalization. Focuses on issues of identity, gender, representation and authenticity of source cultures, and cultural appropriation by the target culture. Requires competency of both Arabic and English to read, analyze, and translate key texts in travel writing. | ||
| SDG : | 9 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 414 | ||
| Course Title : | Translation Project | ||
| Course Description : | Helps students to work closely with his/her instructor on the production of an extended translation related topic of the student's own choice. Assists students to improve their expertise in examining texts and analyzing the academic, theoretical, linguistic, and socio-cultural issues underlying communication across cultures. Enhances student's ability to conduct professional translation both in English and Arabic texts. Helps students conduct an advanced project in translating texts from English into Arabic and vice versa. | ||
| SDG : | 9 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 415 | ||
| Course Title : | Language in Society | ||
| Course Description : | Examines the ways in which relationships and structures in society influence language and vice versa. Explores variations in language that are determined by region, gender, socio-economic level, and cultural background. Introduces major sociolinguistic theories. Explores methods of analyzing language issues in the students' own lives to help them establish positions in the light of findings of sociolinguistic research. | ||
| SDG : | 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 444 | ||
| Course Title : | 19th Century English Novel | ||
| Course Description : | Novels of the Romantic and Victorian periods, from Austen to George Eliot. | ||
| SDG : | 5 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 454 | ||
| Course Title : | World Literature | ||
| Course Description : | Analyzes representative works of world literature, Western and non-Western, from Antiquity to modern times. Highlights certain periods (e.g. from Antiquity to the Renaissance, the 18th century to the late 19th century, or the modern and post-modern periods) or certain thematic concerns. Analyzes works in their cultural/historical contexts and their enduring human values which unite the different literary traditions. Promotes critical thinking and writing within a framework of cultural diversity as well as comparative and interdisciplinary analysis. | ||
| SDG : | 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 473 | ||
| Course Title : | Narrative and Cultural Studies | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces theories that have defined cultural studies. Focuses on the dynamics of culture regionally and globally, through interdisciplinary cultural critique and analysis, from literature to other media generally. | ||
| SDG : | 10 | ||
| Course Code : | ENGL 499 | ||
| Course Title : | Practicum in Translation /Linguistics | ||
| Course Description : | Provides students with opportunities to explore career interests while applying knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in a work settings. Helps students gain a clearer sense of what they still need to learn or how their skills can be improved and provides an opportunity to build professional networks. | ||
| SDG : | 9 & 10 |
Department - H&SS
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Description | SDG |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISTD 131 | Human Rights in Islam | Investigates the concepts of freedom of religion, equality between the sexes, the rights of all parties in different relation dynamics, among many others, in Islam. It will take as its point of departure verses of the Qur'an and Hadiths from the Prophet (s.a.w) and analyze the myriad ways in which they are interpreted. | 5 & 10 |
| PHIL 143 | Approaches to Ethics | Offers a systematic introduction into the principal Western philosophical models of ethics with a focus on virtue ethics and classical theories. | 11 |
| POLI 190 | Universal Human Rights: Ideals & Realities | Aims to defend the position that human rights are universal rights by unpacking the concept of universal human rights: its historical beginnings, its possible religious and cultural influences and conflicts, and the ongoing contentions that surround it. Addresses ongoing local, regional, and global rights issues and violations and discusses the transformative power of education for human rights. This course equips students with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to contribute to the worldwide human rights dialogue. | 5 & 10 |
| POLI 191 | Redefining Citizenship: Lessons from COVID-19 | Unpacks the concept of citizenship before analyzing expansions to its meaning. First, basic components of national citizenship are studied (legal status; rights and responsibilities; belonging; participation). Next, more expansive models are explored, from multicultural/cosmopolitan to global/digital citizenship, addressing their possibilities and limitations. Finally, global issues spotlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic are addressed, and definitions for citizenship in a post-COVID19 world are suggested together. The role of education for transformative citizenship is highlighted. | 5 & 10 |
| PSYC 103 | General Psychology | Introduces the general principles of psychology and human behavior. Topics include: development, basic principles of learning, memory, intelligence, motivation, emotions, personality theories, abnormal behavior, health and social influence. New trends in psychology are also presented. | 3 |
| PSYC 141 | Human-Computer Interaction | Introduces to the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). You will examine issues and challenges related to the interaction between people and technology. The class explores the social and cognitive characteristics of people who use information systems. You will learn techniques for understanding user needs, human factors design and evaluation. | 3 |
| PSYC 251 | Health Psychology | Discusses theories and research results on health and health behavior. Applies health behavior to different aspects of social, personal and professional life. | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Gender Roles in Society | Introduces students to the sociological analysis of gender roles in mainstream society, with specific focus on the social constructional approach to gender in the social institutions of family, work, education and politics, Theories of Biology and Psychology will be compared to Sociological theories to explore the nature and nurture debates on gender roles, as will research on feminism and masculinities. The relationship between gender roles and social inequality and individual and social consequences of changing gender roles in contemporary society will be explored. | 5 |
| SOC 121 | Introduction to Gender Studies | Introduces students to cultural, political and historical issues that shape gender. Examines key concepts and debates in gender studies, including global and cultural gender issues. Introduces students to diverse experiences and gendered power relationships. | 5 |
| SOC 140 | Social Problems | Acquaints students with the theoretical, methodological and substantive issues in the study of social problems, emphasizing how social problems are defined and how solutions are proposed and adopted. Social problems are conceptualized as consequences of social organization, not as the result of individual pathology. While the textbook focuses on social problems in America, we will examine facts, causes and solutions to a number of social problems in Kuwait and throughout the world today. | 8 & 16 |
| SOC 141 | Intro to Criminology & Criminal Justice | Introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in the study of criminology and criminal justice. The major components of the criminal justice systems are examined. | 11 |
| Course Code : | ISTD 131 | ||
| Course Title : | Human Rights in Islam | ||
| Course Description : | Investigates the concepts of freedom of religion, equality between the sexes, the rights of all parties in different relation dynamics, among many others, in Islam. It will take as its point of departure verses of the Qur'an and Hadiths from the Prophet (s.a.w) and analyze the myriad ways in which they are interpreted. | ||
| SDG : | 5 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | PHIL 143 | ||
| Course Title : | Approaches to Ethics | ||
| Course Description : | Offers a systematic introduction into the principal Western philosophical models of ethics with a focus on virtue ethics and classical theories. | ||
| SDG : | 11 | ||
| Course Code : | POLI 190 | ||
| Course Title : | Universal Human Rights: Ideals & Realities | ||
| Course Description : | Aims to defend the position that human rights are universal rights by unpacking the concept of universal human rights: its historical beginnings, its possible religious and cultural influences and conflicts, and the ongoing contentions that surround it. Addresses ongoing local, regional, and global rights issues and violations and discusses the transformative power of education for human rights. This course equips students with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to contribute to the worldwide human rights dialogue. | ||
| SDG : | 5 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | POLI 191 | ||
| Course Title : | Redefining Citizenship: Lessons from COVID-19 | ||
| Course Description : | Unpacks the concept of citizenship before analyzing expansions to its meaning. First, basic components of national citizenship are studied (legal status; rights and responsibilities; belonging; participation). Next, more expansive models are explored, from multicultural/cosmopolitan to global/digital citizenship, addressing their possibilities and limitations. Finally, global issues spotlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic are addressed, and definitions for citizenship in a post-COVID19 world are suggested together. The role of education for transformative citizenship is highlighted. | ||
| SDG : | 5 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | PSYC 103 | ||
| Course Title : | General Psychology | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces the general principles of psychology and human behavior. Topics include: development, basic principles of learning, memory, intelligence, motivation, emotions, personality theories, abnormal behavior, health and social influence. New trends in psychology are also presented. | ||
| SDG : | 3 | ||
| Course Code : | PSYC 141 | ||
| Course Title : | Human-Computer Interaction | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces to the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). You will examine issues and challenges related to the interaction between people and technology. The class explores the social and cognitive characteristics of people who use information systems. You will learn techniques for understanding user needs, human factors design and evaluation. | ||
| SDG : | 3 | ||
| Course Code : | PSYC 251 | ||
| Course Title : | Health Psychology | ||
| Course Description : | Discusses theories and research results on health and health behavior. Applies health behavior to different aspects of social, personal and professional life. | ||
| SDG : | 3 | ||
| Course Code : | SOC 120 | ||
| Course Title : | Gender Roles in Society | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces students to the sociological analysis of gender roles in mainstream society, with specific focus on the social constructional approach to gender in the social institutions of family, work, education and politics, Theories of Biology and Psychology will be compared to Sociological theories to explore the nature and nurture debates on gender roles, as will research on feminism and masculinities. The relationship between gender roles and social inequality and individual and social consequences of changing gender roles in contemporary society will be explored. | ||
| SDG : | 5 | ||
| Course Code : | SOC 121 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces students to cultural, political and historical issues that shape gender. Examines key concepts and debates in gender studies, including global and cultural gender issues. Introduces students to diverse experiences and gendered power relationships. | ||
| SDG : | 5 | ||
| Course Code : | SOC 140 | ||
| Course Title : | Social Problems | ||
| Course Description : | Acquaints students with the theoretical, methodological and substantive issues in the study of social problems, emphasizing how social problems are defined and how solutions are proposed and adopted. Social problems are conceptualized as consequences of social organization, not as the result of individual pathology. While the textbook focuses on social problems in America, we will examine facts, causes and solutions to a number of social problems in Kuwait and throughout the world today. | ||
| SDG : | 8 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | SOC 141 | ||
| Course Title : | Intro to Criminology & Criminal Justice | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in the study of criminology and criminal justice. The major components of the criminal justice systems are examined. | ||
| SDG : | 11 |
Department - MCM
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Description | SDG |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCM 101 | Media Literacy | Use critical thinking to analyze media and news literacy such as media production, messages and delivery with relations to the audience, media industry, digital, social media, and media professions. | 4, 10 & 16 |
| MCM 102 | Introduction to Public Speaking | This course will cover theories and techniques of organization, evidence, argumentation, persuasion, and delivery in public speaking. | 3, 5, 6, 7, 10,11,12,13,14,15 & 16 |
| MCM 103 | Introduction to Mass Media | This course is an introduction to oral, print, and electronic media of communication. Emphasis is placed on history, theory, and criticism of the mass media as cultural institutions. | 4 & 10 |
| MCM 105 | Communication layout and design | In this course, students heavily deal with different computer software to create designs and layout for various mass communication messages such as Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations, and Visual Communication. Students are taught how to create informative and persuasive messages. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 107 | Introduction to Cinema | This course presents students to the process of creating films and people involved in the process and the description of their tasks. Students are also introduced to the different types and genres of films. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 121 | Fundamentals of Digital Media Production | Introduces students to theories and principles applicable to the production of audio and video content for media platforms. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 141 | Introduction to Public Relations/Advertising | This course introduces publicity methods and public relations representation of profit and nonprofit institutions to the public; use of communication research and media, as applied to the public relations profession. The course also covers the history, rhetoric, and aesthetics of advertising. A basic understanding of industry issues and key areas such as account management, research, strategy, creative, media, and production. | 4, 5 & 9 |
| MCM 206 | Introduction to Writing for Mass Media | Elementary principles and practice of writing for mass media in varied program formats, with emphasis on preparation of written materials for news, public relations, and public affairs. | 4, 5 & 9 |
| MCM 209 | Fundamentals of Advertising | Introduces the students to advertising. It covers the diverse range of advertising theories and practices and surveys the different advertising objectives including information and persuasion. Areas of focus include advertising basics, appeals, advertising history, advertising and society, advertising agencies, media planning, creativity, and advertising layout and design. | 4, 5 & 9 |
| MCM 211 | Photojournalism | Take photographs of new events, sports, features and other standard newspaper and magazine events while learning basic visual and technical aspects of photojournalism such as frame composition and shutter speed. | 4, 5 & 9 |
| MCM 212 | Social Media principles and practices | Prepares students to critically explore, define, and use social media in personal and professional contexts by examining their contemporary trends and tools. A hands-on-approach in lesson delivery equips students with a practical appreciation of how important forms of emerging media work. | 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10,11,12,13,14,15 & 16 |
| MCM 245 | Typography | This course introduces the study of typography in visual communications. Emphasis upon form of letters, words, and pages; and upon the body of knowledge required for professional typographic applications. On completion, students will have developed a body of professional industry-standard works that demonstrate their awareness of contemporary design practice and their ability to work within it. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 251 | Introduction to Visual Communications | Helps students to understand the theories of visual communications including human perception, psychology of color, and principles of design. Students learn the vocabulary of a visual language. Building upon the vocabulary, they learn how visual elements can be persuasive within a professional communication context. Covers the application of theories to graphic, design, animation, video, audio editing and web design. This course is offered every semester. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 252 | Graphic Design | This course will develop a working knowledge of graphic design. It includes Vector graphics creation (Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw). The course also introduces the design of 3D computer graphics and animation. A brief history and philosophy behind this new technology via videos, graphic examples. Students will also explore the use of 3D for television and motion picture animations. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 253 | Visual Culture | Introduces the social and historical backgrounds that inform the ever-increasing visual culture we live in. Explores the roles and influences visual representations and visual productions have on cultural experience and historical events. It draws on theories, as well as numerous historical and contemporary examples from art, design, film, video, advertising, television, new media and other forms of visual communication. | 4, 5 & 9 |
| MCM 254 | Visual Storytelling | Provides the basic building blocks of various visual narrative techniques. The course covers photography, illustration, storyboarding, advertising, film, comics, cartoons, audio, and documentaries. Students will learn how to evolve a simple idea into a structured story through both dynamic (moving images) and static mediums (still images). | 4, 5 & 9 |
| MCM 301 | Mass Media management | Includes the theories of mass media management, with application to media operations. Investigates economic, legal and ethical problems and issues concerning media management. | 4, 8, 9 & 10 |
| MCM 305 | Communication Campaigns | Students are introduced to the principals of public relations, political, and advertising campaigns. Concepts include research, planning, message design, targeting audience and evaluation. | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 |
| MCM 306 | Promotion Design | Explores the application of advanced graphic design and promotional techniques used in creating advertisements and other marketing collateral. The course allows the exploration of creative mediums and techniques with a focus on 3-D items and environments, such as packaging, point of sale, trade shows, exhibition spaces and concept stores. | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 |
| MCM 308 | Political Communication | This course deals with the intersection of media and politics. The influence and sources of influence of each on the other is discussed. | 4, 5, 9, 10 & 16 |
| MCM 309 | Arab Media and Society | Prepares students to explore, understand and critique the state of Arab media in both historical and contemporary contexts. Theoretical ideas such as hegemony, post-colonialism and Orientalism are introduced to situate the development of Arab media systems within the framework of the social and political conditions from which they emerged. Various media systems, forms and products are examined to highlight commonalities and distinctions across the multitude of media we classify as Arab. | 4, 9, 10 & 16 |
| MCM 332 | Field Production | Studies the basic skills necessary to provide news packages for broadcast. Students gain knowledge on story development and production skills needed to write, interview, report, shoot and edit audio and video news stories. | 4, 5 & 9 |
| MCM 341 | Cases in PR/Advertising | Students are presented to real cases of successful and unsuccessful advertising and public relations projects and tasks that allow students to critically think of the process of conducting these projects and what they need to avoid. | 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 |
| MCM 353 | Motion Graphics | Introduces students to the principles and elements of motion design. It identifies methods and process for conceptualizing in time-based media, as well as developing a vocabulary and visual language for motion. In addition to stressing systems, structure and synthesis of text and image for time-based media, the course also provides knowledge and skills in the digital creativity, such as 2D and 3D animation. | 4, 5 & 9 |
| MCM 380 | Advanced Audio/Video Production | Provides students with hands-on training in the sequence of digital media production. Includes training on pre-production and planning, audio and video capture, and post-production and editing. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 405 | Special Topics in Visual Communication | Special Topics in Visual Communication. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 411 | Media Law and Ethics | Discussion of laws and ethics affecting the mass media. Exploration of problems and issues in legal regulation of media content, ownership and ethical standards such as privacy, censorship, honesty, fairness, and objectivity. | 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 & 16 |
| MCM 412 | Communication Theory | Survey of elements and processes critical to human communication behavior. Comparison of influential communication theories. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 413 | Research methods in Mass Communication | Introduction to the fundamental tools of quantitative research in communication. Focus of the course is on reading and comprehending communication research reports rather than conducting quantitative research. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 432 | Senior Project in Digital Media | Enables students to develop creative works such as audio and/or video projects as part of their professional training. The course should be conducted under the mentorship of industry professionals in coordination with the course instructor. | 4 & 9 |
| MCM 441 | Integrated Marketing Communication | This course presents students to a combining approach gathering elements and ideas from marketing and communication as a method to achieve organizational goals. Students learn that organizations mix public relations, advertising, marketing, personal communication and others, can increase their advantages. Students are presented to IMC components, planning, and message design. | 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 |
| MCM 455 | Internship | Professional attachment to an onsite professional media organization. Requires students to officially document work and hours performed. | 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 |
| MCM 495 | Special Topics in Mass Communication | Based on faculty’s selection of topics, students are presented to a certain topic focusing on mass communication. | 4 & 9 |
| Course Code : | MCM 101 | ||
| Course Title : | Media Literacy | ||
| Course Description : | Use critical thinking to analyze media and news literacy such as media production, messages and delivery with relations to the audience, media industry, digital, social media, and media professions. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 10 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 102 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Public Speaking | ||
| Course Description : | This course will cover theories and techniques of organization, evidence, argumentation, persuasion, and delivery in public speaking. | ||
| SDG: | 3, 5, 6, 7, 10,11,12,13,14,15 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 103 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Mass Media | ||
| Course Description : | This course is an introduction to oral, print, and electronic media of communication. Emphasis is placed on history, theory, and criticism of the mass media as cultural institutions. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 105 | ||
| Course Title : | Communication layout and design | ||
| Course Description : | In this course, students heavily deal with different computer software to create designs and layout for various mass communication messages such as Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations, and Visual Communication. Students are taught how to create informative and persuasive messages. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 107 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Course Description : | This course presents students to the process of creating films and people involved in the process and the description of their tasks. Students are also introduced to the different types and genres of films. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 121 | ||
| Course Title : | Fundamentals of Digital Media Production | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces students to theories and principles applicable to the production of audio and video content for media platforms. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 141 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Public Relations/Advertising | ||
| Course Description : | This course introduces publicity methods and public relations representation of profit and nonprofit institutions to the public; use of communication research and media, as applied to the public relations profession. The course also covers the history, rhetoric, and aesthetics of advertising. A basic understanding of industry issues and key areas such as account management, research, strategy, creative, media, and production. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 206 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Writing for Mass Media | ||
| Course Description : | Elementary principles and practice of writing for mass media in varied program formats, with emphasis on preparation of written materials for news, public relations, and public affairs. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 209 | ||
| Course Title : | Fundamentals of Advertising | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces the students to advertising. It covers the diverse range of advertising theories and practices and surveys the different advertising objectives including information and persuasion. Areas of focus include advertising basics, appeals, advertising history, advertising and society, advertising agencies, media planning, creativity, and advertising layout and design. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 211 | ||
| Course Title : | Photojournalism | ||
| Course Description : | Take photographs of new events, sports, features and other standard newspaper and magazine events while learning basic visual and technical aspects of photojournalism such as frame composition and shutter speed. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 212 | ||
| Course Title : | Social Media principles and practices | ||
| Course Description : | Prepares students to critically explore, define, and use social media in personal and professional contexts by examining their contemporary trends and tools. A hands-on-approach in lesson delivery equips students with a practical appreciation of how important forms of emerging media work. | ||
| SDG: | 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10,11,12,13,14,15 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 245 | ||
| Course Title : | Typography | ||
| Course Description : | This course introduces the study of typography in visual communications. Emphasis upon form of letters, words, and pages; and upon the body of knowledge required for professional typographic applications. On completion, students will have developed a body of professional industry-standard works that demonstrate their awareness of contemporary design practice and their ability to work within it. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 251 | ||
| Course Title : | Introduction to Visual Communications | ||
| Course Description : | Helps students to understand the theories of visual communications including human perception, psychology of color, and principles of design. Students learn the vocabulary of a visual language. Building upon the vocabulary, they learn how visual elements can be persuasive within a professional communication context. Covers the application of theories to graphic, design, animation, video, audio editing and web design. This course is offered every semester. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 252 | ||
| Course Title : | Graphic Design | ||
| Course Description : | This course will develop a working knowledge of graphic design. It includes Vector graphics creation (Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw). The course also introduces the design of 3D computer graphics and animation. A brief history and philosophy behind this new technology via videos, graphic examples. Students will also explore the use of 3D for television and motion picture animations. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 253 | ||
| Course Title : | Visual Culture | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces the social and historical backgrounds that inform the ever-increasing visual culture we live in. Explores the roles and influences visual representations and visual productions have on cultural experience and historical events. It draws on theories, as well as numerous historical and contemporary examples from art, design, film, video, advertising, television, new media and other forms of visual communication. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 254 | ||
| Course Title : | Visual Storytelling | ||
| Course Description : | Provides the basic building blocks of various visual narrative techniques. The course covers photography, illustration, storyboarding, advertising, film, comics, cartoons, audio, and documentaries. Students will learn how to evolve a simple idea into a structured story through both dynamic (moving images) and static mediums (still images). | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 301 | ||
| Course Title : | Mass Media management | ||
| Course Description : | Includes the theories of mass media management, with application to media operations. Investigates economic, legal and ethical problems and issues concerning media management. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 8, 9 & 10 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 305 | ||
| Course Title : | Communication Campaigns | ||
| Course Description : | Students are introduced to the principals of public relations, political, and advertising campaigns. Concepts include research, planning, message design, targeting audience and evaluation. | ||
| SDG: | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 306 | ||
| Course Title : | Promotion Design | ||
| Course Description : | Explores the application of advanced graphic design and promotional techniques used in creating advertisements and other marketing collateral. The course allows the exploration of creative mediums and techniques with a focus on 3-D items and environments, such as packaging, point of sale, trade shows, exhibition spaces and concept stores. | ||
| SDG: | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 308 | ||
| Course Title : | Political Communication | ||
| Course Description : | This course deals with the intersection of media and politics. The influence and sources of influence of each on the other is discussed. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5, 9, 10 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 309 | ||
| Course Title : | Arab Media and Society | ||
| Course Description : | Prepares students to explore, understand and critique the state of Arab media in both historical and contemporary contexts. Theoretical ideas such as hegemony, post-colonialism and Orientalism are introduced to situate the development of Arab media systems within the framework of the social and political conditions from which they emerged. Various media systems, forms and products are examined to highlight commonalities and distinctions across the multitude of media we classify as Arab. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 9, 10 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 332 | ||
| Course Title : | Field Production | ||
| Course Description : | Studies the basic skills necessary to provide news packages for broadcast. Students gain knowledge on story development and production skills needed to write, interview, report, shoot and edit audio and video news stories. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 341 | ||
| Course Title : | Cases in PR/Advertising | ||
| Course Description : | Students are presented to real cases of successful and unsuccessful advertising and public relations projects and tasks that allow students to critically think of the process of conducting these projects and what they need to avoid. | ||
| SDG: | 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 353 | ||
| Course Title : | Motion Graphics | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces students to the principles and elements of motion design. It identifies methods and process for conceptualizing in time-based media, as well as developing a vocabulary and visual language for motion. In addition to stressing systems, structure and synthesis of text and image for time-based media, the course also provides knowledge and skills in the digital creativity, such as 2D and 3D animation. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 380 | ||
| Course Title : | Advanced Audio/Video Production | ||
| Course Description : | Provides students with hands-on training in the sequence of digital media production. Includes training on pre-production and planning, audio and video capture, and post-production and editing. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 405 | ||
| Course Title : | Special Topics in Visual Communication | ||
| Course Description : | Special Topics in Visual Communication. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 411 | ||
| Course Title : | Media Law and Ethics | ||
| Course Description : | Discussion of laws and ethics affecting the mass media. Exploration of problems and issues in legal regulation of media content, ownership and ethical standards such as privacy, censorship, honesty, fairness, and objectivity. | ||
| SDG: | 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 412 | ||
| Course Title : | Communication Theory | ||
| Course Description : | Survey of elements and processes critical to human communication behavior. Comparison of influential communication theories. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 413 | ||
| Course Title : | Research methods in Mass Communication | ||
| Course Description : | Introduction to the fundamental tools of quantitative research in communication. Focus of the course is on reading and comprehending communication research reports rather than conducting quantitative research. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 432 | ||
| Course Title : | Senior Project in Digital Media | ||
| Course Description : | Enables students to develop creative works such as audio and/or video projects as part of their professional training. The course should be conducted under the mentorship of industry professionals in coordination with the course instructor. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 441 | ||
| Course Title : | Integrated Marketing Communication | ||
| Course Description : | This course presents students to a combining approach gathering elements and ideas from marketing and communication as a method to achieve organizational goals. Students learn that organizations mix public relations, advertising, marketing, personal communication and others, can increase their advantages. Students are presented to IMC components, planning, and message design. | ||
| SDG: | 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 455 | ||
| Course Title : | Internship | ||
| Course Description : | Professional attachment to an onsite professional media organization. Requires students to officially document work and hours performed. | ||
| SDG: | 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 | ||
| Course Code : | MCM 495 | ||
| Course Title : | Special Topics in Mass Communication | ||
| Course Description : | Based on faculty’s selection of topics, students are presented to a certain topic focusing on mass communication. | ||
| SDG: | 4 & 9 |
Department - M&NS
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Description | SDG |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL 103 | Environmental Biology | Examines the organization of natural ecosystem as it relates to the human community. Basic ecological principles are applied to current environmental issues. Among the topics to be examined are past and present uses and abuses of natural resources; environmental ethics and public policy; global environmental problems; human population growth; pollution; waste disposal; habitat loss; species extinction; and strategies for attaining a sustainable earth; | 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 & 15 |
| ENVR 103 | Weather and Climate | Serves as a general environmental science course for the non-science major. Topics include: atmospheric composition, solar radiation, temperature, moisture and condensation relationship between air pressure and wind, weather patterns, severe weather, optical phenomena in the atmosphere, and the behavior and possible changes of climate, Air Pollution, Climate Changes, Greenhouse Warning. | 7 & 13 |
| PHYS 100 | How Things Work | This is an introductory course for students in non-science majors presenting physical principles and laws through examples from everyday life experiences. Topics covered include inertia, speed and velocity, acceleration, Newton’s laws, projectile motion, rotational motion, work and energy, friction, conservation laws, equilibrium, Hooke’s law, fluids and their motion, heat and thermodynamics, mechanical waves and resonance. | 7 |
| PHED 101 | Intro to Personal Health | This course is designed to provide an overview of physical activity and lifetime personal fitness. The course introduces different components of fitness, different types of aerobic/anaerobic exercises, flexibility and body composition, muscular strength and endurance and management of personal fitness and nutrition. The course covers a variety of lifetime activities that promote health and well-being. | 3 |
| CHEM 103 | Environmental Chemistry | Introduces chemistry conceptually; focusing on its eminent role in our everyday life, majorly in the environment. Highlights the chemical principles with little emphasis on calculations for non-science major students. Provides essential topics; Molecular Reasons. The chemist's toolbox, Atoms and Elements, Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Reactions, Energy for Today and Tomorrow, The Air Around Us, The Liquids & Solids Around Us; Especially Water, Acids and Bases. | 6 & 7 |
| Course Code : | BIOL 103 | ||
| Course Title : | Environmental Biology | ||
| Course Description : | Examines the organization of natural ecosystem as it relates to the human community. Basic ecological principles are applied to current environmental issues. Among the topics to be examined are past and present uses and abuses of natural resources; environmental ethics and public policy; global environmental problems; human population growth; pollution; waste disposal; habitat loss; species extinction; and strategies for attaining a sustainable earth; | ||
| SDG : | 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 & 15 | ||
| Course Code : | ENVR 103 | ||
| Course Title : | Weather and Climate | ||
| Course Description : | Serves as a general environmental science course for the non-science major. Topics include: atmospheric composition, solar radiation, temperature, moisture and condensation relationship between air pressure and wind, weather patterns, severe weather, optical phenomena in the atmosphere, and the behavior and possible changes of climate, Air Pollution, Climate Changes, Greenhouse Warning. | ||
| SDG : | 7 & 13 | ||
| Course Code : | PHYS 100 | ||
| Course Title : | How Things Work | ||
| Course Description : | This is an introductory course for students in non-science majors presenting physical principles and laws through examples from everyday life experiences. Topics covered include inertia, speed and velocity, acceleration, Newton’s laws, projectile motion, rotational motion, work and energy, friction, conservation laws, equilibrium, Hooke’s law, fluids and their motion, heat and thermodynamics, mechanical waves and resonance. | ||
| SDG : | 7 | ||
| Course Code : | PHED 101 | ||
| Course Title : | Intro to Personal Health | ||
| Course Description : | This course is designed to provide an overview of physical activity and lifetime personal fitness. The course introduces different components of fitness, different types of aerobic/anaerobic exercises, flexibility and body composition, muscular strength and endurance and management of personal fitness and nutrition. The course covers a variety of lifetime activities that promote health and well-being. | ||
| SDG : | 3 | ||
| Course Code : | CHEM 103 | ||
| Course Title : | Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Course Description : | Introduces chemistry conceptually; focusing on its eminent role in our everyday life, majorly in the environment. Highlights the chemical principles with little emphasis on calculations for non-science major students. Provides essential topics; Molecular Reasons. The chemist's toolbox, Atoms and Elements, Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Reactions, Energy for Today and Tomorrow, The Air Around Us, The Liquids & Solids Around Us; Especially Water, Acids and Bases. | ||
| SDG : | 6 & 7 |
