GUST Course Descriptions
Humanities & Social Sciences Department
ARAB 101 - Reading in Arabic Literature
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Analyzes selected texts from Arabic literary tradition, star... View More
ARAB 103 - Arabic Functional Writing
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Improves students' written and oral communication skills dra... View More
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
ARAB 231 - Readings in Politics of Kuwait
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Explores the key concepts of Kuwaiti political discourses, i... View More
ART 110 - Art in Cultures
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides an introduction to the theoretical aspects of the a... View More
CHIN 101 - Chinese I
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Focuses on the speaking and understanding of the Chinese lan... View More
FREN 101 - French I
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Aims to acquaint students with basic principles of the Frenc... View More
FREN 102 - French II
Prerequisite: FREN 101
Develops in depth the language skills covered in French I an... View More
FREN 111 - Professional French I
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides students with basic knowledge of French in a practi... View More
FREN 112 - Professional French II
Prerequisite: FREN 111
Provides students with basic knowledge of French in a practi... View More
FREN 122 - French and Francophone Culture
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 / 112
Focuses on French and Francophone culture. Students will be... View More
GRMN 101 - German I
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Aims to acquaint students with basic principles of the Germa... View More
GRMN 102 - German II
Prerequisite: GRMN 101
This course is the continuation of German I. We will further... View More
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
GRMN 380 - Readings in German
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 100
Provides students with an overview of German-language litera... View More
HIST 103 - World History to 1500
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Provides students with a survey of the foundations and devel... View More
HIST 104 - World History since 1500
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Explores major developments in world history. It will deal w... View More
HIST 107 - History of Science & Medicine
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq
Provides students with a survey of the foundations and devel... View More
HIST 144 - History of the Modern Middle East
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Provides an introductory theoretical and empirical knowledge... View More
HIST 151 - The Prophet Muhammad through History
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Introduces students to the portrayal of the Prophet througho... View More
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
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
HIST 241 - Arab Science & the Scientific Revolution
Prerequisite: HIST 103
Provides students with a survey of most important achievemen... View More
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
HIST 300 - Selected topics in History
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 & POLI 101
Provides students with insights from various historical even... View More
ISTD 131 - Human Rights in Islam
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Investigates the concepts of freedom of religion, equality b... View More
KOR 101 - KOREAN I
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Aims to develop fundamental language skills (LEVEL A1.1+) th... View More
MUSC 109 - World Music
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Provides the student with a survey of the ethnic musical cul... View More
MUSC 110 - Introduction to Music
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 / 100/ 110/ 112
Embarks primarily on a historical survey of Western classica... View More
PHIL 110 - Thinking Skills
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides methods how to engage in reflective and independent... View More
PHIL 143 - Approaches to Ethics
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Offers a systematic introduction into the principal Western... View More
PHIL 185 - Philosophy of Religions
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Investigates and reflects on some of the main philosophical... View More
PHIL 190 - Philosophy of Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides a general insight into the most fundamental princip... View More
POLI 101 - Introduction to Politics
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Provides an overview of how politics and political systems i... View More
POLI 130 - Political Terminologies
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Explores the different political terminologies as used in po... View More
POLI 131 - Politics of Kuwait
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This course presents survey of political systems and governm... View More
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
POLI 191 - Redefining Citizenship: Lessons from COVID-19
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 / 110 / 112
Unpacks the concept of citizenship before analyzing expansio... View More
POLI 210 - International Relations
Prerequisite: Any POLI course
Surveys the key concepts, theories, actors, issues, and proc... View More
PSYC 103 - General Psychology
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Introduces the general principles of psychology and human be... View More
PSYC 141 - Human-Computer Interaction
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 / 112
Introduces to the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).... View More
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Introduces the scientific study of human society, culture, a... View More
SOC 120 - Gender Roles in Society
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Introduces students to the sociological analysis of gender r... View More
SOC 121 - Introduction to Gender Studies
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Introduces students to cultural, political and historical is... View More
SOC 140 - Social Problems
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Acquaints students with the theoretical, methodological and... View More
SPAN 101 - Spanish I
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 coreq/preq
Acquaints students with basic principles of the Spanish lang... View More
SPAN 102 - Spanish II
Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or SPAN 121 or placement test
Expands the knowledge of the Spanish language by further dev... View More
SPAN 122 - THE LUSO-HISPANIC WORLD
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 / 112
Provides an introductory perspective on the issues and topic... View More
SPAN 380 - Readings in Spanish
Prerequisite: GEPT / TOEFL Score / ENGL 110
Provides students with an overview of Spanish-language liter... View More
WCCS 382 - Crime Scene Investigations from the 19th Century to Present
Prerequisite: ENGL 112
Provides students with an overview of the genre of crime and... View More
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