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