GUST Course Descriptions
English Department
ENGL 481 - Literature in Translation
Prerequisite: ENGL 223 / 225
Analyzes various world literatures as they are translated in... View More
3 credit hours
English Department
ENGL 495 - Special Topics in Writing
Prerequisite: ENGL 222 or 224
Focuses on special topics in writing that are not covered in... View More
3 credit hours
English Department
ENGL 499 - Internship in Translation
Prerequisite: ENGL 414
Provides students with opportunities to explore career inter... View More
3 credit hours
English Department
English Foundation Unit
ENGL 095 - English as a Foreign Level - Basic Level
Prerequisite:
This course provides students with the beginning-level readi... View More
0 credit hours
English Foundation Unit
ENGL 097 - English as Second Language, Level 1
Prerequisite: Based on TOEFL, GEPT
This course provides students with the high-beginning level... View More
0 credit hours
English Foundation Unit
ENGL 098 - English as Second Language - Level 2
Prerequisite: Eng 097 or based on placement test score
This course is for students with high intermediate English l... View More
0 credit hours
English Foundation Unit
General Engg Engineer Dept
ENGG 101 - Study & Careers in Engineering
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Examination of fields of engineering and career opportunitie... View More
1 credit hours
General Engg Engineer Dept
ENGG 102 - Engineering Design with Computer Applications
Prerequisite: ENGG 101
Introduction to a systematic approach to engineering design... View More
3 credit hours
General Engg Engineer Dept
ENGG 330 - Engineering Economy
Prerequisite: MATH 131 & COE
Engineering project analysis from an engineering economics p... View More
3 credit hours
General Engg Engineer Dept
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
ARAB 101 - Reading in Arabic Literature
Prerequisite:
Analyzes selected texts from Arabic literary tradition, star... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
ARAB 103 - Arabic Functional Writing
Prerequisite:
Improves students' written and oral communication skills dra... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
ARAB 210 - Reading in Modern Kuwaiti Literature & Culture
Prerequisite: ARAB 101 or ARAB 103
Covers all aspects of cultural and social life of Kuwait, th... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
ARAB 211 - Arabic Heritage: Culture, Society & Literature
Prerequisite: ARAB 101 or ARAB 103
Focuses on three major fields within the Arabic heritage: Cu... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
ARAB 231 - Readings in Politics of Kuwait
Prerequisite:
Explores the key concepts of Kuwaiti political discourses, i... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
ART 110 - Art in Cultures
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides an introduction to the theoretical aspects of the a... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
CHIN 101 - Chinese I
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Focuses on the speaking and understanding of the Chinese lan... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
FREN 101 - French I
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Aims to acquaint students with basic principles of the Frenc... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
FREN 102 - French II
Prerequisite: FREN 101
Develops in depth the language skills covered in French I an... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
FREN 111 - Professional French I
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides students with basic knowledge of French in a practi... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
FREN 112 - Professional French II
Prerequisite: FREN 111
Provides students with basic knowledge of French in a practi... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
FREN 122 - French and Francophone Culture
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 / 112
Focuses on French and Francophone culture. Students will be... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
GRMN 101 - German I
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Aims to acquaint students with basic principles of the Germa... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
GRMN 102 - German II
Prerequisite: GRMN 101
This course is the continuation of German I. We will further... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
GRMN 122 - Germany in Europe: A Survey of Culture and Society
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Offers a survey of German history, culture and society, with... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
GRMN 380 - Readings in German
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 100
Provides students with an overview of German-language litera... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 103 - World History to 1500
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Provides students with a survey of the foundations and devel... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 104 - World History since 1500
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Explores major developments in world history. It will deal w... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 107 - History of Science & Medicine
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq
Provides students with a survey of the foundations and devel... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 144 - History of the Modern Middle East
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Provides an introductory theoretical and empirical knowledge... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 151 - The Prophet Muhammad through History
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Introduces students to the portrayal of the Prophet througho... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 152 - Arabic Islamic Culture & Civilization
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Traces the origin and evolution of some basic concepts and i... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 225 - Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 100
Surveys the most important events and themes that define the... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 241 - Arab Science & the Scientific Revolution
Prerequisite: HIST 103
Provides students with a survey of most important achievemen... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 260 - History & Politics of Gulf States
Prerequisite: Any HIST, ARAB, SOC or POLI course
Introduces the history and politics of the Arab Gulf States:... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
HIST 300 - Selected topics in History
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 & POLI 101
Provides students with insights from various historical even... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
ISTD 131 - Human Rights in Islam
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Investigates the concepts of freedom of religion, equality b... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
MUSC 109 - World Music
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Provides the student with a survey of the ethnic musical cul... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
MUSC 110 - Introduction to Music
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Embarks primarily on a historical survey of Western classica... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
MUSC 121 - University Chorus
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Brings together students in a four-part, applied choral expe... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
PHIL 110 - Thinking Skills
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides methods how to engage in reflective and independent... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
PHIL 125 - Islamic Philosophy
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Introduces the life and thought of a star-studded cast: from... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
PHIL 143 - Approaches to Ethics
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Offers a systematic introduction into the principal Western... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
PHIL 185 - Philosophy of Religions
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Investigates and reflects on some of the main philosophical... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
PHIL 190 - Philosophy of Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides a general insight into the most fundamental princip... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
POLI 101 - Introduction to Politics
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides an overview of how politics and political systems i... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
POLI 130 - Political Terminologies
Prerequisite:
Explores the different political terminologies as used in po... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
POLI 131 - Politics of Kuwait
Prerequisite:
This course presents survey of political systems and governm... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
POLI 190 - Universal Human Rights: Ideals & Realities
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Aims to defend the position that human rights are universal... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
POLI 191 - Redefining Citizenship: Lessons from COVID-19
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 / 110 / 112
Unpacks the concept of citizenship before analyzing expansio... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
POLI 210 - International Relations
Prerequisite: Any POLI course
Surveys the key concepts, theories, actors, issues, and proc... View More
3 credit hours
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
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