May 16, 2024

2017-2018 Academic Catalog

2017-2018 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

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Sociology
	SOC 460/4560 - Development Studies Seminar (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites: 12 hours of social science Description Interdisciplinary and comparative analysis of development as a process and as a historical phenomenon. Critical evaluation of economic, political, social, and cultural technological and managerial factors that structure developmental change. Cross-listed Same as ANTH 4560 , POLS 4560 . When Offered Offered occasionally.
Sociology-Anthropology
	SOC/ANTH 507/5200 - Introduction to Migration and Refugee Studies (3 cr.) Prerequisites Graduate standing or advanced undergraduate standing and permission of instructor. Description Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches in history, political science, sociology, economics and psychology, this introductory course examines the causes and consequences of population movements, and provides basic background , terminology and concepts for further studies in this field. It offers an overview of migrants’ trajectories across national boundaries, analyzes migrants’ integration and their transformative impact on as well as contribution to host societies. It examines the networks of relations migrants may maintain with their home countries. It also looks at the role of policies and practices of the humanitarian regime in shaping the experience and addressing the challenges faced by refugees, asylum seekers, and returnees. Cross-listed Same as MRS 5100 . When Offered Offered in fall.
	SOC/ANTH 500/5201 - Classical Social Thought (3 cr.) Description An in-depth examination of classical sociological and anthropological theories of culture and society. When Offered Offered in fall.
	SOC/ANTH 501/5202 - Contemporary Social Thought (3 cr.) Prerequisites SOC/ANTH 5201 Description An in-depth examination fo contemporary sociological and anthropological theories of culture and society. When Offered Offered in spring.
	SOC/ANTH 505/5203 - Ethnographic Fieldwork (3 cr.) Description Techniques of participant observation, non-participant observation, and in-depth interviewing used in anthropology and ethnomethodology. Issues include problems of access, grounded theory and ethical issues. Students will normally carry out a fieldwork project for the course. When Offered Offered in spring.
	SOC/ANTH 506/5204 - Survey Research (3 cr.) Description Techniques and issues in survey research. Sampling, operationalization, questionnaire design, survey application and analysis of survey data. The course is designed to give students hands-on experience in every aspect of survey research. When Offered Offered in spring.
	SOC/ANTH 508/5208 - Special Topics in Migration and Refugee Issues (3 cr.) Description Topics discussed may vary depending on the instructor. Focus of the course will be announced prior to registration. Course may be repeated for credit if content changes. Cross-listed Same as MRS 5208 .
	SOC/ANTH 000/5209 - Migration, Integration and Citizenship (3 cr.) Description This course will examine the challenges brought to citizenship theory by migrations and migrants integration. Diverging definitions of citizenry embody and express distinctive understandings of nationhood, be it state-centered and assimilationist, ethnocratic and ‘differentialist’ or multiculturalist, that are deeply rooted in the political and cultural history of different nations. The course will focus on the various conceptions of citizenship and how they influence the integration and the migrants’ identity (re)constructions well as, to a certain extent, trigger a redefinition of receiving countries ‘cultural and political norms, including the very meaning of Nation-State. Cross-listed Same as MRS 5209 .
	SOC/ANTH 510/5210 - Problems in Sociology-Anthropology (3 cr.) Description Problems discussed may vary depending on the instructor and the needs of the students. Focus of the class will be announced prior to registration. Course may be repeated for credit if content changes. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	SOC/ANTH 515/5215 - Kin, Friends and Neighbors (3 cr.) Description Principles underlying group formation at the local level, such as kinship, residence, and friendship and the resultant web of collective and dyadic relations; special emphasis on the articulation of these groups with class, occupational and ethnic groups, and the state. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 520/5220 - Gender and Sexuality (3 cr.) Description How sex roles and gender are socially constructed in cross-cultural perspectives: special emphasis on the impact of social-cultural change on gender relations. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 525/5225 - Religion, Ideology and Society (3 cr.) Description The relation of ideology and world religions to social action; special emphasis on the integrative aspects on society as well as their potential for change and transformation. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 530/5230 - Theorizing the State (3 cr.) Description This course offers a critical reading of the concept of the state, particularly in relation to governance and power, regulation of subjects and citizens, discourses and practices of normalization of social orders, and limits to state power. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 535/5235 - Maintaining Systems of Global Inequality (3 cr.) Description Theories of the growth of the new international division of labor and its relationship to socioeconomic change in both developed and developing societies. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 540/5240 - Revisiting the Rural (3 cr.) Description This course examines the remaking of rural communities in relation to historical shifts in capital and state dynamics, the organization and practice of everyday life, the politics of labor and property, and the production of desire and subjectivity. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 545/5245 - Cities: Structure and Dynamics (3 cr.) Description The structure of urban forms, patterns of city life, and the relationship of cities to the wider societies of which they are part. Cross-listed Same as GREN 5244 . When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 550/5250 - Sociology of Knowledge (3 cr.) Description The epistemological foundations and social framework of knowledge; what is involved in “having knowledge” about society. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 555/5255 - Comparative Health and Healing Systems (3 cr.) Description Cross-cultural and multidisciplinary approach to the crucial issues which link the social sciences to health and healing systems. Special emphasis on issues of health and healing under conditions of social and cultural change; development and policy in the Middle East. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 560/5260 - Population Dynamics (3 cr.) Description A consideration of the causes and consequence of the growth and decline of population through the analysis of fertility, mortality, and migration. Issues and research related to rapid population growth and labor migration will be emphasized. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 565/5265 - Ethnicity, Identity and Nationalism (3 cr.) Description This course examines the factors that contribute to modern nationalism or contradict it. Such factors include ethnic and other forms of identity such as those constructed around the notions of race, language, and religion. The approach to the imagined community is both cultural, dealing with identity formation and maintenance, and social, stressing processes and social groups. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 570/5270 - Environment and Society (3 cr.) Description This course uses a broad interdisciplinary approach to analyze the relationship between development and environmental degradation, the ways in which development enhances protection, and the issues of sustainable development. It covers the social movements that may emerge around the environmental concerns, and the social processes that lead to environmental risks. Cross-listed Same as GREN 5205 . When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 575/5275 - Modern Social Movements (3 cr.) Description The emergence of modern social movements based on such issues as gender, ecology, race, ethnicity, community control, and identity. The relation between “new” social movements and earlier social movements based on class, national liberation, and revolutionary transformation, with comparison between First and Third World movements. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 580/5280 - History and Memory (3 cr.) Description This course is an examination of the meanings and relationships between the past, memory and history in anthropological practices and debates. Specifically, it seeks an analysis of the conceptual and methodological boundaries between history production and collective memory paradigms. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	SOC/ANTH 502/5285 - Social and Cultural Dynamics in Contemporary Egypt (3 cr.) Description Emphasis on those forces which have given Egyptian society cohesion and continuity in a rapidly changing world. Crucial issues confronting social scientists and planners. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	SOC/ANTH 000/5289 - Comprehensives Description Individual consultation for students preparing for the comprehensive exam.
	SOC/ANTH 503/5290 - Middle Eastern Societies and Cultures (3 cr.) Description A survey of the present state of knowledge concerning Middle Eastern societies, with an emphasis on the disciplinary approaches of sociology and anthropology. When Offered Offered in spring.
	SOC/ANTH 000/5295 - Reading Capital (3 cr.) Description This course offers a reading in the genealogies of capital in order to critically engage emergent political, economic and social forms. The course examines the nexus between events, structure, agency; Marxist conceptions of the making of histories; the variety of Marxian frameworks delineating the relation between socio-economic and political rights. Cross-listed Same as GWST 5106
	SOC/ANTH 591/5297 - Independent Study and Readings (3 cr.) Prerequisites Department approval. Description Guided individual readings and/or research on a subject of mutual interest to student and faculty member that will not be covered in a regularly offered course. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Repeatable May be taken only once.
	SOC/ANTH 598/5298 - Thesis Writing Seminar (3 cr.) Prerequisites SOC/ANTH 5201 , SOC/ANTH 5202 and either SOC/ANTH 5203 , SOC/ANTH 5204 or the consent of the instructor. Description This course serves as an intermediary phase between the research proposal and the Master’s thesis, which is designed to help students transition from fieldwork and data collection to data analysis and writing up. Students will be lead through a process of documenting, analyzing, and presenting their data in ways that emphasize faculty and peer evaluation and feedback.
	SOC/ANTH 599/5299 - Research Guidance and Thesis (no cr.) Description Consultation for students in problems related to their theses. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
Sustainable Development
	GREN 501/5201 - Global Changes and Sustainable Development (3 cr.) Description The course is an introduction to the whole program. It focuses on sustainable development and global change- vital issues for humanity- with specific attention to the challenges in Egypt of the transition from unsustainable to sustainable development. Topics include rethinking established ways of production and consumption; types of green business, the interrelationship between local and global challenges, business policy and decision making affecting sustainability; finding new ways of greening economics, sustainable transportation, energy, engineering, architecture and construction; agriculture and water resources in a changing global climate; and the role of SMEs.
	GREN 502/5202 - Engineering for a Sustainable Environment (3 cr.) Description Solid, industrial and hazardous waste generation and control, with an emphasis on sustainable engineering practices such as environmental impact assessment and performance, waste management, pollution prevention, waste minimization, cleaner production, energy recovery, recycling and reuse. Cross-listed Same as ENGR 5240 .
	GREN 503/5203 - Core Concepts & Applications for Social & Environmental Policy (3 cr.) Description Overview of issues and analytic approaches for social and environmental policy, including programmatic and policy responses to development challenges in the environment, health and social services, and anti-poverty programming, with an emphasis on applications and case studies of experience in the Middle East and North Africa. Application of analytic methods to understand the root causes of barriers to providing social services and protecting the environment, and potential solutions to address these challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective. Cross-listed Same as PPAD 5132 .
	GREN 504/5204 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 cr.) Prerequisites MGMT 5307 . Description Innovation lies at the heart of economic growth in the modern world. Entrepreneurs with the ability and resourcefulness to establish their own business are critical to the process of innovation. Innovation is not just about starting a new business but it is also about creating and developing Innovative ways of management. Whether you are thinking of starting a new venture or developing innovative mechanisms of management in a large organization, you will need to understand Entrepreneurship and Innovation. This course takes students through the various aspects of starting, managing, and growing a business. Whether you want to start a new venture, a new project, or develop an innovative way of management. You will need to write a business plan? This course will teach you how to write a business plan, its benefits and how does it differ from a feasibility study. Opportunity identification, clear business and market definition, segmentation, and entry, building a team and creating a suitable organizational form, avoiding common pitfalls, and various strategies for starting or growing a business , are among the numerous facets of entrepreneurship covered in the course. Methods employed include individual and group case analysis, writing a business plan, interviews with, and talks by, entrepreneurs, and profiling of successes and failures. Cross-listed Same as ECNG 5274 and MGMT 5307 .
	GREN 505/5205 - Environment and Society (3 cr.) Description This course uses a broad interdisciplinary approach to analyze the relationship between development and environmental degradation, the ways in which development enhances protection, and the issues of sustainable development. It covers the social movements that may emerge around the environmental concerns, and the social processes that lead to environmental risks. Cross-listed Same as SOC/ANTH 5270 .
	GREN 511/5211 - Water Desalination (3 cr.) Description Description of methods of water analysis and treatment. Study of the properties of water and aqueous solutions. Detailed discussion and analysis of design, maintenance, energy requirements and economics of the major processes of desalination, such as distillation, reverse osmosis, and electrodialysis.
	GREN 513/5213 - Solid and Hazardous Wastes Engineering (3 cr.) Description Solid wastes - Nature, generation and collection. Local and regional management strategies including recycling and recovery of useful products, landfilling, and incineration. . Hazardous wastes - Nature, generation and collection. Risk assessment. Management strategies including source reduction, treatment, recovery, landfilling, and incineration. Cross-listed Same as ENVE 5254 / CENG 4555 .
	GREN 514/5214 - Green Buildings (3 cr.) Description Climate change and the building sector, Environmental impacts of the Construction Industry, Concept of Green Buildings, different rating systems, Sustainable Sites, Energy and Atmosphere, Indoor Environmental Quality, Materials & Resources, recycling contents & VOC, Green Building for Existing Buildings, water efficiency, life cycle cost analysis, innovation on design.
	GREN 000/5215 - Sustainability of Thermal Systems (3 cr.) Description Energy systems; energy demand; energy audit; sustainable development; energy efficiency; energy management. Cross-listed MENG 6261
	GREN 521/5221 - Marketing Management (3 cr.) Description Highlights the role of marketing as a process for creating value and managing customer relationships. The course addresses the marketing challenge of designing and implementing the best combination of marketing variables to carry out a firm’s strategy in its target markets. Further, this course seeks to develop the student’s skills in applying the analytic perspectives and concepts of marketing to such decisions as: segmentation, targeting, positioning, branding, pricing, distribution and promotion. The goal is to understand how the firm can benefit by creating and delivering value to its customers and stakeholders. The new role of marketing is emphasized including: stakeholder marketing, internal marketing, social marketing, customer relationship management and other recent trends in the market. This course takes an analytical approach to the study of marketing problems of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Cross-listed Same as MKTG 5201 .
	GREN 522/5222 - Strategic Management of Innovation (3 cr.) Description Innovation is regarded as a critical source of competitive advantage in an increasingly changing environment. Innovation is production or adoption, assimilation, and exploitation of a value-added novelty in economic and social spheres; renewal and enlargement of products, services, and markets; development of new methods of production; and establishment of new management systems. This course will study the theory and practice of innovation as a process and an outcome based on a comprehensive model of innovation which consists of three determinants: innovation leadership, managerial levers and business processes. The course will examine the impact of accelerating innovation on cost, product quality and marketability; organizational changes required to couple R&D with marketing and commercialization; and the managerial skills and professional expertise needed to develop a sustainable innovation practice within an organization. Cross-listed Same as MGMT 5308 and ECNG 5273 .
	GREN 523/5223 - Managing in a Dynamic Environment (3 cr.) Description The course aims at acquainting the student with how a leader could manage an organization in a dynamic environment. The course focuses on the main functions of a manager such as planning, organizing, controlling, motivation, team building and with special emphasis on leadership. It emphasizes contemporary and applied management in a global and dynamic environment. It also aims at developing an understanding of the tasks that managers must perform to keep the organization running both effectively and efficiently. In addition, the course emphasizes the environmental constraints imposed on the Egyptian manager and attempts to explore ways of applying the principles of management in Egyptian enterprises. Cross-listed Same as MGMT 5202 .
	GREN 524/5224 - Financial Management (3 cr.) Prerequisites ACCT 5201 . Description It is a basic business finance course, dealing with various aspects of financial decision making. It provides an introduction to time value of money; bond and stock valuation; ratio analysis; financing decisions; capital budgeting; cost of capital; capital structure; risk and return; dividend policy; operating and financial leverage; and working capital management. Cross-listed Same as FINC 5202 .
	GREN 531/5231 - Policy for Sustainable Cities (3 cr.) Description Explores policy choices facing urban managers, planners, and the communities they serve with regard to putting cities on a path to sustainability. Considers how allocation of, control over, and use of key land and financial resources shapes urban development from political economy, governance and space planning perspectives. Examines participatory planning and other methods to engage urban stakeholders in management of cities as well as tools to promote adoption of green technologies in the urban housing, industrial, transport, power, water, and commercial building sectors. Cross-listed Same as PPAD 5141 .
	GREN 532/5232 - Greening the Built Environment (3 cr.) Description Examines core concepts, analytic tools, and program models needed to develop the urban built environment in ways that are socially and environmentally sustainable. Gives particular attention to retrofitting and sustainability upgrades for the existing urban core, developing new communities on a sustainable model, and providing affordable options for low-income urban residents, including upgrading of informal areas as well as new developments. Explores how the spatial distribution of work and housing choices interacts with transport/transit systems, energy use, and infrastructure to shape urban sustainability outcomes. Cross-listed Same as PPAD 5142 .
	GREN 533/5233 - Urban Infrastructure Development for Sustainability (3 cr.) Description Considers how the development of critical infrastructure (power generation and transmission, water/wastewater, transport/transit, and waste management) can be directed toward socially and environmentally sound and economically viable models. Provides an understanding of alternative infrastructure financing, regulation, and implementation models from state provision to public-private partnerships. Explores how infrastructure network choices shape city expansion, urban quality of life, and efficiency outcomes in a dynamic urban context. Cross-listed Same as PPAD 5143 .
	GREN 534/5234 - Egyptian Environmental Law (3 cr.) Description This course will give you a broad practical understanding of the Egyptian environmental law. The course is designed to introduce you to the fascinating variety of important environmental challenges addressed by environmental laws, the difficult policy issues surrounding environmental problems, and the legal complexities of environmental regulatory and administrative schemes. Environmental laws can be extremely complex. This course, however, gives you the foundation by covering the “fundamentals” of Egyptian environmental law. You will also develop some critical analytical and research skills (such as analyzing problems and reading statutes) that are transferable to all areas of environmental law.
	GREN 000/5235 - Corporate Social Responsibility and NGO Partnerships (3 cr.) Description Overview of corporate social responsibility principles and applications from a developing country perspective. Issues in responsible corporate management, including addressing environmental, social, and accountability challenges. Tools for implementing and assessing corporate social responsibility programming, including mechanisms for developing effective partnerships with nonprofit organizations. Extensive use of cases from developing country experience. Cross-listed PPAD 5128
	GREN 544/5244 - Cities: Structure and Dynamics (3 cr.) Description The structure of urban forms, patterns of city life, and the relationship of cities to the wider societies of which they are part. Cross-listed Same as SOC/ANTH 5245 .
	GREN 000/5245 - Community Assessment and Program Evaluation (3 cr.) Description This course exposes students to concepts and methods of applied research in community psychology, specifically community assessment and program evaluation. Assessment techniques may focus on community needs and assets/ resources assessment. Students will gain knowledge and skills in program evaluation, including evaluation theories, different types of evaluation (including process, outcome, and impact), and qualitative and quantitative evaluation methodologies. There will be an emphasis on strengths-based, participatory, and empowerment-oriented approaches, as well as professional ethics. Cross-listed PSYC 5233
	GREN 000/5246 - Community Psychology and Systems Theory (3 cr.) Description This course examines the core theories, values, and methodologies of community psychology and systems theory. An emphasis is placed on the ecological perspective, empowerment theory, sociocultural and cross-cultural competence, community inclusion and partnership, and ethical, reflective practice. Cross-listed PSYC 5210
	GREN 000/5247 - Prevention and Intervention in Communities (3 cr.) Description This course provides students with knowledge and skills related to prevention across the lifespan, health promotion, and other types of community interventions. Students are exposed to a variety of community and preventive interventions, so as to prepare them to think about, work with, and lead community and preventive interventions in the future. The course provides training in community program development by offering opportunities for students to participate in program development, implementation, or management. Multicultural sensitivity and professional ethics are addressed. Cross-listed PSYC 5243
	GREN 000/5248 - Consultation to Non-Profit Organizations (3 cr.) Description This course provides students with knowledge and skills for consultation with non-profit organizations, using a participatory and strengths-based approach. Topics include understanding the nonprofit sector, phases and theories of consultation, establishing and marketing a consultation business, and ethical and professional competence. Nonprofit consultation often focuses on strategic planning, organization development, needs assessment, capacity and resource development, program evaluation, and fundraising. Cross-listed PSYC 5253
	GREN 571/5251 - Graduate Thesis Seminar I (2 cr.) Description Seminar on multi-disciplinary research topics, research methodology, thesis writing, and presentations given by invited speakers. Speakers from different backgrounds and experiences will be invited from the involved schools as well as the international partners.
	GREN 572/5252 - Graduate Thesis Seminar II (1 cr.) Description Seminar on research plans given by students to discuss their thesis topics and the results they obtained in their works. In the case of twinning thesis, students should organize together the seminar. However, every student should provide a presentation on his/her part of the research.
	GREN 573/5253 - Research Guidance Thesis (3 cr. + 3 cr.) Description Consultation on problems related to student thesis. It must be taken twice for a total of 6 credits.
	GREN 000/5281 - Sustainable Development Project Part One (3 cr.) Prerequisites Advisor Approval. Description Students complete three courses that cover the three dimensions (social, environment and economic) of advisor-supported community-based project applying learning from the M.Sc. Program in Sustainable Development. Upon approval, students can take this course with the other two courses concurrently. Part one will focus on the analysis of the project needs and the fact findings through field visits.
	GREN 000/5282 - Sustainable Development Project Part Two (3 cr.) Prerequisites Advisor Approval. Description Students complete three courses that cover the three dimensions (social, environment and economic) of advisor-supported community-based project applying learning from the M.Sc. Program in Sustainable Development. Upon approval, students can take this course with the other two courses concurrently. Part two will focus on the planning of the community problem which should respect the principles of sustainable development and participatory approach.
	GREN 000/5283 - Sustainable Development Project Part Three (3 cr.) Prerequisites Advisor Approval. Description Students complete three courses that cover the three dimensions (social, environment and economic) of advisor-supported community-based project applying learning from the M.Sc. Program in Sustainable Development. Upon approval, students can take this course with the other two courses concurrently. Part three will focus on planning the action plan for implementing the planned solutions and validating the implementation with the identified stakeholders in the field.
	GREN 000/5910 - Independent Study in Sustainable Development (3 cr.) Description This course offers for students the change to study beyond the regular course offerings. Guided reading for research and discussions based on a subject of mutual interest to the student and the responsible faculty member. The student demonstrates his/her achievement by submitting deliverables according to the agreement with the responsible faculty and in line with the course load of a graduate course.
Theatre
	THTR 199/1099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.) Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all first-year students as part of the Primary Level Core. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	THTR 130/1101 - The World of the Theatre (3 cr.) Description An initiation into the world of the theatre with the aim of developing the critical skills of an informed and perceptive audience member through the reading of plays, critical articles, and the attendance of stage performances and film versions of plays.
	THTR 125/1200 - Acting for Non-Majors (3 cr.) Description An introduction to the art and technique of acting for the non-major student, utilizing training games and exercises to present the student with a general overview of the acting process, while also providing experiences and techniques beneficial to basic human communication. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes May not be used for departmental credit by theatre majors or minors.
	THTR 203/1201 - Theatre in the Making (3 cr.) Description An introduction to theatre as a collective art form by exploring all of its components and participants: from playwright to actor, from director to designers, from producing team to audience. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	THTR 299/2099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1000 . Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	THTR 225/2201 - Acting I (3 cr.) Description A basic course in the fundamentals of acting, designed for majors, minors, and those with some previous experience. In-class exercises and improvisations, combined with rehearsed scenes and monologues from simple realistic texts, will help students gain proficiency in objective/obstacles, creation of a character, basic voice and breath control, and basic body alignment and awareness. Cross-listed Same as FILM 2201 When Offered Offered in fall and spring, and occasionally in the summer.
	THTR 226/2211 - Acting in Arabic I (3 cr.) Description The art and craft of acting as a systematic process applied to the specific demands of Arabic Drama. Scene work and monologues from modern and contemporary Arabic plays. Cross-listed Same as FILM 2211 When Offered Offered in fall or spring, and occasionally in the summer.
	THTR 230/2301 - Play Analysis (3 cr.) Description The development of the art of reading a play through detailed examination of its dramatic structure and in-depth analysis of its text. Both Western and Arabic plays will be examined. When Offered Offered in fall or spring.
	THTR 204/2401 - Introduction to Technical Theatre (3 cr.) Description An introduction to the theories, techniques, tools, and materials of technical theatre. Technical areas to be covered include organization, architecture, shops, stage equipment, scenery, props, lighting, sound, costumes, technical direction, and stage management. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Students will be expected to work on one of the technical crews for a major theatre department production concurrently with the course.
	THTR 240/2601 - Production Practicum (1 cr. per production) Description A course for any student who wishes to gain academic credit for significant contribution to departmental theatre productions in one of the following area: a. Scenery, b. Costume, c. Props, d. Lighting, e. Sound; or f. Run Crew. Minimum of 50 hours of practical work are required. Students work under direct supervision of a theatre faculty member. May be repeated twice for credit.
	THTR 242/2603 - Rehearsal and Performance Practicum (1 cr. per production) Description A course for any student who wishes to gain academic credit for significant contribution to departmental theatre productions in one of the following areas: a. Performance or b. Stage Management. Students work under direct supervision of a theatre faculty member. Registration by permission of the faculty member in charge of the specific activity. May be repeated twice.
	THTR 370/3099 - Selected Topics in Theatre (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Description In-depth examination of specific topics in theatre determined by the special interests and expertise of the faculty. When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable May be repeated for credit if content changes
	THTR 000/3103 - Drama in Context I: Greeks to English Renaissance (3 cr.) Description A study of dramatic literature and theatre practice in its social context from 5th century BC Athens to the closing of the English theatres in 1642. Plays are studied for their literary value and as points of departure for exploration of performance and design practices. The course examines ways in which theatre and the societies which produce its serve to reflect one another.
	THTR 000/3104 - Drama in Context II: Italian Renaissance to Modern (3 cr.) Description Renaissance Italy, 17th century France and England, and the European Enlightenment and early Industrial Age. Plays are studied for their literary value and as points of departure for exploration of performance and design practices. The course examines ways in which theatre and the societies which produce it serve to reflect one another.
	THTR 000/3105 - Drama in Context III: Modern and Contemporary (3 cr.) Description A study of 19th to 21st Century European dramatic literature and theatre practice in its social context. Plays are studied for their literary value and as points of departure for exploration of performance and design practices. The course examines ways in which theatre and the societies which produce it serve to reflect one another.
	THTR 227/3201 - Acting II (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 2201 Description Students will build upon their knowledge of the acting process through focus upon a more rigorous examination of the development of a character, utilizing challenging scenes from early modern playwrights such as Chekhov, Pinter, Albee and Williams. Additionally, vocal and body work will continue through exploration of standard speech production, kinesthetic and relaxation techniques. When Offered Offered once a year.
	THTR 327/3203 - Special Topics in Acting (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 3201 Description In-depth examination and implementation of specialized acting and performance skills and techniques. Focus of study to be determined by the special interests and expertise of the faculty. When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable May be repeated for credit if content changes
	THTR 325/3205 - Acting Styles (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 3201 Description An advanced acting class, offering exploration and techniques in varied acting styles, including but not limited to Greek/Roman, Medieval, Restoration, Neo-Classicism, Romantism, Farce, Expressionism and Absurdism. Vocal work will be examined through ensemble patterns, shared speech and period movement. Content of course to be determined by the interests and expertise of the faculty. When Offered Offered once every other year.
	THTR 000/3207 - Movement for the Stage (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 2201 or THTR 2211 Description Movement for the Stage focuses on increasing the strength, flexibility, endurance, and movement vocabulary of the actors physical instrument, its presence in space, and the use of it as a tool for theatrical storytelling.
	THTR 326/3211 - Acting in Arabic II (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 2211 Description A continuation on a more advanced level of the work started in Acting in Arabic I, applied to a wider range culminating in the presentation of a class term project. When Offered Offered in fall or spring.
	THTR 328/3301 - Directing I (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 2201 and THTR 2301 Description The fundamental directorial controls, as well as theoretical and practical training, leading to the production of single scenes. When Offered Offered in fall. Repeatable May be repeated once for credit as content changes.
	THTR 324/3401 - Design for the Theatre (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 1201 and THTR 2401 Description A study of the principles of visual design and their application for the theatre. Play analysis that focuses on visual and spatial design requirements. Includes scenery, costumes, and lighting. Involves drawing, painting, model making, and research into period styles. When Offered Offered once a year.
	THTR 000/3403 - Make Up for the Theatre (3 cr.) Description This course is an introduction to theatrical make up techniques for the actor. Students will explore the process of developing character through the manipulation and transformation of their facial characteristics with makeup. Projects will focus primarily on two dimensional techniques, but will introduce latex and other three dimensional techniques and will cover a wide range of character and special effects applications. When Offered Offered occasionally in winter or summer session.
	THTR 360/3501 - Playwriting I (3 cr.) Description A workshop in which students develop basic technical skills of playwriting through exercises culminating in the production of a working scenario for a short one-act play. When Offered Offered in fall.
	THTR 361/3503 - Playwriting II (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: . THTR 3501 Description A workshop in which students develop the scenario they have produced in Playwriting I into a short one-act play to be performed as a staged-reading. When Offered Offered in spring.
	THTR 340/3601 - Advanced Theatre Practicum (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 2401 , THTR 2601 and consent of instructor. Description Advanced, specialized, and intensive participation in theatre production activities. Assignments made in major supervisory positions in consultation with and under the supervision of a theatre faculty member. Technical production areas of scenery, costumes, props, lighting, sound, or stage management. When Offered Offered fall and spring. Repeatable Repeatable for credit. No maximum.
	THTR 344/3603 - Design Practicum (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites: Selection by application and interview. Description A course for students who wish to learn about theatre design through participation in designing a departmental theatre production. Students selected through application and interview process. When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable Repeatable for credit. Notes Selected students will form a design team that will be responsible for designing scenery, props, costumes, lighting, and sound for a major production.
	THTR 402/4000 - Independent Study (1-3 cr.) Prerequisites Minimum B average required. Description In exceptional circumstances, some senior majors may arrange, with departmental approval, to study beyond the regular course offerings. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	THTR 461/4103 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3 cr.) Description An exploration of the various and conflicting perceptions of the nature and function of drama through the study of major works of dramatic theory and criticism from the Greeks to the present. When Offered Offered in alternate springs.
	THTR 471/4110 - Theatrical and Dramatic Translation (3 cr.) Description A critical exploration of the particular challenges surrounding a number of “translations” of drama, with specific focus on the nature of dramatic language, the adaptability and contemporary value of myth, cultural and historical barriers and the means of challenging them, the shortcomings and advantages of dramaturgy, and the inevitable concrete requirements of performance. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	THTR 428/4301 - Directing II (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 3301 and completion of all 200-level requirements. Description Advanced theoretical and practical, production-oriented training in play direction culminating in the presentation of a directorial project. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	THTR 000/4404 - Scene Design (3cr.) Prerequisites THTR 2401 and THTR 3401 . Description The study of the principles of design and their application for scenery for the theatre. Course work will center on play analysis that focuses on visual and spatial design requirements and the design process. Will include drawing, painting, model making, and research into period styles. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	THTR 000/4405 - Stage Lighting (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 2401 or consent of instructor. Description The study of lighting theory and practice for the stage. Topics to be covered are: fundamentals of light theory, basics of electricity, lighting equipment and its use, historical overview of lighting for theatre, examination of current lighting methodology and an introduction to lighting design. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	THTR 000/4406 - Costume Design for Theatre and Film (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 2401 , THTR 3401 or consent of instructor. Description Students will examine the social and historical dynamics of dress and the application of those dynamics to the theatrical and film costume. Coursework will include research into the history of dress and it’s application to historical costume design as well as the interpretation of contemporary scripts for costume design. Will include instruction in fundamental drawing and painting skills. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	THTR 470/4701 - Senior Seminar (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Description In-depth examination of advanced topics in theatre determined by the special interests of the faculty. When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Designed for senior majors.
	THTR 490/4703 - Senior Thesis (3 cr.) Prerequisites THTR 3401 THTR 3301 THTR 4103 (or currently enrolled). Some projects will have additional prerequisites. Course should be taken in final semester at AUC. Description Students will develop a major project, combining research and creative work that enables the student to integrate course work from the theatre curriculum with self directed application. Projects will be of a depth of study and creative engagement to warrant a capstone project on a senior level and could include work in the areas of acting, directing, design, playwriting, or dramaturgy. Students will propose projects in the semester before the course is taken and will be subject to faculty approval.
	THTR 495/4705 - Senior Honors Project (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Description Offered to first or second semester seniors in the department who have distinguished themselves artistically and academically (minimum 3.4 GPA in the major, 3.2 cumulative). A major project, combining research and creative work in the areas of directing, design, performance, playwriting, or dramaturgy. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes . Projects will be chosen by students in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Television and Digital Journalism
	TVDJ 507/5207 - Practicum: TV or Special Video Assignment (3 cr.) Description Field experience at an approved television, video/digital section of a publication or TV production companies in Egypt or abroad to be conducted preferably as a six week long summer internship or during a semester. When Offered Offered occasionally
	TVDJ 537/5237 - TV Digital News Gathering and Script Writing (3 cr.) Prerequisites Must be taken concurrently with TVDJ 5241 and TVDJ 5242 . Description Introduces students to the theory and practice of field reporting and production. Students will learn the concepts of television journalism, the differences in reporting for print and broadcast, scriptwriting, use of pictures and related topics. When Offered Offered in fall.
	TVDJ 538/5238 - Arabic TV Script Writing (3 cr.) Prerequisites TVDJ 5237 Description Introduces students to the theory of field reporting and producing. Students will learn the concepts of television journalism, the differences in reporting for print and broadcast, scriptwriting, use of pictures and related topics. The course is partially devoted to presentation skills of Arabic TV reporting. When Offered Offered in spring. Notes Non-Arabic speaking students may substitute an elective with approval of the director.

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SOC 460/4560 - Development Studies Seminar (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 507/5200 - Introduction to Migration and Refugee Studies (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 500/5201 - Classical Social Thought (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 501/5202 - Contemporary Social Thought (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 505/5203 - Ethnographic Fieldwork (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 506/5204 - Survey Research (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 508/5208 - Special Topics in Migration and Refugee Issues (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 000/5209 - Migration, Integration and Citizenship (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 510/5210 - Problems in Sociology-Anthropology (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 515/5215 - Kin, Friends and Neighbors (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 520/5220 - Gender and Sexuality (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 525/5225 - Religion, Ideology and Society (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 530/5230 - Theorizing the State (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 535/5235 - Maintaining Systems of Global Inequality (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 540/5240 - Revisiting the Rural (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 545/5245 - Cities: Structure and Dynamics (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 550/5250 - Sociology of Knowledge (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 555/5255 - Comparative Health and Healing Systems (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 560/5260 - Population Dynamics (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 565/5265 - Ethnicity, Identity and Nationalism (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 570/5270 - Environment and Society (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 575/5275 - Modern Social Movements (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 580/5280 - History and Memory (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 502/5285 - Social and Cultural Dynamics in Contemporary Egypt (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 000/5289 - Comprehensives

SOC/ANTH 503/5290 - Middle Eastern Societies and Cultures (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 000/5295 - Reading Capital (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 591/5297 - Independent Study and Readings (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 598/5298 - Thesis Writing Seminar (3 cr.)

SOC/ANTH 599/5299 - Research Guidance and Thesis (no cr.)

GREN 501/5201 - Global Changes and Sustainable Development (3 cr.)

GREN 502/5202 - Engineering for a Sustainable Environment (3 cr.)

GREN 503/5203 - Core Concepts & Applications for Social & Environmental Policy (3 cr.)

GREN 504/5204 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 cr.)

GREN 505/5205 - Environment and Society (3 cr.)

GREN 511/5211 - Water Desalination (3 cr.)

GREN 513/5213 - Solid and Hazardous Wastes Engineering (3 cr.)

GREN 514/5214 - Green Buildings (3 cr.)

GREN 000/5215 - Sustainability of Thermal Systems (3 cr.)

GREN 521/5221 - Marketing Management (3 cr.)

GREN 522/5222 - Strategic Management of Innovation (3 cr.)

GREN 523/5223 - Managing in a Dynamic Environment (3 cr.)

GREN 524/5224 - Financial Management (3 cr.)

GREN 531/5231 - Policy for Sustainable Cities (3 cr.)

GREN 532/5232 - Greening the Built Environment (3 cr.)

GREN 533/5233 - Urban Infrastructure Development for Sustainability (3 cr.)

GREN 534/5234 - Egyptian Environmental Law (3 cr.)

GREN 000/5235 - Corporate Social Responsibility and NGO Partnerships (3 cr.)

GREN 544/5244 - Cities: Structure and Dynamics (3 cr.)

GREN 000/5245 - Community Assessment and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)

GREN 000/5246 - Community Psychology and Systems Theory (3 cr.)

GREN 000/5247 - Prevention and Intervention in Communities (3 cr.)

GREN 000/5248 - Consultation to Non-Profit Organizations (3 cr.)

GREN 571/5251 - Graduate Thesis Seminar I (2 cr.)

GREN 572/5252 - Graduate Thesis Seminar II (1 cr.)

GREN 573/5253 - Research Guidance Thesis (3 cr. + 3 cr.)

GREN 000/5281 - Sustainable Development Project Part One (3 cr.)

GREN 000/5282 - Sustainable Development Project Part Two (3 cr.)

GREN 000/5283 - Sustainable Development Project Part Three (3 cr.)

GREN 000/5910 - Independent Study in Sustainable Development (3 cr.)

THTR 199/1099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)

THTR 130/1101 - The World of the Theatre (3 cr.)

THTR 125/1200 - Acting for Non-Majors (3 cr.)

THTR 203/1201 - Theatre in the Making (3 cr.)

THTR 299/2099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)

THTR 225/2201 - Acting I (3 cr.)

THTR 226/2211 - Acting in Arabic I (3 cr.)

THTR 230/2301 - Play Analysis (3 cr.)

THTR 204/2401 - Introduction to Technical Theatre (3 cr.)

THTR 240/2601 - Production Practicum (1 cr. per production)

THTR 242/2603 - Rehearsal and Performance Practicum (1 cr. per production)

THTR 370/3099 - Selected Topics in Theatre (3 cr.)

THTR 000/3103 - Drama in Context I: Greeks to English Renaissance (3 cr.)

THTR 000/3104 - Drama in Context II: Italian Renaissance to Modern (3 cr.)

THTR 000/3105 - Drama in Context III: Modern and Contemporary (3 cr.)

THTR 227/3201 - Acting II (3 cr.)

THTR 327/3203 - Special Topics in Acting (3 cr.)

THTR 325/3205 - Acting Styles (3 cr.)

THTR 000/3207 - Movement for the Stage (3 cr.)