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JRMC 330/3330 - Photojournalism and Documentary Practices (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
History of photojournalism, advanced camera skills, photographic lighting skills, visual story-telling strategies, editing and sequencing, research subjects, building a portfolio.
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JRMC 333/3333 - Research for Journalists (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
A research course designed specifically for journalists, providing students with a broad understanding of how to find and analyze various forms of information. They will learn to use databases, specialized websites and other Internet resources and how to organize and apply their findings for news and feature reporting.
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JRMC 337/3337 - TV Scriptwriting and Production (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Classroom and field training in basic television scriptwriting and story production. Instruction in theoretical principles that differentiate television from print journalism, ethical aspects of picture use and editing and related topics. Requires weekly practice hours outside class time.
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JRMC 339/3339 - Studio Production: AUC TV (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Techniques of television production and presentation from planning and writing to directing and producing. Topics of study include elements of various forms of television writing, production, design, lighting, graphics, program planning and production practices in a studio or workshop setting. Requires weekly practice time outside class to provide AUC TV’s daily news bulletin.
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JRMC 355/3355 - Creative Strategy and Advertising Copywriting (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Development of creative strategy, writing advertising and promotional copy, designing and preparing layouts for various media, planning and executing written and oral presentations.
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JRMC 402/4402 - Reporting and Writing in Arabic (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Completion of university general requirements in Arabic and .
Description
Advanced principles and practice in reporting and writing in and from Arabic.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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JRMC 403/4403 - Feature and Magazine Writing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Principles and intensive practice in researching, organizing, and writing feature articles for international newspapers and magazines.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
Enrollment is limited and priority is given to students with declared MMJ majors.
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JRMC 405/4405 - Advanced Visual Communication (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Advanced practical integration of digital text and photographs in desktop publishing of printed material using state-of-the-art production hardware and software.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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JRMC 406/4406 - Internship (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Junior standing.
Description
Field experience in an approved professional setting in journalism, advertising, public relations, public information, broadcast or online media outlet. Supervised by a professional and an AUC full-time faculty member.
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JRMC 412/4412 - Newsroom Editing and Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Supervised advanced newsroom experience in writing, editing, layout and management of Caravan, the AUC newspaper.
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JRMC 415/4415 - Public Relations Theory and Techniques (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Principles and practical use of public relations and public information techniques, with emphasis on media use for business and non-profit organizations.
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JRMC 420/4420 - Media Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Junior standing.
Description
Management theories and practices as applied to media organization, unique characteristics of media outlets, various operating philosophies, legal issues, regulations and related topics will also be covered including programming strategies.
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JRMC 425/4425 - Integrated Marketing Communication Campaigns Capstone (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
JRMC 3315 , JRMC 3320 and
Description
Examination, development, and critique of advertising and marketing communication campaigns, with emphasis given to creative and media factors.
Notes
IMC seniors only.
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JRMC 441/4441 - Camera and Editing Workshop (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Intensive field and lab training with digital video camera. Computer-driven digital editing program enables video journalist to shoot and edit news events to a finished professional product. Requires weekly practice hours outside class time.
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JRMC 444/4444 - Media Law and Policy (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
An explanation of communication law and regulation with its major segments libel, privacy and news-gathering together with journalists’ rights and defenses against libel suits. Issues of national and international topics are covered together with media law cases.
Cross-listed
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JRMC 460/4460 - Audio Production (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and junior standing.
Description
Studio experience in Audio production.
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JRMC 471/4471 - Online Journalism (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Examination of the emerging forms of information delivery by computer and related convergence of print and broadcast media. Emphasis on learning multi-media reporting skills needed to publish quality work on the Internet.
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JRMC 480/4480 - Multimedia Reporting Capstone (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
JRMC 3333 , JRMC 3339 and JRMC 4460
Description
Advanced principles and practice in news gathering and reporting, effective organization and presentation, and writing. Students produce a capstone reporting project that demonstrates their ability to operate on all media platforms and produce professional, responsible and ethical journalism.
Notes
For seniors only.
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JRMC 482/4482 - Media Convergence Capstone (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
JRMC 3320 , JRMC 4420 and JRMC 4444
Description
Explores the intersection of mass communication technologies. Students examine the digital future of media and the impact of media convergence on politics, business, civil and global society.
Notes
For seniors only.
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JRMC 490/4490 - Special Topics in Mass Communication (1-3 cr.)
Description
Special topics in journalism and mass communication will vary depending on instructor.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Repeatable
May be repeated by student for credit if content changes
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JRMC 499/4499 - Directed Individual Study in Mass Communication (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Junior standing and written project proposal endorsed by fulltime faculty with project review by department.
Description
Individual projects in mass communication completed under the supervision of a full-time mass communication faculty member. Students propose projects not covered by coursework that will complement their academic programs.
Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit if content changes.
Notes
Enrollment is limited and priority is given to students with declared JRMC majors.
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JRMC 500/5200 - Seminar in Mass Communication Theory and Literature (3 cr.)
Description
Survey of mass communication theory and the philosophical, sociological and political effects of mass media on audiences and societies.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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JRMC 501/5201 - Advanced Reporting and Writing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
appropriate professional experience or undergraduate coursework ( and or equivalent).
Description
Intensive reporting, research, and writing of in-depth articles for magazines and newspapers with intent to publish.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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JRMC 502/5202 - Seminar: Current Issues in Mass Communication (3 cr.)
Description
Overview of major issues in mass communication and how they impact audiences and society.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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JRMC 504/5204 - Seminar: Research Methods in Mass Communication (3 cr.)
Description
Introduction to scientific method and mass media research methods: field surveys, quantitative and qualitative research.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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JRMC 506/5206 - Internship (3 cr.)
Description
Field experience in an approved professional setting in journalism, advertising, public relations or public information. Supervised by a professional and an AUC full-time faculty member.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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JRMC 540/5240 - Reporting Civil Society (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
Provides the knowledge and skills that enable students to report on Arab civil society organizations. Combines seminar-style instruction on structure and role of civil society groups with hands-on print and radio reporting about Egyptian civil society for a new civil society portal based at the Adham Center.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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JRMC 550/5250 - Seminar in International Communication (3 cr.)
Description
World news communication systems, including news-gathering agencies; the role of foreign correspondents, the foreign press, information flow, propaganda and comparative press laws.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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JRMC 560/5260 - Seminar on Electronic Journalism and Arab Society (3 cr.)
Description
A comprehensive seminar examining the role of journalists in society. Covers both historic role and rights and responsibilities today. Issues include ethics, journalist-government relations, fairness and balance, freedom of the press, impact on domestic and international policy, role of the media in conflict and related topics. Discussion will cover comparative approaches in the West, developing countries and the Arab world, with particular emphasis on role of media in regional politics and international relations in the post-9/11 era.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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JRMC 570/5270 - Seminar in Mass Communication and National Development (3 cr.)
Description
The role of mass communication in developing nations and its relationship to economic growth, education, socialization, persuasion, and diffusion of innovation.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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JRMC 571/5271 - Digital Journalism (3 cr.)
Description
Examination of the ways in which all forms of journalism are converging in the digital realm. Emphasis will include writing and reporting for the internet and other multi-media platforms, such as podcasts and digital phones, and the practical ways in which broadcast and print are merging on the internet.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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JRMC 580/5280 - Impact of Television: Issues and Developments (3 cr.)
Description
Media-specific issues and developments in television related to programming and production; production and delivery; technological bias and special problems such as piracy, television and religion, regulation and “equal time.”
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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JRMC 588/5288 - Comprehensives (no cr.)
Description
Individual consultation for students preparing for the comprehensive examination.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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JRMC 590/5290 - Special Topics (3 cr.)
Description
Content varies with the instructor. Can be repeated once for credit if content changes.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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JRMC 599/5299 - Research Guidance and Thesis (no cr.)
Description
Consultation with students as they prepare their theses.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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Libraries and Learning Technologies |
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LALT 101/1010 - Libraries and Learning Technologies (0 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course is designed to help undergraduate students improve their research skills through exposure to information literacy concepts. Students are taught to locate, evaluate and use information properly, through a variety of hands on activities and assignments.
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LING 252/2200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr.)
Description
Major aspects and procedures of the systematic study of human language in its biological and social contexts. Principles and techniques of linguistic analysis as they relate to cognition, symbolization and other aspects of culture.
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LING 200/2201 - Languages of the World (3 cr.)
Description
This course aims to acquaint students with basic knowledge of the world’s natural languages. We will look at the diversity and fundamental similarities among the languages of the world and, in doing so, explore the following topics: language families and historic relationships, linguistic typology and language universals, language policy and politics, writing systems, and language obsolescence.
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LING 268/2210 - Principles and Practice of Teaching English (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
This course introduces the latest theories, principles and techniques of teaching English. It is a community based learning course and gives students practice by peer teaching, observing others teach and actual teaching in the community in order to learn to reflect and evaluate critically.
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LING 299/2299 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major..
Repeatable
May be taken more than once if content changes
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LING 352/3075 - Language in Culture (3 cr.)
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.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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LING 322/3220 - Introduction to Phonetics (3 cr.)
Description
Study of the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech sounds and features of language with particular reference to English and Arabic. Includes introductory work in transcription and technological developments in phonetic research.
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LING 400/4099 - Selected Topics in Linguistics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
9 hours of humanities and/or social sciences, and junior or senior standing.
Description
This is a special topics course in which topics will be chosen according to specific interests of the students and areas of specialization of faculty. Topics could include, but would not be limited to, sociolinguistic, language in the media, language and politics, and advanced ESOL methodology.
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LING 422/4212 - Language and Human Development (3 cr.)
Description
Linguistic and psychological concepts in first- and second-language learning; human perceptual and productive language processes; biological foundations of language, bilingualism and multilingualism; and inferences from animal communication.
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LAW 471/4371 - Introduction to Public International Law (3 cr.)
Description
Introduces students to the practice and theoretical foundations of public international law, covering such topics as sources doctrine (customary international law, treaty law etc.), international personality, jurisdiction, state responsibility, self-determination and the use of force. This course may be counted towards the Dual Degree Option combining a BA in Political Science and an MA in International Human Rights Law.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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LAW 475/4375 - Introduction to Egyptian and Islamic Law (3 cr.)
Description
The Egyptian legal system will be considered according to its present structure and historical development, including institutions, processes, laws, and the courts. There will be special emphasis on developments in constitutional law and the role played by the constitution in the political context of present day Egypt. The course also offers an introduction to Islamic jurisprudence in the classical doctrine, in the pre-modern Egyptian legal system and in contemporary Egypt. This course may be counted towards the Dual Degree Option combining a BA in Political Science and an MA in International Human Rights Law.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered once a year.
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LAW 478/4378 - Introduction to International Human Rights Law (3 cr.)
Description
The course provides an overview of the major human rights treaties, customary norms, international institutions and mechanisms of enforcement while at the same time, encouraging a critical stance, which questions the role and effect of human rights in a world of distress and inequality. This course may be counted towards the Dual Degree Option combining a BA in Political Science and an MA in International Human Rights Law.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered once a year.
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LAW 500/5200 - Legal Research and Writing (3 cr.)
Description
A workshop designed to develop the lawyering skills in research, drafting, legal argument and oral presentation, especially with respect to practice in transnational legal problems and settings. Required of all students in the LL.M program during the first semester of study.
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LAW 501/5201 - Jurisprudence (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
(prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law department)
Description
The course will look at the major schools of legal theory in the United States including Sociological Jurisprudence, Legal Realism, Legal Process, Critical Legal Studies, Liberal Legalism, Critical Race Theory, Feminist Legal Theory and Law and Economics. The course aims at introducing students to different and innovative legal methodologies.
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LAW 502/5202 - Comparative Law (3 cr.)
Description
Introduction to the main differences between Civil Law and Common Law systems with respect to selected problems regulated under public and private law regimes. The comparative study will concentrate on the American, German, and French legal systems.
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LAW 503/5203 - Law and Economic Development (3 cr.)
Description
Exploration of the relationship between different strategies of economic development and legal reforms in the public and private spheres from a comparative law perspective.
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LAW 504/5204 - European Union Law (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or (Prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law department).
Description
Introduction to the major institutions and decision making procedures of the European Union’s constitutional structure as well as the foundational doctrines and processes developed by the EU judicial system.
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LAW 505/5205 - Islamic Law Reform (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or (Prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law department).
Description
Exploration of different approaches to reforming Islamic law in the Arab World from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, paying special attention to contemporary developments in Arab legal systems.
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LAW 506/5206 - Egyptian Legal History (3 cr.)
Description
This course explores Egypt’s various waves of “legal reform” over the past two centuries, paying close attention to the fields of constitutional law and human rights, as well as family, commercial, and criminal law. We also examine the emergence of the modern Egyptian legal elite, its rise to political and intellectual prominence, its fall during the Nasser years, and its potential for public policy impact today. Egypt’s modern legal history is set in a larger “law and development” policy frame, exploring ramifications on the rule of law, economic and political liberalization, and calls for a “return to shari’a” by Islamist political actors today.
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LAW 507/5207 - The Law and Practice of the Settlement of International Disputes Between States (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and (prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law Department).
Description
The course combines the fundamentals of the law governing the settlement of international disputes between states and a Moot Court exercise. The two components of the course are intertwined. The course thus aspires to combine theoretical and practical dimensions of the experience of international dispute settlement. The doctrinal part of the course includes a general overview of the methods for dispute settlement in public international law, and basic procedural norms and principles governing international legal proceedings. The course looks in detail at specific institutions, such as the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and others. Students will have the opportunity to study recent developments in the theory, practice and in policy debates underlying the system of international dispute settlement.
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LAW 508/5208 - International Criminal Law (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and (prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law Department).
Description
The course will cover the central doctrines, procedures and institutions of International Criminal Law with emphasis on contemporary debates. It will consist in an overview of the main doctrines that “frame” international criminal law and set the conditions for its existence as a distinct field of legal practice, as well as substantive international crimes (Elements of crimes, War crimes, Crimes against humanity, Genocide, Aggression and Crimes against peace) and international criminal courts and tribunals.
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LAW 509/5209 - International Law (3 cr.)
Description
An in-depth overview of the international legal system. The course will cover the fundamental concepts, institutions, processes and mechanisms of international law. Some of the topics that will be covered include: the relationships between public and private international law, the question of sovereignty, the sources of international law, and the place of non-State actors.
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LAW 515/5215 - Comparative Constitutional Law and Human Rights (3 cr.)
Description
How constitutional rights, concepts and practices have merged and developed within contemporary governments. Emphasis will be on the analysis of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights together with freedoms and liberties protected by various constitutions, considered within their social and political contexts.
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LAW 520/5220 - 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. This 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. This is a joint course offered by the Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies and the Department of Law.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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LAW 522/5222 - International Economic and Trade Law (3 cr.)
Description
Rules of law and policy of economic relations under the GATT/WTO system, as well as regional agreements on trade partnerships between the European Union and the Arab Mediterranean.
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LAW 523/5223 - International Commercial Arbitration (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or (Prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law department).
Description
The law of international commercial arbitration considered from a comparative perspective in major Civil and Common Law jurisdictions, as well as its practice in the context of international transactions.
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LAW 524/5224 - Comparative Corporate Governance (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Comparison of how select questions of corporate governance, control, and finance are regulated under American, French, German, and Egyptian corporate law.
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LAW 525/5225 - Securities Regulation Law (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Legal and institutional framework for the offering, purchase and sale of investment securities under US, EU and Egyptian law, with special attention to national and transnational aspects of securities fraud.
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LAW 526/5226 - Antitrust Law (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
(Prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law department).
Description
Basic principles of antitrust regulation in the US from the Sherman Act to the present, compared with recent developments in EU law, and with the Egyptian Competition Law.
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LAW 527/5227 - Graduate Law Seminar (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of the Department. Prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law Department.
Description
Reading, discussion and intensive writing about theory and methodology in law, political theory, and relevant social sciences. This course is a pre-requisite to the Thesis requirement for all students in the LL.M. in International and Comparative Law, and MA in International Human Rights Law. The course targets students who have completed at least nine credits hours toward the degree.
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LAW 528/5228 - Migration in International Law (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
The Arab region experiences mass voluntary and involuntary population movements, driven by various factors including economic reasons, conflict and insecurity, and increasing resource scarcity and environmental change. These movements pose a challenge to regional stability and security unless there are appropriate and integrated national, regional and international responses. A course on Migration in International Law allows students to engage with issues of growing regional and international importance. While the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies offers courses in International Refugee Law and Comparative Migration Law, there is presently no course that introduces the complex and growing area of international law dealing with migration.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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LAW 570/5270 - Special Topics in Comparative Law (up to 3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of the Department. Prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law Department.
Description
In addition to allowing the resident faculty to give special topics seminars as regular 3 credit courses, this course as well as and are used to accommodate the short courses that distinguished visiting lecturers give, with varying credit values depending on the number of hours covered.
Repeatable
May be taken more than once for credit if content changes.
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LAW 571/5271 - Special Topics in International Law (up to 3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of the Department. Prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law Department.
Repeatable
May be taken more than once for credit if content changes.
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LAW 572/5272 - Special Topics in Public Law (up to 3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of the Department. Prerequisites can be waived by special permission of the Law Department.
Repeatable
May be taken more than once for credit if content changes.
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LAW 585/5285 - Legal Practice (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of the instructor.
Description
Internship for four to six months in a corporation, law firm practicing in the Middle East, international organization, an NGO pursuing Development activities. The work is assessed on the basis of
a written report and discussion.
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LAW 586/5286 - Independent Study
Prerequisites
Consent of the instructor and approval of the Degree Program Director.
Description
Guided individual reading and/or research on a subject of mutual interest to the student and the faculty member.
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LAW 599/5299 - Research Guidance/Thesis (no cr., graded)
Prerequisites
Description
To register for the thesis, students normally are expected to have finished all or almost all coursework. Students are expected to be in residence during thesis supervision. Residency requirement can be waived by permission of the thesis supervisor in accordance with Department’s policies.
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MGMT 307/3201 - Management Fundamentals (3 cr.)
Description
Aims at acquainting the student with the basic management functions and processes with a focus on planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Stresses how communication, motivation, and teamwork affect the organization, how organizations are managed, and how managers apply their skills and knowledge to meet the organizational objectives. Emphasis on the environmental constraints imposed on the Egyptian manager and applying principles of management in Egyptian enterprises.
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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MGMT 311/3301 - Business Law (Commercial & Fiscal) (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The nature, formation, and application of the law. Topics include: law and the Egyptian business environment, contracts, agency, forms of business organization, fiscal policy, taxation, commercial transaction, and governmental regulation of business.
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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MGMT 404/4202 - Managing the Human Capital (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
BADM 2001
Description
This course focuses on dynamics of personality, group dynamics, team building, organization culture, motivation, leadership, and communication, what is the human capital, strategic human resource management, HR planning, job analysis, recruitment, selection, training, development, performance management and compensation.
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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MGMT 427/4203 - Organization Development (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Inter-group dynamics, organizations as systems, process of organizational development, intervention strategies, organizational diagnosis, team building, structural intervention, behavioral change, resistance to change, and implementation strategies.
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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MGMT 470/4402 - Business Consultancy (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Junior standing & instructor consent.
Description
This course aims to equip Business, Accounting and Economics students with the necessary tools to work in the business consulting field. The approach is practical, involving a series of case solving assignments and projects. Additionally, students will be trained on how to communicate their solutions effectively. The key objectives of the course are:
- Learn up-to-date problem solving techniques
- Understand how to use key business fundamentals effectively
- Be able to communicate business consultancy solutions professionally
- Write and publish high-quality case studies
- Learn how to crack cases in a case interview
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MGMT 470/4970 - Special Topics in Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.
Description
Considers selected topics of current relevance in 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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MGMT 475/4975 - Independent Study in Management (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of MGMT unit head and chair.
Description
Guided readings, research, and discussions on specific selected topic in 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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MGMT 502/5202 - Managing Organizations in a Dynamic Environment (3 cr.)
Description
The course aims at acquainting the student with how a leader could manage an organization in a dynamic environment. The course focuses on the main functions of a manager such as planning, organizing, controlling, motivation, team building and with special emphasis on leadership. It emphasizes contemporary and applied management in a global and dynamic environment. It also aims at developing an understanding of the tasks that managers must perform to keep the organization running both effectively and efficiently. In addition, the course emphasizes the environmental constraints imposed on the Egyptian manager and attempts to explore ways of applying the principles of management in Egyptian enterprises.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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MGMT 504/5302 - Managing Human Capital (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
This course concentrates on how the human capital in a company can be best managed and utilized. Strategic human resource management is presented. This includes topics such as human resources strategies, human capital, social capital, job analysis, recruitment, selection, human resource development, talent management, strategies for for effective performance appraisal systems, compensation, labor law, and positive psychological capital. In addition, positive organizational behavior of employees is discussed. The course also includes a critical analysis of how the concepts in the literature can be applied in the Egyptian context.
When Offered
Offered in spring
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MGMT 505/5303 - Organizational Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or equivalent.
Description
The course covers topics like strategy and structure, vertical and horizontal integration, structural options, process of organizational design, the concept of fit, designing jobs and organizational units and control elements in the design of organizations.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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MGMT 506/5304 - Management of International Business Organizations (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
BADM 5310
Description
In this course, attention is given to principles, practices, and problems of managing international business activities, entry decision, supply strategy, ownership and control, labor and legal issues, and the financial and management implications of conducting business in foreign countries. The course covers topics such as world politics and how they come to bear on international business decisions, cultural differences and communication, trade regimes and institutions and global technological trends and diffusion.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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MGMT 509/5306 - Leadership (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
BADM 5310
Description
This course reviews the procedures, styles and methods of leadership in both theory and practice. Students will review the personal, relationship and organizational side of leadership as well as the leader as a social architect. At the completion of this course students will develop and acquire the necessary skills to become effective leaders through examples of real world leadership.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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MGMT 510/5307 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
MGMT 5202
Description
Innovation lies at the heart of economic growth in the modern world. Entrepreneurs with the ability and resourcefulness to establish their own business are critical to the process of innovation. Innovation is not just about starting a new business but it is also about creating and developing Innovative ways of management. Whether you are thinking of starting a new venture or developing innovative mechanisms of management in a large organization, you will need to understand Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
This course takes students through the various aspects of starting, managing, and growing a business. Whether you want to start a new venture, a new project, or develop an innovative way of management. You will need to write a business plan? This course will teach you how to write a business plan, its benefits and how does it differ from a feasibility study.
Opportunity identification, clear business and market definition, segmentation, and entry, building a team and creating a suitable organizational form, avoiding common pitfalls, and various strategies for starting or growing a business , are among the numerous facets of entrepreneurship covered in the course.
Methods employed include individual and group case analysis, writing a business plan, interviews with, and talks by, entrepreneurs, and profiling of successes and failures.
Cross-listed
Same as ECNG 5274 /GREN 5204 .
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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MGMT 511/5308 - Strategic Management of Innovation (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
BADM 5310
Description
Innovation is regarded as a critical source of competitive advantage in an increasingly changing environment. Innovation is production or adoption, assimilation, and exploitation of a value-added novelty in economic and social spheres; renewal and enlargement of products, services, and markets; development of new methods of production; and establishment of new management systems. This course will study the theory and practice of innovation as a process and an outcome based on a comprehensive model of innovation which consists of three determinants: innovation leadership, managerial levers and business processes. The course will examine the impact of accelerating innovation on cost, product quality and marketability; organizational changes required to couple R&D with marketing and commercialization; and the managerial skills and professional expertise needed to develop a sustainable innovation practice within an organization.
Cross-listed
Same as and ECNG 5273 .
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MGMT 517/5309 - Technology and Innovation Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Core requirements met and consent of instructor.
Description
This is a case based course drawing on best practices in industry and the most up to date and important general management technology and innovation management academic material. Students should be prepared to discuss major technology issues covered in the readings each class. This course is designed to develop strong technology management skills to help managers make good decisions in regard to technology strategy and implementation of technology within their firms. This course is designed to develop general managers with strong abilities to lead in various technological environments and manage the innovation process and projects across and within their own function effectively.
Cross-listed
Same as ECNG 5272 .
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MGMT 570/5370 - Selected Topics in Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
BADM 5310
Description
It considers selected topics of current relevance in Management.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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MGMT 575/5375 - Independent Study in Management (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Consent of MGMT unit head and chair.
Description
Guided readings, research, and discussions on specific selected topic in Management.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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MOIS 305/2101 - Introduction to Information Systems/Technology (3 cr.)
Description
This course is an introduction to information systems/technology and its applications for business students. The course explores the computer base applications in the major functional areas of business including accounting, finance, marketing, production, and personnel. It aims at the development of computer end-users and systems managers through a comprehensive coverage of business processes, systems concepts, systems types, applications software, database concepts, electronic commerce and competitive advantage.
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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MOIS 406/3201 - Management Information Systems and Database Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
The course aims at defining a framework of management information systems with emphasis on the organization. It relates to a number of important organizational aspects such as the human and technological infrastructure and the needs and requirements of an organizational information system. The course also covers the relational database model, with special emphasis on the design and querying of relational databases and exploration of the relationship of database to the rest of the system.
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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MOIS 435/3301 - Entrepreneurial IT and Electronic Business (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course provides an introduction to the basics of modern business in a networked environment which is changing the landscape of business operation. The course focuses on the important electronic business issues with a broad understanding of the concepts, technologies, tools, techniques and strategies associated with electronic business, students learn how to exploit the business development potentials of the new information based society and how to develop simple IT solutions to some of the most significant business problems. Hence, students get to exercise needs finding methods, brainstorming and concept creation, understanding and interpreting IT business needs, analysis and feasibility, basic prototyping and market assessment.
When Offered
Offered in fall & 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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MOIS 466/3401 - Human Computer Interaction (HCI) (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course provides a business-oriented approach to Human Computer Interaction (HCI). It merges theories and concepts with methods of design, evaluation, and implementation of any interactive business system such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), organizational decision support, project management, and other business applications. HCI combines educational and cognitive psychology, business administration, as well as ergonomics and computer science in designing the business system that can greatly increase productivity, help in decision making and gain marketing advantages. Students do not only study the theory and principles of HCI design, but also design an interactive system that enables the users to do tasks quickly and work in an environment of proficiency and satisfaction.
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MOIS 423/3501 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course provides an introduction to the use of the geographic information systems (GIS) and its applications for business decision support. It builds working knowledge and skills in applying and managing GIS by focusing on business and people related issues. Students learn to set up geo-referenced databases, to design maps, to analyze data, to extract information. This course exposes students to the functional areas in the technology management stream and gives them a practical hands-on experience for business applications. By the end of the class students will have mastered sufficient introductory concepts and practical skills to use GIS for business decision making improvement.
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MOIS 432/3601 - Decision Support Systems and Business Intelligence (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course will demonstrate in the real environment managerial applications such as the basics of the MS SQL data mining and will provide the knowledge about the possibilities of Business Intelligence (BI) use. It will examine the BI tasks management, critical success factors of BI, planning and analysis design and modeling design, development and implementation of information technology based systems that support managerial and professional work, including Communications-Driven and Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS), Data-Driven DSS, Model-Driven DSS and Knowledge-Driven DSS.
When Offered
Offered in fall & 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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MOIS 433/3701 - Marketing Information Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course focuses on the issues relating to the management and use of information systems in order to support marketing management decision-making with emphasis on the areas of products, pricing, distribution, promotion, systems analysis, and functional information systems. Students learn the importance of: (1) developing an effective data base; (2) conducting marketing research studies; (3) creating a marketing plan; (4) using data mining techniques to extract data from data warehouses and build prognostic models and (5) incorporating technology tools to develop marketing information systems and decision support systems.
When Offered
Offered in fall & 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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MOIS 434/3702 - Financial Information Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The content of this course will vary to keep pace with changing business needs and information technologies that is an integral part of any business aspect in Finance. Topics to be covered will apply the theoretical concepts taught in Finance by practically using advanced information systems approaches.
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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MOIS 444/3703 - Accounting Information Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course focuses on application of information systems/information technology in the fields of accounting. It starts with the conceptual foundations of accounting information systems and information technology in general and covers control and audit. It also focuses on accounting information systems applications and explores the computerization of the traditional transaction processing cycles in detail. It requires the students to use their knowledge in accounting to analyze and design an accounting information systems.
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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MOIS 450/3801 - Strategic Information Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the links between the strategic issues of the organization and the role and implications of management information systems. The course focuses on the strategic impacts different information systems can have on productivity, performance, competitiveness and organizational growth.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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MOIS 430/4202 - Business Information Systems Analysis and Development (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The Course emphasizes various elements related to business information systems analysis and development in the new digital economy. Doing business is not as usual as before with the use of innovative information and communication technology tools and techniques and this course intends to introduce students to the opportunities enabled by various business information systems within the information economy.
When Offered
Offered in 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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