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Department of Humanities
CULTURAL STUDIES
CST101 Civilizations [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course provides a preliminary survey
of the origins of ancient cultures ending up
with the Greek and Roman civilizations, by
emphasis on Mesopotamia, Egypt, Phoenicia,
and India. The survey includes a study of the
birth of civilization that comes along with the
development of human tools that mark the
conquest over the powers of nature. Cultural
texts, artifacts, rituals, and other practices
(medicine, hunting, clan grouping, loyalty to
leaders, etc.) will be explored as contributing to
the formation of a civil identity specific to these
different cultures and peoples.
CST201 Cultural Studies I [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course traces the major developments in
the global human experience from the birth of
civilization, through the Middle Ages. Source
material is drawn from the humanities, the fine
arts, the social sciences, and the natural sciences,
and is organized thematically around key topics.
Prerequisite: ENG101 English I.
CST202 Cultural Studies II [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course traces the major developments in
the global human experience from the 14th
through the 18th Centuries. Source material is
drawn from the humanities, the fine arts, the
social sciences, and the natural sciences, and
is organized thematically around key topics.
Prerequisite: ENG101 English I.
CST203 Cultural Studies III [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course traces the major developments in
the global human experience during the 19th
and 20th Centuries. Source material is drawn
from the humanities, the fine arts, the social
sciences, and the natural sciences, and is
organized thematically around key topics.
Prerequisite: ENG101 English I.
ENGLISH (INTENSIVE)
ENG002 Intensive English II [12-2, 0 cr.]
This is a non-credit, intermediate level, English
course, aimed at consolidating previously
learned skills, and expanding into new areas
using controlled texts, programmed materials,
and situational activities. Emphasis is placed
on speaking, listening, reading, and writing,
according to an integrated content-based
approach with laboratory support.
Prerequisite: English Entrance Exam (EEE)
400–449 or its equivalent.
ENG003 Intensive English III [12-2, 0 cr.]
This is a non-credit, advanced level, English
course, aimed at bridging the gap between
Intensive English, and English 009 Academic
English, proficiency. Emphasis is placed on
listening, speaking, reading, and writing,
according to an integrated content-based
approach with laboratory support.
Prerequisite: EEE 450–499 or equivalent.
Notes:
• To pass from ENG002 to ENG003: A minimum
grade of “D” is required, or a score between 450–
499 or its equivalent, on the EEE.
• To pass from ENG002 to ENG009: A minimum
grade of “C+” is required or a minimum score of
500, or its equivalent, on the EEE.
• To pass from ENG003 to ENG009: A minimum
grade of “C” is required, or a minimum score of
500, or its equivalent, on the EEE.
• However, a student must get a minimum grade of
“D” in the Intensive English course to be eligible to
sit for the Intensive English Comprehensive Exam.
• Students registered in Intensive English II and III
may also register for one or two University courses
(a maximum of 3–4 credits) that require minimal
English, as specified by the Intensive English
Program, and upon the consent of the Intensive
English Advisor, and the student’s advisor in the
Major.
• Students, who pass from Intensive English into
the University English, are placed in the University
English courses according to their EEE scores, or
equivalent. Intensive English students who have
passed the LAU Intensive English and do not have
an EEE, or an equivalent score, before entering
the University, will be placed into ENG009.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
ENG009 Remedial English II [3-0, 0 cr.]
This course is designed to develop effective
reading and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on
the paragraph and essay formats. Basic grammar
and mechanical skills are revisited. Laboratory
sessions reinforce listening, speaking and study
skills. The course emphasizes academic style
and task-based work.
Corequisite: INF201 Learning Resources
Techniques.
Prerequisite: EEE score 500 - 549 or its
equivalent.
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