Mar 28, 2024  
2012-2013 Academic Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

Course Prefix Identification


Courses are identified by a prefix, which is related to the department offering the course, and a number, which describes the level of the course. Courses numbered 100-199 are freshman-level courses normally not open to juniors or seniors. Courses numbered 200-299 and 300-399 are normally taken by sophomore and junior students. Courses numbered 400-499 are designated for seniors, although superior students of sophomore or junior standing may be admitted by permission of the department offering the course. Also, in some departments, graduate students may earn a limited number of credits in 400-level courses. Courses numbered 500-699 are open to graduate students. Not all departmental prefixes represent fields in which a degree is offered; some represent minors and others only courses.

Courses numbered 500-599 are listed in the graduate section and are open to graduate students; however, a senior student who has a B average may take two graduate courses, not exceeding six credits, either for graduate credit or for completion of requirements for the bachelor’s degree. In this case the chair of the department concerned must notify the registrar’s office.

The departmental prefixes used in labeling courses are given below:

Department   PREFIX   Descriptive
         
Graduate School of Education   EDUC   Education
School of Business        

Department of Accounting

  ACCT   Accounting

Department of Economics

  ECON   Economics

Department of Management

 

MGMT
MOIS
MKTG
FINC
OPMG
INTB
EMBA
ENTR

 

Management
Management of Information Systems
Marketing
Finance
Operations Management
International Business
Executive Master in Business Administration
Entrepreneurship

School of Global Affairs and Public Policy        

Department of Journalism & Mass Communication

  JRMC   Journalism and Mass Communication

Department of Law

  LAW   Law

Department of Public Policy and Administration

  PPAD   Public Policy and Administration

The Cynthia Nelson Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies

  GWST   Gender and Women’s’ Studies

Center for Migration and Refugee Studies

  MRS   Migration and Refugee Studies

Middle East Studies Program

  MEST   Middle East Studies

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research

 

AMST

 

American Studies

School of Humanities and Social Sciences        

Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations

  ARIC   Arab and Islamic Civilizations

Department of English & Comparative Literature

  ECLT   English and Comparative Literature

Department of History

 

HIST
CREL

  History
Comparative Religion

Department of the Arts

 

ARTV
DSGN
MUSC
FILM
THTR

  Visual Arts
Graphic Design
Music
Film
Theatre

Department of Philosophy

  PHIL   Philosophy

Department of Political Science

  POLS   Political Science

Department of Rhetoric and Composition

  RHET   Rhetoric and Composition

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology

  ANTH
EGPT
PSYC
SOC
SOC/ANTH
  Anthropology
Egyptology
Psychology
Sociology
Anthropology/Sociology

The Arabic Language Institute

  ALNG
ALIN 
ALIS
ALWT
CASA
TAFL
  Arabic Language Credit Courses
Arabic Language Intensive
Arabic Language Intensive Summer
Arabic Writing Courses
Center for Arabic Studies Abroad
Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

The English Language Institute

  ENGL
LING
TESL
  English
Linguistics
Teaching English for Other Languages

European Studies

  EUST   European Studies

Development Studies Committee

       
School of Sciences and Engineering        

Department of Biology

  BIOL   Biology

Department of Chemistry

  CHEM
SCI
  Chemistry
Science

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

  CSCE   Computer Science and Engineering

Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering

 

CENG
AENG

  Construction Engineering
Architectural Engineering

Department of Electronics Engineering

  EENG   Electronics Engineering

Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science

  MACT   Mathematics, Actuarial Science

Department of Mechanical Engineering

  MENG   Mechanical Engineering

Department of Petroleum and Energy Engineering

  PENG   Petroleum Engineering

Department of Physics

  PHYS   Physics

Biotechnology Program

  BIOT   Biotechnology

Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program

  All 600 level courses in:
BIOT
CENG
CSCE
EENG
ENVE
MACT
MENG
NANO
PHDE
PHDS
PHDS/PHDE
 


Biotechnology
Construction Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mathematics and Actuarial Science
Mechanical Engineering
Nanotechnology
Ph.D. in Engineering
Ph.D. in Applied Sciences
Ph.D. in Engineerin and Ph.D. in Applied Sciences

Environmental Engineering Program

  ENVE   Environmental Engineering

Nanotechnology Program

  NANO   Nanotechnology

Robotics, Control and Smart Systems Program

  RCSS   Robotics, Control and Smart Systems

Engineering Steering Committee for ENGR Courses

  ENGR   Engineering

Core Curriculum

 

SEMR
CORE

 

Seminar
Core Curriculum

 

Note Concerning Course Schedules

Most course descriptions indicate the semester that each course is usually offered, but this information is subject to change and some courses are not taught every year. The registrar’s office publishes a detailed schedule of courses offered at the beginning of each semester which contains accurate information on which courses are offered, at what time and by whom they are taught. Please check the Registrar’s Schedule of Classes webpage.

For long-term planning, students should consult their advisers and/or individual departments for help designing their programs of study. Students coming from the United States, especially year-abroad students, should contact the university’s office in New York for current information about specific course offerings.