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2012-2013 Academic Catalog

2012-2013 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

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	ALIS 221-222 - Intermediate Writing Description Develops students’ ability to meet short practical writing needs. Trains students to summarize informative and narrative passages, gradually introducing more complex structures. Each course meets three or five hours per week . (1-3 cr. each)
	ALIS 231-232 - Intermediate Printed Media Description Exposes students to a wider range of topics selected from the Arabic press. Emphasizes vocabulary and idiom acquisition, and begins to develop students’ ability to read for speed. Each course meets three or five hours per week. (1-3 cr. each)
	ALIS 233-234 - Intermediate Aural Media Description Further develops students’ listening skills while expanding their vocabulary, especially in the areas of politics and economics. Increases their ability to comprehend details. Each course meets three or five hours per week. (1-3 cr. each)
	ALIS 241-242 - Intermediate Translation Description Translation of close reading and analysis of Arabic texts covering a wide range of topics. The course employs translation into English as a means to enhance students' knowledge of Arabic vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and complex structures. Translation from English into Arabic is used to train students to produce coherent and correct Arabic texts. Issues and techniques related to the practice of translation are dealt with, but the primary focus is on Arabic language learning (1 cr. each)
	ALIS 252 - Readings in Modern Arabic Literature Description Selections from a variety of prose writings. Course meets three hours per week. (1 cr.)
	ALIS 271-272 - Readings in the Qur’an Description Introduces a wide selection of verses, thoroughly addressing grammatical and syntactical issues. Trains students to recite with great precision. Each course meets three or five hours per week. (1-3 cr. each)
	ALIS 291-292 - Supervised Studies Description Study of a selected topic according to the students’ level and interests. Hours Each course meets two to seven hours per week When Offered Offered in summer. Repeatable May be repeated for credit when content changes. (1-4 cr. each)
	ALIS 301-302 - Advanced Modern Standard Arabic Description Through the reading and analysis of selected texts, the course exposes students to a wide range of vocabulary, idiom, and style, while reviewing the major topics of grammar. Each course meets 7 or 10 hours in summer. (2-3 cr. each)
	ALIS 311-312 - Advanced Colloquial Arabic Description Develops students’ ability to express themselves more precisely and fluently. Uses authentic material, whether recorded or written, to encourage discussion. Each course meets five or seven hours per week. (2-3 cr. each)
	ALIS 321-322 - Advanced Writing Description Equips students to write at greater length using a variety of techniques, including description, comparison, contrast, argumentation, etc. Refines students’ ability to write cohesive summaries. Each course meets three or five hours per week. (1-3 cr. each)
	ALIS 331-332 - Advanced Printed Media Description Introduces more complex and analytical articles and editorials from the Arabic press. Further develops students’ ability to skim. Each course meets three or five hours per week. (1-3 cr. each)
	ALIS 333-334 - Advanced Aural Media Description Trains students to take notes while listening to broadcasts. Expands their range of vocabulary and develops their ability to listen to lengthier passages. Each course meets three or five hours per week. (1-3 cr. each)
	ALIS 341-342 - Advanced Translation Description Focus in this course is more on problems and issues of translation. Students are expected to produce coherent, culturally sensitive texts in both languages. Graded authentic texts are used. (1 cr. each)
	ALIS 352 - Readings in Modern Arabic Literature Description Selections from a variety of prose writings: short stories, novels, plays, and poetry by writers from different Arab countries. Course meets three hours per week. (1 cr.)
	ALIS 391-392 - Supervised Studies Description Study of a selected topic according to the students’ level and interests. Hours Each course meets two to seven hours per week When Offered Offered in summer. Repeatable May be repeated for credit when content changes. (1-4 cr. each)
	ALNG 101-102 -103 - Elementary Arabic Description Develops the fundamentals of modern standard Arabic through reading, writing, and oral drill within a framework of the essentials of syntax, morphology, and a working vocabulary. Three-semester sequence. Each course meets five hours per week. Registration requires the permission of ALNG Director. When Offered Offered in fall, winter, spring and summer. Notes Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. each per semester)
	ALNG 109-110 - Introduction to Colloquial Arabic Description Study, by means of phonetic transcription, or the Arabic alphabet, of the basic inflectional and syntactical patterns of Egyptian colloquial Arabic. Two- semester sequence. Each course meets five hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. When Offered Offered in fall, winter, spring and summer. Notes Noncredit for students from Arab countries and Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. each per semester)
	ALNG 111-112 - Accelerated Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Description ALNG 111 covers material of ALNG 101 and ALNG 102, while ALNG 112 covers the materials of ALNG 103 and ALNG 201. Two-semester sequence. Each course meets ten hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (6 cr.each per semester)
	ALNG 199 - Selected Topics Description Study of selected topics for elementary students. The course meets five hours per week. Registration requires the permission of ALNG Director. When Offered Offered fall, spring, summer and winter. Notes May be repeated for credit if content changes. Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. per semester)
	ALNG 201-202-203 - Intermediate Arabic Description Three-semester sequence. Each course meets five hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Increases the command of grammatical and syntactical structure of modern standard Arabic through reading materials; develops reading and writing skills and comprehension. Critical examination of social and cultural dimensions of reading materials. Prerequisites ALNG 103 or placement examination. When Offered Offered in fall, spring, summer and winter. Notes Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders (3 cr. each per semester)
	ALNG 204-205 - Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic Description Increase the command of grammatical and syntactical structure of modern standard Arabic through reading materials; develops reading and writing skills and comprehension. Critical examination of social and cultural dimensions of reading materials. Two-semester sequence. Each course meets five hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Prerequisites ALNG 203 or placement examination. When Offered Offered in fall, winter, spring and summer. Notes Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. each per semester)
	ALNG 206 - Arabic of the News Media Description Introduction to the vocabulary and style of the Arabic press. Readings from the daily newspapers and magazines and the other sources. The course meets three hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Prerequisites ALNG 201. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders (3 cr. per semester)
	ALNG 210 - Intermediate Egyptian Colloquial Arabic Description Concentrates on developing the students’ listening and speaking skills in daily life situations through activities and situations and presentations as well as introducing the cultural connotations. The course meets five hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Prerequisites ALNG 110. ALNG 109-110 When Offered Offered in fall, winter, spring and summer. Notes Non credit for students from the Arab countries and Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. per semester)
	ALNG 211-212 - Accelerated Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic Description Increases the command of grammatical and syntactical structure of modern standard Arabic through reading materials; develops reading and writing skills and comprehension. Critical examination of social and cultural dimensions of reading materials. ALNG 211 covers material of ALNG 202 and ALNG 203, while ALNG 212 covers the materials of ALNG 204 and ALNG 205. Two-semester sequence. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Each course meets ten hours per week. Prerequisites ALNG 201 or placement examination. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (6 cr. each per semester)
	ALNG 299 - Selected Topics Description Study of selected topics for intermediate students. The course meets five hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Hours The course meets 5 hours per week. When Offered Offered in fall, winter, spring and summer. Notes May be repeated for credit if content changes. Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. per semester)
	ALNG 301-302 - Advanced Modern Standard Arabic I Description Further develops reading, writing, listening and speaking of Modern Standard Arabic. Prepares advanced non-native speakers for upper-division or graduate-level work in the Arabic language. Two-semester sequence. Each course meets five hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Prerequisites ALNG 205. When Offered Offered in fall and spring Notes Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. each per semester)
	ALNG 303-304 - Advanced Modern Standard Arabic II Description Further develops reading, writing, listening and speaking of Modern Standard Arabic. Prepares advanced non-native speakers for upper-division or graduate-level work in the Arabic language. Two-semester sequence. Each course meets five hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Prerequisites ALNG 302 or ALNG 311. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. each per semester)
	ALNG 305 - Independent Study Description Independent study in various aspects of MSA may be assigned to special groups in different majors. Students study the Arabic language related to their fields of study, such as politics, economics, literature. The course meets five hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Prerequisites Any 200 level Arabic language course. When Offered Offered upon request. Notes Non-credit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. per semester)
	ALNG 306 - Advanced Arabic of the News Media Description Introduces more complex and analytical articles and editorials from the Arabic press and trains students to take notes while listening to broadcasts. Expands students’ range of vocabulary and develops their ability to listen to lengthier passages. The course meets three hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. Prerequisites ALNG 206 When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Non-credit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. per semester)
	ALNG 311-312 - Accelerated Advanced Modern Standard Arabic Description The courses aim at preparing advanced, non-native speaking students for upper-division or graduate-level work in the Arabic language. ALNG 311 covers material of ALNG 301 and ALNG 302, while ALNG 312 covers the materials of ALNG 303 and ALNG 304. Two-semester sequence. Each course meets ten hours per week. Registration requires permission of the ALNG Director. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Non-credit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (6 cr. each per semester)
	ALNG 399 - Selected Topics Description Study of selected topics for advanced students. The course meets five hours per week. Registration requires the permission of ALNG Director. When Offered Offered in fall, winter, spring and summer. Notes May be repeated for credit if content changes. Noncredit for Thanawiyya Amma holders. (3 cr. per semester)
	ALNG 413-414 - Arabic Syntax (Nahw) Description Examination of the basic features of Arabic syntax (nahw) with particular reference to the treatment of the subject by Arab grammarians. Reference is also made to the system of terminology adopted for the study of Arabic syntax by Western scholars. The language of instruction is Arabic. When Offered 413Offered in fall, 414Offered in spring. (3 cr. per semester)
	ALNG 415 - Arabic Morphology (Sarf) and Prosody (‘Arud) Description Examination of the basic features of Arabic morphology (sarf) and prosody (‘arud) with particular reference to the treatment of the subjects by Arab grammarians. Reference is also made to the system of terminology adopted for the subject by Western scholars. When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes The language of instruction is Arabic. (3 cr.)
	ALNG 425 - Linguistics of Arabic Description Development of the linguistic structure of Arabic and the Arabic of the early Islamic era as described by the early Arab philologists. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ALNG 426 - The Phonetics of Arabic Description Phonetics of classical Arabic as it is spoken in Egypt; reference to the phonetics of both Egyptian colloquial Arabic and the Arabic of the early Islamic era as described by the early Arab phoneticians. When Offered Offered in fall. (3 cr.)
	ALWT 221 - From Reading to Writing: Intermediate Level: Description Students scoring less than 70 in the Arabic Writing Placement exam can take this course. This course combines reading and writing skills in various disciplines such as Political Science, Anthropology, Economics, History, Arts, etc. Special attention is given to basic structures, fixing common mistakes, rhetorical devices, clichés, collocations, and vocabulary building. When Offered Offered in the fall and spring. 3 credits
	ALWT 321 - From Reading to Writing: High Intermediate Level: Description Students scoring from 70-84 in the Arabic Writing Placement exam can take this course. This course combines reading and writing skills in various disciplines such as Political Science, Anthropology, Economics, History, Arts, etc. Special attention is given to basic structures, fixing common mistakes, rhetorical devices, clichés, collocations, and vocabulary building. When Offered Offered in the fall and spring. Notes The level of material taught is higher than those taught in ALWT 221 but following the same guidelines. 3 credits
	ALWT 420 - From Reading to Writing: Advanced Level: Description This course combines reading and writing skills in various disciplines such as Political Science, Anthropology, Economics, History, Arts, etc. It develops further the reading and writing skills. Special attention is given to complex structures, fixing common mistakes, rhetorical devices, clichés, collocations, and vocabulary building. Prerequisites Prerequisite: Score 85 or more in the Arabic Writing Placement Exam or have taken either 221 or 321. When Offered Offered in the fall and spring. 3 credits
	ALWT 421 - Professional Media Writing: Description The course bridges the communication gap between language course work and information- transfer needs of media. The course trains the student to write major forms of media writing, including correspondence, memoranda, reports and the like. Prerequisites Prerequisite: Score 85 or more in the Arabic Writing Placement Exam or have taken either 221 or 321. When Offered Offered in the fall. 3 credits
	ALWT 422 - Professional Business Writing: Description The course bridges the communication gap between language course work and information- transfer needs of business. The course trains the student to write major forms of business writing, including correspondence, memoranda, reports and the like. Prerequisites Prerequisite: Score 85 or more in the Arabic Writing Placement Exam or have taken either 221 or 321. When Offered Offered in the fall and spring. 3 credits
	ALWT 423 - Professional Diplomatic Writing: Description The course bridges the communication gap between language course work and information- transfer needs of diplomacy. The course trains the student to write major forms of diplomatic writing, including correspondence, memoranda, reports and the like. Prerequisites Prerequisite: Score 85 or more in the Arabic Writing Placement Exam or have taken either 221 or 321. When Offered Offered in the fall and spring. 3 credits
	ALWT 462 - Professional Translation in Business: Description This course is designed to meet the pressing need for high level translation in all work places. Attention is given to points of contrast, idiomatic usage, semantic fields of corresponding vocabulary in both English and Arabic in business administration and economics. Prerequisites ALWT 420 or consent of instructor. When Offered Offered in the fall and spring. 3 credits
	ALWT 463 - Diplomatic Professional Translation: Description This course is designed to meet the pressing need for high level translation in all work places. Attention is given to points of contrast, idiomatic usage, and semantic fields of corresponding vocabulary in both English and Arabic in the field of diplomacy and political science. Prerequisites ALWT 420 or consent of instructor. When Offered Offered in the fall and spring. 3 credits
	ALWT 521 - Professional T.V. Script Writing: Description This course is a continuation of ALWT421. This course train students to write T.V. scripts. It makes them practice interviewing and commenting in Modern Standard Arabic helps them to acquire further knowledge of the various TV language characteristics; go deeper into the issue of culture?bound language in relation to the level of language, and develop a command of a number of techniques for Arabic TV reporting. Prerequisites ALWT 421 or consent of instructor. When Offered Offered in the spring. 3 credits
	AMST 199 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major. (3 cr.)
	AMST 299 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major. Prerequisites RHET 101 (3 cr.)
	AMST 301 - The US Role in Shaping the World Financial and Trading Systems Description The course will look at the role of the U.S. in shaping the world monetary, financial and trading systems. And, in addressing their evolution, the course will focus on how the U.S. power has evolved within notably the post second world war period. The course is also about understanding the functioning of the Bretton Woods institutions and WTO in the world economic system and the position of developing countries therein. (3 cr.)
	AMST 310 - American Literature to 1900 Description Selected readings of literary works beginning with pre-Columbian oral traditions and moving from the colonial era to the early national period through to the late nineteenth century. Cross-listed Cross-listed with ECLT 310. (3 cr.)
	AMST 311 - Modern American Literature Description Works of twentieth-century American writers. The reading list may be chosen to reflect changing ethnic and cultural phenomena and will vary from year to year. Cross-listed Cross-listed with ECLT 311. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 199 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all first-year students as part of the Primary Level Core. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 202 - Cultural Anthropology Description Cultural anthropology is an exploration of human diversity and what we have in common. It is a journey of questioning, understanding, and respecting the rich and complex tapestry of human practices, beliefs, and expressions we call “culture.” In this course we will encounter a wide variety of practices and beliefs, including our own, and we will examine how these are related to global power relations; also, we will explore how anthropologists, with their own particular ideological and theoretical perspectives, attempt to understand these matters. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 210 - Arab Society Prerequisites RHET 201 or concurrent. Cross-listed Same as SOC 210. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Repeatable Description and analysis of social and cultural characteristics and problems of contemporary Arab Society, taking into consideration the specific historical, economic, and ideological forces that shape it. The social basis for Arab unity and identity. Introduction to basic concepts and principles for understanding social phenomena. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 240 - Introduction to Community Development Description Introduces the students to the different concepts and approaches to community development as well as to community organizing. Utilizes a critically reflective framework as part of the curriculum to overcome the potential division between theory and practice. Identifies the key issues that the students are likely to confront in community development and organizing work. Cross-listed Same as PSYC/SOC 240. When Offered Offered in fall. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 299 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major. When Offered Offered occasionally. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 302 - Kin and Family in a Global World Description Transformation of family and kin structures and relations in present-day globalization. Impacts of urbanization, international migration, consumerism, economic and other factors on families and kin groups. Why and how people legitimize their kin relationships in the eyes of their community, their state, and their religion, and how different family structures are tied to naturalizing certain forms of power. Comparative perspectives from the Middle East and other world areas. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 303 - Social Movements Description Basic processes by which societies initiate, consolidate, transform, and change their basic institutions and social structures. Anatomy of reform and revolutionary social movements, especially those affecting Arab and Third World societies. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. Cross-listed Same as SOC 303 When Offered Offered in spring (3 cr.)
	ANTH 309 - History of Social Theory Description The nature and function of social theory and its development especially since the Enlightenment. Emphasis on the cumulative insights and ideas which have contributed to modern social theory. The essential aspects of the philosophy of social science, especially epistemological problems in the sciences of sociology and anthropology. Prerequisites Prerequisites: 9 hours of social sciences and junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor. Cross-listed Same as SOC 309 When Offered Offered in fall. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 310 - Contemporary Sociological Theory Description The main trends, basic problems, and unresolved issues of post-war sociological thought. Essential aspects of the logic of scientific inquiry; contemporary theories as model building in sociology including new functionalism, critical theory, structuralism and poststructuralism. Prerequisites ANTH 309 or consent of instructor. Cross-listed Same as SOC 310. When Offered Offered in spring. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 311 - Contemporary Anthropological Theory Description .Introduces major theories and theorists in the recent history of anthropology and provides a broad vision of the development of the discipline and of contemporary anthropological thought. The course also covers the development of the ethnographic method, important paradigms such as structural-functionalism, and recent critical theory. Prerequisites ANTH 309 or consent of instructor. When Offered Offered in spring (3 cr.)
	ANTH 312 - Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa Description Basic structure of contemporary societies and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, with special emphasis on the Arab population. Problems of ecology, economics, social organization, law and politics, religion and patterns of social change. Prerequisites 3 hours of Social Sciences. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 320 - States, Capital and Rural Lives Description Analysis of dynamics of expanding state and capital relations into rural and pastoral communities, with special focus on property and labor relations, the social organization of production and exchange, politics and power relations, and the organization and practice of everyday life. The course draws on comparative ethnographic case studies from around the world. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 321 - The Urban Experience Description This course will explore a variety of approaches for the study of life in cities, providing students with tools to think critically about the meaning of urban life in the new century. Are cities the vibrant, vital centers of all that is exciting, new and provocative in modern life or are they the decaying, decadent and dangerous remnants of an industrial age whose time has past? How do we link the lives of corporate elites and pop icons with crack dealers and shanty town dwellers? How do we place migration, world capital flows, transnational media, and global consumption in our studies of city life? Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. Cross-listed Same as SOC 321. When Offered Offered in spring. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 332 - Social Constructions of Difference: Race, Ethnicity, and Class Description The course will first introduce students to the vast theoretical literature on the concepts of race, ethnicity and class from sociology and anthropology. Second, the course will expect students to shift focus away from looking at different cultures to analyzing cultural productions of difference. In the course we will be concerned with how racial, ethnic and class identities are shaped by diverse hegemonic systems, modes of resistance, and the structuring of social relations in different societies. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. Cross-listed Same as SOC 332. When Offered Offered occasionally. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 340 - Participatory Action Research in Community Settings Description This course will introduce students to the appropriate research methodologies when dealing with community organizing and development, particularly the participatory action research approach to community development. Prerequisites ANTH 240 or consent of the instructor. Cross-listed Same as PSYC/SOC 340. When Offered Offered in spring. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 341 - Anthropology and Film Description The history and practice of film in anthropology; film as ethnography; comparison of films and analytical ethnographies. Additional Mandatory Lab Sessions for Film Screening. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. Cross-listed Same as FILM 341. When Offered Offered occasionally. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 352 - Language in Culture Description The role played by language in humankind’s symbolic relation to the world. Emphasis on linguistic analysis, ethnosemantics, sociolinguistics, expressive speech and language and socialization as these elucidate patterns of cognitive orientation. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. Cross-listed Same as LING 352. When Offered Offered occasionally. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 360 - Gender, Power and Social Change Description An introduction to the study of gender ideologies, including a cross-cultural comparison of how genders are constructed to create different norms of masculine, feminine, and other categories linked to various forms of sexuality. Focus on analyzing how inequalities are maintained and contested over time through gendered discourses and practices at home, at work, and at local, national and international levels. Special emphasis on the uses of gender in justifying and challenging development agendas in the Global South. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 370 - Environmental Issues in Egypt Description The technical aspects of environmental issues in Egypt are examined taking into account the cultural, social, and political dimensions upsetting the balance of the environment. Major issues such as water scarcity, global warming, desertification, urban pollution, tourism, and demographic pressures are presented and analyzed. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. Cross-listed Same as SOC 370. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 372 - Applied Anthropology Description Cultural dynamics involved in social and economic change with special reference to Egypt and the Middle East. Community development, cooperatives, population studies, resettlement, health and education are some of the problems that may be discussed. Case studies and fieldwork. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 380 - Fieldwork Methods Description Logic and philosophy of qualitative methodology in anthropology and other social sciences. The process of research design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of results and final write-up is elaborated with specific reference to research conducted in Egypt, the wider Arab and Middle Eastern worlds and elsewhere. Discussion of the politics and ethics of fieldwork, including protection of the rights of human participants in research projects. Prerequisites ANTH 202 and 6 credit hours of social sciences. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 382 - Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa Description Basic structure of contemporary societies and cultures of sub-Saharan Africa with special emphasis on problems of ecology, economics, social organization, law and politics, religion, and patterns of social change. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 384 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America Description Basic structure of contemporary societies and cultures of Latin America with special emphasis on problems of ecology, economics, social organization, law and politics, religion, and patterns of social change. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 386 - Peoples and Cultures of Asia Description Basic structure of contemporary societies and cultures of South, South-East, and East Asia with special emphasis on problems of ecology, economics, social organization, law and politics, religion and patterns of social change. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 390 - Selected People and Culture Areas Description Areas to be chosen according to specific interest and faculty expertise. Examples of possible areas are: peoples and cultures of the ancient world, of the Mediterranean, and of the United States. Prerequisites Three hours of Social Sciences. When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable May be taken for credit more than once if content changes. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 400 - Selected Topics in Anthropology Description .Topics to be chosen according to specific interest, such as: agrarian transformation, desert development, sex roles, cognitive anthropology, anthropology and education; nationalism, colonialism and postcolonialism; tourism in social science; and anthropology of the city. Prerequisites Prerequisites: 9 hours of social sciences, and junior or senior standing. When Offered Offered occasionally Repeatable May be taken for credit more than once if content changes. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 402 - Independent Study Description In exceptional circumstances some senior majors with departmental approval may arrange to study beyond the regular course offerings. Prerequisites Prerequisites: a minimum B average, consent of the instructor, and approval by the unit head and the department chair. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Repeatable May be repeated for credit more than once if content changes. (1-3 cr.)
	ANTH 407 - Psychological Anthropology Description Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach to the study of the reciprocal relations of culture and personality; special focus on themes of identity, socialization and the emergence of self in various cultural settings. Prerequisites Three hours of Anthropology, 6 hours of Social Sciences, and junior or senior standing. Cross-listed Same as PSYC 407. When Offered Offered occasionally. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 422 - Religion in a Global World Description Comparative study of religion in culture and society. The course will explore a variety of theories and controversies in the anthropological understanding of religion. Emphasis is on how religion may restrict but also empower believers, inform their social identities, and intersect with political and economic practices and institutions in a globalizing world. Prerequisites Prerequisites: 9 hours of social sciences and junior or senior standing. Cross-listed Same as SOC 422 and EGPT 546. When Offered Offered in fall. (3cr.)
	ANTH 425 - Women, Islam and the State Description An anthropological perspective on the politics of gender in Muslim societies, with an emphasis on the Middle East. The relationship between religion and society, especially the cultural construction of gender hierarchies within the discourses of Islam and the realities of Muslim women’s lives. The articulation of the impact of modern states on gender hierarchies. Prerequisites 9 hours of Social Sciences and Junior or Senior standing. When Offered Offered annually. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 440-441 - Practicum in Community Development Description Two semester, nine month field experience in an approved international development agency, local NGO or other professional setting approved by faculty supervisor. Supervised by a professional and faculty supervisor. Prerequisites ANTH 240 ANTH 340 Cross-listed Same as SOC/PSYC 440-441. When Offered Offered in fall (440) and spring (441). (6 cr.)
	ANTH 445 - Selected Topics in Coptic Studies Description This course allows instructors to offer a topic in Coptic Studies. The topic will be chosen from year to year in coordination with the departments concerned and the dean of the School of HUSS, and according to the individual interests and areas of expertise of the instructors. Topics chosen may include various aspects of Coptic art and history, monasticism, folklore, or other subjects.. Cross-listed Same as ARIC, EGPT, HIST, SOC 445. When Offered Offered in fall. Repeatable The course may be taken more than once if the topic changes Notes Students in these majors may petition preferably before registration to have the course included in their major requirements. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 450 - Third World Development Description Contemporary theories of development as they apply to and illuminate the problems of development in underdeveloped countries. The approach will be interdisciplinary. Prerequisites Prerequisites: 9 hours of social sciences and junior or senior standing. Cross-listed Same as SOC 450. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 455 - Seminar in African Studies Description Through the examination of a contemporary topic in African Studies, this interdisciplinary seminar examines epistemological and methodological issues in African Studies such as transformation, resistance, power, technology, and women and development. Original sources will be used to examine the theoretical assumptions, data and methods underlying the literature. Prior course work in African Studies is recommended. Prerequisites 9 hours of Social Sciences and Junior or Senior standing. Cross-listed Same as SOC 455. When Offered Offered occasionally. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 460 - Development Studies Seminar 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. Prerequisites Prerequisites: 12 hours of social science. Cross-listed Same as ECON/POLS/SOC 460. When Offered Offered occasionally. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 462 - Economic Anthropology Description Examination of how anthropology has approached the study of economic practices, ideas and institutions in different cultural contexts. By following the main theoretical paradigms in economic anthropology, the course will address the cultural assumptions and power dynamics in defining what an economy is and how people go about producing, consuming and exchanging goods, commodities, gifts, services, as well as social relationships. Ethnographic case studies will explicate the power relations underlying the pursuit of economic lives, the centrality of gender, class, race, kinship and ethnic relations in shaping production, consumption and exchange, and the ramifications of global markets on peoples’ livelihoods and identities. Prerequisites Prerequisites: 9 hours of social sciences and junior or senior standing. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 492 - Political Anthropology Description This course examines the contribution of anthropology to the comparative study of political organization and the exercise of power. It reviews classical anthropological approaches to politics in non-state and non-Western state societies. The course also examines political organization in postcolonial and global contexts, including such topics as nationalism, migration, transnational mobilization, ethnic identity and flexible citizenship, and the use of media technologies in developing political subjectivities. There is an emphasis on theoretical perspectives. Prerequisites 9 hours of Social Sciences and Junior or Senior standing. When Offered Offered in alternate years. (3 cr.)
	ANTH 495 - Senior Seminar Description Emphasis on current methodological trends in anthropology and sociology reflecting the research interests of the faculty and students, and drawing on the experience of the undergraduate career. Prerequisites Senior standing and SOC 381 or ANTH 380 or 12 hours of Social Sciences. Cross-listed Same as SOC 495. When Offered Offered in spring. Notes Content may therefore vary from year to year. The student will be required to write a methodologically sound senior paper, preferably based on field research. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 100 - Arabs and Muslims Encountering the Other Description Surveys Arab-Islamic history from the perspective of the development of the socio-cultural self and its encounters with the Other. Pays special attention to inter-cultural and inter-confessional relations and to how these informed the development of Arab-Islamic identities from the birth of lslam to the colonial period. Major themes include travel and intercultural encounter, polemic, conversion, the treatment of religious minorities, and the colonial subject’s view of the West. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 101 - Children’s Literature and Cultural Representations Description This course introduces students in simplified form and content to contemporary literary and cultural theories pertinent to reading and analyzing children’s literature. Topics for discussion will include historical constructions of childhood and the socio-historical contexts for the production of children’s literary canon(s). Through readings to familiar classics we will explore how representations in texts for children (both written and visual) have shaped the different ideologies of identity, race, gender, and nation. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 199 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum Description Selected topic in Arab Islamic history for the core curriculum. (3cr.)
	ARIC 201 - Introduction to Classical Arabic Literature Description An introduction to the classical Arabic literary tradition through readings of major texts. Prerequisites: Thanawiya ‘Amma or placement examination. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Taught in Arabic. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 202 - Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature Description .An introduction to the literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through readings of major texts. Prerequisites: Thanawiya ‘Amma or placement examination. When Offered Offered in fall and spring Notes Taught in Arabic. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 203 - Classical Arabic Literature in Translation Description An introduction to the classical Arabic literary tradition through readings of major texts. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Taught in English, with assigned texts in English translation. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 204 - Modern Arabic Literature in Translation Description An introduction to the literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through readings of major texts. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Taught in English, with assigned texts in English translation. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 205 - Islamic Architecture, from the Beginnings to the Present Day Description An overview of Islamic architecture from Spain to India from the 7th century to the present. Major examples of religious and secular architecture, including mosques, madrasas, palaces and caravanserais. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 206 - Art and Architecture of the City of Cairo Description The artistic heritage of Fustat - Cairo from 641 A.D. to the present, with emphasis on its urban and architectural development. When Offered Offered in the fall and spring. Notes Classwork is supplemented by six to eight field trips on Saturday mornings. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 246 - Survey of Arab History Description This course presents the history of the Arab-speaking Middle East from pre-Islamic times to the modern era, with emphasis on some of the principal political, economic, social, religious, and cultural developments and their relevance to the contemporary Middle East. The course introduces students to historiographical 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 required-core. Cross-listed Same as HIST 246. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 270-271 - Introduction to Islamic Art and Architecture Description Important works in architecture and decorative arts from the seventh century AD to the Ottoman period; artistic achievements of Muslim Spain, North Africa, Syria, Mesopotamia, Iran, and Turkey. ARIC 270 up to 1200 AD onwards. Prerequisites Prerequisite for ARIC 271: ARIC 270, or ARIC 206 . When Offered Both parts offered each semester. (3 cr. per semester)
	ARIC 299 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major. Prerequisites RHET 101 When Offered Offered occasionally. (3 cr.)
	ARIC 305 - Arabic Literature and Gender Description Investigates the construction of gender, both masculine and feminine, through readings in a variety of Arabic discourses. When Offered Offered in fall. Notes Taught in Arabic. (3 cr.)

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Courses

ALIS 221-222 - Intermediate Writing

ALIS 231-232 - Intermediate Printed Media

ALIS 233-234 - Intermediate Aural Media

ALIS 241-242 - Intermediate Translation

ALIS 252 - Readings in Modern Arabic Literature

ALIS 271-272 - Readings in the Qur’an

ALIS 291-292 - Supervised Studies

ALIS 301-302 - Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

ALIS 311-312 - Advanced Colloquial Arabic

ALIS 321-322 - Advanced Writing

ALIS 331-332 - Advanced Printed Media

ALIS 333-334 - Advanced Aural Media

ALIS 341-342 - Advanced Translation

ALIS 352 - Readings in Modern Arabic Literature

ALIS 391-392 - Supervised Studies

ALNG 101-102 -103 - Elementary Arabic

ALNG 109-110 - Introduction to Colloquial Arabic

ALNG 111-112 - Accelerated Elementary Modern Standard Arabic

ALNG 199 - Selected Topics

ALNG 201-202-203 - Intermediate Arabic

ALNG 204-205 - Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic

ALNG 206 - Arabic of the News Media

ALNG 210 - Intermediate Egyptian Colloquial Arabic

ALNG 211-212 - Accelerated Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic

ALNG 299 - Selected Topics

ALNG 301-302 - Advanced Modern Standard Arabic I

ALNG 303-304 - Advanced Modern Standard Arabic II

ALNG 305 - Independent Study

ALNG 306 - Advanced Arabic of the News Media

ALNG 311-312 - Accelerated Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

ALNG 399 - Selected Topics

ALNG 413-414 - Arabic Syntax (Nahw)

ALNG 415 - Arabic Morphology (Sarf) and Prosody (‘Arud)

ALNG 425 - Linguistics of Arabic

ALNG 426 - The Phonetics of Arabic

ALWT 221 - From Reading to Writing: Intermediate Level:

ALWT 321 - From Reading to Writing: High Intermediate Level:

ALWT 420 - From Reading to Writing: Advanced Level:

ALWT 421 - Professional Media Writing:

ALWT 422 - Professional Business Writing:

ALWT 423 - Professional Diplomatic Writing:

ALWT 462 - Professional Translation in Business:

ALWT 463 - Diplomatic Professional Translation:

ALWT 521 - Professional T.V. Script Writing:

AMST 199 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum

AMST 299 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum

AMST 301 - The US Role in Shaping the World Financial and Trading Systems

AMST 310 - American Literature to 1900

AMST 311 - Modern American Literature

ANTH 199 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum

ANTH 202 - Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 210 - Arab Society

ANTH 240 - Introduction to Community Development

ANTH 299 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum

ANTH 302 - Kin and Family in a Global World

ANTH 303 - Social Movements

ANTH 309 - History of Social Theory

ANTH 310 - Contemporary Sociological Theory

ANTH 311 - Contemporary Anthropological Theory

ANTH 312 - Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa

ANTH 320 - States, Capital and Rural Lives

ANTH 321 - The Urban Experience

ANTH 332 - Social Constructions of Difference: Race, Ethnicity, and Class

ANTH 340 - Participatory Action Research in Community Settings

ANTH 341 - Anthropology and Film

ANTH 352 - Language in Culture

ANTH 360 - Gender, Power and Social Change

ANTH 370 - Environmental Issues in Egypt

ANTH 372 - Applied Anthropology

ANTH 380 - Fieldwork Methods

ANTH 382 - Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa

ANTH 384 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America

ANTH 386 - Peoples and Cultures of Asia

ANTH 390 - Selected People and Culture Areas

ANTH 400 - Selected Topics in Anthropology

ANTH 402 - Independent Study

ANTH 407 - Psychological Anthropology

ANTH 422 - Religion in a Global World

ANTH 425 - Women, Islam and the State