Spring 2021 Online Courses Offerings
HUSS is offering a number of diversified online courses that would be available in Spring 2021. The courses will be taught by a number of prominent HUSS faculty and will cover a wide array of interests: Arabic and Islamic Civilizations, English and Comparative Literature Political Science, Philosophy, and others. For admissions, click here.
Department of Applied Linguistics
Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations
ARIC 1099, Selected Topic for Core Curriculum: "Reading Mahfouz"
ARIC 2097, Selected Topics for the Core Curriculum in Arab World Studies:
"Religion & Politics in Islam"
ARIC 2104, Modern Arabic Literature in Translation
ARIC 2205, The World of Islamic Architecture, from the Beginning to the Present day
ARIC 2346, Survey of Arab History
ARIC 2270, From Andalusia to Indonesia: Introduction to Islamic Art & Architecture
ARIC 3104, Arabic Literature and Gender (Taught in Arabic)
ARIC 3114, The Arabic Novel (Taught in Arabic)
ARIC 3116, The Arabic Short Story (Taught in Arabic)
ARIC 3197, Selected Themes and Topics in Arabic Literature in Translation
ARIC 3268, The Art of the Book in Islamic World
ARIC 3321, Zawiyas, Harems, Coffee shops, Everyday Life in the Pre-Modern Mideast
ARIC 3324, Non-Muslim Communities in the Muslim World
ARIC 3344, Caliphs and Sultans in the Age of Crusades and Mongols
ARIC 3435, Introduction to the Study of Islam
ARIC 5111, Senior Seminar in Arabic Literature in Translation: "History and Literature"
ARIC 5102, Cairo in the Cultural Imaginary
ARIC 5135, Selected Topics in Middle Eastern History, 600-1800 AD: "Sufism Between Love and Reason"
ARIC 5121, Islamic Architecture in India and Pakistan
ARIC 5221, Seminar on the Architecture of a Selected Period: "Mamluk Architecture"
Department of Arts
ARTV 1099, Selected Topics for the Core Curriculum: Writing in/on Art (3 cr.)
ARTV 1099, Selected Topics for the Core Curriculum: Art and Technology (3 cr.)
ARTV 2113, Intro to Visual Cultures (3 cr.)
ARTV 2204, Intro to Time-Based Media (3 cr.)
ARTV 3115, Art Theory (3 cr.)
ARTV 3316, History of Art Practices II (3 cr.)
DSGN 3117, History of Advertisement in the Arab World (3 cr.)
DSGN 5115, History of Graphic Design in the Arab World (3 cr.)
FILM 3120, Cinema in Egypt & the Arab World (3 cr.)
THTR 1101, The World of the Theatre (3 cr.)
THTR 3104, Drama in Context II (3 cr.)
THTR 4103, Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3 cr.)
MUSC 1010, The Songs of America (3 cr.)
MUSC 1805, How to Read Music (3 cr.)
MUSC 2000, World Music (3 cr.)
MUSC 2200, Introduction to Music (3 cr.)
MUSC 3099, Selected Topics in Music: Electronic Music (3 cr.)
MUSC 3200, Music in The Western Tradition (3 cr.)
MUSC 3250, Music in the Arab Tradition (3 cr.)
MUSC 3400, Western Music Theory II (3 cr.)
MUSC 3401, Sight-Singing and Aural Skills II (3 cr.)
MUSC 3450, Arab Music Theory II (3 cr.)
MUSC 3451, Maqam II Arab Music Sight-Singing & Aural Skills (3 cr.)
MUSC 4900, Advanced Seminar (3 cr.)
Department of English and Comparative Literature
ECLT 2011, Survey of British Literature: From Legends to Realism
ECLT 2012, Global Literature in English: Petrofiction & Climate Fiction
ECLT 3002, Literature of the Renaissance: Being Human in the Renaissance
ECLT 3010, American Literature to 1900: A Literature of Settler Colonialism
ECLT 3014, Literature and Philosophy: Literature, Time, Finitude
ECLT 3030, Literature and Cinema: Global Science Fiction
ECLT 3052, Recurrent Themes in Literature: ‘In Yo’ Face!’ Reading Popular Culture
ECLT 3070, Creative Writing: Craft and Practice
ECLT 4099, S.T.:Culinary Literature: Food for Thought
ECLT 5101, Visual, Literary, and Critical Approaches to Gender in MENA
ECLT 5107, Classics of the Ancient World: Quest Narratives
ECLT 5109, Modern Literary Criticism: Major Currents in Literary and Cultural Theory
ECLT 5199, Selected Topics: Third World Literature: Images of the East
Department of History
HIST 4188, Selected Topics in World History: A History of Happiness
HIST 4288, Selected Topics in the History of Modern Middle East: Women and gender
HIST 4288, Selected Topics in the History of Modern Middle East: Modern Lebanon
HIST 4488, Selected Topics in European History: Modern Europe and Exploration
HIST 4588, Selected Topics in the History of the United State: America in the Middle East
Department of Philosophy
PHIL 2010, Truth, Lies, and Logical Reasoning
PHIL 2113, Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 3014, Literature and Philosophy
PHIL 3101, Classical Philosophy
PHIL 3104, Metaphysics and Epistemology
PHIL 5112, Advanced Seminar in Aesthetics
PHIL 5119, Advanced Seminar in Political Philosophy
Department of Political Science
POLS 1001, Introduction to Political Science
POLS 2003, Introduction to Political Science II
POLS 2405, History and International Politics
POLS 3401, Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 3408, Comparative Politics of the Middle East
POLS 3510, Introduction to Development
POLS 3550, Introduction to Political Economy
POLS 3620, Introduction to International Relations Theories
POLS 4405, Comparative Politics of Contemporary Africa
POLS 4525, Global Political Economy
POLS 4605, International Politics of the Middle East
POLS 4609, International Organizations
POLS 4611, Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis
POLS 5130, Special Topics: Media Depictions of Contemporary Egyptian Politics.
Department of Psychology
PSYC 3003, Community Psychology
PSYC 4063, Advanced Community Psychology
PSYC 2099, Selected Topics in Psychology: The Addicted Brain
PSYC 2099, Selected Topics in Psychology: The Psychology of Pandemics
PSYC 4099, Selected Topics in Psychology: Narrative and Trauma
PSYC 4099, Selected Topics in Psychology: Aging in Popular Culture
Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology
Anthropology:
ANTH 2099, Selected Topics: Aesthetics and Power
ANTH 3302, Anthropologies of Africa
ANTH 3104, Contemporary Anthropological Theory
ANTH 4099, Selected Topics in Anthropology: Anthropology of Literature
ANTH 3075, Language in Culture
ANTH 2101, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 3305, Selected People and Culture: Death, Immortality and the Afterlife
ANTH 3301, Anthropologies of MENA