Academic Catalog 2017–2018

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Liberal Arts Curriculum

Students enrolled in the revised versions of the following programs follow curriculum A as of Fall 2017: Bachelor of Architecture, BA in Fashion Design, BS in Graphic Design, BA in Interior Architecture (Interior Design), BS in Interior Design, and all the Bachelor of Engineering programs. 

All other programs follow curriculum B.

Curriculum A

Curriculum A offers students a selection of courses in a variety of subjects that aim to complement their major of study and to broaden their intellectual exposure. It is divided into a core of required courses, and a wide selection of electives in the arts, humanities, social and natural sciences.

The Liberal Arts Curriculum consists of:

A.    Required Core Courses (6 credits)

B.    Elective Courses (remainder credits according to program- see specific program requirements below)

Specific Program Requirements:

  • For a B.A. degree, a total of 60 post-Freshman credits of LAC is required, including the 6 core credits. The 54 remaining credits are to be taken from the list of courses in section B, according to the specific program guidelines.
  • For a B.S. in Nursing, a total of 37 post-Freshman credits of LAC is required, including the 6 core credits. The remaining 31 credits are to be taken from the list of courses in section B, according to the specific program guidelines.
  • For a 3-year B.S. degree, a total of 30 post-Freshman credits of LAC is required, including the 6 core credits. The remaining 24 credits are to be taken from the list of courses in section B, according to the specific program guidelines.
  • For a 4-year B.S. degree, the total number of required post-Freshman credits of LAC is 45, including the 6 core credits. The remaining 39 credits are to be taken from the list of courses in section B, according to the specific program guidelines.
  • For a BFA/ B.E./ B. Arch. degree, a total of 18 post-Freshman credits of LAC is required, including the 6 core course credits. The remaining 12 credits can be taken from the list of courses in section B, according to the specific program guidelines.

A.  Required Courses (6 credits)

  • ENG202 Advanced Academic English (3 cr.)
  • COM203 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3 cr.)

B.  Elective Courses

The Liberal Arts Electives are organized under 3 general categories. Selection of electives from these categories is subject to the criteria specific to each program.

1. Arts & Humanities:

  • English:
  • ENG211  Literature I  (3 cr.)
  • ENG212  Literature II  (3 cr.)
  • ENG216  Introduction to Literature  (3 cr.)
  • ENG216H Introduction to Literature (3 cr)
  • ENG323  Renaissance Drama   (3 cr.)
  • ENG324  Medieval Literature  (3 cr.)
  • ENG325  Renaissance Poetry  (3 cr.)
  • ENG326  Restoration and Neoclassical Literature  (3 cr.)
  • ENG328  Early Novel  (3 cr.)
  • ENG336  Romantic and Victorian Poetry   (3 cr.)
  • ENG339  19th-Century British Novel  (3 cr.)
  • ENG342  Modernism and Beyond  (3 cr.)
  • ENG342H Modernism and Beyond (3 cr)
  • ENG345  The 20th-Century British Novel  (3 cr.)
  • ENG346  Contemporary Culture  (3 cr.)
  • ENG346H Contemporary Culture (3 cr)
  • ENG348  Postcolonial Anglophone Literatures   (3 cr.)
  • ENG351  Early American Literature  (3 cr.)
  • ENG352  20th-Century American Novel   (3 cr.)
  • ENG354  Theories of Literature and Culture  (3 cr.)
  • ENG372  Comparative and World Literatures  (3 cr.)
  • ENG372H  Comparative and World Literatures  (3 cr.)
  • ENG479  Topics in Literature and Culture  (3 cr.)
  • Fine Arts:
  • ARC371/ DES371  History of Architecture I   (3 cr.)
  • ARC375/ DES375/ IAA375  Introduction to Islamic Art (650-1650) (3 cr.)
  • ARC376/ DES376/ IAA376  Introduction to Islamic Architecture (650-1650)  (3 cr.)
  • ART331  History of Art I  (3 cr.)
  • ART332  History of Art II  (3 cr.)
  • ART335  Islamic Art of the Middle East  (3 cr.)
  • ART431  Modern Art  (3 cr.)
  • IAA375H Introduction to Islamic Art (650-1650) (3 cr.)
  • Communication Arts:
  • JSC312  Media and Society  (3 cr.)
  • TVF221 Art of Film  (3 cr.)
  • Arabic Language & Literature:
  • ARA303    Arabic Grammar and Syntax  (3 cr.)
  • ARA310    Classical Arabic Rhetoric and Literary Criticism  (3 cr.)
  • ARA313    Creative Writing  (3 cr.)
  • ARA320    Pre-Islamic and Umayyad Poetry  (3 cr.)
  • ARA323     Abbasid Poetry  (3 cr.)
  • ARA323H  Abbasid Poetry  (3 cr.)
  • ARA324    Andalusian Literature  (3 cr.)
  • ARA325    Classical Prose  (3 cr.)
  • ARA330    Lebanese Literary Heritage  (3 cr.)
  • ARA341    Modern Arabic Novel and Short Story  (3 cr.)
  • ARA342    Arabic Drama  (3 cr.)
  • ARA343    Modern Arabic Poetry  (3 cr.)
  • ARA344    Trends in Modern Literature  (3 cr.)
  • ARA344H Trends in Modern Literature  (3 cr.)
  • Music Appreciation:
  • PFA211  Survey of Western Music  (3 cr.)
  • PFA212  Survey of Middle Eastern Music  (3 cr.)
  • Philosophy:
  • PHL301  Ethics  (3 cr.)
  • PHL302 Theory of Knowledge  (3 cr.)
  • PHL303  Metaphysics  (3 cr.)
  • PHL304 19th Century Philosophy (3 cr.)   (effective Spring 2018)
  • PHL306 Phenomenology (3 cr.)   (effective Spring 2018)
  • PHL311  Philosophy of Religion  (3 cr.)
  • PHL311H  Philosophy of Religion  (3 cr.)
  • PHL322  Philosophy in Literature and Film (3 cr.)   (effective Spring 2018)
  • PHL324 Philosophy of Science  (3 cr.)
  • Religion:
  • REL312  Interpretation of Religious Literature  (3 cr.)
  • REL411  Myth and Ritual  (3 cr.)
  • REL412  History of Religious Thought in the Middle East  (3 cr.)
  • REL413  Representatives of Christian Thought in the Modern Period (3 cr.)
  • REL414  Representatives of Islamic Thought in the Modern Period (3 cr.)
  • Theater:
  • PFA242  Art of Theater  (3 cr.)
  • PFA249  Theater in Lebanon and the Arab World  (3 cr.)
  • PFA252  Lebanese Musical Theater (3 cr.)
  • Cultural Studies:
  • CST201  Cultural Studies I  (3 cr.)
  • CST202  Cultural Studies II  (3 cr.)
  • CST203  Cultural Studies III  (3 cr.)
  • History:
  • HST221  The Ancient World, Greece and Rome  (3 cr.)
  • HST231  History of Lebanon, from the Imarah to the 1975-1990 War   (3 cr.)
  • HST240  History of the Arab Peoples  (3 cr.)
  • HST242  Europe and the Middle East (1798 – 1956)  (3 cr.)
  • HST242H Europe and the Middle East (1798 – 1956)  (3 cr.)
  • HST302  Medieval Europe 1066-1453  (3 cr.)
  • HST303  Early Modern Europe 1450-1750  (3 cr.)
  • HST303H  Early Modern Europe 1450-1750  (3 cr.)

2.     Natural sciences and Mathematics:

  • Natural Sciences:
  • AST200  Introduction to Astronomy  (3 cr.)
  • BIO201  General Biology I  (3 cr.)
  • BIO202  General Biology II  (3 cr.)
  • CHM201  Chemical Principles  (3 cr.)
  • CHM202  Analytical Chemistry  (3 cr.)
  • ENV200  Introduction to Environmental Science  (3 cr.)
  • NUT201  Fundamentals of Human Nutrition  (3 cr.)
  • NUT201H  Fundamentals of Human Nutrition  (3 cr.)
  • Computer Science:
  • CSC241  Introduction to Computing  (3 cr.)

3.     Social sciences:

  • ECO201  Microeconomics  (3 cr.)
  • ECO202  Macroeconomics  (3 cr.)
  • PJE201    Cross-cultural Communication and Conflict  (3 cr.)
  • PJE201H    Cross-cultural Communication and Conflict  (3 cr.)
  • POL201  Introduction to Political Science  (3 cr.)
  • POL231  Introduction to Human Rights  (3 cr.)
  • POL231H Introduction to Human Rights (3 cr)
  • PSY201  Introduction to Psychology  (3 cr.)
  • PSY202  Child Psychology  (3 cr.)
  • PSY335  Industrial Organizational Psychology  (3 cr.)
  • SOC201  Introduction to Sociology  (3 cr.)
  • SOC215  Introduction to Gender Studies  (3 cr.)
  • SOC321  Sociology of the Arab World  (3 cr.)
  • SWO311  Social Problems  (3 cr.)
  • WOS311  Issues and Debates in Feminist Theory  (3 cr.)
  • WOS313  Women in the Arab World: Sociological Perspectives  (3 cr.)
  • WOS412  Representations of Women in the Arts and the Media  (3 cr.)