Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

Courses


 

 

 

 

Petroleum Engineering

  
  • PENG 361/3411 - Thermodynamics (3cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and  

    Description
    Fundamental Concepts and Definitions; Properties of Pure Substances; First and Second Law of Thermodynamics; Reversed Cycles; Reversibility and Entropy; Vapor and Gas Power Cycles.
     

    When Offered
    Offered in fall or spring.
  
  • PENG 363/3413 - Heat Transfer (3cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and   

    Description
    Steady and Unsteady State Conduction, Forced and Natural convection, Radiation Heat Transfer and Solar Radiation, Heat Exchangers.

    When Offered
    Offered in spring
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 373/3415 - Principles of Energy Engineering (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and   

    Description
    Basic energy calculations; material, mass, and energy balance; reaction rates during chemical transformations in energy systems. Energy storage; Regeneration.
     

    When Offered
    Offered fall or spring.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 374/3420 - Corrosion and Oxidation Protection (3cr.)



    Prerequisites
      ,  and   

    Description
    Corrosion theory; types of Corrosion; Oxidation; Wagner’s theory; gas solid reactions; Creep; Fatigue; Stress Corrosion; Hot Corrosion; Inspection; Corrosion and Oxidation Protection of Pipe Lines and Drilling equipment.; Underwater Protection.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall or spring.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 375/3421 - Hydrogen and Fuel cells (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and   

    Description
    Principles of electrochemical conversion; Hydrogen production; Chemical and physical storage; Multicomponent storage systems; Efficiency of hydrogen energy; Principles of fuel cell technology; Fuel Reforming; types and design of fuel cells; fuel cell materials; efficiency and emissions.

     

    When Offered
    Offered fall or spring.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 000/4015 - Exploration Methods (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    PENG 3011  

    Description
    Fundamental seismic principles and its exploration methods, oil exploration and sub-surface imaging. the elastic wave equation, the acquisition and processing of seismic reflection data and seismic, tomography data. Introduction to seismic stratigraphy, seismic inversion and attribute analysis, role of seismic in reservoir properties and facies modeling. Data acquisition, processing, and interpretation of gravity data, Data acquisition, processing, and interpretation of magnetic data. Introduction to electromagnetics and their applications in petroleum industry.

    When Offered
    Offered occasionally
  
  • PENG 411/4121 - Drilling Engineering II (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
     PENG 3310  or Concurrent.

    Description
    Rig systems; advanced drilling tools; well control and BOP equipment and calculations; casing design; cementing calculations and operations; bits design; well drilling operations techniques and process optimization for directional drilling, horizontal drilling, multilateral drilling; predicting and over-coming drilling problems (e.g. hole stability, lost circulation, swelling, kicks, etc.); controlled drilling, geo-steering; offshore drilling; well survey; MWD and LWD tools; well trajectory calculations. 
     

    When Offered
    Every other semester.
  
  • PENG 477/4123 - Drilling Fluids Engineering (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      .

    Description
    Definition and functions of drilling fluids, drilling fluid chemistry and rheology, drilling fluid design for carbonates, sandstone and shales, drilling fluid additives and chemicals, clay structure and shale problems, loss control material for complete loss circulation, types of mud systems and their characteristics, mud behavior at HPHT wells, calculation related to drilling fluid, hydraulics, mud surface equipment’s, and contaminations, hole problem in related to drilling fluid, formation damage and hole instability, mud design, mud selection, completion and workover fluid, air drilling in correlation with drilling fluid, smart fluid and nano-technology.

  
  • PENG 000/4125 - Advanced Well Construction (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    PENG 4121  

    Description
    Advanced well planning; rig selections; well cost estimation; advanced well design of horizontal and multi-lateral wells; deep water drilling techniques; HPHT wells; drilling operations optimizations; well control predictions and solutions (e.g. relief wells); cement evaluation; advanced geo-steering design and operations; drilling software.

    When Offered
    Offered occasionally
  
  • PENG 471/4223 - Reservoir Simulation and Modeling (2 cr. + 1 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and PENG 4224  

    Description
    Reservoir simulation fundamentals, input and output for reservoir simulation, understanding reservoir simulation, simulation equations, IMPES method, introduction to reservoir simulation matrix solvers, history matching, reservoir simulation prediction, types of simulators, static models, grid models, exercise on the use of a commercial simulator in single well and full field applications.

    When Offered
    Every other semester
  
  • PENG 333/4224 - Well Testing (2+1 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      

    Description
    Diffusivity equation, skin factor, radius of investigation, types of well tests, semi-log analysis for drawdown and build up tests, gas well testing, dimensionless variables, type curve analysis, derivative plots, hydraulically fractured wells, DST, well test design. Data Analysis and Modeling Exercises using the state of the art well testing software.

    When Offered
    Every other semester
  
  • PENG 412/4225 - Secondary and Tertiary Recovery (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    PENG 3215  

    Description
    The course presents all aspects of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes of chemical, miscible, and thermal. It covers secondary recovery by water flooding and calculations of reservoir heterogeneity using V-number and Lorenz techniques. It also presents how to use mobility ratio and capillary number to maximize oil recovery for mature oil fields under development.
    The course also presents principles, application, and screening depleted oil reservoir for application of different EOR processes. More materials will be assigned as technical report for updating the participants with edge technology and EOR actual field cases.

    When Offered
    Every other semester
  
  • PENG 461/4226 - Petroleum Economics (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and   

    Description
    The Dynamics of Oil Prices; Demand and Supply for Oil versus other Energy Commodities; Overview of Structure of Oil Companies (Public, Private, and National); Time value of money; Cash Flow Analysis, Inflation, and Interest Rate; Investments Choices & Performance Metrics (Yardsticks); Reserves and resources classification; Reserves estimation methods; Decline Curve Analysis; International contracts; Risk Estimation in the Upstream Petroleum Industry.

    When Offered
    Every other semester
  
  • PENG 000/4227 - Reservoir Description and Characterization (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    PENG 3227  and PENG 3215  

    Description
    This course provides the students with the methodologies and basics of the reservoir description and characterization for both clastics and carbonates. The course integrates geology, reservoir rock properties and formation evaluation to better characterize the reservoir. The in depth understanding of core description, depositional environment from both core and logs and the comparison between core and logging calculations are the core of this course. The geo-statistics part of this course concentrates on building and analyzing the histograms and the variograms and their roles in the reservoir characterization.

    When Offered
    Every other semester.
  
  • PENG 000/4229 - Unconventional Reservoirs (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    PENG 3215  and PENG 3227  

    Description
    This course provides the students with the understanding of the unconventional reservoirs from definitions to evaluation and production. The course includes classifications of unconventional reservoirs, signature of unconventional reservoirs on logging measurements, evaluation of hydrocarbon potential. Total organic carbon (TOC) evaluation and determination, pyrolysis analysis of S1, S2, S3 for evaluation of hydrocarbon saturation are covered. The course also covers evaluation of rock mechanical properties including brittleness, drilling unconventional reservoirs.

    When Offered
    Offered occasionally.
  
  • PENG 451/4313 - Oil and Gas Transmission and Storage (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      

    Description
    Pipe line transport, pipe line design, calculation of the pressure drop through the pipes, fittings, valves, and bends, pipe line construction, pumping and boosting stations, gas transmission lines, metering, pipe line automation, tanker and railroad transportation, pipeline safety, regulations, specifications of the pipeline for onshore and offshore networks, examples of international pipelines, pipeline operations and maintenance, crude oil storage type, temporary storage of crude oil, crude oil stock calculations.

    When Offered
    Offered every other semester.
  
  • PENG 000/4320 - Artificial Lift Methods (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    PENG 3311  

    Description
    Overview of the artificial lifting methods screening criteria and their applicability, description of each method components, operation, design and field applications including Electric Submersible Pump (ESP), Gas Lift, Rod Pumping, Hydraulic Jet Pump and Progressive Cavity Pump. Problem solving sessions include full design calculations for ESP, Rod Pumping, Gas Lift, and Hydraulic Jet Pump applications. State of the art software application will be used in sessions for simulating gas lift and ESP. Modeling their performance and conducting full design and trouble shooting of each system.

    When Offered
      Offered occasionally
  
  • PENG 423/4323 - Petroleum Refining (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      

    Description
    Type and evaluation of crude, petroleum processing, material and energy balance, physical separation, distillation, absorption, cracking, reforming, chemical refining, sweetening, processing of petroleum gases, lubricating oil, refining schemes, refining equipment’s.

    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 000/4325 - Well Stimulation (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    PENG 3311  and PENG 3227  

    Description
    Well stimulation involves matrix acidizing, hydraulic fracturing proppant, and acid fracturing in vertical and horizontal wells. New applications in the multistage frac, unconventional frac, Candidate selection, treatment design and execution of acidizing and hydraulic fracturing treatments. selection of acid additives, lab testing, QA/QC, and treatment evaluation

    When Offered
    Offered occasionally
  
  • PENG 000/4330 - Health, Safety, Environment and Professional Ethics (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Senior standing.

    Description
    The objective of the course is to provide the students with the necessary fundamentals and basic understanding of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSE). The course identifies different types of hazards, and control systems. The course also covers environmental impact assessments. Students are also introduced to professional ethics, various moral issues and codes of ethics.

  
  • PENG 462/4421 - Renewable and Alternative Energy (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and   

    Description
    Principles of Renewable and Alternative Energy Systems: Wind, Solar, Biogas, Geothermal, Fuel Cells, and Hydrogen Technologies. Economic Aspects; Efficiency; Introduction to Nuclear Energy. Connection to Grid, Smart Grids and intermittency, Market liberalization.
     

    When Offered
    Offered in fall or spring.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 463/4422 - Energy conversion and materials (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      

    Description
    Conversion of fossil, nuclear, biomass to fuel; Electrochemical conversion in fuel cells and photovoltaics; Criteria determining efficiency of energy conversions; Materials for energy applications including membranes, catalysis, electrodes, supercapacitors, and semi conductors.
     

    When Offered
    Offered fall or spring.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 474/4423 - Energy and the Environment (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
        and   

    Description
    Energy use and energy patterns in modern society; Resource estimates; Engineering analysis of energy systems; Managing carbon emissions; Environmental impact and protection, Environmental remediation technologies. Supply and Demand of energy; Energy Scenarios and modeling; Energy Policy and Auditing; Sustainable development.
     

    When Offered
    Offered in fall or spring.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 470/4425 - Environmental Protection & Chemical Pollution (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      

    Description
    Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Chemical Pollution, Combustion Emissions; Toxicity, and Poisoning; Environmental Management; Environmental Hazards; Industrial Pollution; Safety; Regional and Global Regulations and Certifications. Biologica Oxygen Demand, Health and Safety, Oil spills and disasters, selected Case Studies.

     

    When Offered
    Offered every other semester.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 472/4427 - Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination (3cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and   

    Description
    Underground Hydrologic Cycle; Aquifers; Ground Water Movements; Flow Lines and Flow Nets; Steady and Unsteady State Flow; Flow Problems; Oil Field Waters; Corrosion and Microbiological Problems; Scales and Sludge; Water Treatment and Disposal; Well Injection.
     

    When Offered
    Offered occasionally.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 475/4428 - Greenhouse Technology and Emission Reduction (3cr.)



    Prerequisites
      ,  and   

    Description
    Technologies employed to reduce CO2, CH4, and soot emissions from energy utilization; Advantages and limitations of technologies applied to reduce energy emissions; Efficient use of energy; Catalytic conversion; Greenhouse challenges; Emerging greener technologies; Capture and storage of CO2 ; Emissions from nuclear power; Reforming; Sulphur and sulphur scrubbers; Climate changes and green house gases; Energy efficiency in combating emissions NOFA (non fossil fuel agreements) Kyoto and beyond.
     

    When Offered
    Offered fall or spring.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 476/4429 - Principles of Nuclear Engineering (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and   

    Description
    Introduction to nuclear engineering; Global and nationals energy requirements; Radioactivity; Atomic models; Fission and fusion reactor concepts; Neutron diffusion theory; Radiation protection and safety.
     

    When Offered
    Offered fall or spring.
    Notes
    This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.

  
  • PENG 422/4525 - Petrochemical Technology (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    PENG 4511 or (CHEM 3003  and CHEM 3522 )

    Description
    Ethylene and propylene production, petrochemical products, thermoplastics, thermosetting resins, fertilizers from natural gas, gas to liquid processes, equipment design and calculations.

    Notes
    This course can only be offered to PENG students matriculated before fall 2015 or to CHEM students.

  
  • PENG 480/4920 - Independent Studies in Petroleum and Energy Engineering (1-3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor and department chair on the basis of a well-defined proposal.

    Description
    Independent study in various problem areas of Petroleum and Energy Engineering may be assigned to individual students or groups. May be repeated for credit if content changes. Readings assigned and frequent consultations held.

  
  • PENG 494/4930 - Selected Topics in Petroleum and Energy Engineering (1 - 3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Senior standing.

    Description
    Petroleum Topics chosen from: Petroleum or Gas exploration, drilling production, simulation, recovery, and gas liquefaction. Field study including assessment, evaluation, feasibility and economic studies will be required.
    Energy Topics chosen from: Alternative Energy resources including solar, wind, biomass, fuel cells, nuclear or geothermal energy. Field study including assessment, evaluation, feasibility and economic studies will be required.
     

    When Offered
    Offered fall and spring.
  
  • PENG 497/4950 - Industrial Training (1cr.)



    Prerequisites
    A minimum of 12 credits of PENG courses

    Description
    Each student is required to spend a minimum of eight weeks of industrial training in Egypt or abroad. A detailed report is presented and evaluated.

    When Offered
    Offered fall and spring.
  
  • PENG 490/4980 - Senior Project I (1cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Consent of the instructor or the department chair.

    Description
    A capstone project. Topics are selected by groups of students and approved by faculty advisor. Topics must be related to applied industrial problems using an integrated engineering approach.

    When Offered
    Offered fall and spring.
  
  • PENG 491/4981 - Senior Project II (2cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Prerequisite: Senior standing and  

    Description
    Continuation of the capstone project. Oral presentation and report submission required.

    When Offered
    Offered fall and spring.
  
  • PENG 000/5112 - Well Control (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    The course covers the basics of well control such as causes of kick, well pressure control importance and strategies, well blow out and its consequences, well control methods and equipment, and some relevant case studies are presented. The course also covers the kill mud calculations, and problems & solutions related to well control system.

  
  • PENG 000/5131 - Applied PVT and EOS Modelling (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    Review of principles of PVT data in petroleum reservoirs. Classification of reservoir fluids and PVT data models. PVT laboratory experiments and quality control. Deriving PVT data from correlations and ANN models. Deriving PVT data form laboratory reports. Advanced PVT experiments for gas injection processes and EOR. Introduction to flow assurance. PVT experiments for flow assurance. Principles of cubic EOS. Fluid characterization and plus fraction modeling. Flash calculations. EOS tuning. Compositional gradients. Separator optimization.

  
  • PENG 000/5134 - Reservoir Management (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    Definitions of reservoir management. Elements of reservoir management. Reservoir management processes. Economic evaluation of reservoirs. Technologies enabling reservoir management. Static and dynamic reservoir models. Field Development Plans (FDP) and redevelopment. Integration between subsurface and surface components. Digital oil field. Case histories.

  
  • PENG 000/5136 - Advanced Reservoir Simulation (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    Classification of reservoir simulators. Chemical reservoir simulators to handle polymers and surfactants. Applications of chemical reservoir simulation in simulating EOR processes. Compositional simulators and their applications. Thermal simulators and their applications. Dual porosity/dual permeability simulators. Applications of dual porosity simulators. Assisted history matching concepts. Specific data inputs required for different simulator types.

  
  • PENG 000/5141 - Advanced formation evaluation (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    Review of basic formation evaluation using triple and quad combo. Review of basic interpretation techniques; clay volume, porosity, saturation and permeability. Fracture identification and quantification using both resistivity and acoustic imaging tools. Porosity, Pore sizes, fluid, and permeability evaluations using NMR tools. A direct measurement of water saturation using a combined dielectric tool and NMR. Integration of core description, routine core analysis and SCAL in all aspects of the course and the evaluation techniques.

  
  • PENG 000/5142 - Cased-hole logging (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    Cased-hole logging environment. Effect of casing and cement on cased-hole measurements and their environmental correction. Measurements of porosity through casing. Resistivity through casing. Saturation through casing using the SIGMA and the Carbon/Oxygen measurements. Evaluation methodology of water saturation behind casing. Borehole fluids evaluation using production logging. Three phase flow measurements and analysis.

  
  • PENG 000/5144 - Geostatistics (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    Statistics, data analysis and transformation. Spatial variables. Variograms and variogram modeling. Uncertainty. Deterministic and stochastic models. Estimation and simulation. Kriging. Co-Kriging. Simulation methods. Using trends in geological modeling. Static model construction. Upscaling of static models.

  
  • PENG 000/5211 - Advanced Drilling (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    This course provides students with a thorough understanding of the drilling operations and the various factors affecting them. Topics covered include advanced drilling techniques such as under-balanced drilling, mud cap drilling, etc. It covers surge and swab pressure, situational problems, smart wells, and real-time monitoring and adaptive control. Finally, the course introduces the wellbore stability, optimization of drilling operations and penetration rate.

  
  • PENG 000/5221 - Advanced Production Engineering (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    The course covers petroleum production system, production from oil and gas reservoir, vertical lift performance, multiphase flow, surface gathering system, nodal analysis, well completion and formation damage, well stimulation techniques, artificial lift, and production related problem. In addition, a detailed study is offered on inflow performance relationships, horizontal, vertical and inclined multiphase flow correlations and mechanistic models. These are then used to determine the current and future performance of the well and the optimum size of the tubing and flow line as well as the optimum production strategy for the whole life of the well.

  
  • PENG 000/5222 - Petroleum Assets Evaluation (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    This course discusses concepts related to economic valuation of petroleum projects. 
    The fundamentals of discounted cash-flow analysis are covered in class with focus on petroleum projects. The course highlights the notion of risk quantification and its relationship to economic valuation. It discusses capital budgeting and project ranking process as well as sensitivity analysis of different factors on both the revenue side and the cost side (such as oil prices, cost of services, …. etc.). Relationships of subsurface reserves estimates to the economic valuation of a project is discussed, as well as the importance of subsurface reserves as a financial asset for the future existence of a petroleum company. The main types and elements of fiscal regimes are emphasized in the class with examples of cash flows for concessionary systems, production sharing contracts, as well as service agreements.

  
  • PENG 000/5232 - Advanced Well Testing (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    Theoretical background of pressure transient testing. Diffusivity equation. Solutions of diffusivity equation. Laplace solutions principles. Superposition in space and time. Phase redistribution. Deconvolution. Pressure transient test types. Applications of pressure transient tests. Multiphase well test analysis methods. Numerical well testing. DST analysis. Slug and impulse tests analysis. Repeat formation testers.

  
  • PENG 000/5233 - Enhanced Oil Recovery (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    The course introduces principles, mechanisms, and theories related to enhanced oil recovery, either as improved secondary recovery or some form of tertiary oil recovery techniques. The fundamental concepts of steam injection, CO2 injection, chemical flooding, polymer flooding, microbial recovery, and miscible and immiscible flooding techniques are covered.

  
  • PENG 000/5235 - Compositional Simulation (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    Differences between black oil, modified black oil, and compositional simulators. Principles of composition simulation. Solution vectors and compositional simulation solution schemes. Construction of PVT models using EOS. Miscibility concepts. Treatment of compositional gradients. Problems with compositional simulation. Application of compositional simulation in CO2 injection.

  
  • PENG 000/5243 - Applied Techniques in Unconventional Reservoirs (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    consent of instructor

    Description
    Review of the basics of unconventional reservoirs. Identifications of unconventional potential and source rocks. Pyrolysis analysis and unconventional reservoir quality determination. Unconventional reservoirs evaluation; porosity, adsorption, saturation and permeability. Calculations of hydrocarbon in place using pyrolysis and wireline logging techniques. Drilling unconventional reservoirs. Completion and Production methods of unconventional reservoirs using different multi-stages fracturing techniques.

  
  • PENG 000/5251 - Selected Topics in Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering (1 - 3 cr.)



    Description
    Course Description: Selected topics in fundamentals of petroleum engineering from geology, formation evaluation, drilling, production and reservoir engineering topics. The course is specifically designed to cover the missing fundamentals that some MS and MEng students may lack. This course will not be counted towards the credits required for MS or MEng degrees in Petroleum Engineering.

  
  • PENG 000/5252 - Selected Advanced Topics in Petroleum Engineering (3 cr.)



    Description
    Selected advanced topics in petroleum engineering from geology, formation evaluation, drilling, production and reservoir engineering topics. The course is designed to introduce advanced topics and new technologies in the petroleum industry.

  
  • PENG 000/5253 - Independent Study (3 cr.)



    Description
    Students with faculty/department approval may arrange to study topics beyond the regular course offerings. It can include guided reading for research and discussions based on a subject of mutual interest to the student and the responsible faculty member. The student demonstrates his/her achievement by submitting a report and/or by passing a subsequent examination.

  
  • PENG 000/5254 - Research Guidance Thesis (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    ENGR 5940  

    Description
    This course serves as thesis consultation for qualified students. Each student must submit a thesis topic that has been approved by a faculty supervisor, normally after acquiring 12 credit hours of course work and completing ENGR 5940 “Graduate Thesis Seminar” before registering for thesis credits. Two semesters are required for the registration of this course with 3 Credit hours each. After that, the course may be taken for one credit hour each semester until completion of the program requirements.

  
  • PENG 000/5255 - Capstone Project (3 cr.)




Ph.D. in Applied Sciences

  
  • PHDS 691/6291 - Advanced Research Seminar (1 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Graduate Seminar I (CSCE 5940  ,ENGR 5940   , SCI 5940  )

    Description
    • All Ph.D. students should attend a common class. This class will be a series of general lectures having a broad interdisciplinary nature.
    • Each student should give a presentation in this series on a topic that shows how his/her capability of dealing with more than one discipline.
    • The student will be evaluated based on:
      • Reports submitted at the end of each class.
      • The quality of the presentation and the extent of diversity.
    • The first four lectures Will be given by faculty members or renowned researchers conducting diverse interdisciplinary research. This will give the students guidance on how to select their topics and how to link to other disciplines.
    • The maximum number of students who can register in the Ph.D. seminar must not exceed 10.
    • The Ph.D. seminar will be offered only once every academic year.


  
  • PHDS/PHDE 612/6216 - Design and analysis of Experiments (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
       or equivalent.

    Description
    Learn how to plan, design and conduct experiments efficiently and effectively, and analyze the resulting data to obtain objective conclusions. Both design and statistical analysis issues are discussed. This course is intended for practical researchers and scientists from a variety of fields such as engineering, physics, chemistry, biotechnology, and biology. Applications from various fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, and biotechnology will be illustrated throughout the course. Computer software packages (Design-Expert, Minitab) to implement the methods presented will be illustrated extensively, and you will have opportunities to use it for homework assignments and the term project.


Ph.D. in Engineering

  
  • PHDE 691/6291 - Advanced Research Seminar (1 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Graduate Seminar I,CSCE 5940  ,ENGR 5940   ,SCI 5940  

    Description
    • All Ph.D. students should attend a common class. This class will be a series of general lectures having a broad interdisciplinary nature.
    • Each student should give a presentation in this series on a topic that shows how his/her capability of dealing with more than one discipline.
    • The student will be evaluated based on:
      • Reports submitted at the end of each class.
      • The quality of the presentation and the extent of diversity.
    • The first four lectures Will be given by faculty members or renowned researchers conducting diverse interdisciplinary research. This will give the students guidance on how to select their topics and how to link to other disciplines.
    • The maximum number of students who can register in the Ph.D. seminar must not exceed 10.
    • The Ph.D. seminar will be offered only once every academic year.

     


Philosophy

  
  • PHIL 221/2010 - Truth, Lies, and Logical Reasoning (3 cr.)



    Description
    Truth, Lies, and Logical Reasoning aims to analyze and improve argumentation and reasoning as they occur in everyday life, to identify logical fallacies, and to critically examine common techniques of persuasion. The course examines logically valid forms and rules of inference, introduces deductive and inductive methods in ancient and modern logic, and elaborates the nature of definitions, categories and judgments. Students will mine their everyday lives, media, and various forms of public discourse for real-world examples of good and bad reasoning.

    When Offered
    Offered every year.
  
  • PHIL 299/2099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)



    Description
    Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.

    When Offered
    Offered occasionally.
  
  • PHIL 220/2100 - Philosophical Thinking (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      or concurrent (for students enrolled prior to Fall 2013).

    RHET 1010  (for students enrolled in Fall 2013 or later)

    Description
    This course concerns the human desire to know. It is, therefore, a course in learning how to understand and how to be understood. It teaches students to listen to what others say, interpret what others have written, and take responsibility for one’s own words. This is accomplished through reading texts of great intellectual distinction, patiently practising the art of interpretation without easy answers, and carrying out a sustained effort to write thoughtfully. This course encourages students to think independently, responsibly, and critically.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall and spring.

  
  • PHIL 226/2112 - Philosophy of Religion (3 cr.)



    Description
    Many religions include an intellectual and theoretical component that can be investigated independently of the religion itself. This course examines and clarifies some themes that arise from the rational investigation of the intellectual component of religion. Topics may include: reason and religious belief, proofs of the existence of God, the nature of religious language, the problem of evil, mysticism as a form of knowledge, and theological paradoxes (omnipotence, omniscience and free will, etc.)

  
  • PHIL 230/2113 - Introduction to Ethics (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course introduces moral philosophy, the attempt to provide systematic explanations of standards for human conduct. Can we determine what the right thing is for us to do? How does society set its normative rules? How is a normative discourse possible? Selected texts provide the relevant context in which these questions will be examined.

    When Offered
    Offered in alternate years.
  
  • PHIL 258/2117 - Political Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course is an introduction to the history of political philosophy and addresses dominant issues central to political thinking in the Western tradition. Themes may include the question of justice, the exercise of power, the meaning of democracy, the freedom and rights of the individual, the circumstances of revolution, the roots of authority, and the role of violence. Course readings are drawn from figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, and Marx.

  
  • PHIL 000/2200 - Philosophy and Globalization (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course introduces the student to the phenomenon known as Globalization. The course will highlight a historical as well as systematic perspective. The approach is based on an interdisciplinary methodology that emphasizes the economic, political, social, religious, and moral aspects of globalization since 1492 (the discovery of America and the expulsion from Al Andalusia) up until the present wave of the globalization process. The course is designed for students from all majors, in order that they may gain a general view of globalization - but especially one from a philosophical perspective.

  
  • PHIL 310/3010 - Philosophy and Art (3 cr.)



    Description
    The course introduces the theme of beauty and issues of aesthetic value. Examples are drawn from areas such as literature, music, the plastic arts, and architecture.

  
  • PHIL 344/3014 - Literature and Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    The course concentrates on the intersection of the literary mode with the philosophical quest in Eastern and Western writing. Students are trained to analyze philosophical myths, tales, poems and dialogues as well as grasp the symbolic structures and expository techniques of philosophers.

    Cross-listed
    Same as  .
    Repeatable
    May be repeated for credit if content changes
  
  • PHIL 354/3015 - Islamic Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      or ARIC/   or consent of instructor.

    Description
    A survey of the rational and spiritual dimensions of Arab-Islamic civilization as shown in the thought and ideas of major theologians, philosophers, and mystics.

    Cross-listed
    Same as  .
    When Offered
    Offered occasionally.
  
  • PHIL 356/3016 - American Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    The course examines philosophy in North America, focusing on the central themes of democracy and pragmatism. A guiding question of the course will be: How is the democratic process embedded in the philosophic enterprise? The views of major thinkers such as Peirce, James, Royce, Santayana, Dewey, Quine, and Hartshorne will be examined.

    Cross-listed
    Same as   
  
  • PHIL 382/3017 - Philosophy of Science and Technology (3 cr.)



    Description
    The relationship between science and technology has become a serious topic of debate. Is technology applied science or is science itself techno-science? Both have become pervasive facts which have altered human abilities and experiences of the world. This increase in power brings with it new responsibilities for the creators and users of science and technology. This course will explore these new powers and attendant obligations upon humanity, other cultures and the environment.

  
  • PHIL 000/3101 - Classical Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course is a survey of the history of philosophy from its beginnings in Greece through the revival of Aristotelian learning in thirteenth century Europe. This is a long period of time, and philosophers had interesting and important things to say about all manner of topics, including science, logic, ethics, politics, religion, and art. Our goal in this course will be to explore some of the most important things that some of the most important philosophers from this era had to say. Authors to be discussed may include Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Anselm, Averroes, Avicenna, and Aquinas. Topics to be discussed may include the nature of knowledge, the relationship between faith and reason, the theory of Forms, the nature of the good life, and the existence of God.

  
  • PHIL 314/3102 - Modern Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    Philosophical progress played an essential role in the historical changes of the Enlightenment and the development of industrial society. This course focuses on some of the major schools and figures of Modern thought, which include Rationalists such as Descartes and Leibniz, Empiricists such as Locke and Hume, and/or pivotal thinkers such as Bacon, Rousseau, Hegel, Kant, and Marx.

    When Offered
    Offered every year.
  
  • PHIL 000/3104 - Metaphysics and Epistemology (3 cr.)



    Description
    What is the fundamental structure of reality? What is reality really like? Why is there something rather than nothing? Is there a God? Do human beings have free will? Metaphysics is the study of questions like these. Epistemology is the study of the nature of knowledge. What is knowledge? Do we know anything? If so, how can we acquire more of it? In this class we will examine questions like these by reading classic texts both historical and contemporary. Students will be expected to read these texts carefully and charitably, while simultaneously being encouraged to think about them critically so as to draw their own conclusions.

  
  • PHIL 000/3200 - Philosophy of History (3 cr.)



    Description
    Philosophies of History offer a broad range of reflections on the historic dimension of our existence, i.e. on the fact that we understand ourselves in a temporal horizon of being-with-others. These reflections might prompt us to reflect on the genesis of notions such as ‘universal history’ or ‘progress’, or they might aim at clarifying what we mean when we ascribe causality to individuals, groups or any other kind of ‘historical force’. Finally, we might even feel the need to analyze and evaluate which ways of conceiving of a maximal horizon of action are rationally justifiable in the situation we find ourselves in.

  
  • PHIL 000/5100 - Independent Study in Philosophy (1-3 cr.)



    Description
    In exceptional circumstances, some students may arrange for independent research projects in specific topics in Philosophy that are not covered by the course offerings for that academic year.

  
  • PHIL 500/5101 - Advanced Seminar in Classical Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course will deal with issues in Ancient Greek and Medieval Philosophy that are relevant for an appreciation of Egypt’s philosophical tradition, as well as for an understanding of the philosophical debates that contributed to the development of Islamic Philosophy. Special emphasis will accordingly be placed upon the following: Some of the great philosophers who lived and worked in Egypt (such as Philo Judaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Origen and Moses Maimonides); the history of Platonism (Plato, Plotinus and the Ancient commentators on Plato and Aristotle working in the schools of Athens and Alexandria); and the Aristotelian tradition (Aristotle, Alexander of Aphrodisias and Themistius).

  
  • PHIL 000/5104 - Selected Topics in Contemporary Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    Contemporary philosophy is pluralistic. This trait expresses itself in different conceptions of the task of philosophy and its methods. The motives of this pluralism often reflect differing - scientistic, liberalistic, modernist, posthumanist - attitudes towards the unprecedented dynamics with which historical processes originating in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries are seen to continue to determine our articulation of the human condition. Along these lines this course explores thematic strands which are constitutive of both the unity in the questioning outlook and the plurality of the answers proposed in contemporary philosophy. Such explorations might concern the discourse on language as an unsurmountable horizon of our capacity to understand (Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Davidson, Derrida); they might delineate different conceptions of the status and role of philosophy vis-à-vis the natural sciences as developed in the analytic, neo-Kantian, pragmatic or phenomenological-hermeneutic tradition; finally such explorations could aim at a comparison of the various incarnations of the contemporary interest in the concepts of praxis and agency, which animates the discourse no less in critical theory and post-structuralism than it does in analytical theories of action and neo-pragmatist accounts of the grounding of sapience and agency in discursive practices.

  
  • PHIL 000/5109 - Applied Ethics (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course is an introductory survey of issues in applied ethics. Students will learn how to use philosophical theory and argumentation to provide answers to concrete, real-world ethical problems. Topics may include biomedical ethics, environmental ethics, business ethics, the ethics of technology and engineering, and social justice.

  
  • PHIL 410/5112 - Advanced Seminar in Aesthetics (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Prerequisites For Undergraduates: PHIL 3010  or consent of instructor.

    Description
    This course offers in-depth analysis and discussion concerning key texts from the history of aesthetics and/or addressing current debates in aesthetic theory. Issues covered may include the beautiful and the sublime, classicism and romanticism, tragedy and the absurd, modernism and post-modernity.

    When Offered
    Offered occasionally.
  
  • PHIL 360/5117 - Philosophy of Language (3 cr.)



    Description
    Although the emphasis on the importance of a systematic philosophical reflection of language is a characteristic feature of its development in the 20th century which, thus, has been described as taking a ‘linguistic turn’, the philosophical interest in language is, nonetheless, almost coeval with the ancient origins of the discipline. As a result of this perennial interest, philosophers have studied various dimensions of language and the ways in which it is constitutive of the way we conceive of ourselves, relate to the world, establish and preserve political communities and partake in a shared historical world of meanings and linguistic practices. This course, consequently, aims at a both historically and systematically informed exploration of these dimensions of language in its philosophical reflection.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall.
  
  • PHIL 458-558/5119 - Advanced Seminar in Political Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    This advanced seminar will focus on contemporary trends in political philosophy with an emphasis on how classical political texts and problems have served as points of departure for new perspectives. The approaches studied in this course will vary from semester to semester and may include deliberative democracy, theories of recognition, liberalism, secularism/post-secularism, cosmopolitanism, and the relationship between politics and aesthetics. Reading may include the work of Arendt, Schmitt, Agamben, Ranciere, Honneth, Habermas, Rawls, Taylor, Zizek, Fraser, and Foucault.

    When Offered
    Offered in alternate years.
  
  • PHIL 000/5120 - Advanced Seminar in Feminist Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    This advanced seminar will focus on a particular issue in feminist philosophy. Topics will vary and may include an emphasis on sex, gender, class, race, embodiment, power, intersectionality, disability, and other contemporary issues relevant to feminism.

  
  • PHIL 000/5121 - Philosophical Logic (3 cr.)



    Description
    Speaking of logic, we do not only mean that science which analyzes the components, forms and grounds of the soundness of reasoning; we do also refer to a human capacity that comes into play whenever we defend our claims and attack those of others. Logic, thus, is both: a theory that can be studied and a know-how, governing our practices of argumentation. With that in mind, philosophers are expected to cultivate their abilities to analyze and critically assess the logical structures of philosophical arguments. This course, therefore, offers an introduction to syllogistic and symbolic logic with a focus on the argumentative exigencies of the discipline.

    When Offered
    offered occasionally
  
  • PHIL 501/5122 - Advanced Seminar in Islamic Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course will survey the classical tradition of Islamic Philosophy. It will constitute a close study of the works of figures such as Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, and the Andalusian thinkers such as Ibn Tufayl and Ibn Rushd. Ibn Al-Arabi and the Sufi tradition, as well as selective writings by Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi and Mulla Sadra, may also be studied. Some consideration may also be given to the significant status of Islamic Philosophy within the History of Science. Additionally, towards the end of the course, some contemporary work in the field of Islamic Philosophy may also be considered.

  
  • PHIL 504/5123 - Kant and Idealism (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course will focus upon the transformation of philosophy during the late enlightenment period that was enacted by Immanuel Kant and which gave rise to what is now known as ‘Continental Philosophy.’ Kant’s works will be studied alongside either those thinkers by whom he was influenced, such as Leibniz and Hume, or those thinkers upon whom he had an influence, such as Fichte, Schelling, Hegel and Schopenhauer.

  
  • PHIL 505/5124 - Advanced Seminar in Phenomenology (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course will begin by investigating the origins of phenomenology by means of a close reading of key selections from the work of Husserl. It shall then move on to consider Heidegger’s transformation of phenomenology. The work of later phenomenologists, such as Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Edith Stein, may also be discussed.

  
  • PHIL 000/5130 - Philosophy of Mind (3 cr.)



    Description
    This course is an introduction to the philosophy of mind. Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that deals with the analysis and resolution of conceptual questions concerning the nature of the mind. Research in the philosophy of mind tackles such questions as: What is a mind? What is consciousness? Is a person’s mind a distinct thing from her body? Could a sufficiently complicated artificial neural network or robot be a conscious agent, in the fullest possible sense? Questions such as these clearly straddle a boundary between conceptual analysis and empirical science. Therefore, philosophy of mind is an interdisciplinary subject, which draws on cutting-edge research from a diverse range of fields, including psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and computer science

  
  • PHIL 000/5150 - Philosophy and Film (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Students other than Philosophy majors must take FILM 3130   Film Theory prior to registering for this course.

    Description
    This course considers the relationship between philosophical reflection and aesthetic practice through the lens of cinema, with the purpose of engaging students of both philosophy and film theory in a cross-disciplinary investigation into cinema. The course will draw both from philosophical texts on film, and classical and contemporary film theory. Topics may include epistemological, ontological and ethical questions about film; the role of memory, subjectivity, identity, and desire in cinema; time, space, and the nature of the image; perspectives on sexuality, gender, and race in film; psychoanalytic, feminist, and postcolonial film theory; and analytic and continental approaches to film and philosophy.

    Cross-listed
    FILM 4350  
  
  • PHIL 403/5199 - Selected Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Senior level, graduate level, or consent of instructor.

    Description
    According to special interest of faculty and students.

    Repeatable
    May be repeated for credit if content changes.
  
  • PHIL 599/5299 - Research Guidance and Thesis (0 cr.)



    Description
    Students are required to write a thesis of approximately 15,000 words in length, which should demonstrate the student’s ability to conduct research and write critically and pointedly about a given subject. There will also be a final defense of the finished thesis.


Physics

  
  • PHYS 100/1001 - Physics for Poets (3 cr.)



    Description
    A conceptual overview of classical and modern physics. Mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, atomic and nuclear physics, relativity theory.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall and spring.
    Notes
    No credit for Thannawia Amma Math/Science students, or equivalent, or students majoring in any of the departments of the School of Sciences and Engineering.

  
  • PHYS 111/1011 - Classical Mechanics, Sound and Heat (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    MACT 1121 ;

    PHYS 1012  to be taken concurrently.

    Description
    An introduction to classical mechanics covering vectors, applications of Newton’s laws, conservation laws and forces, motion in a plane, circular motion, equilibrium and elasticity, rotational motion, simple harmonic motion, energy and power; mechanical and sound waves, temperature, heat and the first law of thermodynamics.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall, spring and summer.
    Notes
    Thanaweyya Amma Math or Science, German Abitur, French Baccalaureate, IGCSE O-Level Physics, International Baccalaureate, Canadian certificates, or American Diploma (with SATII in MATH or PHYS) students are allowed to take MACT 1121  concurrently with PHYS 1011.

  
  • PHYS 123L/1012 - General Physics Laboratory I (1 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Concurrent with  

    Description
    The fundamental quantities of physics are measured through selected experiments in mechanics, heat, and sound. Data are summarized, errors are estimated, and reports are presented.

    Hours
    .One three-hour laboratory period
    When Offered
    Offered in fall, spring and summer.
  
  • PHYS 112/1021 - Electricity and Magnetism (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      ,  ,  or concurrent. Concurrent with  

    Description
    An introduction to electricity and magnetism covering the electric field, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitance, dc circuits, magnetic fields, Faraday’s and Ampere’s laws, time-varying fields, Maxwell’s equations in integral form and alternating currents.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall, spring and summer.
  
  • PHYS 124L/1022 - General Physics Laboratory II (1 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Concurrent with  

    Description
    The fundamental quantities of physics are measured through selected experiments in electricity, magnetism, and optics. Data are summarized, errors are estimated, and reports are presented.

    Hours
    One three-hour laboratory period
    When Offered
    Offered in fall, spring and summer.
  
  • PHYS 199/1930 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)



    Description
    Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.

    When Offered
    Offered occasionally.
  
  • PHYS 211/2041 - Foundations of Modern Physics (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
     . Co-requisite   .

    Description
    Introduction to special relativity and quantum physics, experimental basis of relativity, Einstein’s Postulates, Lorentz transformation, relativistic momentum and energy, experimental evidence of quantization, wave-particle duality, and Schrodinger equation.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall and spring.
  
  • PHYS 000/2042 - Modern Physics Laboratory (1 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    PHYS 2041  or Concurrent

    Description
    Quantization of electric charge, thermal radiation law, quantization of energy, particle nature of light, spin

    When Offered
    Offered in fall and spring
  
  • PHYS 215/2211 - Introduction to Electronics (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
     ;

      (or PHYS 2213 ) is taken concurrently

    Description
    Foundation of circuit analysis, AC theory, introduction to semiconductor devices, amplifiers, feedback oscillators.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall, spring and summer.
    Notes
    For computer science and computer engineering students, the course should be taken concurrently with PHYS 2213  instead of PHYS 2212  

  
  • PHYS 221L/2212 - Electronics Laboratory (2 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Concurrent with   .

    Description
    Basic experiments in electronics.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall, spring and summer.
  
  • PHYS 222L/2213 - Electronics lab for Computer Scientists & Computer Engineers (1 cr.)



    Prerequisites
    Concurrent with  

    Description
    Basic experiments in electronics for the Computer Science & Engineering majors.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall and spring.
  
  • PHYS 214/2221 - Waves and Optics (3 cr.)



    Prerequisites
      and    concurrent.

    Description
    Wave phenomena; EM waves, geometrical and physical optics, and matter waves.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall and spring.
  
  • PHYS 204L/2222 - Optics Laboratory (1 cr.)



    Prerequisites
       or concurrent.

    Description
    Basic experiments in physical optics with special emphasis on laser optics.

    When Offered
    Offered in fall and spring.
 

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