Apr 16, 2024

2020-2021 Academic Catalog

2020-2021 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

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Journalism & Mass Communication
	JRMC 000/4430 - Advertising Agency Operations (3 cr.) Prerequisites JRMC 315/3315 - Introduction to Advertising (3 cr.) JRMC 320/3320 - Mass Communication Research (3 cr.) Description This course is designed to provide the students with insight into how advertising agencies are organized and managed. The five essential functions of the agency are deeply explored and integrated. The account management, the strategy development, the creative team, the art direction, and the business management are all equally important. Each is studied with guest speakers and site visits to demonstrate how they are managed to contribute to the success of the business.
	JRMC 441/4441 - Camera and Editing Workshop (3 cr.) Prerequisites JRMC 2202 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.
	JRMC 444/4444 - Media Law and Policy (3 cr.) Prerequisites JRMC 2202 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 AMST 4444
	JRMC 460/4460 - Audio Production (3 cr.) Prerequisites JRMC 2202 and junior standing. Description Studio experience in Audio production.
	JRMC 471/4471 - Online Journalism (3 cr.) Prerequisites JRMC 2202 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.
	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.
	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.
	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
	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.
	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.
	JRMC 501/5201 - Advanced Reporting and Writing (3 cr.) Prerequisites appropriate professional experience or undergraduate coursework ( JRMC 2201 and JRMC 3301 or equivalent). Description Intensive reporting, research, and writing of in-depth articles for magazines and newspapers with intent to publish. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	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.
	JRMC 504/5204 - Research Methods in Mass Communication (3 cr.) Description Introduction to the scientific method. Quantitative and qualitative mass media research methods, including focus groups, surveys, content analysis, and experiments. Data analysis and interpretation. Individual and/or group research projects may be required. When Offered Offered in spring.
	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.
	JRMC 540/5240 - Reporting Civil Society (3 cr.) Prerequisites JRMC 5201 . 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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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 occasionally.
	JRMC 580/5280 - Television and Digital Broadcasting: Impact and Development (3 cr.) Description The development, potential progress, and impact of television and digital broadcasting, including new digital platforms, streaming, public service television; and issues of diversity and balance of content. When Offered Offered in fall.
	JRMC 588/5288 - Comprehensives (no cr.) Description Individual consultation for students preparing for the comprehensive examination. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	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.
	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.
Libraries and Learning Technologies
	LALT 101/1020 - 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. Taken concurrently with RHET 1020
Linguistics
	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.
	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.
	LING 268/2210 - Principles and Practice of Teaching English (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 2010 . 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.
	LING 000/2220 - Language and Society (3 cr.) Description This course deals with the relation between language and society. It tackles issues pertaining to the relation between our gender and the way we talk, and how does our social background affect the way we speak and judge others’ way of speaking. The following questions will be covered in the course What is a linguistic community? How does language reflect our identity? Is our gender reflected through language or constructed through language? Is there a relation between language and religion? Language and race? Language and social class? Language and education? Language and media?
	LING 000/2230 - Language and Communication (3 cr.) Description The course examines the complex and multifaceted interplay between language and communication in multiple social contexts. It shows how variation in language use from genre to genre and from context to context could either enhance communication, or lead to miscommunication. Negotiating meaning in areas of sociology, anthropology, politics and business are all contexts where language plays a pivotal role in reaching successful communication. The course incorporates theoretical frameworks as provided by pragmatics, intercultural sociolinguistics and discourse analysis in order to examine the relationship between language and communication within the same context and between different context where other social factors affect communication.
	LING 299/2299 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1000 . Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.. Repeatable May be taken more than once if content changes
	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 ANTH 3075 .
	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.
	LING 000/3320 - Language and Politics (3 cr.) Prerequisites LING 252/2200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr.) Description This course explores how language reflects and makes political thought and ideologies. It will also shed light on issues of language and national identity. By drawing on linguistic theories, the course will cover areas as diverse as education and politics, discourses related to racism and exclusion in political contexts, and colonial history and its impact on language ideologies and linguistic choices. Data for this course will be very diverse and will include materials drawn from social media, mass media, and surveys.
	LING 000/3330 - Introduction to Corpus Linguistics (3 cr.) Prerequisites LING 252/2200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr.) Description This course introduces corpus linguistics (CL) as a means of analyzing language using computer concordancing software and the Internet. Through using various search techniques, students will be able to explore English vocabulary and grammar as well as other aspects of language use such as collocation, idioms, phraseology, and discourse.
	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.
	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.
	LING 000/4410 - Introduction to Computational Linguistics (3 cr.) Prerequisites CSCE 110/1101 - Fundamentals of Computing II (3 cr.) ; LING 252/2200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr.) ; LING 000/3330 - Introduction to Corpus Linguistics (3 cr.) Description Computational linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of study that brings linguistics and computer science together. This course introduces students to the main concepts of the field and its real-world applications, including, but not limited to, machine translation and information retrieval. Furthermore, it gives students hands-on experience with using and developing computational linguistics tools such as part-of-speech taggers, morphological analyzers, syntactic parsers, and semantic interpreters. To use and develop such tools, students will learn about regular expressions, programming for text analysis, and machine learning. No prior knowledge of computer science or programming is required for this course.
LAW
	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 POLS 4371 . When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	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 POLS 4375 . When Offered Offered once a year.
	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 POLS 4378 . When Offered Offered once a year.
	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.
	LAW 501/5201 - Jurisprudence (3 cr.) Prerequisites LAW 5200 Description The course will look at the major contemporary debates in legal theory. It introduces students to different schools of legal theory 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. When Offered The course is normally offered in the spring semester.
	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. When Offered Normally offered only in the fall semester.
	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. When Offered Normally offered in the spring semester
	LAW 505/5205 - Islamic Law Reform (3 cr.) Prerequisites LAW 5202 or LAW 5209 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. When Offered This course is normally offered in the spring semester.
	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. This course is offered at irregular intervals. Please contact the Department of Law for information about its availability.
	LAW 507/5207 - The Law and Practice of the Settlement of International Disputes Between States (3 cr.) Prerequisites LAW 5209 and LAW 5210 (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. When Offered Normally offered in the fall semester.
	LAW 508/5208 - International Criminal Law (3 cr.) Prerequisites LAW 5209 , LAW 5210 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. When Offered This course is normally offered in the spring semester.
	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. When Offered Normally offered only in the fall semester.
	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. This course is offered at irregular intervals. Please contact the Department of Law for information about its availability.
	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 IHRLand 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 GWST 5102
	LAW 000/5221 - Law and Patriarchy (3 cr.) Description What does it mean to look at law from a feminist perspective? How can a critical reading of patriarchal society inform our legal analysis and our uses of the law? This course explores how structures of domination - capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy - have been historically codependent through systems of law and governance. It also explores how feminist movements have critically navigated around and against these structures of domination through law, and other means. Gender justice has been at the core of international human rights law and practice in the Global South. This course makes explicit broader theoretical questions about the relationship between law and patriarchy through classic texts on feminism, transfeminism, queer theory, critical race feminism, and masculinity studies, among other approaches. It engages with various themes that initially developed from outside of the academy, such as intersectionality, and capitalism’s reliance on unpaid housework, cohering feminist movements as spaces of knowledge-production, and for the articulation of feminist methodology. The course therefore focuses on how feminist methodology can reveal the distributional effects of legal outcomes, break gender binaries, and complicate North-South dichotomies. When Offered Normally offered only in the fall semester.
	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. This course is offered at irregular intervals. Please contact the Department of Law for information about its availability.
	LAW 523/5223 - International Commercial Arbitration (3 cr.) Prerequisites LAW 5202 or LAW 5209 (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. This course is offered at irregular intervals. Please contact the Department of Law for information about its availability.
	LAW 524/5224 - Comparative Corporate Governance (3 cr.) Prerequisites LAW 5202 Description Comparison of how select questions of corporate governance, control, and finance are regulated under American, French, German, and Egyptian corporate law. This course is offered at irregular intervals. Please contact the Department of Law for information about its availability.
	LAW 525/5225 - Securities Regulation Law (3 cr.) Prerequisites LAW 5202 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. This course is offered at irregular intervals. Please contact the Department of Law for information about its availability.
	LAW 526/5226 - Antitrust Law (3 cr.) Prerequisites LAW 5202 (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. This course is offered at irregular intervals. Please contact the Department of Law for information about its availability.
	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.
	LAW 528/5228 - Migration in International Law (3 cr.) Prerequisites LAW 5209 and LAW 5210 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 MRS 5228 .
	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 LAW 5271 and LAW 5272 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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	LAW 599/5299 - Research Guidance/Thesis (no cr., pass/fail) Prerequisites LAW 5227 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.
Management
	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.
	MGMT 311/3301 - Business Law (Commercial & Fiscal) (3 cr.) Prerequisites BADM 203/2001 - Introduction to Business (3 cr.) or MGMT 307/3201 - Management Fundamentals (3 cr.) 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.
	MGMT 404/4202 - Managing the Human Capital (3 cr.) Prerequisites MGMT 3201 or 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 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.
	MGMT 427/4203 - Organization Development (3 cr.) Prerequisites MGMT 3201 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.
	MGMT 470/4402 - Business Consultancy (3 cr.) Prerequisites Junior standing & BADM 2001 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
	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.
	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.
	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 GREN 5223 . When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	MGMT 504/5302 - Managing Organizations and the Human Capital (3 cr.) Description The course provides the student with how to effectively and efficiently lead an organization in a dynamic environment. The course focuses on two main areas: the basic functions of a manager and managing the human capital. The basic function of a manager include: planning, organizing, controlling with special emphasis on leading, team building, organizational culture and managing change. Managing the human capital focuses on how to attract, develop and retain talented employees. It also presents the importance of positive psychological capital. The course includes a critical analysis of how the concepts in the literature can be applied in the Egyptian context. When Offered Offered in spring.
	MGMT 505/5303 - Organizational Design (3 cr.) Prerequisites MGMT 5202 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.
	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.
	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.
	MGMT 510/5307 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 cr.) 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.
	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 GREN 5222 and ECNG 5273 .
	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 .
	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.
	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.
Management of Information Systems
	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.
	MOIS 406/3201 - Management Information Systems and Database Management (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 2101 . 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.
	MOIS 435/3301 - Entrepreneurial IT and Electronic Business (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 2101 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.
	MOIS 466/3401 - Human Computer Interaction (HCI) (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 2101 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.
	MOIS 423/3501 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 2101 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.
	MOIS 432/3601 - Decision Support Systems and Business Intelligence (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 2101 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.
	MOIS 433/3701 - Marketing Information Systems (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 2101 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.
	MOIS 434/3702 - Financial Information Systems (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 2101 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.
	MOIS 444/3703 - Accounting Information Systems (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 2101 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.
	MOIS 450/3801 - Strategic Information Systems (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 2101 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.
	MOIS 430/4202 - Business Information Systems Analysis and Development (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 3201 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.
	MOIS 477/4704 - Big Data and Predictive Analysis (3 cr.) Prerequisites MOIS 3201 and MACT 2222 and CSCE 1101 Description This course examines information management in the context of massive sets of data, provides students proficiency with a variety of data analysis tools, and exposes learners to varied data platforms as well as skills and concepts related to data mining and statistical analysis within a business context. The focus of the course is on the wide range of technologies available today as well as the methodologies of data analytics for solving Big Data problems. This course explores the role of business analytics in supporting decision making and setting strategies at the highest levels. Students will be exposed to the analytical skills needed to turn big data into a strategic resource. Students will work on application areas that create or use big data and will be expected to work on relevant projects mainly focusing on the 5 key Big Data use cases: Big Data exploration, enhanced 360 view of the customer, security/intelligence, extension, operations analysis, and data warehouse augmentation.
	MOIS 470/4970 - Special Topics in Management of Information Systems (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Description Considers selected topics of current relevance in management of 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.
	MOIS 475/4975 - Independent Study in Management of Information Systems (1-3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of MOIS unit head and chair. Description Guided readings, research, and discussions on specific selected topic in Management of 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.
	MOIS 499/4999 - Internship and Graduation Project (3 cr.) Prerequisites Completion of all MOIS core courses. Description The course offers the students the opportunity to participate in real-life work experience in the IS/IT field. Students in collaboration with the MOIS unit will be responsible for their own placement in an internship approved by the advisor. The internship report details everything the student did during the internship. Additionally each student will be able to analyze the business processes’ current performance, identify problems, and suggest solutions by applying foundations of information technologies and to be able employ appropriate methodologies to achieve the designed improvements. Students should submit a plan followed by progress reports and finally deliver the thesis project document and presentation of the findings. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Enrollment in courses is limited, and priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management of Information Systems (MICT) degree or any other student who completed the prerequisite of all other MOIS courses.
	MOIS 508/5201 - Information and Communication Technology in Business (3 cr.) Description Today’s electronic means, computing, networks and software applications have become an integral part of business. The premise of the course is that adequate knowledge of technology is now a prerequisite for a successful business owner or manager. This course is intended to provide a basic technical literacy, with an emphasis on implications for organizations. The technical component of the course includes data and voice communication networks, database structures as a significant tool for managing information, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, data modeling, data integration, data warehousing and data mining, as well as information support systems design, and computer security. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	MOIS 000/5202 - Data Sciences in Business (1.5 cr.) Prerequisites Co-requisite: MOIS 5211 Description Digital transformation has been affecting both existing organizations as well as new. This course introduces the fundamental principles of data science and covers what managers need to know about data mining and data-analytic thinking necessary for extracting useful knowledge and business value from the data they collect. Topics include: Understanding how data science fits in your organization-and how you can use it for competitive advantage, treating data as a business asset that requires careful investment if you’re to gain real value, approaching business problems data-analytically, using the data-mining process to gather good data in the most appropriate way, learning general concepts for actually extracting knowledge from data, and applying data science principles when interviewing data science job candidates.
	MOIS 000/5211 - Information Technologies and Systems (1.5 cr.) Prerequisites Co-requisite: MOIS 5202 Description The objective of the course is to improve understanding of how information technologies can enable the digital transformation within both existing organizations as well as new businesses. This course explains the core business processes which need to be managed efficiently within the organization and show how they collect data and create information and knowledge. The course then explains the anatomy of systems which are implemented at the enterprises, both in-cloud & in-premise, in order to be able to manage business processes and the data imported from the external environment on which the business operates. Amongst the topics that will be covered during the course are: the types of decisions e.g., structured, semi-structured, and unstructured; enterprise systems e.g., ERP, SCM, CRM; data management technologies e.g., databases, data warehousing, SQL/noSQL; and decision support technologies e.g., DSS.

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JRMC 000/4430 - Advertising Agency Operations (3 cr.)

JRMC 441/4441 - Camera and Editing Workshop (3 cr.)

JRMC 444/4444 - Media Law and Policy (3 cr.)

JRMC 460/4460 - Audio Production (3 cr.)

JRMC 471/4471 - Online Journalism (3 cr.)

JRMC 480/4480 - Multimedia Reporting Capstone (3 cr.)

JRMC 482/4482 - Media Convergence Capstone (3 cr.)

JRMC 490/4490 - Special Topics in Mass Communication (1-3 cr.)

JRMC 499/4499 - Directed Individual Study in Mass Communication (1-3 cr.)

JRMC 500/5200 - Seminar in Mass Communication Theory and Literature (3 cr.)

JRMC 501/5201 - Advanced Reporting and Writing (3 cr.)

JRMC 502/5202 - Seminar: Current Issues in Mass Communication (3 cr.)

JRMC 504/5204 - Research Methods in Mass Communication (3 cr.)

JRMC 506/5206 - Internship (3 cr.)

JRMC 540/5240 - Reporting Civil Society (3 cr.)

JRMC 550/5250 - Seminar in International Communication (3 cr.)

JRMC 560/5260 - Seminar on Electronic Journalism and Arab Society (3 cr.)

JRMC 570/5270 - Seminar in Mass Communication and National Development (3 cr.)

JRMC 571/5271 - Digital Journalism (3 cr.)

JRMC 580/5280 - Television and Digital Broadcasting: Impact and Development (3 cr.)

JRMC 588/5288 - Comprehensives (no cr.)

JRMC 590/5290 - Special Topics (3 cr.)

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

LALT 101/1020 - Libraries and Learning Technologies (0 cr.)

LING 252/2200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr.)

LING 200/2201 - Languages of the World (3 cr.)

LING 268/2210 - Principles and Practice of Teaching English (3 cr.)

LING 000/2220 - Language and Society (3 cr.)

LING 000/2230 - Language and Communication (3 cr.)

LING 299/2299 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)

LING 352/3075 - Language in Culture (3 cr.)

LING 322/3220 - Introduction to Phonetics (3 cr.)

LING 000/3320 - Language and Politics (3 cr.)

LING 000/3330 - Introduction to Corpus Linguistics (3 cr.)

LING 400/4099 - Selected Topics in Linguistics (3 cr.)

LING 422/4212 - Language and Human Development (3 cr.)

LING 000/4410 - Introduction to Computational Linguistics (3 cr.)

LAW 471/4371 - Introduction to Public International Law (3 cr.)

LAW 475/4375 - Introduction to Egyptian and Islamic Law (3 cr.)

LAW 478/4378 - Introduction to International Human Rights Law (3 cr.)

LAW 500/5200 - Legal Research and Writing (3 cr.)

LAW 501/5201 - Jurisprudence (3 cr.)

LAW 502/5202 - Comparative Law (3 cr.)

LAW 503/5203 - Law and Economic Development (3 cr.)

LAW 505/5205 - Islamic Law Reform (3 cr.)

LAW 506/5206 - Egyptian Legal History (3 cr.)

LAW 507/5207 - The Law and Practice of the Settlement of International Disputes Between States (3 cr.)

LAW 508/5208 - International Criminal Law (3 cr.)

LAW 509/5209 - International Law (3 cr.)

LAW 515/5215 - Comparative Constitutional Law and Human Rights (3 cr.)

LAW 520/5220 - Justice: Histories and Theories (3 cr.)

LAW 000/5221 - Law and Patriarchy (3 cr.)

LAW 522/5222 - International Economic and Trade Law (3 cr.)

LAW 523/5223 - International Commercial Arbitration (3 cr.)

LAW 524/5224 - Comparative Corporate Governance (3 cr.)

LAW 525/5225 - Securities Regulation Law (3 cr.)

LAW 526/5226 - Antitrust Law (3 cr.)

LAW 527/5227 - Graduate Law Seminar (3 cr.)

LAW 528/5228 - Migration in International Law (3 cr.)

LAW 570/5270 - Special Topics in Comparative Law (up to 3 cr.)

LAW 571/5271 - Special Topics in International Law (up to 3 cr.)

LAW 572/5272 - Special Topics in Public Law (up to 3 cr.)

LAW 585/5285 - Legal Practice (3 cr.)

LAW 586/5286 - Independent Study

LAW 599/5299 - Research Guidance/Thesis (no cr., pass/fail)

MGMT 307/3201 - Management Fundamentals (3 cr.)

MGMT 311/3301 - Business Law (Commercial & Fiscal) (3 cr.)

MGMT 404/4202 - Managing the Human Capital (3 cr.)

MGMT 427/4203 - Organization Development (3 cr.)

MGMT 470/4402 - Business Consultancy (3 cr.)

MGMT 470/4970 - Special Topics in Management (3 cr.)

MGMT 475/4975 - Independent Study in Management (1-3 cr.)

MGMT 502/5202 - Managing Organizations in a Dynamic Environment (3 cr.)

MGMT 504/5302 - Managing Organizations and the Human Capital (3 cr.)

MGMT 505/5303 - Organizational Design (3 cr.)

MGMT 506/5304 - Management of International Business Organizations (3 cr.)

MGMT 509/5306 - Leadership (3 cr.)

MGMT 510/5307 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 cr.)

MGMT 511/5308 - Strategic Management of Innovation (3 cr.)