All AUD students have to fulfill at least 36 credits of Arts & Science courses, which include English (ENGL101, 102, and 103), Math, Computer (COMP101 or ENGG140), Natural Sciences, Cutlural Studies (WLDC201 and WLDC202), Islamic Studies, Humanities, and Social/Behavioral Sciences. Here you can find a list of each course in the categories of Social science, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Islamic Studies.
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IV. Natural Sciences (3 credit hours) Options: |
Credit Hours |
Prerequisite | |
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BIOL 201 |
Principles of Biology |
3 |
Co-req ENGL101 |
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BIOL 202 |
General Biology I W/Lab |
4 |
None |
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CHEM 101 |
Introduction to Chemistry |
3 |
None |
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CHEM 201 |
General Chemistry |
3 |
MATH095 |
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PHYS 201 |
Introductory Physics I, w/Lab |
4 |
Co-req: MATH205 or MATH210 |
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SCIE 201 |
Life Sciences for Today |
3 |
Co-req: ENGL101 |
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SCIE 211 |
Water Sustainability |
3 |
ENGL101, MATH090/095 |
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SCIE 241 |
Principles of Human Nutrition |
3 |
None |
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SCIE 242 |
Women’s Health |
3 |
Co-req: ENGL101 |
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SCIE 251 |
Environmental Health and Sustainability |
3 |
Co-req: ENGL101 |
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SCIE 275 |
Selected Topics in Natural Sciences |
3 |
Upon demand |
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SCIE 341 |
Public Health |
3 |
ENGL101, MATH101 or higher |
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VIII. Islamic Cultural Studies (3 credit hours) Options: |
Credit Hours |
Prerequisite | |
| MEST 210 | Introduction to Middle East History | 3 | ENGL102 |
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MEST 280 |
The UAE Experience |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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MEST 310 |
Islamic Civilization |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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MEST 315 |
History of the Modern Middle East |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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MEST 318 |
Cultures of the Middle East |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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MEST 319 |
Politics in the Middle East |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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MEST 320 |
The Qur’an: Text, History, and Meaning |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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MEST 323 |
Islam: Historical and Societal Aspects |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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MEST 327 |
Islamic Politics |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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MEST 329 |
Islamic Art and Architecture |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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IX. Humanities/Fine Arts (3 credit hours) Options: |
Credit Hours |
Prerequisite | |
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ARTS 101 |
Introduction to the Arts |
3 |
Co Req: ENGL 101 |
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ARTS 200 |
History of Art I |
3 |
ENGL 101 |
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ARTS 201 |
History of Art II |
3 |
ARTS 200, ENGL 102 |
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ARTS 202 |
History of Art III |
3 |
ARTS 200, ENGL 102 |
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ENGL 210 |
Creative Writing |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 211 |
British Literature I |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 212 |
British Literature II |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 221 |
American Literature I |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 222 |
American Literature II |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 231 |
World Literature I |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 232 |
World Literature II |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 275-278 |
Special Topics in Literature |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 311 |
World Mythology |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 312 |
Biography/Autobiography |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 313 |
Children’s Literature |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 314 |
Coming-of-Age Novels |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 315 |
Contemporary Female Authors |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 316 |
Prize-Winning Authors |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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ENGL 475 |
Special Topics in Literature |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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HUMN 275-278 |
Selected Topics in Humanities |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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HUMN 475 |
Special Topics in Humanities |
3 |
Upon Demand |
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MEST 317 |
Arabic Literature in Translation |
3 |
ENGL 103 |
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MEST 329 |
Islamic Art and Architecture |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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PHIL 105 |
Introduction to Critical Thinking |
3 |
ENGL101 |
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PHIL 201 |
Introduction to Philosophy/Logic |
3 |
Co-req: ENGL102 |
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PHIL 222 |
Professional Ethics |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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PHIL 225 |
Ethics and Artificial Intelligence |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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PHIL 250 |
Political Philosophy |
3 |
ENGL102 & WLDC201 or PHIL201 |
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PHIL 310 |
Ethics and Moral Philosophy |
3 |
PHIL201 |
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PHIL 320 |
Metaphysics and the Study of Human Existence |
3 |
PHIL 201 |
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VCDM 305 |
Art and the Electronic Age |
3 |
ARTS 201 |
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WLDC 250 |
Music Traditions of the World |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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X. Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours) Options: |
Credit Hours |
Prerequisites |
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ANTH 201 |
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
3 |
Co- Req: ENGL 101 |
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ANTH 311 |
Culture and Society in Postcolonial Africa |
3 |
Co- Req: ENGL 102 |
| GEOG 101 | World Geography | 3 | None |
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GEOG 310 |
Human Geography |
3 |
ENGL 102, BIOL 201 or SCIE 201 or 211 |
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HIST 201 |
American History from the Beginnings to Reconstruction |
3 |
Co- Req: ENGL 101 |
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HIST 202 |
The United States in the Civil War |
3 |
Co- Req: ENGL 101 |
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HIST 212 |
Modern Europe |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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HIST 251 |
World History to 1500 CE |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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HIST 252 |
World History since 1500 CE |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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HIST 310 |
The U.S. in World Affairs |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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HIST 350 |
Revolution and Reaction in the Global Cold War |
3 |
ENGL 102, HIST 252 |
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MEST 210 |
Introduction to Middle East History |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 280 |
The UAE Experience |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 310 |
Islamic Civilization |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 315 |
History of the Modern Middle East |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 318 |
Cultures of the Middle East |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 319 |
Politics in the Middle East |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 320 |
The Qur’an: Text, History, and Meaning |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 323 |
Islam: Historical and Societal Aspects |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 327 |
Islamic Politics |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 343 |
Business in the Modern Middle East | 3 | ENGL 102 |
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MEST 350 |
Religions of the Middle East |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 352 |
Conflicts in the Middle East |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 353 |
Women and Gender in the Middle East |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 380 |
Society and Economics in the Gulf |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 381 |
North Africa: Nation, Society, and Culture |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 382 |
The Levant: Arab Lands of the Eastern Mediterranean |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 383 |
Iraq: Reinventing the Nation |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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MEST 384 |
Egypt: Literature since 1952 |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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POLS 200 |
Introduction to Political Science |
3 |
ENGL 102 |
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POLS 201 |
Comparative Political Systems |
3 |
POLS200 |
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POLS 210 |
Introduction to International Relations |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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POLS 325 |
International Organizations |
3 |
POLS200 |
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POLS 330 |
Foreign Policy |
3 |
POLS210 |
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POLS 340 |
International Diplomacy |
3 |
POLS210 |
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POLS 350 |
Political Violence: A Historical Perspective |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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POLS 415 |
Geopolitics |
3 |
POLS210 |
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PSYC 201 |
General Psychology |
3 |
Coreq: ENGL101 |
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PSYC 201 |
General Psychology |
3 |
Coreq: ENGL101 |
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PSYC 313 |
Social Psychology |
3 |
PSYC201 |
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SOCI 201 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
Coreq: ENGL101 |
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SOCI 301 |
Globalization |
3 |
SOCI201, Junior Status |
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SOCI 332 |
Culture and Society in South Asia |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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SOCI 340 |
Technology and Society |
3 |
ENGL102, SOCI201 |
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SOCI 344 |
Gender and Society |
3 |
ENGL 102, SOCI 201 |
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SOCI 350 |
Sociology of Violence |
3 |
ENGL102 |
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SSCI 275 |
Selected Topics in Social Sciences |
3 |
Upon Demand |
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SSCI 475 |
Special Topics in Social Sciences |
3 |
Upon Demand |
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WLDC 301 |
Religions of the World |
3 |
WLDC201 |
Any courses in the Arts and Sciences (in- or outside the Core) that are not used to fulfill the Core requirements may be used as General Electives except by B.C.I.S candidates who should check their General Electives options on p. 141 .