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FILM 353/3253 - Digital Cinematography (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FILM 352/3252 - Screenwriting (3 cr.)
Description
This course focuses on developing the practical as well as aesthetic skills necessary for digital cinematography. As part of a fast emerging and increasingly dominant form of filmmaking, digital cinematography has become key in contemporary mainstream, alternative and independent filmmaking. Students will perform assignments and exercises manifesting their capacity to work with various applications of cinematographic techniques and their integration with lighting design and camera movement. This course is required for film Majors.
When Offered
Offered at least once per year.
Notes
Priority of registration in this course is given to declared Film majors and Film minors.
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FILM 344/3254 - Digital Editing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FILM 3253
Description
This course focuses on developing practical as well as aesthetic skills for digital forms of film editing. Students will engage in several assignments and exercises manifesting their capacity to work on various applications of editing techniques.
When Offered
Offered at least once every year.
Notes
Priority of registration in this course is given to declared Film majors and Film minors.
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FILM 336/3306 - Sound for Picture Production (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FILM 2123 ;MUSC 2301
Description
This course provides an in-depth, interactive study of sound and its relationship to picture. Topics will include post production areas relative to time code, synchronization, workflow, data interchange, sound recording and editing, lip-syncing and voice over tracks using ADR (Automatic Dialog Replacement), creating special effects with Foley, routing structures, sound mixing, and delivery methods. All of the above will be first described in class lectures and then applied practically in projects.
Cross-listed
Same as MUSC 3306 .
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FILM 352/3352 - The Film Industry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FILM 2122
Description
This course theorizes the production, distribution, circulation, and exhibition practices of various film industries. It may include an examination of the relationship between a national film industry and other visual media; changing technologies and their impact on the medium; and connections and intersections between the film industry and other economic industries and dynamics. This course is required for Film majors.
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FILM 354/3354 - Film Audience and Reception (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or consent of Visual Cultures Director.
Description
The course maps aspects of spectatorship, audience, and reception approaches as they intersect with experiences and study of cinema. The course provides students with tools to appreciate film as an interactive medium of communication. It explored these approaches with emphasis on spectatorial agency. Resistant and subversive reading, and hegemonic and counter-hegemonic readership and production.
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FILM 000/3402 - Documentary Production (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FILM 344/3254 - Digital Editing (3 cr.)
FILM 340/3140 - Documentary Film (3 cr.)
Description
This course develops skills and techniques for producing documentary film, including planning, shooting, interviewing, lighting, sound recording, and editing. Since the course gives only a brief, accompanying overview of the history, theory, ethics, and modalities of nonfiction film, it is required that students take FILM 3140 - Documentary Film in advance of, or at the same time as, taking FILM 3402. Group projects, screenings, readings, tutorials, lectures, and discussions prepare students to produce their own documentary films.
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FILM 000/4201 - Film Directing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FILM 344/3254 - Digital Editing (3 cr.)
Description
This course provides a practical overview of the artistic and technical craft of directing films, including scripting, auditioning, working with actors, and managing production crews. Directing techniques and the employment of cinematic elements for narrative and non-narrative storytelling will be illuminated through readings, discussions, screenings, tutorials, exercises, assignments, and group projects.
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FILM 450/4250 - Senior Film Project (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FILM 3254 ; MUSC 3306
Description
Senior students work on making their own film projects with the participation of other film students. Under the supervision of the instructor, students will develop their project through pre-production, production, post-production phases. Attention will be given to quality excellence rather than quantity and length films.
When Offered
Offered once a year in the spring semester.
Notes
Enrollment in this course is restricted to students with a declared Film Major.
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FILM 000/4350 - Philosophy and Film (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Students other than Philosophy majors must take FILM 3130 prior to registering for this course.
Description
This course considers the relationship between philosophical reflection and aesthetic practice through the lens of cinema, with the purpose of engaging students of both philosophy and film theory in a cross-disciplinary investigation into cinema. The course will draw both from philosophical texts on film, and classical and contemporary film theory. Topics may include epistemological, ontological and ethical questions about film; the role of memory, subjectivity, identity, and desire in cinema; time, space, and the nature of the image; perspectives on sexuality, gender, and race in film; psychoanalytic, feminist, and postcolonial film theory, and analytic and continental approaches to film and philosophy.
Cross-listed
PHIL 5150
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FILM 456/4356 - Experiential Learning in Film (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Fourth year level in the Film major or consent of the Director of the Film Program. May be taken more than once.
Description
This course designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain practical experience and to work and learn within the film community (production, festivals, administration, archives, research) as interns, paid employees, or volunteers. Students interested in enrolling in this course should submit a proposal to the Film Program. The proposal should be submitted for approval at least one month in advance of beginning the work. Students should also include an official letter from the host institution which has agreed to supervise their project indicating approval of the proposed student project. The host institution should also agree to provide an evaluation of the quality of the student performance within two weeks after the end of the student project.
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FILM 470/4370 - Advanced Seminar in Film Studies and Research (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Fourth-year Film majors only, or consent of the instructor.
Description
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to survey and investigate various and specialized areas of film studies. Topics may include history, theory, filmmakers, national cinemas, women in film, etc. Seminars may also discuss film industry and distribution, film media, festivals, production systems, etc. Within the framework of the seminar’s general topic, each student develops his/her more focused research project. This project builds upon and develops the material discussed in class and in the required readings.
When Offered
Offered in Fall.
Notes
Students may choose to take this course twice, provided the specific area of each of the seminars falls in a different area of study, and pending approval.
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FILM 402/4402 - Independent Study (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
This course is restricted to senior level students in the Film Major or Minor. Departmental approval required.
Description
With departmental approval, advanced students may arrange an individualized course topic to be completed under faculty supervision.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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FINC 303/2101 - Business Finance I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 2001 AND (MACT 2222 OR MACT 1221 OR MACT 3224 OR PSYC 2000 OR SOC 3103 ) AND (ENGR 3222 or ECON 2011 or ECON 2021 )
Description
The study of the principles of finance and their application to business enterprises. Special emphasis on financial analysis, management of working capital, cost of capital, capital budgeting, long term financing, dividend policy and internal finance.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 404/3201 - Investment Analysis (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Introduction to the theory of investments. Topics include risk and return, the theory of portfolio selection, asset pricing models, valuation for stocks, bond pricing and the term structure of interest rates and options.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 405/3401 - Applied Banking (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
Measuring returns and risks in banking, evaluation of a bank’s performance, introduction to lending techniques and risk rating methods. Analyzing creditworthiness of business firms and financial institutions. Credit-management techniques such as asset protection, asset conversion and cash-flow analysis are introduced.
When Offered
Offered twice a year.
Notes
Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 408/3501 - International Finance (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The effect of the international financial environment on the major financial decisions of business. The international financial institution and their effect on firms operating in the international environment.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 410/4202 - Capital Markets (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
The objective of this course is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the structure and mechanics of financial markets coupled with a practical perspective of the use of finacial tools and their applications. It will introduce students to capital markets with global applications to various financial instruments including debt, equity and derivative securities, such as forwards, futures, and options. The course, as well, aims to widen students understanding of the various risks encountered by financial institutions and the means by which they are mitigated and managed.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
Enrollment in courses is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in courses specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 412/4203 - Options and Derivatives (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Overview of basic derivative securities; forwards, futures and options. The focus is on the valuation of these securities and the use of derivatives for hedging risks. More complex derivatives may be covered.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 415/4204 - Portfolio Theory and its Applications (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Portfolio Theory provides students with basic concepts and models of financial theory and introduces them to the evaluation of quantity risk and return decisions. Subjects that are offered in this course: Capital assets Pricing Theory; Arbitrage Pricing Theory; Derivatives and Portfolio Selection and Management.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 414/4301 - Corporate Finance (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The course introduces students to basic concepts of corporate finance in the Egyptian environment. The course will cover the theory and application of capital budgeting techniques and capital structure choice of firms.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 000/4302 - Introduction to Private Equity and Direct Investments (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FINC 414/4301 - Corporate Finance (3 cr.)
Description
This course gives an introduction to private equity and direct investments. The course reviews the theoretical foundations of private equity and valuation techniques and applies them to various aspects of private equity deals using real life cases. The course examines how private equity firms operate, how private equity deals are executed, methods used by private equity firms for identifying value as well as lessons that companies can learn from private equity.
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FINC 470/4970 - Special Topics in Financial Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FINC 3201
Description
Considers selected topics of current relevance in Financial Management.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 475/4975 - Independent Study in Financial Management (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of FINC unit head and chair.
Description
Guided readings, research, and discussions on specific selected topic in Financial Management.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
Enrollment in is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students enrolling in specified as collateral requirements in other majors, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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FINC 527/5201 - Managerial Economics (3 cr.)
Description
This course aims at applying economic principles to managerial decision making. The course covers topics such as demand, costs and market structure and their relation to pricing, product choice and resource allocation. This course also covers Macroeconomic topics such as saving, investment and the rate of interest; the theory of inflation; and economic growth.
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FINC 540/5202 - Financial Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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 .
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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FINC 535/5204 - Applied Financial Econometrics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 and FINC 5202 .
Description
This course introduces the main econometric methods and techniques used in the analysis of issues related to finance. The course will cover econometric models and their application to various financial problems such as: the testing of market efficiency, empirical testing of the various asset pricing models (CAPM, Fama French, APT), measuring and forecasting volatility of bond and stock returns (ARCH and GARCH models) and tests for market contagion amongst others.
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FINC 000/5230 - Statistical and numerical methods (3 cr.)
Description
This course gives an introduction to numerical methods and statistics essential in a wide range of finance applications. The course consists of two main components: Numerical Methods and Statistics.
The topics covered in the numerical methods component include: Numerical differentiation, integration, interpolation and curve fitting (regression analysis). Solution of linear and non-linear algebraic equations. Matrix operations, and applications to solution of systems of linear equations. Introduction to numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations.
The topics covered in the statistical component include: Probability and distribution theory. Large sample theory including the Central Limit Theorem. Elements of statistical inference including estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Introduction to regression analysis.
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FINC 543/5312 - Financial Institutions and Markets (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 and FINC 5202 .
Description
This course will analyze the role of financial markets and financial institutions in allocating capital. The major focus will be on debt contracts and securities and on innovations in the bond and money markets. The functions of commercial banks, investment banks, and other financial intermediaries will be covered. Aspects of the regulation of these institutions will also be examined.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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FINC 512/5313 - Options and Derivatives (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 , FINC 5202 and FINC 5203 .
Description
This course covers a list of advanced topics in derivative securities. It assumes that students have taken an introductory course in derivatives as well as an introduction to fixed-income markets. The first part of the course develops numerical techniques which are used to implement pricing methodologies. The techniques are applied to exotic options and real options. The second part of the course develops term structure models and options based on fixed income securities.
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FINC 516/5314 - Real Estate Finance (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 and FINC 5202
Description
The course introduces main elements of real estate Finance. It begins with a comprehensive introduction of mortgage from the perspective of capital market investors. The mortgage basics are then used in investment analysis of income producing properties. The public debt and equity are introduced in the third part of this course.
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FINC 518/5315 - Islamic Finance (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 and FINC 5202
Description
Islamic Finance is one of the fastest growing and most innovative financial disciplines in the international financial markets. It is growing at a rate of 15-20 % each year. It is one of the least understood both by the western financial community and indeed by those in Islamic communities. This course offers a clear and understandable examination of this dynamic area of finance. It will help participants to fully understand the fundamental principles underlying modern Islamic finance, as well as modern practices prevailing in this industry.
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FINC 000/5320 - Financial Computing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
FINC 5202
Description
This course introduces students to the real world challenges of implementing machine learning based trading strategies including the algorithmic steps from information gathering to market orders. The focus is on how to apply probabilistic machine learning approaches to trading decisions. We consider statistical approaches like linear regression, Q-Learning, KNN and regression trees and how to apply them to actual stock trading situations.
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FINC 513/5331 - Fixed Income Securities (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 and FINC 5202
Description
This is a course on fixed-income securities and related derivatives. It covers basic analytical tools in fixed-income markets. Topics include relative pricing of fixed-income securities, forward rates, yield-to-maturity, yield-curve trading strategies and immunization techniques. It also discusses term structure models, fixed-income securities with embedded options, and derivatives with fixed-income underlying securities. Instruments to be discussed are forward rate agreements, bond and interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, fixed-income options, mortgage-backed securities, and credit derivatives. The course emphasizes analytical techniques, rather than institutional details.
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FINC 545/5333 - Private Equity and Venture Capital (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
, , , , , , and .
Description
The course focuses on private equity and venture capital cycles. Emphasis is placed on the valuation concepts and their application to privately held companies. Case studies are an integral part of the course.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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FINC 544/5351 - Advanced Corporate Finance (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 and FINC 5202 .
Description
This is an advanced corporate finance course with an emphasis on debt and equity management, security issuance, and distribution policy. Topics include descriptions of types of debt and equity, tradeoffs in the choice of an optimal capital structure; the role of capital structure in competitive strategy; the design of capital structure and securities to control information problems and limit conflicts of interest between different classes of security holders; procedures and costs of issuing securities including initial public offerings, and the determinants of optimal payout policy. The course is intended for those with career objectives in financial management, the corporate finance aspects of investment banking, or general management.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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FINC 517/5352 - Financial Modeling (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 and FINC 5202
Description
This is a hands on course that introduces financial concepts through analytic frameworks and financial models that can be used to identify and solve financial management issues. The course guides students through various intermediate methods and techniques of financial modeling in Microsoft Excel emphasizing the use of (1) Excel Solver for Optimization, (2) Monte Carlo Simulation and (3) Excel’s Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language.
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FINC 514/5353 - Financial Risk Analysis (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 and FINC 5202 .
Description
This course deals with the ways in which risks are quantified and managed by financial institutions. Among the topics covered are the nature of financial institutions and their regulation, market risk, credit risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, and the credit crisis of 2007.
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FINC 570/5370 - Selected Topics in Financial Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ACCT 5201 and FINC 5202 .
Description
It considers selected topics of current relevance in Financial Management.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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FINC 575/5375 - Independent Study in Financial Management (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Consent of FINC unit head and chair.
Description
Guided readings, research, and discussions on specific selected topic in Financial Management.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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FINC 590/5402 - Research Methodology (3 cr.)
Description
This course offers an overview of different research methods and processes in the area of finance. The course outcome will be the completion and presentation of a comprehensive research proposal for a research study.
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GWST 501/5101 - Approaches to Gender and Women’s Studies in the Middle East/ North Africa (3 cr.)
Description
This course immerses students in the literary, historical, and theoretical debates within the academic field of Middle East Gender and Women’s Studies. Interdisciplinary approaches as well as varieties of theoretical positions are exposed and discussed critically. Acknowledging the entanglements of regions, scholarly debates and politically struggles, this course locates the Middle East/ North Africa region within its worldly context. Must be taken in the second semester.
Cross-listed
ECLT 5256
When Offered
Offered in spring.
Repeatable
May be taken more than once if content changes.
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GWST 502/5102 - Justice: Histories and Theories (3 cr.)
Description
This course introduces students to justice as a problem in contemporary cultural, legal and philosophical debates. The course explores the different domains through which justice becomes a universal language of rights, and the resultant compartmentalization of human experiences along parameters in which culture is presumed to be non-existent, rendering different forms of justice, such as gender justice, appendixes to the already known. The course will engage with questions of distribution of justice - economic, social, political, historical - in the contemporary world with special focus on locating theories of justice in the practice thereof. It is conceived as laying the intellectual foundation for the GWST gender and justice graduate concentration, for graduate work in IHRL and other related fields.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered every fall.
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GWST 503/5103 - Histories and Theories of Gender and Development (3 cr.)
Description
The aim of this foundation seminar is to introduce students to the historical, theoretical and empirical perspectives and experiences that inform current programs and polices in the filed of gender and development. The course is divided into four sub-modules each of which will present key concepts in the analysis of social relations between men and women in the context of development thinking. Each module will present these theoretical perspectives with reference to concrete empirical applications.
When Offered
Offered every fall.
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GWST 504/5104 - Gender and Migration (3 cr.)
Description
This seminar provides an in depth engagement with the growing sub-field of Gender and Migration. Themes covered include: international gendered labor markets, migration to and from the Middle East, domestic labor, trafficking, displacement through conflict and development, remittances, and human rights. This is a joint course offered by the Center for Migration Studies and Refugee Studies and the Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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GWST 506/5106 - 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 SOC/ANTH 5295
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GWST 507/5107 - Critical Geographies: Reading the Global South (3 cr.)
Description
This seminar explores the spatial and its social, political and gendered effects with a particular focus on dispossession. It introduces students to critical work about space in the social sciences aimed towards social transformation.
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GWST 508/5108 - Women and Human Rights (3 cr.)
Description
This seminar explores the historical development of the notion of the human from the 1950’s to the present. It introduces students to women’s struggles for incorporation into human rights discourses, the consolidation of dominant regulatory processes, and their contemporary critical feminist engagements.
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GWST 000/5109 - Theorizing the Urban (3 cr.)
Description
This seminar engages debates in contemporary neoliberal urbanism with a particular focus on the global south. With more than half of the world’s population now residing in cities, the assemblages of the social laboratory are firmly grounded in the urban. The seminar explores the ongoing reconfigurations in the social laboratory: the production of gendered (raced and classed) subjectivities, housing, land, networks and livelihoods in the everyday life of diverse urban configurations.
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GWST 570/5170 - Special Topics in Gender and Women’s Studies (3 cr.)
Description
Alternating selected topics.
Repeatable
May be taken more than once if content changes.
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GWST 580/5180 - Independent Study and Readings (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Approval of IGWS Graduate Advisory Committee.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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GWST 505/5205 - Gender and Feminist Research Methodologies (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course provides an introduction to gender and feminist approaches to dominant theories of knowledge and research methodologies in the social sciences.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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GWST 000/5298 - Thesis Writing Seminar (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
GWST 5205
Description
This course serves as an intermediary phase between the research proposal and the Master’s thesis. It is designed to help students transition from fieldwork and data collection to data analysis and writing.
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GWST 599/5299 - Research Guidance and Thesis (no cr.)
Description
Consultation for students in problems related to their thesis.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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DSGN 213/2113 - Introduction to Visual Cultures (3 cr.)
Description
This lecture course provides a primer in visual literacy across media, introducing students to key terms and methods for critically reading the visual world including iconology, formal analysis, art history, ideological analysis, and semiotics. Students gain fluency in understanding how images work in cultural context to communicate meaning, to express a sense of self, to convey pleasure, to sell things, and to distribute power. Questions of the effect of specific visual technologies are also engaged, particularly their impact on perception and conduct. Examples are drawn from fine art, advertising, film, popular culture, and new media.
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DSGN 215/2115 - History of Graphic Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course introduces students to the conceptual and critical aspects of graphic design through the discourse of history and theory of visual communication. It addresses how international graphic design went hand in hand with social, political and technological developments around it. It is a chronological survey of graphic design through slide lectures and research.
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DSGN 200/2200 - Analogue and Digital Practices (3 cr.)
Description
This introductory studio course introduces students to the foundations of design in a cross-disciplinary environment through various media forms. Understanding the creative potential visual research holds, students undertake a continuous visual research project throughout the course. By means of lectures, group presentations, group discussions, class exercises and technical workshops, students develop their skills in the expressive use of analogue and various media as they realize several diverse design projects.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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DSGN 201/2201 - Design Principles & Practices (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
This course encourages students to apply previously acquired knowledge of fundamental principles of graphic design to effectively communicate concepts in visual representation that range from two dimensional images, to three dimensional objects and site specific installations.
Through research, class exercises and critique, technical workshop and design projects, students will learn to develop work plans and explore with cross-disciplinary expressions, production techniques and materials in order to achieve communication goals.
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DSGN 202/2202 - Logo and Visual Identity Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
DSGN 2201 , DSGN 2115 , DSGN 2210 and
Description
This course will prepare students to design logos and establish visual identities within the guidelines of brands, across a variety of media and applications.
The course offers real client-designer experience. Students will have the chance to work with clients on real briefs and will learn to exercise and develop their visual problem solving and time management skills to meet clients’ expectations and deadlines. They will learn to handle the pressure of overlapping assignments.
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DSGN 210/2210 - Typography I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
This course is an introduction to and experimentation with different aspects of Latin and Arabic typography. It addresses letterforms and their legibility, visual organization, classification and text applications. Projects will explore the fundamentals of Latin and Arabic typography in terms of history, theory and practice.
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DSGN 240/2240 - Color (3 cr.)
Description
A series of experiences devoted to the development of the perception of color and its use as a tool for the graphic designer. The physics of color, colored light, colored pigments and the color wheel. The study of Johannes Litten’s color theory and Labert Munsell’s color solid, the psychology of color and application of its relations to different design fields. There will be an emphasis on using gouache paint and matching paint colors with digital color and printing as well as exploring digital color on the computer.
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DSGN 245/2245 - Illustration (3 cr.)
Description
Students explore the different media of illustration for different end products in this studio course.
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DSGN 250/2250 - Digital Practice I (3 cr.)
Description
Introduction to the basic operation of computers for designers and developing their skills on desktop programs like Illustrator and Photoshop.
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DSGN 315/3115 - History of Graphic Design in the Arab world (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Exploring a relatively new field in the region, this course will explore the history of graphic design in the Arab world by looking at the rise of different newspapers, magazines and packaging design from the turn of the century until today.
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DSGN 317/3117 - History of Advertising in the Arab World (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
A course on the history of advertising in the Arab world that studies visual communication in the region from the rise of the printing press to the introduction of multinational brands.
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DSGN 318/3118 - History of Arabic Calligraphy (3 cr.)
Description
A Slide-lecture based course that will introduce students to the history of Arabic calligraphy from the early Quran scripts, through highlights of the creative output of different Islamic dynasties until the introduction of the printing press. It will discuss the aesthetics of the calligraphic Arabic word and different stages of development of the script on paper and different media.
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DSGN 303/3203 - Publication Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
DSGN 2201 DSGN 2115 DSGN 3220 DSGN 2250
Description
The course focuses on the different formats that a printed word can appear in on different items like magazines, newspapers, books and web/digital publishing. Students are given briefs that push for exploration of the thinking process (Content, Message, Organization) the reading process (Typography and Layout of publications), and building process (Structure and Integration).
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DSGN 304/3204 - Packaging Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
DSGN 2201 DSGN 2115 and
Description
Understanding shelf-life and presence, this studio course is based on designing and understanding communication graphics for packaged products. Students experiment with structures of products and the application of type, color, and image on different media like paper, plastic, nylon etc. Projects may be based on real market client briefs and/or experimental ideas.
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DSGN 305/3205 - Retail Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
DSGN 2201 , DSGN 2115 , DSGN 2210 and
Description
This course is concerned with the design and user experience of a retail space. It can contain several branches of design like architecture, interior design, industrial design, advertising and graphic design.
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DSGN 313/3213 - Interactive Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
DSGN 3250
Description
The course tends to extend students experience in web and interactive design through focusing on User Interface (UI) design, User Experience (UX), and basic web coding using HTML and CSS. The course teaches you how to start an interactive design project to build websites and mobile applications and follow a professional design process to create a user-friendly UI design. This course focuses on the design aesthetics and user experience through a number of steps including user experience research, prototyping, and UI design. The course aims to introduce web and mobile technologies and how it reflects on the design process.
When Offered
Offered in Fall and Spring.
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DSGN 320/3220 - Typography II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course continues exploring the world of typography through the study of essential typographic elements and principles while discussing typographic functions and critical theoretical issues.
It will introduce students to advanced typesetting for diverse media and content with correct kerning, special characters, ligatures, and other typographical details in a print and digital layout. Studies will include typographic matching between Arabic and Latin typography.
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DSGN 330/3230 - Typography III (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course will cover the elements of Arabic typefaces and Arabic type design, their aesthetics, and functional strengths. The students will learn how to design Arabic typefaces and communicate an idea by using Arabic type.
Also, students will learn the essential components of multilingual typography as used in text and as a continuation of Typography I & II. Students will continue to learn the historical background of typography based on writing systems and will learn to anchor it into their own culture.
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DSGN 335/3235 - Animation (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course is a basic animation course where students will be introduced to different animation techniques, principles and concepts. Students will learn traditional animation, stop-motion animation, and Digital Animation with Adobe After effects.
They will learn how to create a professional workflow by using Xsheet, keyframes, in between, passing positions, timeline and digital compositing.
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DSGN 350/3250 - Digital Practices II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Introduction to the advanced operation of computers for designers and developing their skills on design programs using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. (Advanced level).
When Offered
Fall and Spring
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DSGN 360/3260 - Photography for Designers (3 cr.)
Description
How to write a photography brief, what is a product shot, how to cast the right model for your concept, food styling and photography, and working with different photographers. How and when to work with photo banks. Students will learn how to work as designers with different specialized photographers and understand the different needs of each photo assignment.
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DSGN 365/3265 - Advertising and Branding (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and .
Description
A theory and practice course on the world of art direction for advertising. Students will be exposed to classic advertising concepts like total branding and new ones like CRM and activation. The course is studio based and might include real market briefs or experimental ones.
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DSGN 000/3270 - Selected Topics in Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
consent of instructor
Description
In-depth examination of specific topics in Design determined by the special interests and expertise of the faculty.
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DSGN 400/4200 - Design field practices (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Completion of all Major Courses.
Description
This course exposes students to different design communities around the world. It is field research based. It will introduce students to new and emerging design practices and methodologies while building their international design network by connecting them to design events, professionals and students in different countries.
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DSGN 410/4210 - Portfolio (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Completion of all major courses.
Description
This course helps students create and promote their image in the market through discussions on career pathways. It will prepare students for the professional world guiding them on how to design a digital and printed portfolio, a resume and a personal corporate identity.
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DSGN 420/4220 - Production for Designers (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
DSGN 2201 DSGN 2115 DSGN 2210 DSGN 2250
Description
Design production is explored in all its phases and aspects in this course. From preparing files for different design products to color separation and advanced techniques in printing. Students will be exposed to different highlights in the history of printing and will be acquainted with printing terminology, and the visual and tactile aspects of paper, printing and binding.
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DSGN 469/4269 - Senior Project Thesis (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Completion of all major courses.
Description
An independent research with a topic approved by the department. Students are requested to work independently and submit a comprehensive paper on their chosen topic.
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DSGN 470/4270 - Senior Project Practice (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Independent design project as a continuation of researched topics approved previously by the department. Visiting critics will be invited to review as assess the final project.
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HIST 199/1099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all first-year students.
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HIST 110/1101 - World Cultures (3 cr.)
Description
An examination of the development and diffusion of culture throughout the world from the great ancient civilizations to the present. The focus will be on making connections across time and space and developing a deeper understanding of the human community in all its aspects: political, social, economic, cultural and environmental.
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HIST 111/1102 - Big History for Freshmen (3 cr.)
Description
A study of the earth, the universe and human civilizations that tries to understand how human beings are connected to their environments and the billions of years of historical evolution that preceded their appearance on the planet. Beginning with big bang cosmology and continuing all the way through to the future, it is an attempt to put everything - and everyone - into perspective.
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HIST 122/1103 - Words That Made History: Great Speeches of the 20th Century (3 cr.)
Description
Readings and recordings of historic speeches. Studies the lives of the speakers, the contexts in which the speeches were delivered, the rhetoric of the speeches, and the impact the speeches had, both on events and on the English language.
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HIST 123/1201 - Family History in the Modern Middle East (3 cr.)
Description
Focuses on research and fieldwork. Acquaints students with interview techniques and methods in oral and family history. By integrating their own family stories into various conceptual and chronological frameworks, students will discover how history relates to them.
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HIST 209/2019 - Introduction to American Studies (3 cr.)
Description
This interdisciplinary course is designed to introduce students to key events and texts in the history and culture of the United States. Using films, literature and historical texts, the course will examine American culture within a historical context.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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HIST 299/2096 - Selected Topics for the Core Curriculum in Global Studies (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.
Notes
May be repeated for credit when content changes.
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HIST 299/2097 - Selected Topics for the Core Curriculum in Arab World Studies (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.
Notes
May be repeated for credit when content changes.
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HIST 299/2099 - Selected Topics for the Core Curriculum in Humanities (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.
Notes
May be repeated for credit when content changes.
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HIST 207/2104 - World History (3 cr.)
Description
The development of human society from 11,000 BCE to the present. Using archaeology, anthropology, ethno-biology and traditional history, this course examines the civilizations of Polynesia, China, India, Africa, Meso-America, South America, the United States, Europe and the Middle East in order to explain why some societies today are politically, economically and technologically more powerful than others.
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HIST 211/2202 - History In The Making (3 cr.)
Description
This course offers introductory history topics, each taught in a separate section. Topics focus on major historical events or movements and will be traced through contemporary literary or visual documentary records and representations of those closely involved. Topics will also examine the way interpretation of such materials may alter over time. Topics will change according to instructor and students should consult current course schedules.
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HIST 246/2203 - Survey of Arab History (3 cr.)
Description
This course presents the history of the Arabic-speaking Middle East from pre-Islamic times to the modern era, with emphasis on the principal political, economic, social, religious, and cultural developments and their relevance to the contemporary Middle East. The course introduces students to historical methodology and different interpretive approaches. It attempts to foster a critical attitude toward sources and provides a context in which students can apply skills and concepts acquired in other.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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HIST 247/2204 - The Making of the Modern Arab World (3 cr.)
Description
A historical tour of how we got where we are today. The course starts with the late pre-modern Arab world and Ottoman empire, and moves through various forms of threat, influence, change, and modernization to the present. Events in the Arab world are examined in their wider, global context.
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HIST 250/2301 - Colonial and Postcolonial Africa (3 cr.)
Description
This course will examine the history of sub-Saharan Africa from the eve of the European colonization to the present day. In combining a thematic and chronological approach students will discover the complex history of various people and regions in Africa during this period. Topics range from the imperial scramble to colonize Africa to the integration of African societies into the colonial and global economy; from Western perceptions of Africa and Africans to the social, political and economical impacts of colonial policies; and from Africans’ struggles for freedom during decolonization to Africa’s post independence experience.
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HIST 203/2401 - Western Civilization from Antiquity to Medieval Europe (3 cr.)
Description
An introduction to the history of western society from ancient Greece and Rome to the Middle Ages with emphasis on the ideas and institutions that led to the growth and expansion of European civilization.
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