2014-2015 Catalog - American University of Afghanistan
2014‐2015Catalog TheAmericanUniversityofAfghanistan DarulamanRoad POBox458CentralPostOffice Kabul,Afghanistan VOL.8,Copyright©2014 PolicyInformationEffectiveAugust2014 Thiscatalogisforinformationonlyandshouldnotbeviewedasabindingcontractbetweenastudentandthe university.Catalogcontentissubjecttochange.Additionalinformationcanbefoundontheuniversitywebsite (auaf.edu.af)andfrompublicationsissuedbytheAdmissionsOfficeortheRegistrar’sOffice.Theuniversitywillmake regularannouncementsregardingchangesinpolicy.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytostayinformed.Theuniversity isnotobligedtosendindividualnoticestostudentsregardingchangeinpolicy. 2 TABLEOFCONTENTS President’sMessage.........................................................................................................................................4 UniversityCalendar..........................................................................................................................................5 Mission/Vision/Values...................................................................................................................................8 AUAF:ABriefHistory......................................................................................................................................9 BoardofTrustees...........................................................................................................................................11 Admission..........................................................................................................................................................14 Tuition,FeesandFinancialAssistance.................................................................................................18 AcademicRequirementsandRegulations...........................................................................................21 GraduationRequirements..........................................................................................................................29 InformationLiteracy.....................................................................................................................................29 GeneralEducationInformation................................................................................................................31 AcademicPrograms.......................................................................................................................................33 OtherPrograms...............................................................................................................................................34 AcademicDepartments................................................................................................................................35 GraduateDegree.............................................................................................................................................38 InformationTechnologyandComputerScience..............................................................................39 PoliticalScienceandPublicAdministration.......................................................................................42 Law.......................................................................................................................................................................46 TheStudentAffairsOffice...........................................................................................................................52 FacilitiesandResources..............................................................................................................................57 CourseDescriptions......................................................................................................................................58 AdministrativeOfficers................................................................................................................................82 Faculty.................................................................................................................................................................84 3 PRESIDENT’SMESSAGE WelcometoAUAF,theAmericanUniversityofAfghanistan!Weareauniqueinstitution of learning dedicated to providing a world‐class higher education that prepares studentsfromAfghanistanandtheregiontobetomorrow’sleaders.AUAFstudentsare taughtbyoutstandingfacultywhohold masterand doctoraldegreesfromtheworld’s finestuniversities.Studentsstudyinstate‐of‐the‐artclassrooms,includingscienceand computer laboratories and video‐conferencing facilities that rival those in the United StatesandEurope. TheyhaveaccesstoacomprehensiveresearchfacilityattheBerniceNachmanMarlowe Library,whichprovidesaccesstoelectronicdatabasesinadditiontoitsthoroughbook collection. They participate in a variety of student activities that provide not just recreation, but also leadership opportunities through such groups as the Student GovernmentAssociationandModelUnitedNations.Theyreceivethebesteducationin anAmericanstyle,anddothisatafractionofthecostofstudyingabroad. At AUAF, students learn more than just the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful;theyalsodevelopandinternalizethecorecompetenciesnecessarytothrive in the 21st century. Inherent in their educational program, students develop the character, integrity, mutual respect, critical insight, and state of mind needed to be successfulstewardsoftheirfamilies'andtheircountry’sfuture.Theygraduatewiththe prideandrecognitionthatcomesfromhavingsuccessfullycompletedthemostrigorous andfulfillinguniversityeducationavailableintheregion. AUAFisanindependent,non‐religious,non‐political,non‐profitAfghaninstitutionthat servesadiversityofAfghanyouthsfromacrossthecountry. As the only private, not‐for‐profit, independent university chartered in Afghanistan, AUAF accepts students without regard to gender, politics, religious beliefs, family wealth,orconnections.Theuniversitypromotesanatmosphereoftolerance,hardwork, intellectualrigor,andfreedomofexpression. Bycreatinganenvironmentofinclusionthatinspiresandempowerseveryonetoreach theirfullpotential,ourcharacterasauniversityofhigherlearningwillshapenotonly ourowndestiniesbutthedestiniesofthosewhofollowus. As president, I welcome you to this extraordinary community of learners, and to a remarkable opportunity to make a difference in your life and the lives of others. Togetherwecanbecomepartofanobleendeavortoshapeanewvisionandfuturefor AUAFandforAfghanistan. MarkA.English,Ph.D. ActingPresident 4 UNIVERSITYCALENDARJANUARY2014‐JUNE2015 Winter2014Semester(maximumoffourcredits,onecourse,inthewinter session) December8Sun/PaymentdeadlineforWinter2014classes.AlatefeeofAFN200per dayuntillateregistrationonJanuary05,2014.Nofinancialaidavailableduring thewintersession.Noinstallmentpaymentsforthewintersession. January5Sun/FirstDayoflectureclassesforwintersession2014 January5Sun/Lateregistrationandcoursechanges(drop/replaceends–noadd) January12Sun/Newfacultyarriveoncampus(tentative) January13Mon/MiladunNabi(BirthdayoftheProphetMuhammad)(Holiday)* January15‐16Wed&Thu/Newfacultyorientation January16Thu/Deadlineforwithdrawal(“W”gradeontranscript) January23Thu/EndofWinterSession&FinalExams January26Sun/Deadlinetosubmitfinalgrades/5:00pm January30Thu/WintergradesavailabletostudentsinPowerCAMPUS Spring2014Semester January12Sun/NewFacultyArrive January13Mon/MiladunNabi(BirthdayoftheProphetMuhammad)(Holiday) January15‐16/Newfacultyorientation January19Sun/Returningfacultyoncampus January19‐23Sun‐Thu/StudentOrientationWeek January21‐22Tue‐Wed/Registration&PlacementExams January20‐February1Mon‐Sat/LateRegistration&CourseChanges(PowerCAMPUS SelfServiceRegistrationforSpring)4:30pmdeadlineon01/Feb January25Sat/NewGraduateStudentOrientationSession January26Sun/SpringClassesBegin January26‐February1Sun‐Sat/Registrationforauditingstudents/spaceavailable basisonly‐Lastday01/Febforcoursechangestobesubmittedforadvisor approval.Drop/Addenddateforthespringsemester. January30Thu/Convocation January30Thu/Deadlineofthenon‐refundabledepositforSpringsemester,please makeadepositofminimum12,500Afghani February1Sat/Drop/Addenddateforthespringsemester.Lastdaytosubmitany schedulechangesforadvisorapproval February2Sun/AdvisorApproval‐lastdayforadvisorapproval4:00pmdeadline Feb12Wed/SpringCensusDay February14Fri/LiberationDay(Holiday)*Observancedatemayfallonadifferentday Feb27Thu/Firsttuitionpaymentplandeadline March6Thu/President’sHonorAwardceremonyforacademicachievementduringfall 2013 March16‐22Sun‐Sat/SpringBreak(Holiday)/Nowruz(NewYear’sDay) March21Fri/Nowruz(Holiday) March24Mon/Fall2014scheduleavailableonline March27Thu/Deadlineforincompletegrade(s)paperworkfromfall2013andwinter 2014semesterstobecompleted March31Mon/Secondtuitioninstallmentpaymentdeadline 5 April21‐May15Mon‐Thu/RegistrationthroughPowerCAMPUSSelfService(PC)for SummerandFall2014forallcontinuingstudents April23Wed/DeadlineforWithdrawal–AllStudents(4:00pmdeadline) April28Mon/Mujahidinday(Holiday)* April30Wed/Thirdtuitioninstallmentpaymentdeadline May11Sun/Deadline:financialaidapplicationforFall2014 May14Wed/ReadingDay(noclasses) May15‐20Thu‐Tues/SpringSemesterFinalExams(groupfinalexamsonFriday evening) May22Thu/Commencement May22Thu/DeadlinetosubmitFinalGradesfromfaculty.Finalgradesavailableto studentsstartingMay31 May29Thu/Continuingsummer2014onlineregistration‐limitedadvisorapproval available. May31Sat/SpringgradesavailabletostudentsinPowerCAMPUS Summer2014Semester(MBAandMAstudents) May25Sun/Firstsummersessionsbegins May25Sun/Lastdayfordrop/replacesummersessionone(noadds)4:00pmdeadline. Addsmustbecompletedduringspringregistrationperiod. June11Wed/Summersession1censusdate June12Thu/Lastdaytowithdrawfromclasseswitha“W”grade June24Tue/Studentevaluationsaredue.Submitallclassroomevaluationsbefore 4:30pm June26Thu/Lastdayofclassesforsummersessiononeandfinalexams June29Sun/Summersession1gradesdue(availableforstudentsonlineby15/July) June29Sun/Ramadan(holiday/tentative)* June30Mon/Secondsummersessionsbegins/Lastdaytodrop(4:00pmdeadline–no adds) July29‐31Tue‐Thur/EidulFiter(Holiday*datesubjecttochange) August05Tues/Studentevaluationsaredue.Submitallclassroomevaluationsbefore 4:30pm August07Thu/Lastdayofclassesforsecondsummersessionandfinalexams August10Sun/Gradesduefromsecondsummersession August24Sun/GradesavailabletostudentsthroughPowerCAMPUSSelf‐Service Fall2014Semester August10Sun/MBABootCampfornewMBAstudents August14Thu/NewFacultyArrive(14‐16/AugNewFacultyOrientation) August17Sun/Returningfacultyoncampus August17,18&20‐23Sun,Mon&Wed‐Sat/NewStudentOrientationWeek August19Tue/AfghanistanIndependenceDay* August20‐30/LateRegistration&CourseChanges(PowerCAMPUSSelfService RegistrationFall2013)4:00pmdeadlineon30/August August20‐21Wed‐Thu/Registration&PlacementExamsfornewstudents August21Thu/Deadlineofthenon‐refundabledepositforFallsemester,pleasemake aminimumdepositof12,500AfghanitoStudentFinance(BayatBuilding) August23Sat/NewGraduateMBAStudentOrientationSession August26Tues/Fall2014ClassesBegin 6 August26‐31/Drop/Addperiod.Coursechangestobesubmittedforadvisorapproval nolaterthan31/Augustbynoon. August31Sun/Drop/AddenddatefortheFallsemester.Lastdaytosubmitany schedulechangesforadvisorapproval(4:00pmdeadlineforadvisortoapprove schedules). September01Mon/Gradechangedeadlineforspringandsummer2013 September09Tues/AhmadShahMassoud/ShaheedDay(Holidaydateandname currentlyunderreviewbyParliament) September10Wed/Fall2014CensusDay September25Thu/President’sHonorAwardceremonyforacademicachievement duringspring2014(tentativedate) September30Tue/Firsttuitionpaymentplandeadline(4:30pmdeadline) October04‐09Sat‐Thu/FallBreakforArafatandEid(Holiday)* October15Wed/Lastdaytofileforspring2015graduation Oct27‐Nov20RegistrationthroughPowerCAMPUSSelf‐Service(PC)andpaymentof feesforWinter2015(tentative) October30Thu/Secondpaymentinstallmentdeadline(4:30pmdeadline) October30Thu/Deadlineforincompletegrade(s)paperworkfromspring&summer 2014semesterstobecompleted October30Thu/Deadlinetowithdrawfromcourse(s)–MBA,UG,FSP November05Wed/Ashura(Holiday)*(Publicholidaymayfallonadifferentday–date hasnotbeendeterminedatthistime.Thisisjustanestimateddate.) November13Thu/EarlySpring2015coursescheduleavailableonline November17Mon/Spring2014registrationbeginsforseniors–priorityregistration basedonnumberofcompletedcredits Nov30‐Dec04Sun‐Thu/RegistrationthroughPowerCAMPUSSelf‐Service(PC)forall continuingstudentsforSpring2014 November30Sun/Thirdpaymentinstallmentdeadline(4:30pmdeadline) December01Sun/PaymentdeadlineforWinter2014classes.AlatefeeofAFN200per dayuntillatechange/dropregistrationbegins.Nofinancialaidavailableduring thewintersession.Noinstallmentpaymentsforthewintersession. December05Thu/DeadlineforFinancialAidformsforSpring2015semester December11Thu/Studentevaluationsaredue.Submitallclassroomevaluations before4:30pm December12‐18Fri‐Thu/SemesterFinalExaminations(startsontheeveningof Friday,December12forMBAandBusinessclasses) December19Fri/Deadlinetosubmitfinalgradesfromfaculty.Gradeswillbeavailable tostudentsbythe31/December December31Wed/Fall2013gradesavailableforstudentsinPowerCAMPUS December21–27,2014Sun‐Sat/Mid‐YearBreak(Universityclosed) 7 Winter2015Session 2015WinterSession–beginsSunday,04/January/2015–tentative–studentsare allowedtoregisterforonecourseinthewintersession. January4Sun/FirstDayoflectureclassesforwintersession2015 January3SatProphet’sbirthday(campusclosed) January4Sun/Lateregistrationandcoursechanges(drop/replaceends)–4:00pm deadline January7Wed/Lastdaytoapplyforadmissionstotheundergraduateprogramat AUAF January13Tue/Newfacultyarriveoncampus January14Wed/DeadlineforFinancialAidformsforSpring2015semester January14‐15Wed&Thu/Newfacultyorientation January14Wed/Deadlineforwithdrawal(“W”gradeontranscript)–4:00pmdeadline January22Thu/EndofWinterSession&FinalExams January25Sun/Facultydeadlinetosubmitfinalgrades/5:00pm January31Sat/WintergradesavailabletostudentsinPowerCAMPUS Spring2014Semester Tuitioninstallmentpaymentsareduebeforetheendeachmonth. 2015SpringSemester–beginsTuesday,27/January/2015–tentative January27Tues/Spring2015ClassesBegin‐Tentative January27‐February1Tues‐Sun/Registrationforauditingstudents/spaceavailable basisonly–Lastday01/Febforcoursechangestobesubmittedforadvisorapprovalby 4:00pm. January29Thu/Convocationat3:30p.m. February15Sun/LiberationDay(Holiday)*Observancedatemayfallonadifferent day March16‐21Sun‐Sat/SpringBreak(Holiday)/Nowruz(NewYear’sDay) March21Sat/Nowruz(Holiday) April21Tues/DeadlineforWithdrawal–AllStudents(4:00pmdeadline) April21Tues/Deadlineforincompletegradesfromthefall2014andwinter2015 sessionsforallstudents(4:00pmdeadline) April28Tues/Mujahidinday(Holiday)* May14Thu/Studentevaluationsaredue.Submitallclassroomevaluationsbefore 4:30pm May20Wed/Lastdayofspringsemester May31Sat/SpringgradesavailabletostudentsinPowerCAMPUS 8 Spring2015Semester Tuitioninstallmentpaymentsareduebeforetheendeachmonth. January22Thursday/ReturningfacultyinKabul/Classregistrationresumesforthe Spring2015semester January18Sunday/Newfacultyorientation January20,Thursday/LastdaytoapplytoAUAFforspring2014undergraduate admission January22Thursday/LateRegistration&CourseChanges(4:00pmdeadlineon 01/Feb) January24‐26Sat‐Mon/Newstudentorientationandplacementexams January27Tues/Spring2015ClassesBegin Tuitioninstallmentpaymentsaredueattheendofeachmonthofthesemester January27‐February1Tues‐Sun/Registrationforauditingstudents/spaceavailable basisonly–Lastday01/Febforcoursechangestobesubmittedforadvisorapprovalby 4:00pm.Allpaperworkfor2015springregistrationmustbesubmittedbefore3:30pm onSunday,01/February/2015. January29Thursday/Convocationat10:30a.m.Pleasejoinus! February1Sunday/Drop/Addenddateforthespringsemester.Lastdaytosubmitany schedulechangesforadvisorapproval–4:00pmdeadline February01Sunday/Deadlineforthenon‐refundableUGdeposit,pleasemakea depositofminimum12,500Afghani February01Sunday/DeadlinefortheMBAfulltuitionpayment February3Tuesday/Gradechangedeadlineforfall2014andwinter2015classes February12Thursday/Spring2015censusday February15Sunday/LiberationDay(Holiday)*Observancedatemayfallonadifferent day February26Thursday/Firsttuitionpaymentplandeadline March5Thursday/President’sHonorAwardceremonyforacademicachievement duringfall2014 March15‐21Sun‐Sat/SpringBreak(Holiday)/Nowruz(NewYear’sDay) March21Saturday/Nowruz(Holiday) March22Sunday/FarmerDay(Holiday) March26Thursday–Summer2015scheduleavailableonline Mar30‐Apr16Mon‐Thu/RegistrationthroughPowerCampusSelf‐Service(PC)for Summer2015sessions March31Tuesday/Secondtuitioninstallmentpaymentdeadline April16Thursday/Lastdaytoregisterforsummer2015sessions April16Thursday/Fall2015coursescheduleavailableonline April20Monday/Fall2015registrationbeginsforseniors–priorityregistrationbased onnumberofcompletedcredits(April23forJuniors,April26forSophomores,April28 forallstudents) April28‐May07Tue‐Thu/RegistrationthroughPowerCampusSelf‐Service(PC)forall continuingstudentsforfall2015 April21Tuesday/DeadlineforWithdrawal–AllStudents(4:00pmdeadline) April21Tuesday/Deadlineforincompletegradesfromthefall2014andwinter2015 sessionsforallstudents(4:00pmdeadline) April28Tuesday/Mujahidinday/Victoryday(Holiday)* April30Thursday/Thirdtuitioninstallmentpaymentdeadline.Paymentsmustbe submittedby4:00pm. 9 May03Sunday/Onlineevaluationforspring2015coursesopens May07Thursday/Lastdayof2015fallregistrationforundergraduateclasses(4:00pm deadline) May14Thursday/Studentevaluationsaredue.Submitallclassroomevaluations before4:30pm May14Thursday/Lastdayofspringclasses May15‐20Fri‐Wed/SemesterFinalExaminations May20Wednesday/Lastdayofspringsemester May21Thursday/Conferraldatefor2015springcompleters May21Thursday/Deadlinetosubmitfinalgradesfromfaculty.Gradeswillbeavailable tostudentsbythe30/May May30Saturday/SpringgradesavailabletostudentsinPowerCampus Fall2015Semester Tuitioninstallmentpaymentsareduebeforetheendeachmonth. July18‐20Sat‐Mon/EidulFiter(Holiday*datesubjecttochange) August16Sun/MBABootCampfornewMBAstudents August19Wed/AfghanistanIndependenceDay(Holiday)* August23Sun/NewfacultyarriveinKabul August25‐27Tue‐Thu/NewStudentOrientation/Math,EnglishandITCplacement exams August25‐26Tue‐Wed/NewFacultyOrientation August27Thu/Deadlineofthenon‐refundabledepositforFallsemester(4:00pm deadline),pleasemakeaminimumdepositof12,500AfghanitoStudentFinance(Bayat Building) August24Mon/ReturningfacultyinKabul August27Thu/NewGraduateMBAStudentOrientationSession August30Sun/Fall2015ClassesBegin Aug30–Sep06/LateRegistration&CourseChanges/Drop/Add(PowerCampusSelf ServiceRegistrationFall2015)4:00pmdeadlineon06/Septemberforadvisorto approveschedules. September03Thu/MBAtuitionfeesdeadline(4:00pmdeadline) September06Sun/Drop/AddenddatefortheFallsemester.Lastdaytosubmitany schedulechangesforadvisorapproval(4:00pmdeadlineforadvisortoapprove schedules). September06Sun/Gradechangedeadlineforspringandsummer2015 September07Mon/FacultySenateOpeningMeeting(12:30pm) September09Wed/MartyrDay(holiday) September09Wed/Fall2015CensusDay(notaholiday) September20Sun/BurhanuddinRabbaniobservance(holiday) September30Wed/Firsttuitionpaymentplandeadline(4:00pmdeadline) Sep24‐27Thu‐Sun/ArafatandEidHoliday October15Thu/Lastdaytofileforspring2016graduation October17–22Sat–Thu/FallBreak Oct24Sat/Ashura(Holiday)*(Publicholidaymayfallonadifferentday–datehasnot beenofficiallydetermined) Oct26‐Nov12RegistrationthroughPowerCAMPUSSelf‐Service(PC)andpaymentof feesforWinter2016 10 October28Wed/Deadlineforincompletegrade(s)paperworkfromspring&summer 2014semesterstobecompleted.Paperworkduebefore4:00pm. October28Wed/Deadlinetowithdrawfromcourse(s)–MBA,UG,FSP.Paperwork mustbesubmittedbefore4:00pm. October28Wed/Secondpaymentinstallmentdeadline(4:00pmdeadline) November12Thu/EarlySpring2016coursescheduleavailableonline November15Sun/Spring2016registrationbeginsforseniors–priorityregistration basedonnumberofcompletedcredits Nov22‐Dec03Sun‐Thu/RegistrationthroughPowerCampusSelf‐Service(PC)forall continuingstudentsforSpring2016 November30Mon/Thirdpaymentinstallmentdeadline(4:00pmdeadline) December01Tue/PaymentdeadlineforWinter2016classes.AlatefeeofAFN200per dayuntillatechange/dropregistrationbegins.Nofinancialaidavailableduringthe wintersession.Noinstallmentpaymentsforthewintersession. December03Thu/DeadlineforFinancialAidformsforSpring2016semester December10Thu/Studentevaluationsaredue.Submitallclassroomevaluations before4:00pm(lastdayoffallclasses) December11‐17Fri‐Thu/SemesterFinalExaminations(startsontheeveningof Friday,December11forMBAandBusinessclasses) December17Thu/Deadlinetosubmitfinalgradesfromfaculty.Gradeswillbeavailable tostudentsbythe31/December December20–26,2015Sun‐Sat/Mid‐YearBreak(Universityclosed) December31Thu/Fall2015gradesavailableforstudentsinPowerCampus *Calendarsubjecttorevision.Checktheonlinecalendarforthemostup‐to‐dateinformation. http://auaf.edu.af/registrar/academic‐calendar/ 11 MISSION TheAmericanUniversityofAfghanistanisdedicatedtoprovidingworldclasshigher educationthatpreparesleaderstomeettheneedsofAfghanistanandtheregion. VISION TheAmericanUniversityofAfghanistanwillrankamongtheoutstandingAmerican internationaluniversities,servingasamodelforprivatenot‐for‐profithighereducation inthecountryandtheregion.Theuniversitywillbeknownforacademicand professionalprogramsthatbuildonliberalstudiesandprovideenlightenedinstruction inkeyareasthatservethedevelopmentofthecountryandpromotetheaspirationsof itsstudents. AUAFwilloperatefromaspacious,attractivecampusthatisequippedwithexcellent, up‐to‐datefacilitiesandtechnicalcapacity.Theuniversitywillemployadiverse,highly educatedinternationalfacultytoattractandinstructthefinestmaleandfemale studentsinthecountryinathrivingenvironmentofsocialandscientificinquiry. Graduateswillbeabletothinkcritically,meetthechallengesofarapidlychanging world,becompetitivewithgraduatesofotheruniversitiesglobally,achievetechnical andelectronicexpertise,developnewenterprisesandemploymentopportunities,and assumeleadershippositionsinbusiness,education,socialservices,government,law, internationalrelations,andothersectors.Together,theuniversityanditsconstituents willcontributetotheprogressandprosperityofthecountryandtheregion. VALUES TheAmericanUniversityofAfghanistaniscommittedtorigoroustransparencyinall areasasitadvancesacademicfreedomandtheunfetteredpursuitofknowledge.It respectstheprinciplesofequalityandfairnesswithoutregardtogender,ethnicity, religion,orkinship,andwillconductitselfaccordingly.Itesteemsoriginalscholarship, academichonesty,meritoriousinstruction,andpublicserviceinitsfaculty,staff,and students.AUAFembracesdiversityandcommunity,understandingthatpersonal responsibilityandethicalbehaviorenhancethecollectiveachievementsofstudentsand otherconstituentsoftheuniversity.Itbelievesthattheuniversity’sresponsibility reachesbeyondthecampusandthetimelygraduationofstudentstoembracethefuture employmentandeducationalsuccessoftheuniversity’salumni.Theuniversityis committedtoplayinganactiveroleintheextensionofeducationalservicestothe people,agencies,businesses,andorganizationsofAfghanistan. 12 AUAF:ABRIEFHISTORY TheideatoestablishanAmericanUniversityinAfghanistanemergedin2002,basedon thesuccessofotherAmericanuniversitiesaroundtheworld.Today,theuniversityis Afghanistan’sonlynot‐for‐profit,privateandindependentuniversity.Itisnon‐political andnon‐sectarian,andcommittedtoeducatingfuturegenerationsofleadersin business,society,andgovernment. UniversityMilestones: 2002:Dr.SharifFayez,theAfghanMinisterofHigherEducation,proposesthe establishmentofthenation’sfirstindependentuniversity,andinaspeechtothenation, PresidentHamidKarzaistressestheimportanceofeducationtothecountry. 2003:InanaddresstotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCultural Organization(UNESCO),U.S.FirstLadyLauraBushannouncessupportforeducational initiativesinAfghanistan,andU.S.AmbassadorZalmayKhalilzadgivesstrongsupport forestablishingtheAmericanUniversityofAfghanistan. 2003:TheAfghanistanHighCommissionforPrivateInvestmentoffers99‐yearleases ontwolargetractsofland,insouthwestKabulneartheguttedDarulamanPalace,to developaprivateuniversity.TheAmericanUniversityofAfghanistanFoundationis charteredinDelawareasanonprofitphilanthropicorganizationtoreceivetheseleases. 2004:TheAfghanistanMinistryofHigherEducationgrantsachartertotheAmerican UniversityofAfghanistan(AUAF)underArticle46,Chapter2oftheAfghanConstitution andArticle445oftheCivilCode.TheCoordinatingCouncilofInternationalUniversities, basedintheU.S.,initiatesafeasibilitystudytorecommendaninstitutionalframework forthenewuniversity. 2004:Theuniversity’sBoardofTrusteesconductsitsfirstmeetinginDubai,U.A.E. 2005:InMarch,U.S.FirstLadyLauraBushvisitsthesiteofthenewuniversityand announcesagrantfromtheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment(USAID)to launchtheinstitution. 2005:Onafive‐acresitethatispartofthelandlease,twobuildingsheavilydamagedin combatbetweenAfghanandSovietforcesinthe1980sandtheresultingfactionalwar arerepairedforofficeandclassroomuse. 2006:InMarch,AUAFadmitsitsfirstgroupof53studentstoitsFoundationStudies Program,designedtostrengthenstudent’sEnglishlanguageandstudyskills.In September,thefirstcredit‐bearingundergraduatecoursesareoffered,alongwiththe firstadultprofessionallevelprograms. 2007:Theuniversityimplementsitsfirstvisionandacademicplans,andbeginsoffering summercourses. 13 2008:InJune,U.S.FirstLadyLauraBushannounces$42millioninfundingfromUSAID overfiveyears.Bytheendoftheyear,enrollmentintheundergraduateandFoundation Studiesprogramsreachesalmost350students. 2009:InAugust,theBoardofTrusteesappointsDr.C.MichaelSmithastheuniversity’s president.Througha$5milliongrantfromUSAID,theuniversityinstallsastate‐of‐the‐ arte‐learningfacilitysothatstudentscanbenefitfromcollaborationwithother universitieswithintheregionandasfarawayastheU.S.SupportfromtheBayat Foundationhelpstheuniversityrenovatethegymnasium.TheFriendsoftheAmerican UniversityofAfghanistan,withofficesinWashington,isawarded501(c)(3)non‐profit statusbytheInternalRevenueService. 2010:Enrollmentincreasesto550students.Newdegreeprograms—theBachelorof BusinessAdministration,BachelorofScienceinComputerScience,BachelorofArtsin PoliticalScienceandPublicAdministration—areapprovedbytheBoardofTrustees. ThedesignofthenewcampusiscompletedwithsupportfromUSAID.InMay,thefirst studentcompletesrequirementsforanundergraduatedegree.InJune,asuccessful fundraisingeventisheldinWashingtonfortheLauraBushWomen’sResourceCenter. InAugust,theuniversityopensanewlyconstructedfacultyofficebuilding. 2011:TheuniversityopensthespringsemesterinJanuarywithitsfirstconvocation. Enrollmentrisesto789students,including21percentwomen.InMay,theuniversity holdsitsfirstgraduationceremonyandholdsgroundbreakingceremoniesforfaculty andstaffhousingonthenewcampus.InAugust,anewfacultyofficebuildingopenson theoriginalcampus. 2012:InJanuary,theuniversityadmitsmorethan150newstudentstoitsFSPandUG programs,bringingthetotalnumberofstudentsinthoseprogramsto879.PDIenrolls morethan800students,arecord.InFebruary,theuniversitybreaksgroundonits$5 millionInternationalCenterforAfghanWomen’sEconomicDevelopment.Alsoin FebruarytheUnderSecretaryforCommerceFranciscoSanchezvisitscampustounveil AUAF’snewestprogram,theCommercialLawInitiative,whichwilloffercourseson commerciallaw. 2013:InJanuary,theDepartmentofLawiscreated,andthefirststudentsbeginclasses. Springenrollmentrisesto958students,and50%ofthe2013freshmanclassisfemale. 123students–includingthefirstcohortofMBAstudents–graduateataceremonyin MayheldinfrontofAUAF’snewInternationalCenterforAfghanWomen’sEconomic Development(ICAWED),a$5million,state‐of‐the‐artfacilitydesignedtosupport femaleAfghanbusinessowners.FormerAmbassadorRyanCrockerreturnsasprivate citizentodeliverthecommencementaddress.TheICAWEDCenterhostsitsfirstmajor internationalconferencejustweeksafteropening.Theuniversitysignsanotherfive yearcooperativeagreementwithUSAIDvaluedatmorethan$40million.Fall enrollmenttops1,000students,amajoruniversitymilestone,withfemalescomprising 30%oftheoverallstudentbody. 2014:Theuniversitybeginsitslargestdegreeprogramtodate–Amaster’sin educationfor320studentsfromacrossthecountry.Eachprovinceisrepresentedinthis programinpartnershipwiththeMinistryofEducation. 14 BOARDOFTRUSTEES BoardOfficers Chair Mr.FredricBerger,P.E. Chairman TheLouisBergerGroup,Inc. FirstViceChair Dr.A.RezaHoshmand CoordinatorforGeneralEducation CityUniversityofHongKong SecondViceChair Ms.LeslieM.Schweitzer Chair FriendsoftheAmericanUniversityofAfghanistan Treasurer Ms.DebraL.Zumwalt VicePresidentandGeneralCounsel StanfordUniversity Secretary Dr.MaryamQudrat Professor‐CaliforniaStateUniversityLongBeach Fellow–UCIrvine’sCenterforEthicsandMorality. AdjunctProfessor‐RandCorporationGraduateSchoolinSantaMonica BoardMembers Mr.MasudAkbar VicePresidentandFinancialConsultant RoyalBankofCanada Ms.MaryamBayat M.A.CandidateatSetonHallUniversityforDiplomacyandInternationalRelations Mr.NoorullahDelawari GovernoroftheAfghanCentralBank Dr.PaulaDobriansky SeniorVicePresidentandHeadofGovernmentAffairsoftheAmericas ThomsonReuters Mr.A.HoudaFarouki PresidentandCEO NourUSALimited 15 Mr.A.HudaFarouki Founder AfghanistanTechnicalVocationalInstitute(ATVI) Dr.AkramFazel SeniorVicePresident FKHGroup Mrs.CarolineH.Firestone Member U.S.‐AfghanWomen’sCouncil Mr.JDavidGrizzle Head,TrafficControlOperations FederalAviationAdministration Mr.HabibullahGulzar Chairman HabibGulzarInternationalLLC Dr.KerryHealey FormerLt.Governor CommonwealthofMassachusetts Ms.MahaKaddoura Chair Amideast(LebaneseBranch) Dr.ZalmayKhalilizad ChairmanandCEO KhalilizadAssociates,LLC Dr.ZalmayKhalilzad Ambassador(Afghanistan) UnitedNations Mr.FrankIslam FounderandCEO FIInvestments Ms.ShamimJawad Founder AyendaFoundation Dr.C.MichaelSmith(exofficio) President AmericanUniversityofAfghanistan 16 Dr.MarinStrmecki ExecutiveVicePresident SmithRichardsonFoundation Mr.ChrisTaylor ChiefExecutiveOfficer MissionEssentialPersonnel 17 ADMISSION TheAmericanUniversityofAfghanistanadmitsqualifiedstudentsinthefall,spring,and summerterms.ThefallsemesterbeginsinlateAugustorearlySeptemberandthe springsemesterbeginsinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary.Applicationsfor undergraduateadmissionmustbereceivedbytheAdmissionsOfficeonorbeforethe publisheddeadlines,andmustincludeevidenceofsuccessfulcompletionofan appropriatesecondaryeducationprogram.Deadlineinformationisavailablethrough theAdmissionsOffice. ADMISSIONPROCESS TheAdmissionsOfficereviewseachapplicant’squalificationsbasedonavarietyof criteriainordertoensurethattheapplicantcanbesuccessfulinmeetingthedemands ofachallengingAmerican‐stylecurriculumtaughtinEnglish.Prospectivestudentsmust provideofficialrecordsoftheirsecondaryschoolperformanceandothersupporting documents.Informationprovidedintheadmissionapplicationisevaluatedalongwith theapplicant’spastacademicrecordandproficiencyinEnglish. ENGLISHPROFICIENCY AUAFusestheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL)toassistindetermining whetheranapplicantmeetstheuniversity’sundergraduateentrancerequirements.In mostcases,aminimumscoreof510(orequivalent)ontheTOEFLisrequired.Other relevantfactors,suchasachievementintheuniversity’sFoundationStudiesProgram andprioreducationininstitutionsinwhichEnglishisthelanguageofinstructionmay alsobetakenintoaccount.IELTSresultsmay,inappropriatecases,substituteforthe TOEFLscore. EnglishProficiencyTests(EPT)areadministeredbytheuniversityatregularintervals throughouttheyear.ApplicantsforadmissionareencouragedtoregisterfortheEPTat theirearliestconvenience.EPTtestsassesslisteningcomprehension,grammar, vocabulary,andreadingcomprehension.Thesetestsassisttheuniversityinplacing applicantsincoursesbestsuitedtotheirlevelofEnglishproficiency. MoreinformationontheTOEFL,IELTS,andEPT,includingfeesandscheduling,maybe obtainedfromtheAdmissionsOffice. Tobeconsideredforadmission,applicantsmustsubmitthefollowingdocumentstothe AdmissionsOffice: Completedapplicationform Originalhighschooltranscript Originalhighschooldiploma OriginalnationalID(Tazkiraorpassport) OriginalscorereportforeitherTOEFLorIELTS 18 Transferstudentsfromotherpost‐secondaryinstitutionsmustalsoprovide: Transferapplicationformaccompaniedbyanessay Officialtranscript(s)ofpreviouspost‐secondarycourses Alldocumentsmustbeoriginal.TheAdmissionsOfficestaffwillverifythesedocuments, makecopies,andreturnthemtotheapplicant. Iftheapplicantqualifiesforadmission,heorshewillbenotifiedbytheAdmissions Officeviaemailorphone.Inordertomatriculate,theapplicantmustaccepttheofferof admission,inwriting,andpaya12,500Afghanis(AFN)non‐refundabledepositwhen applicable.Thedepositwillbecreditedtothestudent’scoursefeesforthesemester. Prospectivestudentsandapplicantsshouldverifypaymentdetailsanddeadlineswith theAdmissionsOffice. OnceadmittedtotheUndergraduateProgram,eachstudentwillbetestedonEnglish writing,mathematics,andinformationliteracy.Studentswillbeplacedintoclasses appropriatefortheirproficiencyinthesefields.Somestudentsmayberequiredtotake oneormorenon‐creditremedialcourses. ApplicantsnoteligibleforundergraduateadmissionbasedontheirEnglishlanguage proficiencywillbeplacedintheFoundationStudiesProgram(FSP).Applicationsforthe FSPmustbereceivedbythedatepublishedbytheAdmissionsOffice.TheFSPis designedtorefinelistening,speaking,andreadingskills,andtoimprovewritingability andotherskillssothatthestudentwillbesuccessfulinundergraduatecourses. ACCEPTANCEOFTRANSFERCREDIT AUAFmayawardtransfercreditforcomparableworkdoneatuniversitiesthatare similartoAUAFwithregardtomissionandinstructionallevel.Transfercreditswillonly beconsideredaccordingtothefollowingrequirements: 1. Thestudentinitiatestherequestfortransfernolaterthansixweeksafter thestartoftheirfirsttermatAUAFby: a. CompletingaformprovidedbytheRegistrar’sOffice;and b. Providinganofficialsealedtranscriptalongwithcourse descriptionsfromthestudent’spreviousinstitution.Transcripts andcoursedescriptionsinlanguagesotherthanEnglishmustbe accompaniedbyatranslation.TranslationsfromAfghan institutionsshouldbeauthenticatedbytheMinistryofHigher Education. c. ForaccreditedcollegesanduniversitiesintheU.S.,studentsmust provideacoursedescriptionfromthecatalogandsyllabiforeach courseforwhichatransfercreditisrequested.Transfercreditsfor coursesaresubjecttoverificationbyexaminationorinterview. Transfercreditfromnon‐accreditedcollegesanduniversitiesfrom outsidetheU.S.arenoteligiblefortransfer. d. Ifstudentswishtohavetheirtranscriptevaluatedtodetermine whichcoursestotakeintheenteringsemester,theymustsubmit allmaterials(transcripts,syllabi,coursedescriptions)nolater 19 2. 3. 4. 5. thanoneweekpriortothefirstdayofclassesforthatsemester.(It isrecommendedthatstudentssubmitthismaterialbefore orientationtobeproperlyadvised.)Materialssubmittedafterthis timecannotbeevaluatedpriortotheendofthedrop/addperiod. Thecourseforwhichtransfercreditisrequestedwastakenata universitythatmeetsoneofthefollowingcriteria: a. InstitutionsthathaveUSregionalaccreditation(regional accreditingbodiesincludetheMiddleStatesAssociationof CollegesandSchools,NewEnglandAssociationofSchoolsand Colleges,NorthCentralAssociationofCollegesandSchools, NorthwestAssociationofSchoolsandColleges,Southern AssociationofCollegesandSchools,andWesternAssociationof SchoolsandColleges) b. Institutionsthathavebeengrantedcandidacybyaregional accreditingassociation. c. InstitutionsotherthaninAfghanistanthathaverecognitionor accreditationbytheMinistryofHigherEducationorsimilar governmentbodyinthenationwherethecoursesweretaken. Thecourseforwhichcreditisrequestedalsomeetsthefollowingcriteria: a. Thecourseforwhichtransfercreditisrequestedmusthavebeen takeninthepreviousfiveyears. b. Thegradeearnedinthecourseforwhichcreditisrequestedmust betheequivalentofaCorbetter(C‐gradesandlowerarenot eligiblefortransfercredit). c. Thecourseforwhichtransfercreditisrequestedmustbeatthe 100‐levelorequivalent,orabove;nocreditwillbegivenfor remedialcourses. d. Nomorethan60hoursmaybeawardedastransfercredit. Departmentsmayplacefurtherlimitsonthetransferofspecific programrequirementswithapprovaloftheChiefAcademic Officer. CreditsorcoursesNOTeligiblefortransfertoAUAFinclude: a. Pass/Failorcourseswithsimilargrades b. Courseworkthatwasaudited. c. CourseworkwithwithdrawalgradessuchasW,WPorWF. d. Technicalprograms/certificatesorlifeexperience,ormilitary service,volunteerworkorothersimilarsituations. e. Coursesthatareintendedasareviewofsecondaryschool materials,suchascoursesdesignated remedial/developmental/preparatory f. Courseworkwhich,byanevaluationofitscontent,isdeemed inconsistentwithstandardcollege/universitycurricula. g. Transfercreditsfromacompleteddegreeatanotherinstitutionto beappliedforthesamedegreeatAUAF. Otherinformation: a. Studentsmustallowatleastfourweeksafterprovidingtheir transcripttotheRegistrar’sOfficefortheevaluationoftheir credentials. 20 b. Ifatranscriptissubmittedduringperiodswhendepartmentchairs aregenerallynotoncampus,theprocesscantakemuchlonger. c. Gradesearnedfromtransferredcreditsarenotusedincalculating GPAs. d. Creditearnedfromaninstitutionusingaquarter–basedacademic calendarwillbeconvertedtosemestercredits.Forcreditsbased onothersystems,thedepartmentchairwillbasecreditonthe contentcovered. e. Finaldecisionsregardingtheacceptanceoftransfercreditsare madebytheacademicdepartmentwhichhousesthecourse requirementforwhichtransfercreditisrequested. f. Studentswishingtocompleteworkatotherinstitutionsafter enteringAUAFmustreceivepriorapprovalfromtheappropriate departmentchairaswellasregistrar. g. Thelast30credithoursofundergraduateworkmustbecompleted atAUAF. h. StudentswillbetestedforIT,math,andscienceequivalencies. Placementexamswillbeadministeredbytheappropriate departments.Awardoftransfercreditwillbebasedontransfer coursecompletionandAUAFplacementexamresults. 21 TUITION,FEESANDFINANCIALASSISTANCE Tuitionischargedtocoverinstructionalcosts,includingtextbooksandsupplies, administrativeexpensesandothernecessarycostsofuniversityoperation. Scholarships,need‐basedfinancialassistanceandwork‐studyopportunitiesare availableforselectstudentswhorequirefinancialsupport. TUITIONANDFEES Tuitionandfeesaretheindividualresponsibilityofthestudentandarepayabletothe StudentFinanceOffice.Exceptforexpensesspecificallycoveredbydesignated scholarship,financialaid,orotherawards,thestudentisalsoresponsibleforallother costsassociatedwithattendingtheAmericanUniversityofAfghanistan,including notebooks,textbooks,transportation,andlivingexpenses.Unlesspriorarrangements havebeenmade,alldeposits,tuition,andanyotherfeesmustbepaidbeforethestartof classes.TuitionandfeesareofficiallyapprovedannuallybytheBoardofTrusteesand announcedbytheuniversity. DEPOSIT Onceacceptedintotheuniversity,studentsarerequiredtopayanon‐refundable depositof12,500AFNpriortoregisteringforclassesatAUAF.Thisdepositisapplied towardthestudent’stuitionfee.Ifastudentdecidesnottoattendclassesafterpaying thedeposit,thestudentmustforfeittheamountunlessarefundisrequestedthrougha properpetitionandapprovedbytheChiefAcademicOfficer. METHODOFPAYMENT Allstudentsarebilled,andallpaymentmustbemade,inAfghanisunlessprior arrangementshavebeenmadeforpaymentinUSdollars.Studentsareexpectedto eitherpaythefullamountoftuitionatthebeginningofthesemesterortomake arrangementstoenrollinathreemonthinstallmentpaymentplanwiththeStudent FinanceOffice.Onceenrolledinthemonthlyinstallmentplan,studentsmustmakesure thattheypaytheirinstallmentsontimesoastonotincuradditionallatefines.Failureto maketimelypaymentsmayresultindisenrollmentfromthecoursesinwhichthe studentisregistered.Gradeswillnotbeposted,transcriptswillnotbegiven,and enrollmentinfurtherclasseswillnotbealloweduntilallaccountsfrompreviousterms havebeenpaidinfull.AllpaymentsaremadeattheStudentFinanceOffice. FINANCIALASSISTANCE Currentundergraduatestudentsaswellasapplicantswhomeettherequirementsfor undergraduateadmissionmaybeconsideredforfinancialassistancefromthe university.Toreceivefinancialassistanceinanyonesemester,studentsmustregister foraminimumofninecredithourspersemester.Universitysponsoredfinancial assistanceisnotavailableduringthesummerterm.Studentswhodroptofewerthan ninecredithourslosetheirfinancialassistance. 22 Privatelyfundedscholarshipsandfinancialassistanceprogramsmayhaveadditional stipulations. FinancialassistanceapplicationsaresubmittedattheStudentFinanceOffice.Students mustdemonstratecontinuingneedtoremaineligibleforfinancialassistance.Theymust alsomaintaina2.0gradepointaverageandremainingoodacademicstanding. SCHOLARSHIPS Theuniversityoffersalimitednumberofmerit‐basedscholarshipstostudentswhether intheundergraduateprogramorFSP.Theseawardsinclude: SunshineLadyFoundationScholarship:Availabletofemaleapplicants. MaqsudiAnnualScholarship:Thesescholarshipsareavailabletoatotalof12applicants (fiveatatime)totheundergraduateprogram. President’sAwardScholarship:Thesescholarshipsareawardedtoselectedstudents whohavedemonstratedexcellenceintheirpriorschoolperformanceandontestscores. Otherscholarshipsmaybeawardedasresourcesareavailable.Furtherinformationis availableattheFinanceOffice.Scholarshipstudentsthatwithdrawordropclassesmay beresponsibleforpaymentofcourses.PleasecheckwithStudentFinanceforthemost up‐to‐dateinformation. REFUNDPOLICY AUAFtuitionassessmentpolicyisbasedonthesemesterinwhichclassesoccur.This policyappliestoclassesinanygivensemester,evenifstudentsintendtoremainintheir programandreturnforclassesinasubsequentsemester.Scholarshipstudentsthat withdrawordropfromclassesareresponsibleforanypayments. AUAFwillrefundanytuitionmoneypaidifthestudentdropsthecoursebeforethestart ofthesemester(minusanytuitiondeposit).Thelastdatetowithdrawfromany course(s)andreceiveatuitionrefundisthe7thdayofthesemesterforSpringandFall. SinceSummerandWintersemesterisshorterthanothersemesters,thelastdayto withdrawforafullrefundwillbedifferent.Althoughatuitionrefundisnotavailable afterthe7thdayofanysemester,studentsmaybeabletoreplaceadroppedor withdrawnclasswithanotherclassinthesamesemester,withoutadditionaltuition assessmentaslongasitoccursbeforetheendofthead/dropperiod. Forstudentswhowithdrawfromallcoursesinanygivensemester: Ifastudentwithdrawalsfromallcourseswithinagivensemesteroccurspriorto the7thdayofthesemester,notuitionwillbeassessed,nofinancialaidwillbe disbursed,andtherewillbenotranscriptrecordofthecourse(s).Thetuition depositisnon‐refundablenomatterwhenthewithdrawoccurs. Ifthestudentwithdrawalsfromallcourseswithinagivensemesteroccursafterthe 7thdayofthesemester,butpriortothefirstinstallmentpayment,thetuitionwill bepro‐ratedaccordingtothenumberofinstallments.Anytuitionrefundis 23 allocatedpro‐ratatoitspaymentsource(scholarship,sponsorship,student,etc). Courseswithdrawnduringthisperiodwillhaveatranscriptrecordofa“W.” Courseswithdrawnbeforethesecondinstallmentwillbepro‐ratedagainaccording tothenumberofinstallments. Ifwithdrawalfromallcourseswithinagivensemesteroccursafterthesecond installmentpaymentthentherewillbenoadjustmentforeithertuitionorfinancial aid,unlesslatewithdrawalhasbeenapprovedbytheDirectorofStudentAffairsfor medicalreasonsordeathofanimmediatefamilymember.Courseswithdrawn duringthisperiodwillhaveatranscriptrecordofa“W.” Tobegintheprocessofwithdrawingfromallcourseswithinagivensemester,a studentmustcontacttheRegistrar’sOffice. Forstudentswhowithdrawfromoneormorecoursesbutremainenrolledin othercoursesinanygivensemester: Notuitionwillbeassessedforcoursesdroppedpriortocloseofbusiness (5:00pm)onthe7thdayofthesemester,andtherewillbenotranscriptrecordof thecourse.Financialaiddisbursementwillbemadenoearlierthanthe7thdayof thesemester. Ifthestudentwithdrawalsfromacoursewithinagivensemesteroccursafterthe 7thdayofthesemester,butpriortothefirstinstallmentpayment,thetuitionwill bepro‐ratedaccordingtothenumberofinstallments.Anytuitionrefundis allocatedpro‐ratatoitspaymentsource(scholarship,sponsorship,student,etc.). Courseswithdrawnduringthisperiodwillhaveatranscriptrecordofa“W.” Notuitionrefundwillbeavailableforindividualcourseswithdrawnafterthefirst installmentdeadlineofthesemester.Courseswithdrawnduringthisperiodwill haveatranscriptrecordofa“W.” RefertothepublishedAcademicCalendarforthedrop/addperiodsforeach semester. 24 ACADEMICREQUIREMENTSANDREGULATIONS Studentsareresponsibleformakingthemselvesfamiliarwiththecontentsofthis catalogandthestudenthandbookpublishedbytheStudentAffairsOffice.Academic regulationsaresubjecttochangeandeveryeffortismadetoinformstudentsofany changesthroughnormaluniversitycommunicationchannels.Studentsshouldconsult withtheiracademicadvisorsonissuesorquestionspertainingtothiscatalogortheir degreeprograms. TEACHINGANDLEARNINGENVIRONMENT Theuniversityiscommittedtoprovidingafair,safeandstimulatingteaching environmenttostudentsandfaculty.Itisthereforecriticalthatstudentsandfaculty members,regardlessoftheirnationality,religiousbeliefs,ethnicity,genderoreconomic background,beequallyencouragedtoparticipateinthelearningprocess.Harassment ofanysortisnottoleratedeitherinoroutsidetheclassroom. ACADEMICLOAD Full‐timeundergraduatestudents,studentsonacademicprobation(i.e.withaGPAof below2.0)canregisterforamaximumof12credithoursinthespringandfall semesters.Freshmenmaytakenomorethan13creditsduringtheirfirstsemester. StudentswithaGPAofatleast2.0areallowedtoregisterforupto15credithours.For acourseloadofmorethan15credithours,approvalfromthestudent’sacademic advisorandacumulativeGPAofa3.50orhigher.Undernocircumstancesmaya studentenrollinmorethan18creditsinasemester.Themaximumloadinanyfive weeksummersessionissevencredithours. Students must carry a minimum of 9 credits in the fall and spring semesters to be eligible for financial assistance. Students enrolled with less than 9 credits per semester are considered as part-time students. CLASSDESIGNATION Thenumberofcredithoursearnedbyastudentdefineshisorherclassdesignationas follows: CreditHoursEarned ClassDesignation 0‐29 Freshman 30‐59 Sophomore 60‐89 Junior 90ormore Senior 25 COURSENUMBERINGANDDESCRIPTIONS Coursesareidentifiedbyanalphabeticprefixfollowedbyanumber.Theprefix,suchas ANTforAnthropologyorITCforInformationTechnologyandComputerScience, indicatesthedisciplineordepartment.Thenumberindicatesthelevelofthecourseand specificallyidentifiesit.Generaleducationcoursesareidentifiedbythedesignation (GE).TheletterfollowingtheGEdesignationidentifiesthecategoryofthegeneral educationrequirementsthecoursefulfills.Eachcourselistinghasabrieftitleanda summarydescription,andnotesanyprerequisitesforthecourse. Thefollowingcoursenumberingsystemispresentedforinformationandguidance purposestoplancourseschedules: 001‐099:Coursesthatareremedial,whichdonotcarryacademiccredit,butthatcarry administrativecreditforpurposesofcalculatingtuition,full‐orpart‐timestatus, financialaideligibility,andsatisfactionofspecialprogramrequirements. 100‐199:Introductorycoursesgenerallyconsideredappropriateforthefirst‐year collegestudent.Coursesthatareprerequisitestomoreadvancedcourses.Mayormay notawardGeneralEducationcredit.Theydonotcarryundergraduateadvanced‐level credit.Freshman,sophomores,juniors,andseniorsmayregisterforthem.Typically takenwithinthefirsttwoyearsofatAUAF. 200‐299:Coursesthatareintendedforsophomores,juniors,andseniorswhohave completedthe100‐levelprerequisites.MayormaynotawardGeneralEducationcredit. Maybeintroductorycoursesinasubjectthatrequires100‐levelworkinother disciplinesasprerequisites.Freshmenmayregisterforthemiftheyhavesatisfiedthe prerequisitesthroughcourses. 300‐399:Coursesthatrequire200‐levelprerequisitesorthatareofsufficient complexityordifficultythattheyrequireabroadereducationalbackgroundand maturitytoperformatoptimallevels.Insomedisciplinessophomoresmayregisterfor themiftheymeettheabovestandards.Generallytakenbyjuniorsandseniorswhowill receiveadvanced‐levelundergraduatecreditbutnotgraduatecredit. 400‐499:Advancedundergraduatelevelcourses.Studentswithseniorstandingmay registerforthem. 500‐599:Coursesintendedexclusivelyforgraduate(MBA)students.Studentsmustbea graduatestudenttoregisterforthistypeofcourse. COMPLETIONOFTHEENGLISHSEQUENCE StudentsintheundergraduateprogramarerequiredtocompletetheFreshmanEnglish sequence(ENG110andENG115)beforeregisteringfor300‐or400‐levelcourses. 26 GRADINGSYSTEM Theuniversityusesalettergradingscaleanddoesnotuseplusandminuslettergrades. Lettergradesareassignedspecificnumericalqualitypoints(notedbelow).Gradepoint averages(GPAs)arecalculatedonthebasisofa4.0gradingscale.GPAsarecalculated onasemesterandaccumulativebasis.ThesemesterGPAindicatesaperformanceina particularsemesterwhilethecumulativeGPAindicatestheoverallacademic performancesinceenrollment.Studentsmustmaintainaminimumofa2.0cumulative GPAtoremainingoodstanding.Gradesareassignedandcountedonlyforcourses takenforcredit.CoursestakenwithanS/U(SatisfactoryorUnsatisfactory)orP/F (Pass/Fail)optionarenotcalculatedintotheGPA.Nogradechangesareallowedafter thefirstweekofthefollowingsemesterthattheoriginalgradewasassigned.Oncea studentgraduatestheirGPAbecomesstatic.Noadditionalcoursesaftergraduatingwill counttowardtheGPAcalculation. Grade GradePoints A(90‐100) 4 B (80‐89) 3 C (70‐79) 2 D (60‐69) 1 F (0‐59) 0 U/Fail(Unsatisfactory) NotcountedinGPA S/Pass(Satisfactory) NotcountedinGPA I(Incomplete) NotcountedinGPA W(Withdrawn) NotcountedinGPA AU (Audit) NotcountedinGPA STUDENTAPPEALOFAGRADE Studentshavetherighttoanobjective,professionalevaluationoftheiracademicwork andtofair,equitabletreatmentintheiracademicrelationshipswithmembersofthe faculty.Toinitiatetheprocessofappealingagradeearnedduringagivensemester, studentswhobelievetheyhavealegitimategrievancemustfirstconferwiththe professorofthecourse.Thisstudent/professorconferencemusttakeplacenolater thantheendofthefirstweekofthesemesterfollowingtheissueinquestion.Iftheissue isnotresolvedattheinstructorlevel,thestudentmayappealtotheDepartmentChair bysubmittingafull,fair,writtenaccountoftheincidentorcircumstancesgivingriseto thegrievance.Ifthematterisstillnotresolved,thestudentmayappealtotheChief AcademicOfficerwhoservesastheAUAF’sChiefAcademicOfficerandwouldhavethe finalsayontheappeal. RESIDENCYREQUIREMENTSFORADEGREE Candidatesforthebachelor’sdegreeareexpectedtocompletetheirsenioryear(30 credithours)inresidenceatAUAF.Transferstudentsmustcompleteatleast50percent oftherequiredcreditsforthedegreeinresidenceatAUAF.400‐levelcoursesinthe student’smajormaynotbetakenoutsideAUAF. 27 PRESIDENT’SAWARDLIST ThePresident’sAwardincludesHonorandHighHonorawards.TheRegistrar’sOffice issuesaPresident’sAwardlistofhonorstudentsattheendofthefallandspring semesters.StudentsmustmeetthefollowingconditionstobeplacedonthePresident’s AwardList: Completeaminimumof12credithoursinthesemester Haveatleasta3.5semesterGPA Havenofailinggradesorwithdrawsinanycoursesduringthatsemester Havenoincompletegradesincurrentorprevioussemesters Havenodisciplinaryactionduringthesemester Havenodisciplinaryactionpending Notonanycurrentstoplists TheRegistrar’sOfficealsoissuesaPresident’sHighHonorAwardListofhonorstudents eachsemester.Tobeincludedastudentmusthavemetalltheconditionsforthe President’sAwardandhavea3.75semesterGPAorhigher.Gradechangesubmissions madeafterthefirstweekofthefollowingsemesterwillnotbecalculatedintothehonor awardcriteria. 28 GRADUATIONHONORS Theuniversitywillgranthonorstostudentsreceivingabaccalaureatedegreeas follows: Summacumlaude:CumulativeGPAof3.90orabove Magnacumlaude:CumulativeGPAof3.80‐3.89 Cumlaude:CumulativeGPAof3.65‐3.79 INCOMPLETEGRADE Allrequirementsforacoursemustbecompletedbythedateassignedbytheinstructor andnolaterthantheendofthefinalexaminationdayforthatcourse.Agradeof “Incomplete”or(“I”)isgivenonlywhenfailuretocompleteallrequirementshasbeen causedbycircumstancesbeyondthestudent’scontrolandsubstantialamountof coursework(atleast60%)hasbeencompleted.Requestsforagradeof“Incomplete” mustbemadeinwritingandfiledwiththeRegistrar’sOffice.Thecourseworkmustbe completedbythedeadlineagreedtobythefacultymemberandmustnotbelaterthan thestartoftheninthweekofthesemesterfollowingthesemesterinwhichthestudent enrolledinthecourse.Ifthecourseworkisnotcompletedwithinthistimeframe,the Registrar’sOfficewillreplacetheIncompleteor“I”gradewithan“F”,whichwillremain permanentlyonthestudent’srecord.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytomakesurethat therequiredworkiscompletedandtheinstructor’sresponsibilitytosubmitthefinal gradetotheRegistrar’sOffice.Studentswhoreceiveanincompleteareineligibleforthe President’sAwardforthesemester.Itisuptothediscretionoftheinstructortoassign anincompletegrade.Astudentwithincompletegrade(s)mayberestrictedtoa maximumof13credithoursinthefollowingfallorspringsemesterand3creditsonthe summersessions.Studentsarerestrictedtoamaximumthreeincompletesduringtheir degreeprogram. FINALEXAMINATIONS Finalexaminationsareheldattheendofthesemesteratthetimeandplacespecifiedin theexaminationscheduleonline.http://auaf.edu.af/registrar/final‐exam‐schedule/ Studentsmaybeexcusedfromtakingafinalexaminationatthescheduledtimeonlyby providingvalidmedicalorotherdocumentationtotheRegistrar’sOfficeandfaculty member. WITHDRAWINGFROMCLASS AstudentwhostopsattendingacourseaftertheDrop/Addperiodisoverandwho followsappropriateprocedureswiththeinstructor,advisor,library,studentfinanceand theRegistrar’sOfficewillreceivea“Withdrawal”or“W”gradeonhisorheracademic transcript.Astudentmayusethisprocesstowithdrawfromamaximumofsixcredit coursesduringtheirundergraduatecareerandatotalofsixnon‐creditFSPcourses(up toatotalof19creditsmaximumasanundergraduate).Thismustprocessmustbe completedbythepublishedwithdrawsemesterdeadline.Anywithdrawnpastthe maximumofsixcreditundergraduatecourseswillreceivean“F”grade. 29 MEDICALWITHDRAWAL Studentsmaywithdrawfromcoursesiftheysufferfromaphysicalorpsychological conditionthatpreventsthemfromdoingalltheworkrequiredtocompletecoursework. Studentsmaynotwithdrawfromonlyonecourseinasemesterduetoamedicalreason exceptinunusualcircumstanceswhereacourserequiresaparticularphysicalability. PermissionoftheChiefAcademicOfficerisrequired. OTHERTYPESOFWITHDRAWALS Insomeextraordinarycases,theuniversitymayallowastudenttowithdrawfromall coursesinasemesterprovidedthestudentcandetail,throughapetitioningprocess,a compellingexplanationanddocumentationofcircumstancesbeyondtheindividual’s control,suchasworkrelocationorsuddenfinancialhardship.PermissionoftheChief AcademicOfficerisrequired. REPEATINGACOURSE Astudentmayrepeatapreviouslytakencourseonlyonceifthecourseisstilloffered. Thegradeforthesecondattemptiscountedtowardthestudent’sGPA.Allattemptsare recordedonthestudent’stranscript,butthegradeisnotcountedfromthefirstattempt. Standardtuitionandfeesapplytorepeatedcourses.Allrepeatedattemptsofacourseis countedintotheGPA.Studentsmusttakethesamecourseandcoursenumbertobe consideredarepeatclass. OUTOFSEQUENCECOURSES Creditisnotawardedforprerequisitecoursesinscience,mathematicsorEnglishaftera moreadvancedcoursehasbeencompleted.Forexample,studentswillnotbeawarded creditforENG100/101iftakenafterENG110. ACADEMICADVISING Studentswithlessthan30cumulativecreditsareadvisedbytheStudentAffairsOffice regardlessofwhethertheyhavedeclaredtheirintendeddegreeprogramornot.After completionof30credithours,studentsmustdeclaretheirmajorordeclaretheyare “undeclared”intheirmajor.Studentswith30ormorecumulativecreditswhohavenot declaredtheirdegreeplanalsoareadvisedbytheStudentAffairsOffice.Studentswho have30ormorecreditsandhavedeclaredtheirmajorsareadvisedbythedepartment oftheirmajor. Studentsarerequiredtohaveadvisorapprovalpriortoregisteringforaclassandalso fordroppingoraddingaclasstotheirschedule.Studentsareencouragedtomaintain closecontactwiththeiradvisorsthroughoutthesemester. Advisorsassiststudentsindevelopingtheirprogramofstudy,interpretinguniversity policiesandprocedures,andcounselingtheminotherways.Astudentshouldmeet 30 withhisorheracademicadvisorregardingacademicproblemsbeforeapproaching otheruniversityofficials. CATALOGYEAR Academicprogramsmaybeupdatedannuallybasedonanumberofexternaland internalfactors.Anacademicyearstartsinthefallsemesterofonecalendaryearand endsafterthesummersessionofthenextcalendaryear.Allstudentsadmittedinone academicyeararegovernedbythesamecatalog.Therefore,astudententeringinthe fallsemesterof2013andanotherstudentbeginninginsummersession2014areboth governedbythesamecatalog.Thismeansthattheywillbeassignedanacademicplan fortheirmajorundertheprovisionsforthatparticularcatalogyear. Students,inconsultationwiththeiracademicadvisorandtheRegistrar’sOffice,may electtochangetheircatalogyeartoamorerecentyeariftheacademicplanforthat catalogyearsuitsthembetter.Thestudentcannotselectsomerequirementsfromone catalogandotherrequirementsfromanother. ACADEMICPROBATION StudentswhohaveacumulativeorsemesterGPAthatfallsbelow2.00willbeplacedon academicprobation.Toberemovedfromprobationandstayingoodstanding,the studentmustachievebothacumulativeandsemesterGPAof2.0orhigherinthe followingsemesters.Studentswhocompletetwoconsecutivesemesterswitha cumulativeandsemesterGPAbelowa2.0willbesuspendedfromtheuniversity.Afull‐ timestudentonacademicprobationmayregisterfornomorethanfourcoursesora maximumof12credithours. ACADEMICCREDITHOURDEFINITION Theprimaryroleofthecredithouristoprovideareasonableandprudentproxy standardforstudentengagementandlearning.Asemestercredithourisdefinedasan amountofworkrepresentedinintendedlearningoutcomesandverifiedbyevidenceof studentachievementthatisaninstitutionallyestablishedequivalencythatreasonably approximatesnotlessthan: 1) Onehourofclassroomordirectfacultyinstructionandaminimumoftwo additionalhoursofstudentworkeachweekforapproximatelysixteenweeksfor onesemesterofcredit;or 2) Atleastanequivalentamountofworkasrequiredinparagraph(1)ofthis definitionforotheracademicactivitiesofinstructionaldeliveryanddesign modesincludinglaboratorywork,internships,practica,andotheracademic workleadingtotheawardofcredithours. Aunitofundergraduateacademiccreditisawardedtoastudentuponthesuccessful completionofanapprovedinstructionalcourse,orbythedemonstrationof competency,demonstrationofproficiency,orfulfillmentoflearningoutcomesthatis theequivalenttothatprovidedbyanapprovedinstructionalcourse. 31 REGISTERINGFORCOURSES Astudentmusthavehisorheradvisor’sapprovaltoregisterforcourses.Although assistedbyadvisors,studentshavetheultimateresponsibilityforplanningand selectingcoursesthatwillfulfilltheirdegreerequirements,andensuringthattheyhave metcourseprerequisites. Studentsmustregisterpriortothefirstdayofclassesbutmayadjusttheirschedules duringtheDrop/Addperiod.Enteringfreshmenmayonlyregisterforaparticularsetof courses.Newstudentsmustattendstudentorientationandtakeplacementtestsfor mathematicsandEnglishpriortothefirstdayofclasses.Newstudentsmaynotregister formorethan13credithoursintheirfirstsemesterbutareallowedtoregisterforthe followingcoursesunlessotherwiseplaceddifferentlythroughplacementtesting: ENG110AcademicWritingIorENG100/101WritingLab UNV100UniversitySuccess ITC101IntroductiontoComputersorITC110IntroductiontoInformation Technology MTH101IntroductiontoCollegeMathematicsorMTH110CollegeAlgebra Ifstudentsenrollinfewerthan13credithoursintheirfirstsemester,thecoursestaken mustincludeENG100/101orENG110andUNV100. Incertaincasesstudentsmaybeadvisedtotakealternativecoursesdependingonthe resultsoftheirplacementtestsinmathematicsandEnglishcomposition. ADJUSTINGCOURSESCHEDULE Studentsmaychangetheiracademiccourseschedulewithoutpenaltybydroppingand addingcoursesduringtheDrop/Addperiod.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytomake surealladjustmentstoschedulearemadeduringtheDrop/Addperiod.Adjustments aftertheDrop/Addperiodwillincurafinancialand/orgradepenalty.Studentsmaynot addacourseaftertheDrop/Addperiod.Studentsmustgetadvisorapprovalpriorto addinganycourse. DROPPINGCLASSES Ifstudents“drop”acourseaftertheDrop/Addweek,theywillreceivea“W”gradeon theirtranscripts.Studentswillnotreceiveafullrefundoftheirfeesforanycourse droppedafterthisperiod.Studentswhostopgoingtoclassbutdonotofficiallydropor withdrawfromacoursewillreceiveafailinggradeof“F.”Astudentmaywithdrawonly throughfilingtheappropriatepaperworkwiththeRegistrar’sOffice. ATTENDANCEPOLICY AnimportantcomponentoftheeducationatAUAFisthedevelopmentofaprofessional Attitudesandbehaviorsinourgraduates.Tothatend,studentsareexpectedtoattend classes regularly and be seated in the classroom before classes begin. Instructors will take 32 Attendance.Latearrivalorearlydeparturesmaybecountedasanabsence.Whenmore than 25% of the course classes have been missed for any reason, excused or unexcused, the student will be assessed a grade of “F” for the course. This 75% attendancerequirementisaminimumforthestudenttoreceivecreditforthecourse. Theinstructorisfreetoreducethenumberofallowedabsences,definewhatanexcused absenceis,andsetthepenaltiesforabsences.Theonlyexceptionisthatclassesmissed duetocampusclosingsarenotcountedasabsences. Aninstructorisnotobligatedtogivemakeupexaminationsorother‐make‐upworkif astudentmissesatestorfailstocompleteassignedwork,whetherornottheabsenceis excused.Ifastudentanticipatesthattheymightbeforcedtomissasignificantnumber of classes, even with an excuse, they are encouraged to drop the course or seek an incomplete. A student serving in an official capacity as a representative of the university may be excused from classes if prior arrangements are made between the student and the instructor. The student must still complete all required course work within a specific timeframeagreeduponbythestudentandtheinstructor.Foranabsencetobeexcused foramedicalreason,awrittenletterfromtheattendingphysicianisrequired. LEAVEOFABSENCE Studentsareencouragedtofilealeaveofabsenceformiftheyareplanningnottoenroll inanyfallorspringsemester. READMISSION Studentswhoarenotenrolledintwoormoreconsecutivesemesters(fallandspring) withoutapplyingforaleaveofabsencewillberequiredtomeettheadmissions requirementsapplicabletothesemesterofreenrollmentinordertocontinuetheir studiesatAUAF.Suchstudentswillbereadmittedunderthecatalogfortheyearin whichtheyarereenrolled. Studentsingoodacademicstandingwhoappliedforaleaveofabsenceorofficially withdrewfromtheuniversitymaybereadmittedtotheiroriginalprogramofstudy throughapetitionprocess. REINSTATEMENT StudentsonacademicsuspensionmustapplyforreadmissiontoAUAFaftertheir suspensionperiodisover,oratleasttwomonthsbeforethebeginningofthefollowing semester,whichevercomeslater.TheRegistrarandChiefAcademicOfficerare responsibleformakingalldecisionsregardingthereadmissionofsuspendedstudents. STUDENTHONORCODE Studentsmustadheretothehonorcodeandthecodeofconductasdescribedinthe studenthandbook. 33 STUDENTRECORDS AcademicrecordsaremaintainedwithintheStudentInformationSystem.The Registrar’sOfficeissueselectronicandpapercopiesofstudents’academicrecordsas needed.Students’academicrecordsaremaintainedonalong‐termbasisandare available,forafee,tostudents,alumniandformerstudentsuponrequest.Student recordsmaynotbedisseminatedtoanyagencyorindividuals,includingfamily members,withoutpriorconsentfromthestudent.Studentsshouldnotifythe Registrar’sOfficeimmediatelyuponnoticinganyirregularitiesontheiracademic transcriptorotherofficialrecords.Studentrecordsarethepropertyoftheuniversity, andonlyauthorizeduniversityofficialsorauthorizedgovernmentagencieshaveaccess tothem.Inaccordancewithuniversityregulations,copiesofthoserecordsmaybemade availabletothestudentorgraduates. STUDENTINFORMATIONANDPRIVACY Studentshavetherightto: Reviewinformationcontainedintheiracademicrecords Requestchangesorupdatestotheirpersonaldata Consenttodisclosureoftheireducationrecordstothirdparties TRANSCRIPTS StudentsmayobtainofficialtranscriptsoftheiracademicrecordsfromtheRegistrar’s Officebysubmittingasignedrequestform.Theuniversityissuesonlycomplete transcripts.Afeeischargedforofficialtranscriptcopies.Studentsmaydownloadtheir unofficialtranscript,forfree,throughtheonlineStudentInformationSystem. NAMESONCERTIFICATES,DIPLOMAS,DEGREES Astudent’snameoncertificates,diplomasanddegreeswillbespelledinEnglishexactly asitappearsonthestudent’spassportornationalidentitycard.Ifanameonapassport oranidentitycarddoesnotappearinEnglish,thentheEnglishspellingofthenamewill beinaccordancewiththepreferenceofthestudent.Astudentmayrequestaname changeonlyuponprovidingsupportinggovernmentdocumentationforthechange. Studentswhochangetheirnamesafterleavingtheuniversitywillbeissuedtranscripts inthenameunderwhichtheywereenrolledattheuniversity. GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS Adegreeisnotconferredforamerecollectionofcredits.Awell‐balanced,unified,and completeprogramofstudyisrequired.Theoverallprogramofthestudentfrequently willexceedtheminimumrequirementsasspecifiedforeachdegree.Tograduate,a studentmustcompleteallacademicrequirementsprescribedfortheparticulardegree withintherecommendedtimeframe.Allfinancialandadministrativeholdsmustbe clearedfortheawardingofthedegreeandissuanceofthediploma.Thestudentmust meettheresidencyrequirementsdescribedelsewhereinthiscatalogandmustnothave anypendingdisciplinaryactions.Allbachelors’degreesatAUAFcarrythefollowing 34 requirementsthatmustbemetbeforeastudentcanparticipateinthecommencement ceremonyand/orreceiveadiploma: Eachbachelor’sdegreemustbeaminimumof120semesterhours(minimumof 150semesterhoursforaBA‐LLBdegree)of100‐levelorabovecourses Atleast: o The30finalcredithoursmustbecompletedatAUAF o 50%ofthecreditsrequiredforamajormustbecompletedatAUAF o Nomorethan60hoursmaybeawardedastransfercredit.Departments mayplacefurtherlimitsonthetransferofspecificprogramrequirements withapprovaloftheChiefAcademicOfficer. o A2.0cumulativeGPAmustbeearned o All400‐levelcourseworkmustbecompletedatAUAF While2.0GPAand120(morefortheBA‐LLBdegree)earnedhoursareminimumsto receiveabachelor’sdegree,somemajorscarrydifferentrequirements.Refertomajor requirementsforspecificdetailsandtoidentifyexceptions.Onceastudentgraduates theycannolongertakecoursestoimprovetheirGPA.TheGPAisstaticupon graduating. GRADUATIONAPPLICATION AnapplicationforgraduationmustbeturnedintotheRegistrar’sOfficenolessthan twosemestersbeforethestudentwishestograduatetoensureproperreviewof courseworkneededfordegreecompletion.Pleaserefertotheacademiccalendarfor graduationapplicationdeadlines. Theuniversityreservestherighttomodifyanyorallprogramsinaccordancewith soundacademicandbusinesspractices.Responsibilityforensuringcompletionofall graduationrequirementsliesentirelywiththestudent. 35 INFORMATIONLITERACYasdefinedbytheAssociationofCollegeandResearch Libraries Informationliteracyisasetofabilitiesrequiringindividualsto"recognizewhen informationisneededandhavetheabilitytolocate,evaluate,anduseeffectivelythe neededinformation."Informationliteracyalsoisincreasinglyimportantinthe contemporaryenvironmentofrapidtechnologicalchangeandproliferatinginformation resources.Becauseoftheescalatingcomplexityofthisenvironment,individualsare facedwithdiverse,abundantinformationchoices‐‐intheiracademicstudies,inthe workplace,andintheirpersonallives.Informationisavailablethroughlibraries, communityresources,specialinterestorganizations,media,andtheinternet. Increasinglyinformationcomestoindividualsinunfilteredformats,raisingquestions aboutitsauthenticity,validity,andreliability.Inaddition,informationisavailable throughmultiplemedia,includinggraphical,aural,andtextual,andtheseposenew challengesforindividualsinevaluatingandunderstandingit.Theuncertainqualityand expandingquantityofinformationposelargechallengesforsociety.Thesheer abundanceofinformationwillnotinitselfcreateamoreinformedcitizenrywithouta complementaryclusterofabilitiesnecessarytouseinformationeffectively. Informationliteracyformsthebasisforlifelonglearning.Itiscommontoalldisciplines, toalllearningenvironments,andtoalllevelsofeducation.Itenableslearnerstomaster contentandextendtheirinvestigations,becomemoreself‐directed,andassumegreater controlovertheirownlearning.Aninformationliterateindividualisableto: Determinetheextentofinformationneeded Accesstheneededinformationeffectivelyandefficiently Evaluateinformationanditssourcescritically Incorporateselectedinformationintoone’sknowledgebase Useinformationeffectivelytoaccomplishaspecificpurpose Understandtheeconomic,legal,andsocialissuessurroundingtheuseofinformation, andaccessanduseinformationethicallyandlegally Informationliteracyisrelatedtoinformationtechnologyskills,buthasbroader implicationsfortheindividual,theeducationalsystem,andforsociety.Information technologyskillsenableanindividualtousecomputers,softwareapplications, databases,andothertechnologiestoachieveawidevarietyofacademic,work‐related, andpersonalgoals.Informationliterateindividualsnecessarilydevelopsome technologyskills. Developinglifelonglearnersiscentraltothemissionofhighereducationinstitutions.By ensuringthatindividualshavetheintellectualabilitiesofreasoningandcritical thinking,andbyhelpingthemconstructaframeworkforlearninghowtolearn,colleges anduniversitiesprovidethefoundationforcontinuedgrowththroughouttheircareers, aswellasintheirrolesasinformedcitizensandmembersofcommunities.Information literacyisakeycomponentof,andcontributorto,lifelonglearning.Informationliteracy competencyextendslearningbeyondformalclassroomsettingsandprovidespractice withself‐directedinvestigationsasindividualsmoveintointernships,firstprofessional positions,andincreasingresponsibilitiesinallareasoflife.Becauseinformationliteracy augmentsstudents’competencywithevaluating,managing,andusinginformation,itis 36 nowconsideredbyseveralregionalanddiscipline‐basedaccreditationassociationsasa keyoutcomeforcollegestudents. 37 GENERALEDUCATION Thebachelor’sdegreeatAUAFconsistsoftwocomponents:thegeneraleducation requirementsandtherequirementsofthestudent’smajor.Thissectionprovidesan overviewofthegeneraleducationrequirementsthatallstudentsmustcomplete. Inthegeneraleducationcoursework,studentsexplorethefoundationsofvarious academicdisciplines,gainingabroadframeworkofknowledge.Thishelpsstudentsto gaugetheirownintellectualinterestsandabilitiesandassiststheminchoosingtheir ownmajor.Studentsareencouragedtocompletethegeneraleducationrequirementsas soonaspossibleintheiracademicprograms.Studentsneednotselecttheirmajorupon enrollmentbutareexpectedtoformallydeclaretheirmajoruponsatisfactory completionof30semestercredithoursofcoursework. Contentareasofthegeneraleducationrequirementsarenotedbelow,andthenumber ofsemestercredithoursrequiredineachisindicated.Thetotalrequirementofthe generaleducationprogramis60credithours. AFGHANISTANSTUDIES(GE‐A)3‐6credithours CoursesinAfghanistanStudiesprovideinstructiononthehistories,culturesand geographiesofAfghanistan.Studentschooseacoursethatmayfocusanalysison cultural,social,economic,politicalsystems,theirinterrelationships,orhowtheyaffect andareaffectedbygeophysicalprocesses.Studentslearntocommunicateknowledge, thoughtsandreasoningclearlyandeffectively. COMPOSITION(GE‐C)9credithours Compositioncoursesprovideinstructioninthemethodsandconventionsofstandard writtenEnglish(i.e.,grammar,punctuation,vocabulary)andthetechniquesthat produceeffectivetexts.A“C”gradeorhigherisrequiredinENG110and115.Note: Startinginfall2013ENG120cannotbeusedtosatisfythisrequirement. HUMANITIES(GE‐H)6credithours Humanitiescoursesprovideinstructioninthekeythemes,ideas,andtermsof humanitiesdisciplines.Studentscanchoosecoursesfromthevariousdisciplines, learningthehistory,theoryand/ormethodologiesused.Eachcourseenablesstudents torecognizeandanalyzethekeyelements,biasesandinfluencesthatshapethoughtand practice.Thesecoursesemphasizeclearandeffectiveanalysisandapproachissuesand problemsfrommultipleperspectives. INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY&COMPUTERSCIENCE(GE‐IT)3credithours TheInformationTechnologyandComputerScience(ITCS)coursesconcentrateonbasic theoreticalconceptsandpracticalapplicationofinformationand/orcomputersystems. Thesecoursesprovideinstructionintechniques,skillsandtoolsnecessarytoidentify, 38 analyze,interpretandsolveproblemsrelatedtoinformationtechnologyandcomputer science.Studentswilllearntoeffectivelycommunicateknowledgeofthesesystemsand technicalinformation.Requiredcourse:ITC101orITC110. MATHEMATICS(GE‐M)6credithours Coursesinmathematicsfocuson:solvingequationsandinequalities,statistics,algebra, trigonometryandapplyingtheseconceptstosolvingproblems.Thesecoursesinclude reasoninginabstractmathematicalsystems,formulatingmathematicalmodelsand arguments,usingmathematicalmodelstosolveproblemsandapplyingmathematical conceptstoreal‐worldconditions. PHYSICALSCIENCE(GE‐P)8credithours Thephysicalandbiologicalsciencesprovideinstructioninthebasicconcepts,theories andtermsofscienceandthescientificmethod.Coursesfocusonmajorscientific developmentsandtheirimpactsonsocietyandtheenvironment.Studentswilldevelop empiricallytestablehypothesesderivedfromthestudyofphysicalprocessesand humanandnon‐humanbeingsandwillapplylogicalreasoningskillsthroughscientific criticismandargument. SOCIALANDBEHAVIORALSCIENCE(GE‐S)6credithours Thiscourseidentifiesthekeythemes,ideasandtermsofthesocialandbehavioral sciencedisciplines.Studentscanchoosecoursesfromthevariousdisciplines,learning thehistory,theoryand/ormethodologiesused.Theywilllearntoidentify,describeand explainsocialinstitutions,structuresandprocesses.Thesecoursesemphasizethe effectiveapplicationofacceptedproblem‐solvingtechniquesaswellastheevaluationof opinionsandoutcomes. UNIVERSITYSUCCESS(GE‐U)1credithour Allstudentsarerequiredtotakeuniversitysuccessintheirfirstsemester.Thiscourseis anintroductiontocollegelifeinanAmericanstyleeducationandwillequipstudents withthebasicskillsandaframeworkofinformationliteracythatisnecessaryfor successintheiracademiccareers.Requiredcourse:UNV100orUNV101. GENERALEDUCATIONELECTIVES(100levelorhigher)18credithours Studentscomplete18credithoursofadditionalcourseworkattheUG100‐levelor higher. Note: Firstandsecondyearstudentsgenerallytake100‐and200‐levelclasses. A grade of C or better is required to earn general education credit in ENG 110 andENG115. GeneraleducationcoursescannotbetakenP/F(Pass/Fail). 39 Certainclassesareapprovedtocountformultiplegeneraleducationcategories thoughthecoursemaycountonlytowardonedegreecategory. 40 ACADEMICPROGRAMS FOUNDATIONSTUDIESPROGRAM TheFoundationStudiesProgramprovidesstudentswiththeappropriateskillsin EnglishtosucceedinEnglish‐onlyinstructionintheirundergraduateprograms. Followinganentranceassessmentprospectivestudentsareassignedtooneofthree levels.Thesecorrespondapproximatelytoupperintermediate,andadvancedlevelsand areknownrespectivelyasFSP200andFSP300. Studentsfollowanintensiveprogramof20hoursperweekfor16weeks,followedby anexaminationtoassesstheirreadinesstomoveupwardwithintheprogramorto moveontotheirundergraduateprogram. UNDERGRADUATEDEGREEPROGRAM:BACHELOR’SDEGREE Thebachelor’sdegreerequiresaminimumof120credithours(132credithoursfora BA‐LLBdegree)andtakesapproximatelyfouryearsforafull‐timestudenttocomplete. Aspartofthebachelor’sdegree,ageneraleducationrequirementassuresabroad educationintheliberalartsandsciences.Inaddition,morespecificcoursework,offered primarilybutnotexclusivelyduringthethirdandfourthyearsoftheacademicprogram, concentratesuponthestudent’schosenfieldofstudy. Theuniversityoffersthefollowingundergraduatedegreeprograms: BachelorofBusinessAdministration BachelorofScienceinInformationTechnologyandComputerScience BachelorofArtsinPoliticalScienceandPublicAdministration BachelorofArtsandLaws(B.A.‐LL.B.)–fiveyearprogram,132credits Previouslyofferedbachelor’sdegreeprogramsareavailabletostudentswhowere enrolledintheundergraduateprogrampriortothe2010‐2011academicyear. GRADUATEDEGREEPROGRAM:MASTER’SDEGREE Theuniversityoffersthefollowingmaster’sdegreeprogram: MasterofBusinessAdministration 41 OTHERPROGRAMS PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTINSTITUTE TheProfessionalDevelopmentInstitute(PDI)providescustomizedcoursesto individualclient‐organizations.Thecontent,duration,scheduling,andlocationof coursesareflexibleanddeterminedthroughconsultationwithinterestedorganizations. PDImaintainscorecompetenciesintheareasofEnglish‐languageinstruction, management,andotherprofessionalskills.Eachcoursedesignisadaptedtotheneeds ofAfghanadultlearnersandpromotestask‐basedlearning.Coursesalsoincorporate componentssuchastimemanagement,researchandapplicationofinformation, methodsofcommunication,andskillsofreasoningandanalysis. ENGLISHLANGUAGECENTER(ELC) TheaimofELCistopreparestudentsforfurtheracademicstudiesinanEnglish environment.IncomingstudentlevelisconsideredintermediatewithaTOEFLscore rangingfrom400‐420.EachweekrevolvesaroundaspecifictopicofEnglishthatwillbe usedtobuildlanguageskills. GOLDMANSACHS10,000WOMENINITIATIVE TheGoldmanSachs10,000WomenInitiativeisaprogramdesignedtoprovidebusiness andmanagementtrainingtounderservedfemaleentrepreneursworldwide.The programiscurrentlyactiveinover20countriesandisoperatedbyanetworkofmore than70academicandnon‐profitpartners.InAfghanistan,AUAFistheproject’sin‐ countryacademicpartner,assistedbytheThunderbirdSchoolofGlobalManagement. 42 ACADEMICDEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTOFBUSINESS MissionStatement TheDepartmentofBusinessprovidesstudentswiththeoriesandconceptsrelatedto international,world‐classbusinesspractices.Thedepartmentseekstograduate studentswhowillbecompetitiveindomesticandinternationalfirms,andwhocan successfullycontinuetheirstudiesatthepost‐graduatelevel. Theobjectives,curriculum,andteachingmethodologiesofthedepartmentaredesigned toprovidestudentswith1)asolidfoundationinappropriateareasofknowledgeatthe levelofinternationalbestpractices;2)anin‐depthintroductioninonediscipline (accounting,finance,ormanagement);3)anunderstandingofprofessionalismandits practices;4)excellentpresentationandbusinesswritingskills;5)outstandingcritical thinkingskills;and6)anunderstandingofbusinessethicsintheinternational community. DEGREEDESCRIPTIONS TheDepartmentofBusinessprovidesstudentsthefollowingdegreeoptions: BachelorofBusinessAdministration(BBA)withanemphasisinaccounting, finance,operationsmanagement,ormarketing. MastersofBusinessAdministration(MBA). UNDERGRADUATEDEGREEREQUIREMENTS TheBBAdegreerequiresstudentstocompleteaminimumof120totalcredithoursof courseworkcomprising: 60creditsofgeneraleducationcourses 39creditsofbusinesscorecourses 21creditsinanemphasis UNDERGRADUATECOURSEREQUIREMENTS Studentsmusttakethefollowingcoursesaspartofthegeneraleducationrequirements: ENG110AcademicWritingI ENG115AcademicWritingII ITC110IntroductiontoInformationTechnology MTH110CollegeAlgebra MTH130CalculusI UNV100UniversitySuccess MGT100IntroductiontoBusiness 43 UNDERGRADUATECOREREQUIREMENTS Thefollowingcoursesconstituting39credithoursarerequiredforallstudents pursuingaBBAdegreeregardlessofemphasis: STA210StatisticsI STA230StatisticsII FIN200CorporateFinance ACC200FinancialAccounting ACC250ManagerialAccounting MKT200PrinciplesofMarketing ECO200EconomicsI ECO250EconomicsII MGT310BusinessCommunications MGT320InformationSystems MGT350OrganizationBehavior MGT450BusinessPolicyandStrategy MGT400BusinessLawandEthics UNDERGRADUATEBUSINESSCONCENTRATIONS Studentsarefurtherrequiredtotake21credithoursofcourseworkintheiremphasis asfollows: Accounting ACC300IntermediateAccountingI ACC350IntermediateAccountingII ACC370PerformanceManagement ACC400AdvancedForensicAccounting ACC430AccountingInformationSystems ACC450Auditing ACC470Taxation Finance FIN300AdvancedCorporateFinance FIN310VentureCapitalandPrivateEquity FIN340Investments FIN400ComparativeFinance:IslamicandInternational FIN420MoneyandBanking FIN430RealEstateFinance FIN460RiskManagementinFinancialInstitutions 44 OperationsManagement MGT300HumanResourceManagement MGT330InternationalBusiness MGT360OperationsManagementI NGT365OperationsManagementII MGT410OrganizationalLeadership MGT440ProjectManagement MGT445Procurement GRADUATEDEGREEANDCOURSEREQUIREMENTS TheMasterofBusinessAdministrationprogramcomprisesaminimumof14coursesfor creditthatprovideacomprehensiveviewofgeneralbusinessmanagement.Classesare admittedonacohortbasis.Eachcohortprogressesthroughanestablishedsequenceof coursesthatfirstdeveloptheconcepts,toolstechniques,andbestpracticesfor organizations.Thenthesearebroughttogethertodevelopanalyticalskills. ThefollowingcoursesarerequiredofallMBAstudents: ACC500FinancialReportingandAnalysis ECO500ManagerialEconomics FIN500CorporateFinanceandFinancialMarkets FIN510AppliedCorporateFinance FIN550CorporateFinance&FinancialMarkets FIN560ProjectFinance FIN565Entrepreneurship MGT500LeadingPeopleandOrganizations MGT520OperationsManagement MGT530StrategicManagement MGT570BusinessLawandEthics MGT590BusinessPlanning MKT500MarketingManagement QBM500DecisionsAnalysis Marketing MKT300ConsumerandBusinessCustomerBehavior MKT320MarketResearchandForecasting MKT360MediaandPromotionPlanning MKT400IntegratedMarketingandCommunications MKT410PricingandProductStrategies MKT420ServiceMarketing MKT450MarketingCapstone 45 DEPARTMENTOFINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYANDCOMPUTERSCIENCE MissionStatement TheInformationTechnologyandComputerScienceDepartmentprovidesstudentswith practicalandtheoreticalknowledgeof: Modernsoftwaredesign,development,andimplementationtechniques Moderncommunicationandnetworkingtechnologies Informationstorage,retrieval,andmanagementtechniques MathematicalandscientificapproachesinITCS DEGREEDESCRIPTION TheInformationTechnologyandComputerScienceDepartmentprovidesstudentswith thefollowingdegree: BachelorofScience(BS)majorinComputerScienceandInformationTechnology Thecurriculumprovidesabalancebetweenimportanttheoreticalconceptsand practicalapplications,andprovidesstudentswithsolidmathematicalfoundations.Once studentshaveearned30credithoursandhavedeclaredtheirintendeddegreeprogram, theyareadvisedwithinthedepartment.Electivecoursesgivestudentstheopportunity tolearnmoreaboutthefollowingareas: ComputerNetworkingandTelecommunications DatabaseDesignandAdministration WebSystemsandE‐business/E‐Commerce SoftwareEngineering DEGREEREQUIREMENTS TheBSdegreerequiresstudentstocompleteaminimumof121totalcredithoursof coursework,comprisedof: 60creditsofgeneraleducationcoursesincludingUNV100UniversitySuccess 33creditsofcorecourseworkinInformationTechnologyandComputerScience 10creditsofapprovedmathematicsandphysicscoursework 12creditsofInformationTechnologyandComputerScienceelectives 6creditsoffreeelectives COURSEREQUIREMENTS Studentsmusttakethefollowingcoursesasapartofthegeneraleducation requirementsorgeneralelectives: 46 ITC101IntroductiontoComputersorITC110IntroductiontoInformation Technology MTH110CollegeAlgebra PHY120/121IntroductoryPhysicsIandLab MTH130CalculusI COREREQUIREMENTS Thefollowingcourses,constituting33credithours,arerequiredforallstudents pursuingamajorinInformationTechnologyandComputerScience: MTH120DiscreteMathematics ITC110IntroductiontoInformationTechnology ITC210ComputerSystemsHardwareandOrganization ITC215ProgrammingI ITC220FundamentalsofNetworkingandTelecommunication ITC225ProgrammingII ITC230DatabaseConcepts ITC311/LDataStructures ITC420InformationTechnologyManagement ITCELECTIVES Studentsarealsorequiredtochooseaminimumof12credithoursofcourseworkfrom thefollowing: ITC321/L(orITC320)AdvancedNetworkingandTelecommunication ITC330/LAdvancedDatabaseConcepts ITC340Human‐ComputerInteraction ITC350/LOpen‐SourceSoftware ITC400GUIProgramming ITC115orITC410WebSystemsandeBusiness ITC430ArtificialIntelligence ITC485and/orITC499Special/CurrentTopicsinIT INT400Internship ITC490Thesis MATHEMATICSANDPHYSICSREQUIREMENTS Tencredithoursofapprovedmathematicsandphysicscourseworkarerequiredbefore studentsbegintheirsenioryear: STA210IntroductiontoStatistics(formerlySTA200) MTH145CalculusII 47 PHY135/136IntroductoryPhysicsIIandLab APPROVEDELECTIVES Sixcredithoursofapprovedgeneralelectivesarerequiredtocompletethedegree. DEPARTMENTOFPOLITICALSCIENCEANDPUBLICADMINISTRATION MissionStatement TheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceandPublicAdministrationisdedicatedtoacademic excellenceintheliberalartstradition.Consistentwiththeoverallmissionofthe AmericanUniversityofAfghanistan,theDepartmentstrivestoimparttostudents intellectualcuriosityandthetoolstoassessandanalyzecomplexproblems. DEGREEDESCRIPTION TheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceandPublicAdministrationprovidesstudentswith thefollowingdegreeoption: BachelorofArts(BA)withamajorinPoliticalScienceandPublicAdministration TheDepartmentofferscoursesthatintroducestudentstoboththeintellectualcontent andresearchmethodsofpoliticalinquiry.ThePoliticalScienceandPublic Administrationdegreeiscomposedofadiversecurriculuminthedisciplinarysubfields ofInternationalRelations,ComparativePoliticsandAfghanistanGovernmentand PoliticsaswellasanoverviewofPublicAdministrationwhichisdesignedtoprepare studentstounderstandandassesspolitics.Electivecoursesinallieddisciplines includingAnthropology,Sociology,History,English,EconomicsandLegalStudieswill enablestudentstoanalyzepoliticalconceptsandissuesfromtheprismofrelatedfields. POLITICALSCIENCEANDPUBLICADMINISTRATIONDEGREEOBJECTIVES UnderstandbasicpoliticalconceptsinthefieldsofInternationalRelations, ComparativePoliticsandAfghanistanGovernmentandPolitics UnderstandthestructureandworkingofAfghanistan’sgovernment Developskillstoassessgovernmentpolicy Understandtheinteractionbetweenpoliticsandpolicywhichmakes administrationnecessaryanddefinesitstasks Facilitatethedevelopmentofcriticalreading,writinganddiscussionskills Useoralandwrittencommunicationseffectively Aminimumof120totalcreditsofcoursework 60creditsofgeneraleducationcourses 30creditsofPoliticalSciencecourseswiththefollowingbreakdown: o Requiredcorecourseswhichinclude: POL110IntroductiontoPoliticalScience POL130IntroductiontoAfghanistanandGovernmentPolitics 48 SOC310SocialScienceResearchMethods o EachstudentmusttaketwocoursesoutofthefollowingPoliticalScience subfields: POL210IntroductiontoInternationalRelations POL220IntroductiontoComparativePolitics POL221ComparativePoliticsoftheMiddleEast POL224GovernmentandPoliticsoftheMiddleEast POL250IntroductiontoPoliticalTheory o Fiveupperlevelcourses(300or400)inPoliticalSciencefrom: POL310AdvancedTheoriesofInternationalRelations POL311PeaceandConflictResolution POL315PoliticalViolenceandTerrorism POL317IslamandPolitics POL325TheArab/IsraeliConflict POL330HistoryofPoliticalReforminAfghanistan* POL335StateBuildingandPoliticalDevelopmentinAfghanistan POL341WesternPoliticalThoughtI POL342WesternPoliticalThoughtII POL346IslamicPoliticalThought POL415InternationalSecurity POL420Democratization POL425InternationalPoliticalEconomy POL499SpecialTopicsinPoliticalScience o 4coursesinPublicAdministration: PAD110IntroductiontoPublicAdministration PAD210PublicPolicyMaking PAD310FutureGovernanceinPost‐ConflictSocieties PAD370AnthropologyofPublicPolicy PAD410ProjectManagementforPublicandNon‐Profit Organizations PAD499SpecialTopicsinPublicAdministration o 18creditsofelectives(nineofwhichmustbeatthe300or400level)in SocialSciences,HumanitiesorLawfrom: ANT210CulturalAnthropology ANT340AdvancedQualitativeResearchMethods ECO320IntermediateMicroeconomics ECO340IntermediateMacroeconomics ENG210WorldLiterature ENG211WorldLiteratureII ENG213ContemporaryWorldLiterature ENG230IntroductiontotheStudyofLanguage HIS203IslamicHistoryI HIS205IslamicHistoryII HIS210ModernMiddleEasternHistory HIS230HistoryofWesternCivilization HIS330HistoryofPoliticalReforminAfghanistan HUM399SpecialTopicsinHumanities AnyLGScoursesat200‐levelorhigher 49 *ThiscourseiscrosslistedwithHIS330 DEPARTMENTOFLAW MissionStatement Throughaninnovative,conceptuallyrigorous,andpragmaticallydynamiccurriculum, themissionoftheDepartmentofLawistoproducegraduateswhohavethecapacityto think,write,speak,andactasprofessionallawyers. DEGREEANDCERTIFICATEDESCRIPTIONS TheDepartmentofLawprovidesstudentswiththefollowingdegreeandcertificate options: BachelorofArtsandLaws(B.A.‐LL.B.) CertificateinLegalStudies(onlyavailabletostudentswhomatriculatedbefore spring2013) BACHELOROFARTSANDLAWSDEGREEREQUIREMENTS 132totalcreditsofcoursework(fiveyearprogram) 60creditsofgeneraleducationcourses 72creditsoflawcourses o 9creditsofLegalFoundation o 39creditsofLegalCore o 9creditsofPracticalSkillsCourses o 15creditsofLegalElectives GENERALEDUCATIONREQUIREMENTS ENG110AcademicWritingI ENG115AcademicWritingII ENG215/220/271(Chooseone) LGS110/200IntroductiontoLawsofAfghanistan ENG130/150/210/211/230/240(Chooseone) HIS101/105/203/210/230/330(Chooseone) BIO130/131,CHE125/126,CHE127/128,PHY120/121.PHY135/136,PHY 235/236(Choose2) ITC101IntroductiontoComputers POL110IntroductiontoPoliticalScience UNV100UniversitySuccess ECO200Economics 9creditsinLegalFoundation 3creditsinInformationTechnology 39creditsinLegalCore 6creditsinMathematics 8creditsinPhysicalScience(withlabs) 18additionalcreditsinGeneralEducationelectives UNV100(1credit)UniversitySuccess 50 LAWDEGREEREQUIREMENTS LEGALFOUNDATION LGS160LegalMethodsI LGS260LegalmethodsII LGS261ProfessionalResponsibility LEGALCORE 100‐Levelcoursework LGS150IntroductiontoIslamicLaw 200‐Levelcoursework LGS212LawofObligationsI:Contracts LGS220ConstitutionalLaw LGS230CriminalLaw LGS240InternationalLaw LGS270ComparativeLaw LGS280PropertyLawI 300‐Levelcoursework LGS310CommercialLaw LGS312LawofObligationsII:CivilResponsibility LGS325AdministrativeLaw LGS330IslamicCriminalLaw LGS351FamilyLaw LGS352InheritanceLaw LOCALPRACTICEREQUIREMENTS* 300‐Levelcoursework LGS360Pol.&PracofInformalDisputeResolution LGS362CivilProcedure LGS363CriminalProcedurePracticum LEGALELECTIVES** 300‐Levelcoursework LGS311TaxLawandPolicy LGS320AdvancedConstitutionalLaw LGS321NationalSecurityLaw LGS322MediaandTelecommunicationsLaw LGS340InternationalHumanitarianLaw LGS341InternationalRefugeeLaw LGS342InternationalHumanRightsLaw LGS343InternationalCriminalLaw LGS344InternationalTradeLaw LGS361LegalWritinginPashto LGS364Negotiations LGS370ComparativeConstitutionalLaw LGS371ComparativeIslamicLaw LGS372ComparativeRegulatoryLaw 400‐Levelcoursework 51 LGS410InternationalBusinessTransactions LGS411IslamicFinanceandCommercialLaw LGS460ClinicalEducation*** LGS461CommercialDrafting LGS462LegislativeDrafting * ThesecoursesmayhaveDarilanguagerequirements.Accommodationsmaybe madeforstudentswhoareunabletoreadandwriteDariatanadvancedlevelor whodonotintendtopracticelawinAfghanistan. ** Studentsmustchooseaminimumof27LGScreditsnotusedforanother requirement.Thislistoflegalelectiveoptionsisnotfinalandissubjecttochange. *** AUAFwilldevelopavarietyofclinicalopportunitiesforstudentsfocusingon diverseareasofpractice,includingtrialadvocacy,womenandchildren’srights, andcriminaldefense. CERTIFICATEINLEGALSTUDIES AUAFoffersaminorandlegalstudiesforstudentswhodonotmajorinLaw.TheLaw minorwouldbegrantedtostudentsfromothermajorswhocompleteany18creditsof law.ForthosestudentswhomatriculatedinorafterFall2013,atleast6ofthosecredits mustbeatthe300‐levelorabove.Thelawminorimmediatelyreplacesthelaw certificate. 52 MINORS MinorsatAUAFbroadenstudents’perspectivesininterdisciplinarycourseworkand bridgetogetherthemajorwithanemphasisonasecondaryfocus.Thedegree requirementsmustbecompletedduringthesameterm/semesterastheminor.All minorcourseworkmustbecompletedconcurrentlywiththedegree.Studentsarenot abletograduateandthenreturntocompleteminorrequirements. Undergraduatestudentsingoodstandingareeligibleforoneminor.Undergraduate studentsmayberequiredormaychoosetocompleteaminoraspartoftheirBachelor’s degree.Somedegreeprogramsmayhavespecificprogramrecommendationsastothe minorstopursue. Aminorconsistsofatleast18semesterhoursincludingseveralupper‐levelacademic workconcentratedinoneacademicdisciplineandthecourseworkmustnotbethesame asthestudent’smajor.Astudentinterestedinpursuingaminorshouldtalkwiththeir academicadvisorabouttheparticulardisciplinetheywanttopursueoncetheyhave declaredamajor.Theminordeclarationformmustbesubmittedatleastonesemester (fallorspring)beforegraduation.Studentschoosingtocompleteaminorwillgraduate withmorethan120credithours. Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttomakesurethattheysatisfytherequirementsfor theminor.Studentsshouldcontacttheiradvisorforanyquestionsregardingthe completionoftheminor. Ifastudentdecidesthattheynolongerwishtopursueaminor,theymustcontactthe OfficeoftheRegistrarandfollowtheprocesstohaveitremovedfromtheirdegreeplan. Creditsusedtocompletetheminormayalsobeusedtowardsthemajorrequirements. Notallcoursesofferedintheminorareofferedeachsemester.Studentsshouldwork withtheiradvisortoplanaccordingly. Courserequirementsforapprovedminorsfollow: EnglishMinor(18credithours) RequiredCourse:ENG150ResponsetoLiterature(3credits) 6credits(twocourses)fromthefollowingcourses: ENG210WorldLiteratureI ENG211WorldLiteratureII ENG220CreativeWriting ENG230IntroductionstotheStudyofLanguage ENG250IntroductiontoShortStory 3credits(onecourse)suchas: ENG240SurveyofAmericanLiterature Literature:IntroductiontoPoetry(Contemporary) ShortStory BritishLiterature 53 6credits(twocourses)suchas: ENG310EnglishTranslationtoDari/Farsi ENG315Dari/FarsiTranslationtoEnglish ENG322IntroductiontoShakespeare ENG325ClassicalPersianLiterature LiteratureandPhilosophy LanguageandGlobalization GreatAuthors LawMinor(18credithours) TheLawminorwouldbegrantedtostudentsfromothermajorswhocompleteany18 creditsoflaw.ForthosestudentswhomatriculatedinorafterFall2013,atleast6of thosecreditsmustbeatthe300‐levelorabove.Thelawminorimmediatelyreplacesthe lawcertificate. MathMinor(18credithours) Requiredcorecourses‐Atotalof12credithoursasfollows: 9credithourswhichinclude: MTH120DiscreteMathematics(3credits) MTH130CalculusI(3credits) MTH145CalculusII(3credits) 3credithours(1course)fromoneofthefollowingclasses: MTH135LinearAlgebra(3credits) MTH245CalculusIII(3credits) MinorElectivecourses‐6credithours‐Chooseanytwo(2)ofthefollowingcourses: MTH310LinearOptimization(3credits) MTH320DifferentialEquations(3credits) MTH330Probability(3credits) MTH340GameTheory(3credits) 54 THEOFFICEOFSTUDENTAFFAIRS AcademicendeavorsatAUAFareimportanttostudentsuccessandachievement.Life outsideoftheclassroom,however,isalsoimportant.Studentswhoaremoreactiveand involvedoncampusoftendobetteracademicallyintheircourses.TheOfficeofStudent Affairsprovidesallstudentswithmanyopportunitiesforactiveengagementand personaldevelopment.Studentswhowishtofindonoroffcampusemployment,join studentclubs,orparticipateinvariouscampuseventsshouldcontacttheOfficeof StudentAffairs. TheOfficeofStudentAffairsoffersprogramsandservicesfor: ResidenceLife‐whichoverseesstudenthousing CareerServices–whichincludeswork‐studyopportunities StudentSportsActivities FirstYearExperience(FYE)Program–whichincludesacademicadvisingfor freshmen,UNV100:UniversitySuccesscourse,newstudentorientation,andthe annualConvocationceremony StudentConduct CampusProgramming–whichincludestheFunFairandSimurgh’sFeather Awards StudentGovernmentAssociation(SGA) StudentClubsandStudentActivities STAFF G.SarwarSultani StudentDevelopmentSpecialist AnnaStarostina StudentDevelopmentSpecialist CaraPowers StudentDevelopmentSpecialist WahabHussaini SportsActivitiesCoordinator MasoumaHussaini FemaleSportsCoordinator AsadullahEscandari ResidenceHallCoordinator HakimaKhashai ResidenceHallCoordinator 55 MahdiHaidary ResidenceHallCoordinator MuzhdahKakar Internship/CareerServices 56 RESIDENCELIFE Theuniversityprovidesseparatemaleandfemaleresidencehallsnearthecampusona space‐availablebasis.Priorityforhousingassignmentsisgiventofull‐time UndergraduateandFoundationStudiesProgramstudents.Requestsforhousingby part‐time,evening,and/ornon‐degreestudentsareaccommodatedasspaceis available.TheResidenceLifeOfficemanageshousingassignmentsandtheday‐to‐day operationsoftheresidencehallsunderthedirectionofthesupervisorofresidencelife. Eachhallhasafulltimestaffresidentcoordinator(RC)andparttimestudentresident advisors(RA)whosepositionsoverseethefacilitytohelpstudentswithtransitionto universitylife.StudentsareencouragedtovisitwiththeirRHCorRAforanyassistance thattheymayneed. CAREERSERVICES/WORKSTUDYPROGRAM Assistanceisavailabletohelpstudentsintheircareerchoicesandinfindingpositions aftertheygraduate.Theofficecoordinatesstudentemploymentonandoffcampusand alsoassistswithinternshipplacementrelatedtothestudent’sdegreechoices.Theoffice alsoadvisesandcounselsstudentsinregardtocareerchoices,assistsstudentsin résuméandcurriculumvitaepreparationandorganizescareerfairs.Theofficealso assistsstudentsconsideringgraduateschools. Transitioningsuccessfullyfromtheacademictotheprofessionalworldiseasierwith professionalworkexperience.Toassiststudentsingainingvaluableprofessional experience,theuniversityhasawork‐studyprogramthatprovidesstudentswith opportunitiestoworkwhilepursuingtheirstudies. Studentsinterestedinworkingwhileenrolledmayapplyforgeneralemployment positions.Studentsareassignedtodepartmentswithintheuniversityaccordingtotheir skillsandareasofneed.Thissystemensuresthatstudentsareplacedwheretheywill learnandmakethegreatestcontributiontothefunctioningoftheuniversity.As studentsgainexperienceandseniority,theymayrequestspecificpositions. StudentsmayapplytotheworkstudyprogramattheStudentAffairsOfficeorat studentaffairs@auaf.edu.af. STUDENTSPORTSACTIVITIES TheMichelleBayatGymnasiumatAUAFisoneofthemostactivespotsoncampus.The SportsActivitiesstaffprovidestheAUAFcommunitywithmanyinterestingactivities. Dailysportactivitiestakingplaceinthegyminclude;badminton,pingpong,body building,soccer,volleyball,handball,andbasketball(formalesandfemales).Many tournamentsareorganizedbytheSportsActivitiesstaffwhichtakesplaceinthegymor onthenewInternationalcampus.Faculty,staff,andstudentsareencouragedto participate. 57 ACADEMICADVISING Academicadvisingservicesareofferedtostudentsthroughouttheacademicyear.Each studentisassignedanadvisorfromtheOfficeofStudentAffairsbeginningintheirfirst semesterintheundergraduateprogram.Thestudent’sinstructorfortheirUNV100 classisassignedastheiracademicadvisor.TheOfficeofStudentAffairsadvises studentswhohavecompletedfewerthan30credithoursorwhohavecompletedfewer than60creditsandwhohavenotyetdeclaredtheirmajor.Studentswhohavedeclared theiracademicmajorsareadvisedbyfacultyadvisorsfromtheiracademicdepartment fortheremainderoftheirundergraduatecareers. STUDENTCONDUCT Atthebeginningoftheacademicyear,studentsareaskedtosignastatementagreeing toabidebytheAUAFCodeofConductwhichislistedintheAUAFStudentHandbook. Theuniversityexpectsthatstudentscompleteallexaminations,tests,papers,andother assignmentsaccordingtothestandardssetforthinthiscode.Studentsareresponsible forunderstandingtheirrightsandresponsibilitiesasdefinedbythehonorcode. ThehonorcodeisbasedontheFiveAUAFCommunityFoundationPrincipleswhichare Civility,EthicalBehavior,Morality,Respect,andIntegrity. HONORCODEVIOLATIONS Academicviolationsinclude,butarenotlimited,to: Plagiarism Cheating Alcohol Dishonesty PhysicalAssaultandBattery VerbalAssault Weapons Theft RespectforProperty GuestConduct HarassmentandIntimidation OtherAcademicMisconduct‐Nospecificsetofrulesordefinitionscanembrace everyactofacademicmisconduct.Astudentwhoemploysanyformofacademic deceithasviolatedtheintellectualenterpriseoftheuniversity. 58 UNV100:UNIVERSITYSUCCESS(1Credithour) TheOfficeofStudentAffairsoffersamandatory15‐week,one‐creditfreshmenseminar thatrequiresstudentstoattendclassonceeachweek.Allnewundergraduatestudents musttakethisduringtheirfirstacademicsemester.Thisclassisdesignedtoencourage thesuccessfuladjustmentofnewstudentstotheAUAFcommunity.Duringtheclass topicssuchastimemanagement,note‐takingskills,learningstyles,diversity,ethicsand academicadvising‐relatedissuesarecovered.Additionalemphasisisplacedonwriting, teamwork,presentationskillsandfuturecareergoals. NEWSTUDENTORIENTATION Atthebeginningofeachacademicsemester,allnewstudentsareencouragedto participateinthenewstudentorientationweek.Duringthisweek,studentswillhavea chancetomeetothernewandreturningstudents,faculty,andstaff.Studentswilltake MathandEnglishplacementexaminations,learnaboutacademicadvising,understand aboutethicsandvaluesatAUAF,signtheAUAFHonorPledge,setuptheirstudentemail accounts,learnhowtousePowerCAMPUS,andregisterfortheircourses.Duringthe weektherearecampustours,teambuildingactivities,sharedmeals,andtheStudent GovernmentAssociationcoordinatessomeentertainmentforthefinalevent. STUDENTGOVERNMENTASSOCIATION(SGA) Eachyear,thestudentshavetheopportunitytoparticipateintheSGAelectionandvote fortheirfavoritecandidates.TheSGAconsistsof8memberswhorepresentthe differentareasofcampussuchasFoundationStudiesProgram,Undergraduate Program,MBAProgram,andResidenceHalls.Thereare4officerswholeadtheSGAand theyare;President,VicePresident,Secretary,andTreasurer.Theirtermisforone calendaryearandtheyoverseeallthestudentclubsoncampusaswellascoordinate manyeducationalandentertainingeventsduringtheyear.Theyassistwithallofthe majorcampuseventssuchasorientation,convocation,andcommencement.Theyassist newandcurrentstudentclubsonavarietyofissues. STUDENTCLUBS Studentclubsandorganizationsarerecognizedthroughanofficialapprovalprocessand approvedbytheStudentGovernmentAssociation.Studentclubsandorganizationsare initiatedwhenenoughstudentsindicateinterestinformingandleadingthe activity/group.Facultyadvisorsassistinkeepingtheclubororganizationvibrantand provideleadershiptothemembers. 59 SomeStudentClubscurrentlyinclude: 1. ChessClub 2. CricketClub 3. DebateandMediaClub 4. Women’sBasketballClub 5. Men’sSoccerClub 6. MathClub 7. BadmintonClub 8. Men’sVolleyball 9. Women’sVolleyball 10. PeaceClub 11. Men’sBasketball 12. Girls’SoccerClub CAMPUSSECURITY The university security policies and measures are developed and imposed with advice of the AUAF security manager to ensure the safety and welfare of students, faculty and staff. All students must comply with all security rules, and any individual failing to do so may be subject to disciplinary action, including dismissal from the university. Students must carry their student ID cards with them at all times. ID cards are required for entry to campus. 60 FACILITIESANDRESOURCES AUAFislocatedonafive‐acrecampusintheDarulamanarea(District6)inKabul.The currentcampusismadeupofeightmainbuildings,sixofwhichareclassroomsand facultyoffices. CLASSROOMS Theuniversityhasfivecomputerlaboratories,twoofwhicharealsoclassrooms.An opencomputerlaboratoryisavailable.Thecomputerclassroomsseat22studentseach andareequippedwithdesktopcomputers.Theopencomputerlaboratoriesare availableforallstudents.Classroomsandlaboratoriesfeaturedesktopcomputersand LCDmonitors.Astate‐of‐the‐artvideo‐conferencingfacilityisavailableforinstruction andmeetings. TUTORINGANDWRITINGCENTER Theuniversityhasseparatefacilitiesfortutoringstudentsinmathematicsandassisting studentswiththeirwritingabilities.TheinstructionalstaffoftheScienceand MathematicsDepartmentisavailableinthemathematicstutoringcentertohelp students,individuallyandinsmallgroups,withspecializedinstruction.Afacilitystaffed withwritinginstructorsisalsoavailabletohelpstudentsimprovetheirwriting composition. BERNICENACHMANMARLOWELIBRARY TheBerniceNachmanMarloweLibraryhousestheuniversity’sgrowingprintand databasecollections.Itfeaturesanintegratedlibrarysystemandonlinecatalog. WirelessInternetserviceforlaptopsisavailable.Approximately40computerstations complementnearbycomputerlaboratoriesandprovidesufficientaccessforall students.Tomeetvaryingscholasticstylesandpreferences,thelibraryhasquietstudy roomsaswellasroomswherestudentsmaymeet,talk,andengageingrouplearning. Thelibraryconductsinformationliteracyinstructionforallnewundergraduatesand alsodesignsrefreshersessionsandtargetedclassesuponrequest.Thelibraryisalso responsiblefortextbookdistribution. RESIDENCEHALLS AUAFprovidesanumberofhousingoptionsthatprovideaccommodationforfulltime students.TheResidenceLifeOfficemanageshousingassignmentsandtheday‐to‐day operationsoftheresidencehalls.Additionalinformationmaybeobtainedfromthe StudentAffairsOffice. MICHELLEBAYATGYMNASIUM TheMichelleBayatGymnasiumprovidesastageandauditoriuminadditiontoathletic facilities,andwasrenovatedwithagenerousdonationbytheBayatFoundation. 61 CAFETERIA TheAUAFCafeteriaisopentostudents,faculty,staff,andvisitorsfrom9:00amto 7:30pmthroughoutthefallandspringsemester. FOOTBALLFIELD TheuniversityhasafootballfieldonthenewcampusonDarulamanRoad. FACULTYOFFICEBUILDINGS Theuniversityhastwobuildingsdevotedtofacultyoffices;onebuildingcompletedin 2010andonein2011. AZIZIBUILDING TheAziziBuildingcontainsclassroomsandfacultyoffices.Itwasrenovatedwitha generousdonationfromthefoundingchairmanoftheBoardofTrustees,MirwaisAzizi. SALEHABAYATBUILDING TheSalehaBayatBuilding,renovatedwithhelpfromtheBayatFoundation,contains classroomsandadministrativeoffices. DR.MARJORIEPEACELENNSTUDENTLIFEBUILDING TheDr.MarjoriePeaceLennStudentLifeBuildingcontainsstudentlife,counseling,and careerplanningandplacementoffices. INTERNATIONAL(NEW)CAMPUS AUAFalsohasa99‐yearleasefromtheAfghangovernmentonan80‐acretractofland nexttotheAfghanparliamentbuildingsandacrossDarulamanRoadfromtheexisting campus.Thiswillsoonbecometheuniversity’smaincampus. 62 COURSEDESCRIPTIONS COURSEPREFIXESANDCODES Coursesarelistedalphabetically.Thecourseprefixisindicatedbyathree‐letter abbreviationofanacademicdiscipline.Forexample,ANTreferstoAnthropologyand MTHreferstoMathematics.Thethreeletterprefixisfollowedbythecoursenumber indicatingthecourselevel.Coursesatthe100‐levelareusuallyintroductorycourses while200‐levelcoursesusuallyhavea100‐levelprerequisite.Both100‐and200‐level coursesareincludedinthegeneraleducationrequirementandaregenerallytakenby freshmenandsophomores.Coursesatthe300‐and400‐levelareadvancedcoursesthat arepartofthemajorandaretypicallytakenbystudentswithjuniorandsenior standings. Pleaserefertotheprefixeslistedbelow: ACC Accounting AMS AmericanStudies ANT Anthropology BIO Biology CHE Chemistry COM Communications ECO Economics ENG English FIN Finance HIS History HUM Humanities ITC InformationTechnologyandComputerScience JOU Journalism LGS Law MGT Management MKT Marketing MTH Mathematics PAD PublicAdministration PHL Philosophy PHY Physics POL PoliticalScience QBM QualityBusinessManagement SOC Sociology STA Statistics UNV UniversitySuccess 63 AUAFCREDITCOURSES ACC200FinancialAccounting‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminestheusesofaccountinginformationforreportingtousersboth insideandoutsidethecompany,theinterpretationofaccountingdata,analysisof financialstatements,andincomeandcashflowanalysis.Thecoursealsoexaminesthe natureofassetsandliabilitiesandbuildsacomprehensiveunderstandingofthe accountingreportingprocess.RequiredforallBusinessmajors.Prerequisite:MGT100 andMTH110. ACC250ManagerialAccounting‐3credithours Thiscoursecoverstheusesofaccountinginformationbybusinessmanagementfor internaldecision‐making.Topicsincludecostbehavior,cost‐volume‐profitanalysis, budgetingandbudgetcontrols,responsibilityaccountingandstandardcosting.Capital budgeting,pricing,product,andinvestmentdecisionsarealsoexamined.Requiredfor allBusinessmajors.Prerequisite:ACC200andMTH110. ACC300IntermediateAccountingI‐3credithours Thiscourseisthefirstoftwocourses(ACC300,ACC350)thatcovertheprocessof preparingandpresentingfinancialinformationaboutafirmforexternalusers.Topics includethestandard‐settingprocess,recognition,measurement,disclosureofassets andliabilitiesonthestatementoffinancialposition,andelementsonthestatementof comprehensiveincome.Prerequisite:ACC200andMTH110. ACC350IntermediateAccountingII‐3credithours Thiscourseisthesecondoftwocourses(ACC300,ACC350)thatcovertheprocessof preparingandpresentingfinancialinformationabouttheentityforexternalusers.The courseexaminesthestandard‐settingprocess,coveringaspectsincludingrecognition, measurement,anddisclosureofequityinvestments,equity,financialinstruments, incometaxes,statementofchangesinequity,andstatementofcashflows.Prerequisite: ACC300. ACC370CostAccounting‐3credithours Thiscourseisanin‐depthexaminationofaccountingforcostsinmanufacturingand serviceorganizationsandhowcostsrelatetothefinancialstatements.Topicsinclude materials,labor,indirectcosts,budgeting,standardcostingandvarianceanalysis,direct costing,andactivity‐basedcosts.Prerequisite:ACC250. 64 ACC380IslamicAccounting–3credithours ThecourseanalyzesthenatureandextentofIslamicAccountingconcepts,methodsand techniques,whichareuseinaccountingpracticesthatareinaccordwithShari’ah principles.Thecoursewillprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofthestandards issuedbytheAccountingandAuditingOrganizationofIslamicFinancialInstitutions (AAOIFI)andhowitcompareswiththeInternationalAccountingStandardsandU.S. GAAPstandards.ThecoursewillalsocovergovernanceandauditingissuesforIslamic FinancialInstitutions.Prerequisite:ACC300.Offeredonayearlybasis. ACC450Auditing‐3credithours Anintroductiontoauditingandtheprofessionalresponsibilitiesofindependentand internalauditors.Topicsincludelegalandprofessionalobligations;international auditingstandards;theacquisition,evaluation,anddocumentationofauditevidence; reportingtheresultsoftheauditengagement;andriskidentification,assessment, control,andmitigation;evaluationofinternalcontrolsystems;compliancetesting; substantivetesting;operationalaudits;statisticalsamplingandauditingautomated systems.Prerequisites:ACC350. ACC470Taxation‐3credithours Comprehensiveintroductiontotaxationasitappliestobothindividualsandbusinesses. Topicsincludetheoperationandscopeoftaxsystems,computationofcorporatetax liabilitiesandgains,differenttypesoftaxes,andtheimpactoftaxesonreportedincome andcashflows.Prerequisite:ACC350.Thiscourseisofferedinthespringsemester only. ACC500FinancialReportingandAnalysis–3credithours ThisMBAcoursecoverscorporatefinancialreportingincludingtheanalysis,andthe interpretationoffinancialstatements.TopicsincludetheroleofInternationalFinancial ReportingStandardsincludingdisclosurerequirements,factorsthataffectfinancial performance,andanalyticallimitations.Noprerequisites. ACC550ManagerialAccounting–3credithours ThisMBAcoursecoversmanagerialaccountingconceptsandpracticesasappliedto internaldecision‐making.Topicsincludecost‐behavior,cost‐volumeprofitanalysis, budgeting,standardcostingwithactivity‐basedcosting,varianceanalysisandcontrol, responsibilitycenters,short‐termdecision‐making,andcapitalbudgeting. Prerequisites:ACC500,QBM500. 65 ANT110IntroductiontoAnthropology(GE‐S)‐3credithours Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovideageneralintroductiontothedisciplineof anthropology.Asaholisticfieldthatstudiesthehumanconditionacrosstimeand aroundtheworld,anthropologyconsistsoffoursubfields:physical/biological anthropology,archaeology,culturalanthropology,andlinguistics(withanemphasison introductoryconceptsinculturalanthropology).Thecourseformatisprimarilylectures basedonthecoursetextbookandclassdiscussion.Studentshaveopportunitiestoapply anthropologicalperspectivesandconceptstoeverydaylifeandsocialissuesinseveral shortwritingassignments.Prerequisite:ENG110. ANT210CulturalAnthropology‐3credithours Thecourseprovidesstudentswhohavesomebackgroundinculturalanthropologywith morein‐depthunderstandingofthefield’sapproach,topicsofinterest,and contributionstodescribingandexplainingsocialdiversity.Coursereadingsinclude ethnographies(books)andarticlesthataddressdifferentaspectsofsociallifearound theworld,withaspecialfocusonstudiesconductedinAfghanistan.Thecoursewill reviewculturalanthropologyasasocialscienceapproach,coveringtheconceptsof culture,ethnography,application,andtheory.Itwillalsolookatimportanttopical areas,includinglanguage,expressiveculture,socialorganization,politicallife,economic exchange,relatednessandkinship,andglobalization.Theformatofthecourseis primarilydiscussion,withsomelecturebytheinstructor.Studentsapplytheirlearning throughresponsestoreadingsandinafinalproject.Prerequisites:ENG115andeither ANT110orinstructorconsent. ANT340AdvancedQualitativeResearchMethods–3credithours Thiscourseprovidesfoundationalknowledgeofsocialresearchandcultural anthropologywithmoreadvancedexperienceinqualitativeandethnographicresearch methods.Thecoursecoverstechniquesinformulatingaqualitativeresearchproject; collectingdatathroughinterviewing,observationanddocumentreview;analyzing qualitativedata;andwritingresearchresults.Studentsapplythesetechniquesthrough theirownresearchprojects.Assignedreadingsincludematerialsrelatingtoqualitative andethnographicmethodsaswellasmaterialrelatingtooneormoresubstantive themesexploredinthecourse.Prerequisites:ENG115andeitherSOC310,ANT210or instructorconsent. 66 ANT370/PAD370AnthropologyofPublicPolicy–3credithours Therearefewareasofhumanlifetodaythatarenotregulatedbygovernmentpolicies. Policyshapesthewaysocialproblemsareconceptualized,legitimized,andaddressed, especiallyinthecontextofdevelopment.Policyisalsoanimportantlocationof interactionbetweenthestateandtransnationalactors.Thiscourseexaminespublic policyfromtheperspectiveofanthropology.Policyhasbecomeacentralorganizing principleofmodernsociety,usedtoshape,regulate,andordersociety.Thecourse addresseswhatpolicyis,howpolicieswork,andwhatpoliciesdointermsoforganizing andclassifyingpeople,interveninginpresentsocialconditions,andprovidingdirection forthefuture.Prerequisites:ENG115andANT210orinstructorconsent. BIO130/131IntroductiontoBiologyIandLab(GE‐P)‐4credithours IntroductiontoBiologyisanexaminationofbasicbiologicalconceptssuchasthecell, metabolism,genetics,reproduction,development,evolutionandecology.Thisclassis designedfornon‐sciencemajors.Thecourseincludesbothathreehourlectureanda onehourlabcomponent.Prerequisite:ENG110. BIO132/133IntroductiontoBiologyIIandLab(GE‐P)‐4credithours IntroductiontoBiologyIIisacontinuationofthestudyofbiologythatincludesboththe basicconceptsofbiochemistryandtheirapplicationtolivingorganisms.Thecourse contentisaimedatmakingbiologyeasiertounderstandbecauseitexplainsbiologyin basicbiochemicaltermsandrelatesittotheworldaroundus.Inaddition,thestudents willbepreparedtounderstandandevaluatenewdevelopmentsthatwillariseinthe future,thusenablingthemtobebetterconsumersanddecisionmakers.Specifically, photosynthesis,metabolism,geneticengineeringandcloning,andgeneticmodification oflivingorganismsareexaminedinbiochemicaldetail.Thecourseisdesignedfornon‐ sciencemajorstomeettherequirementsnecessarytofulfilltheGeneralEducation curriculum.Manyofthetopicsinthelectureshaveadditionalinformationlocatedon thewebsiteassociatedwiththetextbookthatencourageindividualinvestigationsof thosetopics.Prerequisite:BIO130. BIO230Physiology(GE‐P)‐3credithours Thiscourseprovidesanexaminationofthebasicconceptsofanimalphysiologywithan emphasisonhumanphysiology.Thecoursebeginswithanexaminationoftheevolution oftheanimalphyla,thehistoryofvertebratesandtheemergenceofhumans.The followingsystemsexploreindetail:skeletal,muscular,circulatory,respiratory, digestive,immune,nervous,neuroendocrine,andreproductive.Prerequisites:SCI210 orBIO130. 67 CHE125GeneralChemistry(GE‐P)‐4credithours GeneralChemistryisanexaminationofbasicchemicalconcepts.Topicscoveredinclude thescientificmethod,problemsolving,statesandpropertiesofmatter,atomictheory, periodictable,chemicalbonding,nomenclature,formulas,chemicalequations, balancingchemicalequations,stoichiometry,limitingreactants,gaslaw,solutions, solubility,concentrationionicequations,acid‐basereactions,oxidation‐reduction reactions,intermolecularforcesandthepropertiesofwater.Thecourseincludesbotha three‐hourlectureandaone‐hourlabcomponent.Prerequisite:ENG110andMTH110. CHE127GeneralChemistryII(GE‐P)‐4credithours ContinuationofCHE125.Emphasizeskinetics,equilibrium,descriptivechemistry, nuclearchemistry,andspecialtopics.Successfulcompletionpreparesstudentsforand satisfiesprerequisiteforOrganicChemistryIandfurtherstudyinlifeandphysical sciences.SuccessfulcompletionsatisfiesprerequisiteforOrganicChemistryI.Mustbe takenconcurrentlywithCHE128GeneralChemistryIILab.Prerequisite:CHE125/126. COM100IntroductiontoMassCommunications–3credithours Abroadsurveyofcommunicationissues,trends,andprofessions.Thiscourseexposes studentstotheoryandissuesrelatedtotheroleofcommunicationindailylife,and presentsthemwithcareeroptionsinjournalism,mediadesign,marketingandpublic service.Studentswillexamineandinvestigatetheroleofmediainsociety,includingits historyandthecurrentstateofpressfreedomandfreespeechinAfghanistanandinthe world.Thiscourseisprimarilylecture‐based,butitalsoincludespracticalexercisesand afinalmulti‐mediaproject. COM200IntroductiontoJournalism–3credithours Anoverviewofjournalismfundamentalsandethics,exploringhownewsisdefined, reported,writtenandproducedacrossprint,broadcastandonlinemediaplatforms. CourseworkincludesthehistoryofjournalisminAfghanistanandaroundtheworld, andgivesanintroductiontothefundamentalwritingandfact‐gatheringskillsof journalism.Studentswillexaminecasestudiesandparticipateindiscussionsabout journalismanditsroleinademocraticsociety.Prerequisites:ENG110. 68 COM230DIGITALMEDIALITERACYANDSKILLS‐3credithours Intoday’sinterconnectedworld,digitalmedialiteracyisthefirststeptounderstanding thesocial,culturalandethicalissuesthatgoalongwiththeuseofnewandemerging technologies.Digitalmedialiteracyistheabilitytoaccess,analyze,evaluate,create, reflectupon,andactwiththeinformationproductsthatmediadisseminate,especially focusingondigitalmedia(Internetand/ormobilephonebased).Courseworkwillteach skillsinunderstandingdigitalservicesinAfghanistan;providingrelevantcontent; skillfullymaneuveringthroughdigitaltechnologiesandservices;assessingthequality ofdigitalservices;andunderstandingsecurityindigitalcommunities.Throughinclass workshops,videoscreenings,interactivemediademonstrationsandafinalcourse project,studentswilllearnhands‐onskillstomakesenseofandcontroltheirmedia environments,aswellasdevelopcriticalthinkingskillstounderstandandcreatemedia. Prerequisites:ITC101orapassingscoreontheITC101placementexam. ECO200Economics‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesstudentstobasictheoriesandconceptsinbothmicroeconomics andmacroeconomics.Topicsincludehowindividuals,households,firms,and governmentsallocatescarceresources,supplyanddemand,equilibriumpriceand quantity,andelasticityofsupplyanddemand.Thiscoursealsocoversnational economiesincludingaggregatedemandandsupply,long‐termproductivityandgrowth, short‐termfluctuations,fiscalandmonetarypolicies,inflation,andmeasurementof economicactivity.Prerequisite:MTH110.RecommendedthatMGT100alsobe completedsuccessfullybeforeregisteringforECO200. ECO500ManagerialEconomics–3credithours ThisMBAcourseisanintroductiontotheprinciplesofmicroeconomicanalysisusedin managerialdecision‐making.Topicsincludedemandanalysis,costandproduction functions,behaviorincompetitiveandnon‐competitivemarkets,sourcesandusesof marketpower,gametheory,andcompetitivestrategies.Prerequisites:QBM500. ENG100WritingLaboratory‐3credithours Thiscourseprovidesintensivepracticeandtraininginacademicwritingwithemphasis onthewritingprocess,revision,andthefundamentalsofcomposition,covering grammaticalskills,rhetoricalissues,andcognitiveabilitiesnecessarytoproduce effectiveprose.Thecourseprovidesnumerousandvariedassignmentswith opportunityforrevision.Registrationrestrictedtofreshmanstudentsonly.Thiscourse hasbeenreplacedbyENG101.Studentsneeda“C”orbetterbeforecontinuing. 69 ENG101EnglishAcademics/WritingLaboratory‐6credithours Thiscourseprovidesintensivepracticeandtraininginacademicwritingwithemphasis onthewritingprocess,revision,andthefundamentalsofcomposition,covering grammaticalskills,rhetoricalissues,andcognitiveabilitiesnecessarytoproduce effectiveprose.Thecourseprovidesnumerousandvariedassignmentswith opportunityforrevision.Registrationrestrictedtofreshmanstudentsonly. ENG110AcademicWritingI(GE‐C)‐3credithours Thiscourseisdesignedtodeveloptheabilitytoproduceclearexpositoryprose.The courserequiresstudentstolearnandpracticewritingprocessesandstrategies, includingvariousrhetoricalmodes,audienceanalysis,topicselection,thesissupport anddevelopment,editing,andrevision.Studentsareintroducedtothebasicelementsof argumentandacademicresearch.Emphasisisplacedonwrittencommunication, criticalthinking,andcriticalreadingatauniversitylevel.Prerequisite:ENG100,ENG 101witha“C”gradeorhigherorplacementscoreintoENG110. ENG115AcademicWritingII(GE‐C)–3credithours AcontinuationofAcademicWritingItofurtherdevelopthestudent’sabilitytowrite argumentessaysandinformativereportssupportedbyresearch.Studentsimprove theirabilitytoread,summarize,paraphraseandtoproperlyintegratequotedmaterial. Usingtheuniversitylibraryanditsacademicdatabases,studentsconductresearchand becomefamiliarwitharangeofscholarlyjournalsrelevanttotheircollegecurriculum andfieldsofinterest.Prerequisite:ENG110. ENG120PublicSpeaking(GeneralEducationElectivecreditonly)‐3credithours Thiscourseisdesignedtohelpstudentsdevelopconfidenceandpoiseaspublic speakers.Studentslearntoapplycurrentdevelopmentsincommunicationsandsocial psychologyastheypreparenarrative,persuasive,informative,anddescriptive speeches.Bytheendofthesemester,studentsareabletodemonstrateunderstanding oftheinteractionbetweenspeaker,speech,andaudience.Prerequisite:ENG110.Asof fall2013,ENG120cannolongerbeusedtowardthegeneraleducationcomposition requirement. ENG150ResponsetoLiterature(GE‐H)and(GE‐CorGE‐H)‐3credithours ThiscoursesurveysAmerican,English,andEuropeanliteraturefromavarietyofgenres andtimeperiods.Throughlectureanddiscussion,studentslearnhowtoexperience, respondtoandinterpretliteraryworks,andtoconsiderthevaluesselectedworks express.Prerequisite:ENG110. 70 ENG210WorldLiterature(GE‐CorGE‐H)‐3credithours AsurveycoursecoveringliteraryworksfromAntiquity,theMiddleAges,andthe Renaissance.Thiscoursepresentsastudyofworldliteraturewithemphasisonmajor authorsfromaroundtheworld.Allformsofliteraturewillbecovered,includingpoetry, prose,anddrama.Classwillconsistofdiscussionandwrittenassignmentsthatstress insightintotheworksandthecorrelationofhistory,culture,literature,otherfinearts, andtheauthor’scommentsonlifeandthemeaningofexistence.Emphasiswillbe placedoncritical,analyticreadingskills,participationin‐depth,constructiveclass discussion,andcritical,evaluativewriting.Prerequisite:ENG115. ENG211WorldLiteratureII(GE‐H)‐3credithours Asurveycoursecoveringliteraryworksfromtheseventeenthcenturytothepresent. Thiscoursepresentsastudyofworldliteraturewithemphasisonmajorauthorsfrom aroundtheworld.Allformsofliteraturewillbecovered,includingpoetry,prose,and drama.Classwillconsistofdiscussionandwrittenassignmentsthatstressinsightinto theworksandthecorrelationofhistory,culture,literature,otherfinearts,andthe author’scommentsonlifeandthemeaningofexistence.Emphasiswillbeplacedon critical,analyticreadingskills,participationin‐depth,constructiveclassdiscussion,and critical,evaluativewriting.Prerequisite:ENG115. ENG213ContemporaryWorldLiterature(GE‐H)‐3credithours Thiscoursesurveyscurrenttrendsinworldliteraturewithsupplementalworksof criticaltheory.Studentsareintroducedtopsychoanalytic,Feminist,post‐colonialand post‐humanisttheories.Studentsapplytheseapproachestocontemporaryauthors fromaroundtheworld.Thiscourseisconductedasaseminar,requiringintensive reading,in‐classdiscussion,andthreeresponsepapersdemonstratingacloseanalysis ofthetexts.Primaryconceptsofhybridityandglobalismareaddressedthroughthe studyofémigréwritings,worksonexile,andurbanization.Thecoursealsoexplores currentdebatesontranslationandtheconceptofcommunityintheageofnetworking. Prerequisite:ENG115. ENG215ExpositoryEssay(GE‐CorGE‐H)‐3credithours Thiscourseisdesignedtohelpthestudentdevelopastrongerwritingvoice,vocabulary, andknowledgeofthestylesofwritingandconventionsoftheEnglishlanguage. Studentsdeveloptheabilitytoanalyzecomplexissuesfromavarietyofperspectives, andtoresearch,synthesizeinformation,andproperlycitereferences.Prerequisite: ENG115. 71 ENG220CreativeWriting(GE‐CorGE‐H)‐3credithours Thiscoursepresentsarangeofpracticalstrategiestohelpstudentsdevelopaswriters. Studentswillwriteinawiderangeofgenres,fromfictionandpoetrytobiography, autobiographyandtravelwriting.Studentsareencouragedtoidentifytheirstrengths andinterestsaswritersanddeveloptheirownresourcesofmemory,observationand voice.Prerequisite:ENG115withaCgradeorhigher. ENG230IntroductiontotheStudyofLanguage(GE‐H)‐3credithours Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithanunderstandingofthedevelopment,use,growth, andspreadoflanguageasadistinctlyhumanphenomenon.Theexamplelanguagefor thecourseis,forthemostpartEnglish.Thecoursewilldefinebasicfunctionsandroles universaltoalllanguages.UsingEnglishasanexample,studentswillbeencouragedto lookatalllanguages,includingtheirownlanguages,fromvariousperspectivessuchas personallanguageacquisition,thedevelopmentofspeechcommunities,language historyandchange,languageandnationalgroupidentity,andtheuseoflanguage(s)in contemporaryglobalization.Prerequisite:ENG115withaCgradeorhigher. ENG240SurveyofAmericanLiteratureI(GE‐H)‐3credithours ThiscoursetakesthestudentthroughthetrajectoryoftheAmericanliteraryexperience andidentityfromnativepeoplesandfirstcontact,tonationhood,the19thcentury jeopardyofdisunion,onintotheGildedAge,andthroughthe20thcentury.Basic Americanthemessuchasexceptionalismwillbeexaminedalongthistrajectory.There isaninterdisciplinaryundercurrentthatdeepensunderstandingofworksthrough historicalcontextandthearts.Prerequisite:ENG115. ENG250IntroductiontotheShortStory(GE‐H)‐3credithours Studentsbecomefamiliarwiththegenreofshortfictionfrommanycountriesofthe world.ReadingselectionmayincludesuchauthorsasPoe,Borges,Camus,Chekhov, Fuentes,Mishima,O’Connor,Bambara,Walker,Kafka,andDeMaupassant.Studentswill beexpectedtoread,think,write,anddiscusscriticallythematerialcoveredintheclass. Prerequisites:ENG110andENG115(AcademicWritingIandII).Thiscoursefulfills credittowardstheGeneralEducationHumanitiesrequirement.GE‐H ENG271TechnicalWriting(GE‐C)‐3credithours TechnicalWriting/communicationisanadvancedwritingcourseexploringthe principlesandpracticeofcommunicationoftechnicalmaterialformanydisciplines, includingcommunication,technology,scienceandbusiness.Studentslearntowrite, researchanddesignarangeofdocuments,usegraphicsfordigitalandprintmedium andcreateoralpresentationsusingtechnology.Assignmentsmayincludestandard businessdocuments(letters,memos,etc.)reports,instructions,andwritingforblogs andtheweb;courseworkconsistsofindividualandcollaboratedprojects.Prerequisite: ENG115withaCorbetter.Countstowardthegeneraleducationcomposition requirement.GE‐C 72 ENG299SpecialTopics:English(GE‐H)–3credithours Topicsvaryfromsemestertosemester.Studentsshouldconsulttheonlinescheduleof classesforofferingswellbeforethebeginningofthesemester.Theintensivestudyof topicscouldinvolveliterary,linguistic,rhetoricalorotherareasofEnglishstudies. Prerequisites:Sophomorelevelorhigher(30credits)orpermissionofdepartment chair.Note:thiscoursemayberepeatedforamaximumof6creditswithpermissionof departmentaslongasthecoursecontentisdifferent. ENG310TranslationEnglishtoFarsi(GE‐H)–3credithours Themainobjectiveofthiscourseistohelpthestudentsimprovetheirbilingual (English‐Dari)translationskills.Themaintopicsofthecoursewillinclude:lectureson thehistoryoftranslationfromFarsiintoEnglishandviceversa;lecturesonliteraryand non‐literarytranslations;lecturesandclassdiscussiononFarsigrammarand punctuationsandacomparativestudyofsentencestructuresandpatternsinthetwo languages. Duringtherestofthesemester,thestudentswillbeaskedtoprovideappropriateDari equivalentsforsomecommonhard‐to‐translateEnglishwords,phrases,idioms,and sentences.Thenthestudentswillbehelpedtotranslatesimpletextsandthenmore complicatedpassagesfromEnglishintoDari.Readingandtranslationmaterialsfrom bothlanguageswillbeprovidedfromvarioussources.Prerequisite:ENG115withaC gradeorhigherandneedstohaveastrongunderstandingofwrittenandspokenDari. ENG315TranslationFarsitoEnglish(GE‐H)–3credithours Themainobjectiveofthiscourseistohelpthestudentsimprovetheirtranslationskills fromDariintoEnglish.SinceEnglishtranslationofDari/Farsitextsbeganwith literature,itisnecessarytostartthiscoursewithafewlecturesonthehistoryof EnglishtranslationofclassicalPersianliterature.Theselectureswillincludeearly translationsofPersianliteraryworksbyBritishscholarsinIndia,suchasthequatrains ofOmarKhayyam,theShahnamehofFerdowsi,theMathnawiofRumi,theDivanof HafizandtheGulistanofSaadi. Themainpartofthecourse,followingtheintroductorylectures,willdealwithhard‐to‐ translatephrases,idioms,proverbsandsentences,withacomparativestudyofsentence patternsinDariandEnglish.Thenthestudentswillberequiredtoprovideappropriate Englishequivalentsforthesehard‐to‐translateDari/Farsiwords,phrases,idioms,and sentences.Duringtherestofthecourse,thestudentswillbehelpedtotranslatesimple Dari/FarsiparagraphsintoEnglish.Astheyimprovetheirskills,theywillberequiredto translatedifferentDaritextsintoEnglish. Readingandtranslationmaterialsfrombothlanguageswillbeprovidedfromvarious sources.Asthefirstcourseofitskind,thecoursesyllabuswillbemodifiedifnecessary. Prerequisite:ENG115withaCgradeorhigherandastrongunderstandingofwritten andspokenDari. 73 ENG322IntroductiontoShakespeare(GE‐H)–3credithours IntroductiontoShakespeareisintendedtoacquaintthestudentwithShakespeare’s language,aswellastheElizabethanworldofEnglandatthetimeoftheGlobeTheatre performances.ThecourseapproachesthelanguageinitiallywithShakespeare’s Sonnets,inordertofamiliarizethestudentwiththeiambicpentameterline,aswellas thepopularconceitsandthemesofShakespeare’splays.FourofShakespeare’splaysare coveredinthecourse,andeachworkistreatedindetailaccordingtogenreandtheme. Theplaysareapproachednotasliterature,butasperformedtexts,andtherearefilm viewingstoaccompanyeachwork,whichreinforcesthispoint.Studentsarerequiredto reciteandinterpretasonnet,aswellaswriteresponseessaysforeachplaystudied. Prerequisite:ENG115withaCgradeorhigher. ENG325PersianLiterature/Poetry(GE‐H)–3credithours ThecoursesurveysarepresentativesamplingofworksofclassicalPersianliterature datingfromtheriseoftheNewPersianlanguageinthetenthcenturytotheseventeenth century.BecausepoetryconstitutedthebulkofliteraryproductioninNewPersian, mostofthecourseisdevotedtothereading,translation,andanalysisofpoemswritten invariousgenresbysuchpoetsasRudaki,Khaqani,Nizami,Rumi,Sa‘di,Hafiz,andJami, andthecoursewillreadexcerptsfromtheShahnama.CoursemayincludeAfghan literature.Prerequisites:CompletionofENG115withaCgradeorbetter. FIN200CorporateFinance‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesthebasicconceptsandtoolsofmodernfinance.Topicsinclude returnandrisk;financialinstrumentsincludingequitiesandfixedincomesecurities; andfinancialmarketsandtheirutilizationbymanagersindifferentkindsoffinancial institutions.Prerequisites:ACC200,MGT100,STA210,andMTH110. FIN300AdvancedCorporateFinance‐3credithours Thisisamoreadvancedcourseintroducesthestudenttothetheoryandpracticeof corporatefinance.Topicsincludecapitalbudgeting,discountedcashflowvaluation,real options,costofcapital,capitalstructure,anddividendpolicy.Prerequisite:FIN200,STA 210,andMTH110. FIN340Investments‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminespracticalapplicationsofinvestmenttheoryinbothfixed‐income andequitiesmarkets.RequiredfortheBBAmajor.Prerequisites:FIN300andSTA230. FIN360RiskManagementinFinancialInstitutions‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminestheproblemsencounteredinawiderangeofactivitiesoffinancial institutions,includingassetandliabilitymanagement,liquiditymanagement,market riskandcredit‐riskmanagement.Prerequisite:FIN340. 74 FIN400InternationalFinance‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminestheoperationofinternationalcurrencyexchangeandcapital marketsandappliesfinancialmanagementprinciplestothefinancialdecision‐making inmultinationalcorporations.Topicsalsoinclude:Exchangerateforecasting,hedgingof exchangeandpoliticalrisk,andfinancingandcapitalbudgetingbymultinational corporations.Prerequisite:FIN340. FIN450IslamicFinance‐3credithours ThiscourseexaminesthebasicconceptsacceptableundertheSharia,andhowtheyare beingapplied.Thiscourseexaminestheoperationofinternationalcurrencyexchange andcapitalmarketsandappliesfinancialmanagementprinciplestothefinancial decision‐makinginmultinationalcorporations.Topicsalsoinclude:Exchangerate forecasting,hedgingofexchangeandpoliticalrisk,andfinancingandcapitalbudgeting bymultinationalcorporations.Prerequisite:FIN340. FIN500FinancialManagement–3credithours ThisMBAcourseintroducesfundamentalconceptsinfinancethatprovideaframework foranalyzinginvestmentandfinancingdecisions.Topicsincludeinvestmentevaluation includingpresentvalueconceptsandcapitalbudgeting,alternativemethodstofinance investmentsoverboththeshortandlong‐term,includingcapitalstructurepolicy, raisingexternalcapital,andleasing.Participantsarealsointroducedtobusiness valuation.Prerequisites:ACC500,QBM500. FIN550CorporateFinanceandFinancialMarkets–3credithours ThisMBAcoursefocusesoninvestmentsasrelatedtofixedassetsandpricing.Topics includeequitysecurities,fixedincomesecurities,options,portfoliotheory,thecapital assetpricingmodel,assetallocation,measuringreturns,theroleoffinancialleverage, optimalcapitalstructure,mergersandacquisitions,spinoffsandselloffs,andother advancedfinanceissues.Prerequisites:FIN500. FIN560ProjectFinance–3credithours Thiscourseteachesthefinancialknow‐howandnegotiatingapproachesneedby borrowerstoimplementlargeprojectfinancetransactions.Topicsincludecredit assessment,dealstructuring,choosingadvisorsandthefinalnegotiationand documentationofafinancing.Asignificantobjectiveofthiscourseistoteachmethods whichequipstudentstoplanandexecuteprojectfinance“deals”thatsucceedin accomplishingcorporatestrategicobjectives.Prerequisites:ACC500,FIN500,FIN550, MGT520. FIN599IslamicFinance–3credithours Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideathoroughunderstandingofthetheoryandpractice ofIslamicFinance.Thiscoursewillofferanopportunitytoconsiderthegrowing intersectionbetweenIslamic(orShari‘ah‐compliant)financeandtransactions.Issuesto 75 bediscussedindetailincluderibā‐interestequivalence,formandsubstancein contemporaryIslamicbankingandfinance,judgmentofShari‘ahrelatedtransactionsin contemporaryMuslimandnon‐MuslimcountriesandwhetherornotShari‘ahrelated investingconstitutessocialcapitalism.Therewillbeamplediscussionoflegaland economicthought,aswellastheplaceofethicsandvirtuewithintraditionaland modernmanifestationsoffinance.Alsodiscussedwillbetheoriginsofcontemporary venturecapitalandprivateequityarisingoutoftheIslamicmercantiletradition. DiscussionsofShari‘ahwillfocusalmostexclusivelyonallschoolofthoughts perspectives. HIS120HistoryofAfghanistan(GE‐A)or(GE‐H)–3credithours ThiscoursesurveysthehistoryofAfghanistanfromitsemergenceasadistinctpolitical unitin1747totheoverthrowoftheTalibanregimein2001.Thecourseexaminesthe processofcentralization,modernization,andsocioeconomicdevelopmentaswellasthe spreadofcompetingideologies,ethnicconflict,andreligiousextremism.Prerequisite: ENG110. HIS203IslamicHistoryandSocietyI–3credithours ThiscoursesurveysIslamichistoryfrom600to1500,includingtheriseandspreadof Islam,theIslamicempireundertheUmayyadandAbbasidcaliphs,theemergenceof regionalIslamicstatesfromAfghanistanandeasternIrantoNorthAfricaandSpain,the arrivaloftheSteppePeoples(TurksandMongols),theMongolsuccessorstates,and foundationofthegreatIslamicregionalempiresoftheOttomans,Safavids,and Mughuls.StudentsareintroducedtotheforcesthathaveshapedIslamiccivilization. Prerequisite:ENG110. HIS205IslamicHistoryandSocietyII–3credithours ThiscoursecoversthehistoryoftheMuslimworldfrom1500tothepresent,focusing onthedeclineoftheIslamicempires,Westernmilitary,economic,andideological encroachment;theimpactofsuchideasasnationalismandliberalism;effortsatreform intheIslamicstates;theemergenceofthe“modern”MiddleEastafterWorldWarI;the struggleforliberationfromWesterncolonialandimperialcontrol;theMiddleEastern statesintheColdWarera;andthepresent.Prerequisite:ENG110. HIS210ModernMiddleEasternHistory–3credithours ThiscoursecoversthehistoryofthemodernMiddleEastwiththeadventof modernizingreformsdesignedtomeetthechallengeofEuropeanworldhegemony.By theturnofthe19thcentury,theexpansiveandvibrantIslamicsocietieswereinastate ofdeclinewhiletheWesthadundergoneatransformationthatwouldultimatelyenable ittodominatetherestoftheworld.Inthiscourse,studentsexaminethewaysinwhich reformersintheOttomanEmpireandIranstruggledtocounterEuropeanimperialism andmeetthechallengeofmodernity.Prerequisite:HIS203orHIS205orinstructor consent. 76 HIS330/POL330HistoryofPoliticalReforminAfghanistan–3credithours ThiscoursewillexaminethevariousphasesofpoliticalreforminAfghanistanbeginning inthereignofKingAmanullahandendingwiththecurrentstatebuildingeffortsinthe post‐Talibanperiod.Prerequisite:HIS120. HUM399SpecialTopicsinHumanities–3credithours Subjectmatterwillvarysemestertosemesterandthecoursemayberepeated.Consult withtheinstructorbeforeenrollingtodeterminetopicstobestudiedandthenecessary prerequisites.Thiscoursemaybeusedfortheindependentstudyunderthesupervision ofspecificfacultymembersorforspecialcourseofferings.Prerequisite:tobe announcedorpermissionoftheinstructor. INT49X(alsoBUS490)Internship–3‐6credithours(maximumof6credithours allowed) Theinternshipoptionprovidesaprojectmanagementandworkexperienceinalocal business/corporation/ministry/NGOarrangedindiscussionwithafacultyadvisor.The internshipisahands‐onexperienceandoffersauniqueopportunityforstudentsto relatetheiracademiceducationandcareerintereststoon‐the‐jobworkexperiencein thecorporateworld. Prerequisites:Approvalofafacultyadvisor.Internshipsareonlyallowedinthefall, springandsummersemesters. Note:Mayberepeatedonceforamaximumof6credits ITC101IntroductiontoComputers(GE‐IT)–3credithours Thiscoursewillprovideasurveyofcomputingandinformationtechnologiesand methodstoconductresearch,analyzeinformation,andtocommunicatethat informationtoglobalaudiences,utilizinginternetbasedresearchtoolsandother software.Furthermore,thiscoursewillintroducestudentstobasicconceptsin computerscience,informationliteracyandcommunicationandteachstudentstoapply thoseconceptstoanyfieldofstudy.GE‐IT ITC110IntroductiontoInformationTechnology–3credithours ThisisasurveycourseofthedisciplineswithinInformationTechnologyandComputer Science.Thiscoursewillcoverthefollowingtopics:(i)anintroductiontocomputer hardwareanddiscretemathematics;(ii)anintroductiontoprogramming;(iii)an introductiontonetworking;and,(iv)anintroductiontodatabasedesign.Prerequisite: ITC101orapassingscoreontheITC101placementexam. 77 ITC115WebSystemsandDesign–3credithours Studentswilllearnbasicwebsitedevelopmentanduserinteractiondesignskills. Studentswillbuildtheirownpersonaldynamicwebsiteusingindustry‐standardtools forflowchartingandsimplescripting.TheywillalsolearnSearchEngineOptimization (SEO),siteanalyticsandlearnthefoundationsofwebbasedmarketing.Theywilllearn thebasicsofserverandlocallyhostedsitesusingopensourceservicestounderstand thestructureoftheirpersonalsite.Prerequisite:ITC101orapassingscoreontheITC 101placementexam. ITC210ComputerSystemsHardwareandOrganization–4credithours Thiscoursecoverscomputerhistory,acomprehensiveclassificationandexplanationof basiccomponents,CPU,memory,peripheraldevices,storagemediaandperipheral devices,physicalandlogicalstorage,dataorganization,filestorage,programsand software,systemandapplicationsoftware,thebasicconceptofoperatingsystems, architecture,andworkingofcomputingsystems.Prerequisite:MTH120. ITC215ProgrammingI–4credithours Thiscoursecoversconceptsofsoftwareapplicationdevelopmentanddevelopsskillsin designingandwritingsimplecomputerprograms.Inadditiontointroducingimportant programmingconstructsandmethodologies,thiscoursediscussesformalandpractical studyofthedefinition,applicationsandimplementationofprogramminglanguagesthat includeslinguisticconceptsofsyntaxandsemantics,translationofhighlevellanguages intoexecutableform,andbasicsofdatastructuringandsequencingfeatures,withfocus fromtheJavadomain.Prerequisite:MTH120. ITC220FundamentalsofNetworkingandTelecommunications–4credithours ThiscourseintroducesstudentsofICTtotheconceptscommunicationinICT,with explanationoftransmissionimpairments,transmissionmedia(guidedandunguided), synchronizationcode,modulationtypes,errordetection,multiplexing,digitalcarrier systems,circuitswitching,packetswitching,ATMandframerelay,networktypes, networktopologies,OSImodel,TCP/IPintroduction,LANSystems(Ethernet,tokenring, FDDI,etc.),LANdevices(repeaters,hubs,bridges,switches),principlesof internetworking,wirelessinternetworking,IPmulticasting,routingprotocols, connectionorientedprotocol,networksecurityrequirements,publicencryptionand digitalsignatures,networkmanagementprotocol,e‐mailprotocols,hypertexttransfer protocol,DNS(domainnamesystem)introductiontoVoIP,VPN,serversandclient servermodels,anddesignstrategies.Prerequisite:ITC210. 78 ITC225ProgrammingII–4credithours Thiscourseisanadvancedlevelofapplicationdevelopment.Thecoursecoversthe designphilosophyofJavaanditsuniquefeaturesthatmakeitapowerfullanguageto programsystemsandapplicationsfortheinternetandintranets.Itcoversthesyntax, resources,andutilitiespackageofJava.StudentsexamineJavadesignprinciplesanduse Javatoconstructvariousadvancedlevelcomponents.Prerequisite:ITC215. ITC230DatabaseConcepts–4credithours Thiscoursecoversthekeyconceptsofdatamodels,databasedesign,andsystemsto enablestudentstounderstandthetheoreticalbasisofdatabasesandbeabletoapply thatknowledgeindevelopment,usage,andefficientmanagementofrelational databases.Prerequisites:ITC110andMTH120. ITC311DataStructures‐3credithours Studentsexploretheconceptofdataanditsrepresentationinacomputer;linearlists, stacks,queues,strings,arrays,trees,orthogonallists,andotheradvanceddata structuresusedinhighlevelprogramminglanguages.Studentsalsoengageindetailed studyofavarietyoftechniquesforhashing,sorting,andsearchingandthepreliminary analysisofsuchalgorithmstodeterminetheircomplexityandefficiency.Prerequisite: ITC225andSTA210. ITC321AdvancedNetworkingandTelecommunication–3credithours Thiscourseallowsstudentstorefinetheirnetworkdesignandadministrativeskills throughpracticeandtheory.Topicscoveredinclude:informationassurance,network security,cryptography,forensics,biometrics,securityproceduresandpolicies,data compression,wirelessandmobilecomputing,enterprisenetworking,digital communications,andmanagementofnetworksaspartoftheoverallITstrategywithin anorganization.Studentsgainexposuretonetworkadministrationtoolsandproducts usedincommercialpractice.Prerequisites:ITC220andITC215. ITC325ComputerNetworkSecurityIIIwithLab–4credithours Studentswillbeintroducedtocomputerandnetworksecuritytopicswhichinclude Cryptography,Authenticationandidentificationschemes,intrusiondetection,viruses, formalmodesofcomputersecurity,secureoperatingsystems,softwareprotection, securityofelectronicmailandtheworldwideweb,electroniccommerce,firewallsand riskassessment.Prerequisites:ITC220orITC350. 79 ITC330AdvancedDatabaseConcepts–3credithours Thiscourseallowsstudentstorefinetheirdatabasedesignanddevelopmentskills throughpracticeandtheory.Topicscoveredinclude:databasedesign,transaction processing,databasesecurity,distributeddatabaseprocessing,datamining,data warehousing,multimediadatabases,digitallibraries,andmanagementofdatabase designaspartoftheoverallsoftwaredesignprocess.Studentsgainexposuretodata baseadministrationofcurrentdatabaseproductsusedincommercialpractice. Prerequisites:ITC215andITC230. ITC350Open‐SourceSoftware–4credithours Introductiontoopensourcebasedclient/servernetworking,careers,securityand assuranceconcepts.ThiscoursewillfocusonLinuxasanopensourceplatformand serveroperatingsystem.Studentswilllearnthroughabalanceoftheoryandapplied courseworkbysettingupandadministeringanopensourceclientserveroperating system.Topicsincludedare:fileandhardwaremanagement,useraccountmanagement, TCP/IPprotocols,andinstallationoftheLinuxclientandserveroperatingsystem. Prerequisites:ITC215andITC220. ITC410WebSystemsandeBusiness–3credithours Studentsintegrateknowledgefromearliercourses(programming,database,and networking)tolearnthefundamentalsofe‐commerceandprogrammingfortheWorld WideWeb.Studentsusesoftwareengineeringprinciplestotakeuserandbusiness requirementsandtranslatethemintohighlyfunctionale‐Businesssystems.Thiscourse exploreselectronicbusinessstrategies,architectures,andsuccessfuldesignapproaches. Studentsgainexposuretoappropriatesoftwaretoolsforwebdevelopment. Prerequisites:ITC210,ITC225,andITC230. ITC420InformationTechnologyManagement–3credithours Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithacapstoneexperienceininformationtechnology projectmanagement.Topicsstudiedinclude:projectmanagementparadigms, professionalpractice,ethicalissues,computerlaw,intellectualproperty,privacy, computingeconomics,softwareeconomics,softwareacquisition,system implementation,knowledgemanagement,andhumanresourcemanagement.The courseprovidesacontextforstudentstointegrateknowledgefromtheITCcurriculum withbusinessculture,psychology,andsocialscience.Prerequisite:ITC220andITC230. ITC430ArtificialIntelligence‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothefoundationsofartificialintelligence:itshistory, philosophy,accomplishments,andmethodologies.Topicscoveredincludeinformed searchalgorithms,gameplaying,knowledgerepresentationandreasoningmethods, expertsystems,andneuralnetworks.Opportunitiesexistforexploringspecifictopicsof interest,suchasroboticsandmachinelearning.Extensivereadingandprogramming projectsarerequired.Prerequisites:MTH145andITC311. 80 ITC490Special/CurrentTopics/ThesisinITC‐3credithours Subjectmattervariesfromsemestertosemesterdependingonstaffing.Consultwiththe instructorbeforeenrollingtodeterminetopicstobestudied.Thiscoursecanbeused fortheindependentstudyofadvancedcomputingtopicsorthesisunderthesupervision ofanITCfacultymemberaswellasforotherapprovedcomputingprojects. Prerequisite:MTH130,ITC210,completed90creditsormoreandpermissionofthe instructorandadvisor.Notrepeatableforcredit(maximumofthreecreditsallowed). LGS110IntroductiontotheLawsofAfghanistan‐3credithours ThiscoursegivesstudentsanoverviewofthelegalsystemofAfghanistanbyfocusingon the2004Constitutionandlawscurrentlyinforce.Thecourseisdividedintosixmajor sections:theLegalHistoryofAfghanistan,theConstitutionandLawsofAfghanistan, PropertyLaw,CommercialLaw,CriminalLaw,andIndividualRights.Relevantfacetsof Islamiclawareemphasizedthroughout.Thecourseexposesstudentstothebasicskillsofa lawyerthroughrole‐playandotherinteractiveexercises,andincludesindividualandgroup homeworkassignments.Prerequisite:ENG115(maybetakenconcurrently). LGS150IntroductiontoIslamicLaw‐3credithours(formerlyLGS250) ThiscoursecoversthefundamentalsofIslamiclawandtheimportanceofShari’aasone oftheprimarysourcesoflawinAfghanistan.StudentslearnhowShari’alawisdefined andtherolethatitplaysinshapingAfghanistan’spluralistlegalsystem.Thecourse focusesontopicssuchas:thehistoryofIslamiclaw,sourcesofIslamiclaw(suchasthe Qur’an,Sunna,Ijma’,Qiyas,Istishabal‐Hal,al‐Masalihal‐Mursala,Saddal‐Dharay,and Istihsan),principlesofderivingIslamicrulesfromdifferentsourcesofIslamiclaw,and rightsunderIslamiclaw.ThecoursealsobrieflydiscussestheIslamiceconomicsystem, familysystem,andsocialsystem.Prerequisiteforlawmajors:LGS160(maybetaken concurrently).Prerequisitefornon‐lawmajors:LGS110orLGS200. LGS160LegalMethodsI‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothefundamentalsoflegalwriting,research, reasoning,vocabulary,andstyle.Studentsaretaughtinthecontextofresolvingalegal problem,usingsimulationstofacilitatepracticallearningandexperience.Studentswill learntoconstructlegalarguments,readandinterpretstatutes,andwritelegal memoranda.Prerequisite:EitherLGS110orLGS200andENG215.Onlylawmajors maytakeLegalMethodsI. LGS212LawofObligationsI:Contracts‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothelawofobligations.Studentsareexposedtohow thelawofobligationsistreatedwithinthecivilianlegaltraditionaswellasitstreatment intheCivilCodeofAfghanistan.Thecoursebeginsbyoutliningthescopeofthelawof obligationsanditsvarioussubcategories.Thecoursethenfocusesoncontractual obligationsandcoversformationofcontract,interpretationofcontract,defectin consent,andremedies.Prerequisiteforlawmajors:LGS160andeitherLGS250orLGS 150(maybetakenconcurrently).Prerequisitefornon‐lawmajors:LGS110orLGS200. 81 LGS220ConstitutionalLaw‐3credithours TheConstitutionofAfghanistanisthesupremelawofthelandinAfghanistanandisthe ultimatetoolforaddressinggovernmentexcesses.Thiscourseincludesacomprehensive studyoftheConstitutionofAfghanistan,includingthepowersoftheexecutive, legislature,andjudiciary;individualrightsgrantedtothepeople;protectionsfor criminaldefendants;andadministrativeagencies.Thecoursealsocoversmethodsof constitutionalinterpretation,aswellasprinciplesofconstitutionalismsuchaspopular sovereigntyandtheseparationofpowers.StudentswilllearnhowtheConstitutionof Afghanistanissimilartoanddifferentfromotherconstitutionsoftheworldthrougha comparativeconstitutionallawapproach.Prerequisiteforlawmajors:LGS160and eitherLGS250orLGS150(maybetakenconcurrently).Prerequisitefornon‐lawmajors: LGS110orLGS200. LGS230CriminalLaw‐3credithours CriminalLawbeginswiththestudyofthehistoryofcriminallawinAfghanistan, theoriesofpunishment,andthesourcesofcriminallaw.Thecoursethenreviewsthe componentsofcriminalactivity,includingthementalstateandthephysicalact,before examiningtheelementsofspecificcrimes.Studentsalsostudythetheoriesofcriminal defenseandtherightsofaccusedpersons,aswellascomparativeapproachesto criminallaw.Prerequisiteforlawmajors:LGS160andeitherLGS250orLGS150(may betakenconcurrently).Prerequisitefornon‐lawmajors:LGS110orLGS200. LGS240InternationalLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesinternationallaw,coveringboththeoreticalandpractical approaches.Thecourseprovidesanoverviewoftopicssuchastherelationshipbetween Afghanistandomesticlawandinternationallaw,internationaldisputeresolution,the useofforce,humanrights,sovereignty,internationalcriminallaw,andglobaltradeand investment.Prerequisiteforlawmajors:LGS160andeitherLGS250orLGS150(may betakenconcurrently).Prerequisitefornon‐lawmajors:LGS110orLGS200. LGS260LegalMethodsII‐3credithours ThiscoursebuildsonLegalMethodsI.Studentsaretaughtinthecontextofresolvinga legalproblem,usingsimulationstofacilitatepracticallearningandexperience.Through thesesimulations,studentswilllearntowritelegalbriefsanddeliveroralarguments. Thusthecourseintroducesbasicconceptsofcourtprocedure,incorporatingrealworld conditionsandconstraints.Prerequisite:LGS160. LGS261ProfessionalResponsibility‐3credithours Thiscoursepreparesstudentstobeethicaladvocatesandresponsibleprofessionals. ThecourseexaminestheAdvocate’sLawasitpertainstotheconductoflawyers.Topics includealawyer’sdutiestoclients,courts,andsociety.Thecoursealsoinvestigatesthe problemofpubliccorruptioninAfghanistan.Prerequisiteforlawmajors:LGS160and 82 eitherLGS250orLGS150(maybetakenconcurrently).Prerequisitefornon‐law majors:LGS110orLGS200. LGS270ComparativeLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminesthepredominantlegalsystemsintheworldincludingcivillaw, commonlaw,customarylaw,andIslamiclaw.Thecoursealsoexaminesthenatureof comparativelaw,withanemphasisonthevariouscomparativemethods,thefeaturesof alegaltradition,andlegalpluralism.Thiscoursewillorientstudentstothecomplexity involvedincomparingdifferentlegalsystemsandtraditions.Particularemphasiswill beplacedonAfghanistan’slegalsystem,wheremultiplelegaltraditionscomeintodirect contactwithoneanother.Prerequisiteforlawmajors:LGS160andeitherLGS250or LGS150(maybetakenconcurrently).Prerequisitefornon‐lawmajors:EitherLGS150, LGS250,LGS210,orLGS212. LGS280PropertyLawI‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothefundamentalsofrealandpersonalpropertylaw inAfghanistan,providingacomparativesurveyofconceptsofpropertyrelatingto ownership,use,andexclusion.Coveragewillincludesuchtopicsasinterestsin property,propertytransfer,rightsanddutiesoflandlordsandtenants,andgovernment regulationsandtakingofproperty.Thecoursealsointroducesstudentstothedebateon theroleofpropertylawineconomicdevelopment.Prerequisite:LGS110orLGS200. LGS310CommercialLaw‐3credithours(FormerlyLGS210) AnadvancedcoursethatbuildsuponthecommerciallawconceptscoveredinLGS110. ThecoursebeginswithadiscussionofthehistoryofcommerciallawinAfghanistan,the roleofcommerciallawineconomicdevelopment,andthekeyAfghancommerciallaw institutions.Thecourseexplorescommercialcontractlaw,taxation,corporations, securedtransactions,andinternationalbusinesstransactions.Prerequisite:LGS212. LGS311TaxLawandPolicy‐3credithours ThiscourseexamineskeyprovisionsoftheAfghantaxcode.Thecoursealsosurveys diversetaxsystemsandpoliciesoftheworldfromacomparativeperspective.Through thiscomparativeanalysis,studentsgainanunderstandingofthedevelopmentof Afghanistan’staxsystem,aswellasitscurrentroleinAfghangovernance,andwhatits potentialrolemightbeinthefuture. Prerequisite:LGS310. LGS312LawofObligationsII:CivilResponsibility‐3credithours ThiscourseintroducesstudentstothelawofobligationsaspresentedintheCivilCode ofAfghanistan.Thecoursecontinuesthediscussiononthesourcesofobligations.The coursefocusesoncivilresponsibility(extra‐contractualobligation)‐theobligationof citizenstonotinflictharmononeanother.Thecoursewillcoverthethreecomponent partsofcivilresponsibility:injury,fault,andcausation.Thetopicscoveredinthecourse includeresponsibilityasaresultofinjury,responsibilityforone’sowndeeds, 83 responsibilityforthedeedsofothers,andresponsibilityforinjurycausedbyathing. Thelastpartofthecoursecoverstheareaofunjustenrichment.Prerequisite:LGS212. LGS330AdvancedIslamicCriminalLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseoffersanin‐depthexaminationofhudud,qisas,andta’azircrimesunderthe HanafiSchoolofIslamicJurisprudence,buildingupontheintroductionprovidedinLGS 230CriminalLaw.Specialattentionwillbepaidtodifferentiatingthesecrimesfrom othertypesofcriminaloffenses,theirrequisitepunishments,andissuesand complicationsarisingfromAfghanistan’sduallevelcriminallawsystem.Prerequisites: LGS230andeitherLGS150orLGS250. LGS320AdvancedConstitutionalLaw‐3credithours ThiscourseaddressescurrenttopicsinAfghanconstitutionallaw,suchastheroleof IslamiclawunderArticle3andlocalgovernmentlaw.Thecoursewillmakeuseofreal casesthatposeconstitutionalquestions,andanalyzehowthosecaseswereresolved,or mightberesolved,bytheAfghangovernment.Studentswillalsomakeuseofdocuments fromtheconstitutionaldraftingperiodtogivestudentstheopportunitytointerpretand debatetheapplicationofconstitutionalprovisionswhoseapplicationhasyettobe interpretedbythegovernment.Prerequisite:LGS220. LGS321NationalSecurityLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminesinternationalanddomesticlawsgoverninghowthegovernment mayprotectitscitizens.Topicsincludetheinternationaljusadbellum,theAfghan nationalsecuritysystem,separationofpowers,Afghanistan’slegalrelationshipwith NATO,andtheroleofthemilitary,intelligenceagencies,andpolice.Prerequisite:LGS 220andLGS240. LGS322MediaandTelecommunicationsLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseconsidersthedevelopingmediaandtelecommunicationsindustryin Afghanistan.Topicsincludegovernmentregulationofmarkets,theregulationofspeech, andprivacyrights.StudentsdrawfromAfghancasesandinternationalcomparative examplestoenhanceunderstandinginthisburgeoningareaofthelaw.Prerequisite: LGS220. LGS340InternationalHumanitarianLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesstudentstotheinternationallawsregulatingarmedconflict. TopicsincludetheGenevaandHagueConventions,theprinciplesofdistinction, proportionality,militarynecessity,andsuperfluousinjury;therelationshipbetween humanitarianlawandhumanrights;protectionsforprisonersofwarandcivilians; directparticipationinhostilities;rulesoftargeting;armstreaties;torture;genocide; warcrimes;commandresponsibility;legalenforcementininternationalanddomestic courts;andconflicttypology.Specialemphasisisplacedoncurrentandrecenteventsin Afghanistan.Prerequisite:LGS240. 84 LGS341InternationalRefugeeLaw–3credithours Thiscourseexaminestherefugeethroughthelensofinternationallaw,relyingheavily ontheUNConventionandProtocolRelatingtotheStatusofRefugees.Thefirsthalfof thecoursegrappleswiththelegaldefinitionofrefugee,aswellasthelegalprotections (andlackthereof)refugeesareaffordedunderinternationallaw.Thispartoftheclass willutilizecaselaw,internationaltreaties,anddomesticpracticestohelpstudents furtherthedevelopmentoftheiranalyticalandcriticalthinkingskills.Thesecondhalfof thecoursewillconcentrateonthepracticalaspectsofinternationalrefugeelawyering. Bytheendofthesemesterstudentswillbeabletosuccessfullyconductlegalinterviews withrefugeeclients;completecomprehensivecountryoforiginresearch;andsubmit, onbehalfofaclient,anApplicationforRefugeeStatustotheUNHCR.Prerequisite:LGS 240. LGS342InternationalHumanRightsLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminesthehistoryandphilosophyofthehumanrightsmovementand majorinternationalhumanrightstreatiesonpolitical,civil,economic,social,and culturalrights.Thiscoursecriticallyconsidershumanrightsenforcementmechanisms. SpecialemphasisisplacedonAfghanistan’shumanrightsrecord.Prerequisite:LGS240. LGS343InternationalCriminalLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseexamineshowstatescooperatetocombatcriminalactivitythrough extraditionandmutuallegalassistance.Inaddition,thecourseexaminesinternational crimesandthehistoryoftheirprosecution,atvenuesrangingfromthemilitary tribunalsatNurembergtotheInternationalCriminalCourtoftoday.Prerequisite:LGS 240. LGS344InternationalTradeLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseprovidesanin‐depthoverviewofthefundamentalconceptsofinternational tradelawsystem.MajortopicsincludetheGeneralAgreementonTradeandTariffs (GATT)andtheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO),aswellasmorerecenttreatieson servicesandintellectualproperty.Afghanistan’sroleininternationaltradeisalso considered.Prerequisite:LGS240andECO200. LGS350AdvancedIslamicLegalReasoning‐3credithours ThiscoursedevelopstheprinciplesofIslamiclawinLGS150IntroductiontoIslamic Lawandappliesthemtoavarietyofadvancedsubstantiveareasoflawthroughthe examinationofindividualcasesandcomparativeexamples.Studentswillfocuslargely onAfghancasesandapplication,andutilizeexamplesfromotherIslamicstatesona comparativebasis.Prerequisite:LGS150orLGS250. LGS351FamilyLaw‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminesthelawgoverningmarriage,divorce,andtherightsanddutiesof spouses,childrenandotherfamilymembers.Therewillbeaspecialemphasisonthe 85 IslamiclegalrootsofAfghanistan’sfamilylaw,includingacomparisonbetweenSunni andShi'aapproaches.Thecoursealsoaddressesissuesarisingfromfamilydispute resolutionwithindifferentsystemsofgovernanceinAfghanistan.Prerequisite:LGS150 orLGS250. LGS352InheritanceLaw‐3credithours ThiscourseprovidesapragmaticlookatlocalinheritancelawpracticeinAfghanistan. Inheritancelawistaught,aslaidoutundertheCivilCodeofAfghanistan.Anextensive examinationoftheIslamiclegalfoundationsofmodernAfghanpracticeisincluded.The coursealsoaddressesissuesarisingfrominheritancedisputeresolutionwithin differentsystemsofgovernanceinAfghanistan.Prerequisite:LGS150orLGS250. LGS360TraditionalJusticeandDisputeResolution‐3credithours Mediationhasgainedlegitimacyworldwidebyofferingdisputeresolutionthatisfast, low‐cost,emotionallysatisfying,andculturallyacceptable.Afghanistanhasarichand populartraditionofinformalmediationandAfghanlegalprofessionalshaveaunique opportunitytoadaptandincorporatetraditionalmediationpracticesaspartofthe modernizationofstatejustice.Thiscoursewillbuildstudents’skillsinmediationand examinehowAfghanlegalprofessionalscancontributetoreformefforts.Students shouldbepreparedtocompleteaseriesofshortwritingassignmentsandtoparticipate infrequentrole‐playsandotherpracticalskills‐buildingactivities.Prerequisite:Any 200‐levelLGScourse. LGS361LegalWritinginPashto‐3credithours ThiscoursepreparesstudentstopracticelawinAfghanistanthroughpractical instructioninPashtovocabularyandlegalstyle.Thiscoursecoversoralandwritten legalPashto,andmakesuseofavarietyofclassroomtechniquestopreparestudentsfor reallifelegalpractice.Studentsarerequiredtocompleteseveralshortwritten assignmentsinPashto,aswellasavarietyofin‐classoralexercisesincluding discussions,presentations,andsimulations.Prerequisite:LGS260. LGS362CivilProcedurePracticum‐3credithours Thiscoursegivesstudentspracticalcivilprocedureinstructionandexperiencethrough thesimulationofanactualcivillitigation.Thecoursecoverstheinitiallitigationstages ofacivildispute,consideringalternativechannelsofresolutionoutsideofthe courtroom,whilemakingcourtroomlitigationthecentralfocusofthecourse.Thereis specialemphasisonwrittenandoralpleadingsandmotionsinAfghancourts.Students areexpectedtocompletewrittenassignmentsandprepareforin‐classoral presentationsandarguments.Prerequisite:LGS212andLGS260. LGS363CriminalProcedurePracticum‐3credithours Thiscoursegivesstudentspracticalcriminalprocedureinstructionandexperience throughthesimulationofanactualcriminalcase.Thecoursecoverstheinitialstagesof criminalprosecutionanddefense,consideringthelegalityoftheinitialpolice 86 investigationanddetentionofthecriminaldefendant(s).Studentswillgainpractical experienceworkingonaspectsofboththeprosecutionanddefenseofcriminal defendants.Thereisspecialemphasisonwrittenandoralpleadingsandmotionsin Afghancourts.Studentsareexpectedtocompletewrittenassignmentsandpreparefor in‐classoralpresentationsandarguments.Prerequisite:LGS230. LGS364Negotiations‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothetheoryofnegotiationandtheskillsand techniquesnecessaryforsuccessfulnegotiations.Studentsshouldbepreparedto completeaseriesofshortwritingassignmentsandtoparticipateinfrequentrole‐plays andotherpracticalskill‐buildingactivities.Prerequisite:LGS212. LGS370ComparativeConstitutionalLaw‐3credithours ThiscoursesurveysmajorworldconstitutionalsystemsandconsiderstheAfghan constitutionincontext.Topicsincludepresidentialandparliamentarysystems, separationofpowers,theroleofthejudiciary,andindividualrights.Prerequisite:LGS 220. LGS371ComparativeIslamicLaw‐3credithours Thiscoursecomparesandcontraststheincrediblediversityoflegalandpolitical systemsintheMuslimworldfromNorthAfricatoSoutheastAsia.Aspecialemphasisis placedonthehistoryanddevelopmentoftheselegalsystems.Afghanistan’slegaland politicalsystemisconsideredincontext.Prerequisite:EitherLGS150orLGS250and LGS270. LGS372ComparativeRegulatoryLaw‐3credithours Theevolutionofthemodernadministrative,regulatorystateisoneofthemoststriking featuresoflegaldevelopmentinthepastcentury.Thecourseoffersacomparativelook atadvancedanddevelopingstates’approachestoagencylaw‐makingandconsidersthe futureoftheAfghanregulatorysystem.Prerequisite:LGS220andLGS270. LGS380PropertyLawII‐3credithours ThiscoursebuildsonLGS280PropertyLawIandexaminespropertylawpracticein Afghanistan.Thecoursedelvesintoanextensivediscussionontheroleofpropertylaw ineconomicdevelopment.Topicsincludelandregistrationsystems,theroleofcourtsin propertydisputeresolution,localandcollectivepropertyregulationmechanisms,the roleofgovernmentagenciesandtheadministrativestate,andissuesofdomesticand internationaldisplacementinAfghanpropertylaw.Prerequisite:LGS280. LGS410InternationalBusinessTransactions‐3credithours Thiscourseteachesstudentsthelegalcomplexitiesofdoingbusinessacrossborders. Topicsincludeprivateinternationallaw,conflictsoflaw,tradeandinvestmenttreaties, arbitration,andinternationalcontracts.Studentsareexpectedtocompleteshort 87 draftingandproblemsolvingassignmentstoenhancepracticallearning.Prerequisite: LGS240,LGS270,andLGS310. LGS411IslamicFinanceandCommercialLaw‐3credithours ThiscoursesurveystheIslamiclawsgoverninginterestandcommerceandintroduces modernIslamicfinancialandbankinginstruments.StudentsmakeuseofAfghancases andrelatedcurrentevents,aswellascomparativeexamplesfromotherIslamic countriestoenhancethelearningexperience.PractitionersworkingintheIslamic Financearenajointheclassasguestlecturerstosharetheirexperiences,challenges, andsuccessesworkinginthisarena. Prerequisite:EitherLGS150orLGS250andLGS310. LGS460ClinicalEducation‐3credithours AUAFisdevelopingdiverseclinicalopportunitiesforadvancedstudentstobeginthe practiceoflawunderthesupervisionofqualifiedattorneys.Undertheclinicalapproach, studentsareabletoengageinrealworldpractice,inthesupportiveandenriching settingofateachingenvironment.Likelyclinicalopportunitieswillincludetrial advocacy,womenandchildren’srights,clientcounseling,andcriminaldefense. Prerequisite:Maydifferaccordingtospecificclinic. LGS461CommercialDrafting‐3credithours Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithpracticaltrainingindraftingcontractsandother commercialinstruments.Commerciallawpractitionersparticipateasguestlecturersto sharetheirexperiencesinthisfieldandtoprovidepracticalguidanceoncommercial draftinginAfghanistan.Studentsareexpectedtocompleteseveralwrittenassignments overthecourseofthesemester.Thiscourseiswellsuitedtopreparestudentswhoplan tocompletetransactionalworkintheAfghanbusinesslawarena.Prerequisite:LGS260 andLGS310. LGS462LegislativeDrafting‐3credithours Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithpracticaltraininginwritingstatutesand regulations.Afghanlegislatorsparticipateasguestlecturerstosharetheirexperiences inlegislativedraftingprocesses.Studentsareexpectedtocompleteseveralwritten assignmentsoverthecourseofthesemester.Thecourseiswellsuitedtoprepare studentswhoplantopursueacareerinthelegislature.Prerequisite:LGS110orLGS 200. 88 MGT100IntroductiontoBusiness‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesbasicbusinessterminologyandprinciplesandthefunctions performedbothbyandwithinmodernbusinessorganizations.Topicsincludebusiness trends,formsofbusinessownership,entrepreneurship,managementconcepts,and functionalunits(e.g.,accounting,finance,marketing,operationsandhumanresources). Prerequisite:Musthavecompleted12creditsinresidencyatAUAFtoincludeatleast ENG100orENG101orENG110,andeitherMTH101orMTH110. MGT210IntroductiontoManagement‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminesmanagerialandbehavioralskillsbyfamiliarizingstudentswith concepts,theories,andpracticesinthefieldofmanagementandorganizationbehavior, humanresourcesmanagement,andstrategy.Topicsincludegoalsetting,planning, behaviormodification,humanfactorsinorganization,decision‐making,andcontrol. Prerequisite:MGT100andMTH110. MGT300HumanResourcesManagement‐3credithours Thiscoursecoversconcepts,theories,andpracticesrelatedtothemanagementof peoplewithinorganizations.Topicsincludetheresponsibilitiesofthehumanresources manager,recruitment,selection,retention,careerdevelopment,trainingandcapacity development,formsofcompensation,andperformanceevaluationandreview. Prerequisite:MGT210. MGT310BusinessCommunications‐3credithours Thiscourseisastudyofcommunicationprocessesinbusinesswithanemphasison effectiveandpersuasivewrittenandoralpresentation.Studentslearnhowtocreate functionalcorrespondencesuchasletters,memos,emails,andreports.Prerequisites: MGT100,ENG115,MTH110. MGT320InformationSystems‐3credithours Thiscoursecoverstheroleofinformationtechnologyandinformationsystemsin businesses.Topicsincludetheuseofinformationsystemstobuildefficientandeffective organizations,systemsdevelopment,EnterpriseResourcePlanning(ERP)systems,and theuseofinformationtechnologiestoaccomplishchangewithinorganizations. Prerequisite:MGT100,MTH110andITC101(orequivalent). MGT330InternationalBusiness‐3credithours Thiscoursesurveysbusinessconcepts,theories,andpracticesinaninternational context.Topicsincludeculturalandlegaldifferencesandhowtheyaffectbusiness, decision‐makingasitrelatestofacilitieslocationandotheroperationaldecisions, internationalmarketing,internationalfinance,andcomparativeethics.Prerequisite: MGT210. 89 MGT350OrganizationalBehavior‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesmanagementconceptsrelatedtothemanagementofpeople withinorganizations.Topicsincludeindividual,team,organizationalbehaviors; organizationaleffectiveness;humanresourcesmanagement;leadership;motivation; satisfaction;communication;anddecision‐making.Prerequisite:MGT210. MGT360OperationsManagement‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesconceptsandtechniquesrelatedtothedesign,planning,control, andimprovementofmanufacturingandserviceoperations.Topicsincludeproduct development,processmanagementandsupplychainmanagement,andquality improvement.Businesscore.Prerequisites:MGT210andSTA230. MGT400BusinessLawandEthics‐3credithours Asurveyoflegalconceptsasappliedtocorporationsandbusiness.Topicsincludethe elementsoflegalsystemsincludingsourcesoflaw;regulation;theroleofinternational organizationsininternationaltrade;arbitrations;theUnitedNationsConventionon ContractsfortheSaleofInternationalGoods;differentinternationalbusinessforms; legalimplicationsofcompaniesindifficultyorcrisis;governance;andethicalissuesin business.Prerequisite:SeniorStanding,MGT210,ENG115andMTH110. MGT410OrganizationalLeadership‐3credithours Thiscourseintroducesconceptsandpracticesrelatedtoleadershipatalllevels includingorganizational,teamandindividual.Topicsincludetheroleofvision,goal‐ setting,sharedculturalvalues,team‐building,recognitionofsuccess,andleadership styles.Prerequisite:MGT350. MGT450BusinessPolicyandStrategy‐3credithours Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothetheoryandpracticeofstrategic management.Topicsincludedefiningtheorganization’smission,purpose,and philosophy;developingacompanyprofile;conductingaresourceanalysis;assessingthe externalenvironment;identifyingvariousstrategicoptions;conductingastrategic analysis;settinglong‐termobjectives;implementingstrategicdecisions;andreviewing andcontrollingthem.Studentsworkinsmallteamstogenerateabusinessplan.All elementsoftheundergraduatebusinesseducationarebroughtforwardandintegrated. Prerequisites:MGT210andseniorstanding(90+credits). MGT460Entrepreneurship‐3credithours Thiscoursecoverstheories,concepts,andpracticesrelatedtoentrepreneurshipasit relatestothelaunchofnewbusinesseswithinanexistingbusinessandasstandalone ventures.Topicsfocusonbusinessplandevelopmentandprojectmanagement methodologiesfororganizingnewbusinessundertakings.Prerequisite:MGT450. 90 MGT500LeadingPeopleandOrganizations–3credithours ThisMBAcoursehelpsstudentscultivatethemind‐setsandteachestoolsusedto influencebehaviorinorganizations.Topicsincludedevelopingagloballeadership perspective;managingperformanceandconflict;designingandmanagingteamsand humanresourcesystems;managingculture;andleadingorganizationalchange. Studentswillalsodevelopanunderstandingoftheirstrengthsandweaknessesas leadersandmanagers.Noprerequisites. MGT505ManagementFundamentals–noncreditcourse Thisnon‐creditMBAcoursereviewsbasicconceptsinbusinessadministrationand managementinpreparationforMBAcreditcourses.Topicsincludeaccounting, quantitativeskills,financialcalculatoroperation,basicfinancialconcepts,andbusiness communications.Noprerequisites. MGT510InformationTechnologiesManagement–3credithours ThisMBAcourseexploresautomatedmethodsthatfirmsusetogather,represent, process,anddistributeinformationandknowledge.Topicsincludehowinformation technologiesrelatetostrategy,howtheycancreatecompetitiveadvantage,andissues involvedintheimplementationofEnterpriseResourcePlanningsystems.Prerequisites: QBM500. MGT520OperationsManagement–3credithours ThisMBAcoursecoversconcepts,tools,andtechniquesrelatedtotheproductionof goodsandservices.Topicsincludeprocessanalysis,coststructure,inventory management,supplychain,quality,projectmanagement,makingdecisionsunder uncertainty,andtheinteractionswithmarketingandfinance.Prerequisites:QBM500, FIN500,MGT510. MGT530StrategicManagement–3credithours ThisMBAcoursedevelopstheanalyticalconceptstounderstandhowbusinessentities cangaincompetitiveadvantageinadynamicbusinessclimate.Topicsinclude techniquesusedtoevaluatethebusinessenvironment,assessanorganization’s strengthsandcapabilities,anddecideoncompetingstrategies.Thecasestudymethod isusedtoexplorestrategicalternatives,implementationoptions,andevaluation methods.Prerequisites:ACC500,FIN500,MKT500,MGT510. MGT540BusinessCommunications–3credithours ThisMBAcoursepreparesparticipantstocommunicateeffectivelyinwritingandorally inbusiness.Topicsincludeappropriateformsforemail,memorandum,andletter communications;reportwritingofshorttolonglengths;andcrisp,effectiveoral presentation.PrerequisitesACC500,FIN500,ACC550,ECO500. 91 MGT570BusinessLawandEthics–3credithours ThisMBAcourseintroduceslegalandethicalconceptsinbusinessandtheir interrelationships.Usingcurrentevents,cases,andothermaterials,thiscoursewill introducestudentstothefundamentaltheoriesofbusinessethicsandtheirrelationship withAfghanandinternationalbusinesslaw.Thiscourseincludesanalysisofwhatcan bedoneandwhatshouldbedoneinresolvingissuesandconflictintheworkplace. Prerequisite:MGT540. MGT588HumanResourceManagement–3credithours Thisgraduatelevelcourseonhumanresourcesmanagementhastwocentralthemes:1. Howtothinksystematicallyandstrategicallyaboutaspectsofmanagingan organization’shumanassets,and;2.Whatneedstobedonetoimplementthesepolicies tobetterachievecompetitiveadvantagethroughpeople.Thecourseisdividedinto threemainsections.Webeginbyaddressingtheimportanceofaligninghumanresource practicessothattheyareinternallyconsistentandproducetheskillsandbehaviors requiredtodeliveronanorganization’sstrategy.Next,weexamineanumberofkey humanresourcespracticesandtheirrelationshiptothedevelopmentofaneffective personnelsystem.Finally,wesummarizeandintegratethematerialwithonefinalcase. MGT590BusinessPlanning–3credithours ThisMBAcourseisthelastintheseriesandisdesignedtointegrateallthedisciplines coveredthroughoutthecurriculum.Taughtbyafacultyteam,thiscourserequires participantteamstodevelopabusinessplanforafive‐yearplanninghorizon.The objectiveistopresentaneffectiveargumenttopotentialinvestorsthatthebusinessis viableandaworthyinvestmentopportunity.Noprerequisite. MKT200PrinciplesofMarketing‐3credithours Thiscoursecoversbasicmarketingconceptsandpractices.Topicsincludethe principles,functions,andtoolsofmarketing,includingquantitativemethods. Prerequisites:MGT100andMTH110. MKT500MarketingManagement‐3credithours Thiscoursecoversmarketingasitrelatestoorganizationalstrategy.Topicsinclude marketinganalysis,decision‐makingbythemarketingmanager,productsandproduct lines,pricingpolicies,branding,promotionandadvertising,andchannelsof distribution.Prerequisites:QBM500 92 MTH101IntroductiontoCollegeMathematics(GE‐M)‐3credithours Thiscourseintendstodevelopskillsinarithmeticcalculationsandtoprovidethe fundamentalalgebraicoperations.Topicsinclude:integers,rational,andproperties; problemsolvingskillswithratios,proportions,percentage,andsimpleinterestrate; exponents,andproperties(positiveandnegativeintegersexponents);realnumbers anditsproperties,order,intervals,andabsolutevalue;exponentsandradicals,and properties;polynomials,specialproducts,andfactoring;linearequations,quadratic equations,realandcomplexsolutions,andlinearinequalities;rectangularcoordinates, lines,slopeofaline,graphoflinearequations;systemsoflinearequations,systemsof linearinequalities,andapplications. MTH110CollegeAlgebra(GE‐M)‐3credithours Thiscourseisafunctionalapproachtoalgebrathatinvolvesusingofappropriate technology.Topicsinclude:functions,piecewisefunctions,andtheirgraphs;linear, quadratic,polynomial,rational,exponential,andlogarithmicfunctions‐andits applications;elementarygeometry,righttrianglerelationships,distanceformula,lines, andcircles;trigonometry,anglesandtheirmeasure,andtheunitcircleapproach; trigonometricfunctionsandgraphing,righttriangletrigonometry,applications,and computingthevalueoftrigonometricfunctions;inversetrigonometricfunctions,and basictrigonometricidentities;sumanddifferenceformulas,anddoubleangleandhalf angleformulas;trigonometricequations,thelawofsines,thelawofcosines,andareaof atriangle;conicsections,parabola,ellipse,andhyperbola;systemsoflinearequations andmatricesusingGauss‐Jordaneliminationmethod.Prerequisite(s),ifany:Math PlacementTest(MPT)orMTH101. MTH120DiscreteMathematics(GE‐M)–3credithours Thiscourseintroducethestudentsinthestudyofcountablestructures,provides techniquestosolvecertainkindofproblems,givesthefoundationsfortheformal approachesincomputerscience,anddiscusseslanguagesusedinmathematical reasoning,basicconcepts,andtheirpropertiesandrelationsamongthem.Topics include:logicandproofs;basicstructures,sets,functions,sequences,andsummations; algorithms,growthoffunctions,andcomplexity;integers,divisionalgorithm,Euclidean algorithm,primes,representationofintegers:decimal,binary,hexadecimal,octal,etc; matrices;mathematicalinductionprinciple,wellordering,andrecursion;basiccounting principles,treediagrams,permutations,andcombinations;relations;Booleanalgebra. Prerequisite:MTH101. 93 MTH130CalculusI(GE‐M)–3credithours Thiscourseisanintroductorycalculuscoursedesignedprimarilyfornaturalscience, computerscience,andengineeringmajorsandcertainothertechnologymajors.The studentisassumedtobeversedinthestandardpre‐calculustopicsoffunctions, graphing,solvingequationsandtheexponential,logarithmicandtrigonometric functions.Nopriorexposuretocalculusisassumed.Topicsinclude:limitsoffunctions, continuity,differentiability,techniquesofdifferentiation,thechainrule,implicit differentiation,relativeextreme,graphingpolynomialsandrationalfunctions,applied maximumandminimumproblems,antiderivatives,theindefiniteintegral,linearity, integrationbysubstitution,theRiemannsum,thedefiniteintegral,midpointnumerical approximation,thefundamentaltheoremofcalculus,thenetchangetheorem,and applicationstoarea,trafficflow,rectilinearmotion,compoundinterest,probability, expectedvalue,andothers.Prerequisite:MTH110. MTH135LinearAlgebra(GE‐M)–3credithours LinearAlgebraprovidesinterestingtoolsthatwillbeusedinotherdisciplines.Topics include:matrixrepresentationofsystemsoflinearequations;matricesoperations, determinants;vectors,dotandcrossproducts;vectorspaces,linearindependence, bases;rowandcolumnspaces;vectordescriptionoflinesandplanes;linear transformations,eigenvalues,andeigenvectors.Prerequisite:MTH110. MTH145CalculusII(GE‐M)‐3credithours CalculusIIisacontinuationofCalculusI.Thestudentisassumedtobecapableand versedinthestandardCalculusItopics.Topicsinclude:abriefreviewaboutthechain rule,basicintegralformulas,andintegrationbysubstitution;methodsofintegration, integrationbyparts,trigonometricintegrals,trigonometricsubstitutions,andpartial fractions;improperintegrals;numericalintegrationandapproximations;introduction todifferentialequations,modelingandapplications;infiniteseries,convergencetests, alternatingseries,comparison,ratio,androottests;powerseries,TaylorandMcLaurin series,andapproximations;analyticgeometry,polarcoordinates,calculusforpolar curvesandparametriccurves,andconicsections;the2‐and3‐dimensionalspace, vectorsinlowdimension,calculusofvectorvaluedfunctions,arclength,speed, curvature,andmotionin3‐space.Prerequisite:MTH125orMTH130(MTH125isno longeroffered). 94 MTH245CalculusIII(GE‐M)‐3credithours CalculusIIIisacontinuationofthestudyoffunctionsbeguninCalculusIandII. Studentswillapplyandextendtheideasoflimit,continuity,differentiationand integrationtovectorvaluedfunctionsandfunctionsofseveralvariables.Topicsinclude: abriefreviewabout3‐space,andvectors;vectorfunctions,calculusofvectorfunctions, andmotionalongacurve;partialderivatives,directionalderivatives,chainrule, extreme,Lagrangemultipliers,andapplications;multipleintegrals,doubleintegrals, tripleintegrals,andapplicationstoarea,volume,surfacearea,centroid,centerof gravity;changeofvariables;sometopicsinvectorcalculus,lineintegrals,path‐ independence,conservativevectorfields,potentialfunctionsandsurfaceintegrals, Green’stheorem,Stoke’stheorem,andDivergencetheorem. PAD110IntroductiontoPublicAdministration‐3credithours Thiscoursecovershowpublicadministratorsoperateinacomplexanddynamic political,economicandsocialenvironmentinwhichtheyareexpectedtotranslate publicpoliciesintoprograms,implementthem,andensurethattheprocessesand outcomesareefficient,effective,anddemocratic.Therefore,howpublicinstitutional structuresaredesignedandhowresources,includinghumanandfinancial,are managedwilldeterminethesuccessorfailureofservicedelivery.Thestudyofpublic administrationoffersusefultheoreticaltoolsandevidence‐basedapproachesthatcan beusedtoaddressthesetasks.AsthefirstbasiccourseintheBA‐PoliticalScienceand PublicAdministrationprogram,itisintendedtointroducethestudenttothehistory, scope,andprinciplesofadministrationthatcanbetranslatedintopracticeeitherin governmentornon‐profitorganizations.Prerequisite:ENG110. PAD210PublicPolicyMaking‐3credithours Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothestudyofthepublicpolicymakingprocess.It examinestheanalyticalapproachesusedtoframeandunderstandpublicpolicy problems.Specifically,thepurposeofthecourseistointroducethestudenttothe conceptswithinpublicpolicy;todevelopanunderstandingofpublicpolicyandtheway governmentsmakepolicydecisions;toconsiderimplicationsassociatedwithpolicy decisionmakingforvariousgroupsandindividuals;tofostercriticalthinkingabout publicpolicyandpolicyalternatives;andtoimprovewriting,research,oral presentationandteamworkskills.Itfurtheranalyzeshowpublicadministratorsand otheractorsfitintothepolicymakingprocess.Prerequisite:PAD110. PAD310/POL300FutureGovernanceinPost‐ConflictSocieties–3credithours Post‐conflictsocietiesarethenationsendingtheircivilwarorinternalconflicts.The fledglingdemocraticsystemsandgovernancestructuresarestillweak.Thetopicbegins byexploringhowthegovernanceworksandtheroleofgovernancetobuildand promotejuridicalsystems,stateapparatusandsovereignty.Thetopicalsoproceedsto lookatgovernanceissuesinpolicyinterventions,peace‐building,conflictprevention andstatereconstruction.Thetopicthenwilldiscusssecuritygovernance, administrativeandeconomicgovernance,andpoliticalgovernance. 95 PAD370/ANT370AnthropologyofPublicPolicy‐3credithours Therearefewareasofhumanlifetodaythatarenotregulatedbygovernmentpolicies. Policyshapesthewaysocialproblemsareconceptualized,legitimized,andaddressed, especiallyinthecontextofdevelopment.Policyisalsoanimportantlocationof interactionbetweenthestateandtransnationalactors.Thiscourseexaminespublic policyfromtheperspectiveofanthropology.Policyhasbecomeacentralorganizing principleofmodernsociety,usedtoshape,regulate,andordersociety.Thecourse addresseswhatpolicyis,howpolicieswork,andwhatpoliciesdointermsoforganizing andclassifyingpeople,interveninginpresentsocialconditions,andprovidingdirection forthefuture.Prerequisites:ENG115andANT210orinstructorconsent. PAD410ProjectManagementforPublicandNonprofitOrganizations–3credit hours Post‐conflictnationsarenormallyinfluencedbyWesterneconomic,politicaland ideologicalspectrums.Theireconomicsaredependentonforeignaidfortechnicaland financialassistanceforeconomicrecoveryandpovertyreduction.Post‐conflict governmentsareintimatelyinvolvedinpolicyinterventionsthroughdifferentprograms andprojectsfundedbydonorcountriesandinternationalinstitutions.Theriseofnon‐ governmentalorganizationsasdevelopmentpartnersplaysakeyroleinpromoting socialandeconomicjustice,economicgrowthsandpovertyalleviation.Thetopicis aimedatintroducingtheoryandpracticesofmanagementofprogramsandprojects, withemphasisonpublicpolicyandnon‐governmentalapplications.Examplesorcase studieswillbedrawnfromthecontextsofinfrastructure,health,education,governance, andruraldevelopment. PHY120IntroductoryPhysicsI(GE‐P)–4credithours IntroductiontoPhysicsIcoverstheprinciplelawsofmechanics:vectors,motioninone andtwodimensions,Newton'slaws,friction,rotationalmotion,statics,energy, gravitation,linearandangularmomentum,andsimpleharmonicmotion.Iftime permits,topicinthermodynamics,waves,and/orfluidmechanicswillbetouchedupon. Topicsareintroducedatthelevelofbasiccollegealgebra.Conceptsandformalismin theareasmentionedaredeveloped.Thestudentisabletosolvesimpleproblemsand realizetheconnectionwithotherareasofscience.Thiscourseincludesbothalecture andalaboratorycomponent.Prerequisites:ENG110andMTH110withagradeofa“C” orhigher.GE‐P 96 PHY135IntroductoryPhysicsII(GE‐P)–4credithours ThiscourseisacontinuationofPHY120.Studentsstudythefundamentallawsof electricity,magnetism,circuitelements,andlight.Opticsandtopicsinmodernphysics (i.e.,thebasicsofrelativityandquantum,atomic,nuclearandparticlephysics)willbe toucheduponiftimepermits.Thelevelissuitableforthosewithaknowledgeof algebra,trigonometry,andcalculus.Conceptsandformalismintheseareasare developedwiththeunderstandingthatthestudentisabletosolvesimpleproblems.The studentrecognizeshowtheseareasareusedinmoderntechnologyandrelatetoother disciplines.Prerequisites:PHY120/121andMTH130.Offeredinthespringsemesters only.GE‐PfornonITmajors(courserequiredforITmajors). POL110IntroductiontoPoliticalScience(GE‐S)‐3credithours Anintroductiontothedisciplineofpoliticalscience,andabroadsurveyofpolitics, governmentandpublicpolicyaroundtheworld.Studentslearnhowtobetter understandtheirownpoliticalsystemandthoseofothernations.Emphasisisplacedon thepoliticalbehaviorofinstitutions,socialprocesses,andpoliticalactors.Thecourse includesageneralsurveyofpoliticaltheory,politicalphilosophyandpoliticalvalues. Prerequisites:ENG110.GE‐H POL130IntroductiontoAfghanistanandGovernmentPolitics‐3credithours Thisisanintroductorycourseandprovidesstudentswithanalyticaltoolsandempirical insighttounderstandthegovernmentandpoliticsofpost‐TalibanAfghanistan.The coursewillexaminethefoundationandthearchitectureofthepost‐Talibanpolitical systemandwillstudythepoliticalinstitutionsthathaveevolvedsincethefallofthe Taliban.Thecoursewillfocusonthethreebranchesofthegovernment–theirfunctions andtheirrelationshipwitheachother–andwillalsosurveythenatureofelectionsand theroleofpoliticalpartiesinpost‐TalibanAfghanistan.Studentwilllearnhowpolitics isplayedandhowpoliticalactorspursuepowerwithinthispoliticalsystem.Thecourse willalsolookattheimpactsofinternationalaid,drug,andcorruptionontheAfghan governmentandpolitics. POL210InternationalRelations(GE‐S)‐3credithours Thegoalofthiscourseistoencourageananalyticalapproachtothestudyofworld politics.Studentsexploretheoriesofhownations,regimes,institutions,andsocieties interactinternallyandwiththeircounterpartsaroundtheworld.Bytheendofthe course,studentsgainabroadunderstandingofcurrenttrendsanddebatesin internationalrelationstheory,aswellasthetoolsnecessarytoutilizethisknowledgein analyzingworldevents.Prerequisites:ENG115andPOL110. 97 POL211IntroductiontoDevelopment‐3credithours Developmentstudieshaveemergedasanacademicdisciplineinlargepartdueto increasingconcernabouttheeconomicprospectsforthethirdworldafter decolonization.Thiscourselooksatthehistoryofdevelopmentanddiscussesthe currentdebatesaboutdevelopmentandpresentthevariousresearchmethodsusedto examinethedevelopmentprocess;political,socialandeconomic.Whilethefocusison thegeneraldevelopmentprocessamongthelessdevelopedcountries,thecourse includestheimplicationofdevelopmentstudyfortheAfghanistanandCentralAsia. Prerequisites:ENG115andPOL110. POL220IntroductiontoComparativePolitics(GE‐S)‐3credithours Thepurposeofthisclassistoprovidestudentswithabasicandintroductory theoreticalandhistoricalcontextthatwillhelpthemtounderstandandanalyzecurrent issuesincomparativepolitics.Thecourseinvestigatesthecontemporarydevelopment andhistoricaltrendsofpoliticalinstitutions,politicalsystems,statebuilding,and patternsofpoliticalbehaviorandpolicychoicesonindividualstates.Itisexpectedthat thestudentswillgainabroaderunderstandingofvariouspoliticalsystemsand institutions.Prerequisites:ENG115andPOL110. POL230IntroductiontoGovernmentandPoliticsofAfghanistan‐3credithours ThisclassprovidesabriefoverviewofAfghanistan’shistory,especiallyafter1747.It thenmovestopoliticalandhistoricaldevelopmentsthattookplaceinthenineteenth andtwentiethcenturies.Thecourseisdividedintofiveparts.First,thepolitical developmentsthattookplacesince1964,whenanewConstitutionwasratifiedand semi‐democraticinstitutionscameintoexistence,isstudied.Second,theSovietinvasion andtheanti‐SovietjihadledbytheMujahediniscovered.Thisisfollowedbyalookat theSovietwithdrawal,thecollapseofthecommunistregime,andthetake‐overof powerbytheMujahedin.Finally,thecourseexaminesthecivilwarfromApril1992to September1996,whentheJamiat‐iIslamipartyanditsallieswereinpowerandthe countrywasdividedintosmallprincipalitiesbetweenvariouswarlords.Theconclusion ofthecourseconsistsofclassdiscussionsontheperiodofTalibanruleandoverthrow inSeptember2001withtheestablishmentoftheinterimgovernment.Prerequisites: ENG115andPOL110. 98 POL250IntroductiontoPoliticalTheory‐3credithours Thisisanintroductorycourseonpoliticalphilosophy.Thecourseisconcernedwith imperativequestionsthatareessentialtothefunctioningofhumansocietiesandhave preoccupiedthinkersandphilosophersformillennia.Thestartingpointforthisclassis questioningoneofthekeyassumptionsthatweusuallytakeforgranted,andthatisthe existenceofgovernment.Shouldahumansocietyberuledbyagovernment?Ifso,what qualitiesshouldarulerwholeadsthisgovernmenthave?Whatshouldbethe relationshipbetweenthegovernmentandpeople?Howfarshouldagovernmentbe responsibletothepeopleandwhatrightsanddutiesshouldpeoplehave?Whyshould peopleobeythegovernmentandistherealimitonhowfartheyshoulddoso?To answerthesequestions,wewillstudyhowgreatthinkershaveapproachedthese questionsandwhatanswerstheyhaveoffered.Aswefocusonthesequestions,wewill examinekeyconcepts–suchasjustice,equality,authority,power,rightsandfreedom– thatarevitaltoansweringthesequestions.Prerequisite:ENG115. POL310AdvancedTheoriesinInternationalRelations‐3credithours Thestudyofinternationalrelationsreliesontheoriestobuildanunderstandingof complexrealities.Thecourseusestheoriestounderstand,explain,andpredict multifacetedpoliticalphenomenon.Itcomparesandcontraststheassumptions, arguments,strengths,andweaknessesoftheprevailingtheories,i.e.,realism,liberalism, andconstructivism.Followingthis,thecoursetakesacriticalapproachandbriefly examinesMarxist,feminist,andpost‐colonialapproachesandcritiquesofthe mainstreaminternationalrelationstheories.Prerequisite:POL210. POL311PeaceandConflictResolution‐3credithours Thiscourseaimstoprovidestudentswiththenecessarytools(theoreticalknowledge, introductionofconceptsandcase‐studies)toapplycriticalreasoningtoanalyze differenttypesofreal‐worldconflictsandpracticallyfinddurablesolutionstothemost pressingviolentsituationsofthetwenty‐firstcentury.Itwilldrawonits explanations/analysis/resolutiontotransformunjust,violentandoppressivesituations tomoreequitableandnonviolentmethodsandstrategies,identifyingand deconstructingviolentenvironments.Prerequisites:POL110and(POL210orPOL220 orconsentofinstructor). POL317IslamandPolitics–3credithours ThisupperdivisioncourseprovidesacomparativeunderstandingofIslamandpolitics. StudentsinvestigatetheconceptofIslamasareligion,politicalIslamasaforce,the interactionandtherelationshipbetweenIslamandpolitics,politicalandsocial institutionsofIslamandpoliticalIslam,andpatternsofpoliticalbehavior.Furthermore, thiscoursediscussesrelationsbetweenIslam,democracy,andcivilinstitutions. Studentsexaminethecharacteristicsofindividualstatesanddiscusstheirsimilarities anddifferencesinrelationwithIslamandpoliticalIslam.Prerequisites:ENG110and POL210orPOL220orPOL224. 99 POL324GovernmentandPoliticsofMiddleEast‐3credithours ThiscourseoffersacomparativeunderstandingofthefieldofMiddleEastgovernment andpolitics.Itanalyzesthepolitical,social,culturalandeconomicchangesintheMiddle East.Studentsinvestigatetheideologicaltrends,politicalinstitutions,politicalsystems, statebuilding,patternsofpoliticalbehaviorandpolicychoicesofindividualstates.The firstpartofthecourseisdevotedtohistoricalbackgroundandgeneralintroductory informationonreligion,geography,culture,society,statebuilding,andpolitical organizations.Thesecondpartofthecourseanalyzesthedynamicsofpoliticsinthe contemporaryMiddleEast,whichwillincludethebirthandgrowthofArabnationalism andotherideologies,theroleofthemilitary,socialchanges,modernizationandthe placeoftheMiddleEastinworldpolitics.Prerequisites:ENG115andPOL110. POL325AmericanGovernmentandPolitics‐3credithours ThiscourseisasurveyofAmericanpoliticsandgovernment,includingthetheoryof democracy,thebehaviorofAmericanpoliticalinstitutions,theelectorate,themedia, andAmericangovernmentalbranchesandtheirbureaucracies.Thelastpartoftheclass focusesonU.S.foreignpolicy,particularlytowardIraqandAfghanistanafterthe9/11 attacks.Prerequisites:ENG115andPOL110. HIS330/POL330HistoryofPoliticalReforminAfghanistan–3credithours ThiscoursewillexaminethevariousphasesofpoliticalreforminAfghanistanbeginning inthereignofKingAmanullahandendingwiththecurrentstatebuildingeffortsinthe post‐Talibanperiod.Prerequisite:HIS120. POL335StateBuildingandPoliticalDevelopmentinAfghanistan–3credithours Thiscoursewillstartwiththeoreticalfoundationsectionsreviewingwhatmodern nation‐statesare(theirevolutionandfunctions)andhowscholarstheorizepolitical development.Thecoursewillthenstudytheprocessesofstate‐buildingandpolitical developmentinAfghanistan,beginningwithAmirAbdul‐RahmanKhan.Theevolution oftheAfghanstate,itsrelationswiththeAfghansociety,particularlywithhighly politicizedsocietalgroupsandtheruralcommunitiesunderdifferentpoliticalregimes, willbeofparticularinterestinthiscourse.Thecoursewillhighlightthenumerous attemptsatstate‐buildingandsubsequentstatefailureandcollapse,aswellasthe challengestopoliticaldevelopmentinAfghanistan.Prerequisite:HIS120andPOL130. POL341WesternPoliticalThoughtI–3credithours Thepurposeofthisclassistoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingandknowledge ofthefoundationsofWesternpoliticalthought.Thecourseoffershistoricaland contextualinsightintotheevolutionofWesternpoliticalthoughtasitevolvedfrom PlatotoLocke.Studentsfurtherdeveloptheircriticalthinkingandanalyticalabilitiesas thiscourseexaminestheevolutionofsuchpoliticalvaluesasequality,justice,and freedomasfoundintheWest.Thiscoursefocusesonthereadingofprimarysourcesof Westernpoliticalthought.Prerequisite:POL110. 100 POL342WesternPoliticalThoughtII‐3credithours Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingandknowledge ofthefoundationsofWesternpoliticalthought.Thecourseoffershistoricaland contextualinsightintotheevolutionofWesternpoliticalthoughtasitevolvedfrom MontesqieutoRawls.Studentswillfurtherdeveloptheircriticalthinkingandanalytical abilitiesasthiscourseexaminestheevolutionofsuchpoliticalvaluesasequality, justice,andfreedomasfoundintheWest.Thiscoursefocusesonthereadingofprimary sourcesofWesternpoliticalthought.Prerequisite:POL110. POL346IslamicPoliticalThoughtI‐3credithours Thecentralconcernofthiscourseiswithfourmajortrendsinthepoliticalthoughtof classicalIslam.Thesemaybecharacterizedasthecourtly,philosophical,sociological, andjuristictrends.Inparticular,thecoursefocusesonreadinganddiscussingfour majorwritings,eachrepresentingoneofthesetrends:Nizamal‐Mulk’sSiyasat‐nameh (courtly),al‐Farabi’sTheVirtuousCity(philosophical),IbnKhaldun’sProlegomenon (sociological),andal‐Mawardi’sTheBookofOrdinances(juristic).Thiswillrequire studyingtheconceptof“advicetokings(orprinces)”traditions—thecommon denominatorofcourtlywriting—foundthroughouttheancientworld,forexamplein India,Iran,China,Israel,andlaterinGermanicareasandamongtheTurks. Prerequisites:POL210,POL220,orPOL224. POL351AmericanForeignPolicy‐3credithours ThiscourseprovidesstudentswithabroadcurrentandhistoricaloverviewofAmerican ForeignPolicy.Prerequisites:ENG115andPOL210,POL220,orPOL250. POL399SpecialTopicsinPoliticalScience‐3credithours Subjectmatterwillvarysemestertosemesterandthecoursemayberepeated.Consult withtheinstructorbeforeenrollingtodeterminetopicstobestudiedandthenecessary prerequisites.Thiscoursemaybeusedfortheindependentstudyunderthesupervision ofspecificfacultymembersorforspecialcourseofferings.Prerequisite:tobe announcedorpermissionoftheinstructor. 101 POL399(B)SpecialTopicsinPoliticalScience:IntroductiontoSecurityand Development–3credithours Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithananalyticalandempiricallyinformedtreatmentof thelinkagesbetweenissuesofsecurityanddevelopmentincontemporaryinternational relations.Thecourseplacesemphasisontheneedtoexamineissuesofsecurityand developmentintheirmutualinteractionratherthanasseparateareasofacademic enquiryandpolicymaking.Discussionsandresearchassignmentsfocuson10yearsof internationalinterventioninAfghanistan,allowingstudentstoexamine,analyze,and critiquethecross‐cuttingpolicyagendasofthedonorcommunityandtoidentifygapsin theirpolicyandpracticeformakingappropriaterecommendations.Coursediscussions arefurtherenrichedbyindividuallecturestobegivenbyseniorpolicymakersand practitionersoftheAfghangovernmentandinternationalaidorganizationsinKabul. Prerequisite:POL110orPOL210. POL420Democratization–3credithours Thiscourseisintendedasabroad,introductorysurveyofallthosefactorsthatfoster thedevelopmentandconsolidationofdemocratizationprocessesintheglobalera.Each factorwillbeexaminedwithreferencetoavarietyofdifferentnationalexperiences drawnfromdiverseexamples,tofinallycompareitwithAfghanistan’scharacteristics. Animportantaimofthecourseistoencourageeachstudenttorelatethecharacteristics andhistoricaldevelopmentsofAfghanistantothevarioustheoriesabout democratization,tocompareitwithothercountries.Readingmaterials,lectures, focuseddiscussionsandaresearchprojectwillhelpaccomplishthisgoal.Prerequisite: POL210orPOL220. POL425InternationalPoliticalEconomy‐3credithours Thiscoursewillfocusontheeconomicandpoliticalanalysisoftheglobaleconomy.We willexaminetheoriesthatinformthestudyandanalysisoftheinternationalpolitical economyaswellasthepoliticaleconomyofnationalsystemsofdevelopmentwithinan internationaleconomicorder.Includedamongourtopicswillbeinternationaltradeand monetaryandfinancialsystems.Wewillalsodiscusstherelationshipbetweenstates andmultinationalcompanies,regionalism,andpossiblescenariosforglobaleconomic governance.Prerequisite:POL210orECO200. QBM500DecisionAnalysis,QuantitativeMethodsI‐3credithours Thiscourseexaminesbasicconceptsrelatedtothecollection,analysis,and interpretationofdata,emphasizingtheappropriateapplicationofdifferentmethods. Topicsincludehowtorecognizeandappropriatelyapplycommonquantitativetoolsin business:randomprocess,randomwalk,regression,forecasting,decisionanalysis,and simulationandprobabilitymodels.Noprerequisites. QBM501QuantitativeMethodsforBusinessII‐3credithours AcontinuationofQBM500:DecisionAnalysis,QuantitativeMethods.Prerequisite:QBM 500. 102 SOC110IntroductiontoSociology(GE‐S)‐3credithours Thecoursedemonstrateshowsociologicalconceptsandtheoriescanbeutilizedto analyzeandinterpretoursocialworld.Specialattentionwillbepaidtotheintimate connectionbetweenourpersonallivesandthelargerstructuralfeaturesofsociallife. Studentschallengetheir“taken‐for‐granted”or“commonsense"understandingsabout society,socialinstitutions,andsocialissues.Topicscoveredincludeculture, socialization,crimeanddeviance,race/ethnicity,socialstratification,theeconomy,sex andgender,age,family,andeducation,massmedia,andtheenvironment.Prerequisite: ENG110. SOC310SocialResearchMethods–3credithours Thecourseintroducesstudentstothebasicconceptsandproceduresofsocialscience research.Itincludestheoryandpracticeofbasic,academicandappliedresearch,aswell asqualitativeandquantitativeapproaches.Studentsalsodevelopskillstobecomea "criticalconsumer”ofresearch,abletoassessthestrengthsandlimitationsofsocial researchstudies.Aftersuccessfullycompletingthiscourse,studentsarepreparedto pursuetheirownresearch,takemoreadvancedmethodologycourses,andappraisethe evidenceandassertionsofsocialresearchstudies.Thecourseconsistsofacombination oflectures,smallgroupdiscussion,andactivities.Prerequisite:ENG115andtwo introductorylevel(100or200level)socialsciencecourses. STA210StatisticsI(GE‐M)–3credithours(formerlySTA200) Thiscourseintroducesstatisticalconceptsandtechniquesformakingpractical applicationswithexamplesdrawnfromsocialsciences.Topicsinclude:datacollection, summary,andpresentation;descriptivestatistics(measuresofcentraltendency, dispersion,andcorrelation);basiccounting,elementaryprobability,anddiscrete probabilitydistributions(Binomial,andPoisson).Briefintroductiontosimplelinear regressionbyusingtheleastsquaresmethod.Prerequisites:MTH110. STA230StatisticsII–3credithours ThiscourseisacontinuationofStatisticsIandgiveslearnersthequantitativetoolsto usedatatosolvebusinessproblems.Topicsinclude:continuousrandomvariables, expectedvalue,variance,conditionalexpectation,continuousdistribution,thenormal distribution,samplingdistribution,centrallimittheorem,inferencestatistics, estimation,confidenceintervals,hypothesistesting,scatterplots,correlation,simple linearregression,andabriefintroductiontotimeseriesanalysis.Prerequisites:STA 210andeitherMTH125orMTH130. 103 UNV100UniversitySuccess(GE‐U)‐1credithour(formerlyUNV101) Thiscourseisanintroductiontouniversitylifedesignedtogivestudentsan understandingofhowanAmericanstyleduniversityfunctions,theirroleasstudentsat theuniversity,andthemostimportantskillsneededforsuccess.Theseskillsinclude criticalthinking,creativeproblemsolving,informationliteracy,andconflictresolution strategies.Studentsarerequiredtoparticipateinagroupproject.Thisclassisrequired byallstudentsintheirfirstsemesterofenrollment. 104 ADMINISTRATIVEOFFICERS MarkA.English ActingPresident BS,UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy MS,CampbellUniversity PhD,UniversityofTexas SharifFayez Founder BA,UniversityofKabul MA,UniversityofNorthernColorado PhD,UniversityofArizona C.MichaelSmith PresidentEmeritus BA,UniversityofNorthCarolina MA,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro PhD,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro TimorSaffary ChiefAcademicOfficer Diploma(Math),UniversidadHamburg Diploma(Physics),UniversidadHamburg PhD(Physics),UniversidadHamburg PhD(Math),HelmutSchmidtUniversidad,Hamburg JoseCastillo ChiefFacilitiesOfficer BS,UniversityofFlorida RebeccaMiller LibraryDirector BA,UniversityofNebraska MA,UniversityofKentucky MLS,EmporiaStateUniversity PhD,EmporiaStateUniversity LaelMohib DirectorofCommunications BA,MaryBaldwinCollege MA,BostonUniversity WaheedullahNoori DirectorofHumanResources EMBA,PrestonUniversity 105 AngelaNiazmand AssociateRegistrar BA,KabulUniversity BA,AmericanUniversityofAfghanistan SalahuddinNasratyar DirectorofFinance MBA,UniversityofGloucestershire BA,KabulUniversity AlamgulFaizy DirectorofProcurement BA,AmericanUniversityofAfghanistan SaidAbdulBasheer DirectorofInformationTechnology BCS,KaranUniversity TabasumWolayat DirectorofAdmissions MPhil,OxfordUniversity BA,MiddleburyCollege BA,KabulUniversity MohammadJavadAhmadi DirectorofStudentAffairs BSc,SharifUniversityofTechnology MA,SharifUniversityofTechnology DoctoralCandidate(ABT),UniversityofMassachusetts 106 FACULTY KhalidHafezAbbasi AssistantProfessor DepartmentofInformationTechnologyandComputerScience MS,Al‐ChairUniversity MS,MiddlesexUniversity BS,Al‐ChairUniversity IshtiaqAhmad Instructor DepartmentofInformationTechnologyandComputerScience MAC,CityUniversityofScienceandIT,Peshawar BSc,UniversityofPeshawar MohammadAlamgir AssistantProfessorofBiology DepartmentofScienceandMathematics PhD,CarletonUniversity,Ottawa MAC,DhakaUniversity,Bangladesh MAC,AIT,Thailand BSc,DhakaUniversity,Bangladesh BonnieArmantrout Instructor DepartmentofEnglishandHumanities MA,PortlandStateUniversity PatrickK.Asea DirectoroftheMBAprogramandAssociateProfessor DepartmentofBusiness PhD,JohnsHopkins LL.B,MakerereUniversity MA,JohnsHopkins MehdiHakimi AssistantProfessorandCoordinatoroftheLawDepartment JD,UniversityofOttawa MBA,UniversityofOttawa BA(Honors),CarletonUniversity NafayChowdury AssistantProfessor(Law) DepartmentofLaw MasterofArts,Queen'sUniversity, 107 MosesBukenya AssistantProfessorofBusiness DepartmentofBusiness MAC,MakerereUniversity,Kampala BachelorofCommerce‐Accounting,MakerereUniversity,Kampala RajChandarlapaty AssistantProfessor DepartmentofEnglishandHumanities PhD,UniversityofSouthFlorida MA,FloridaInternationalUniversity BA,VanderbiltUniversity MathewR.Dallaway AssistantProfessor DepartmentofEnglishandHumanities MA,UniversityofWaikato MohammadElowny AssistantProfessor DepartmentofPoliticalScienceandPublicAdministration PhD,UniversityofIdahoandWashingtonStateUniversity MA,UniversityofIdahoandAmericanUniversityofSharjah MA,CaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach BA,NewJerseyCityUniversity ColleenM.Foster AssistantProfessor DepartmentofBusiness MA,ThunderbirdSchoolofGlobalManagement BA,Humanities/Philosophy,UniversityofMinnesota GhizaalHaress AssistantProfessor DepartmentofLaw LLM,UniversityofLondon—SOAS BA,KabulUniversity ChristopherHenderson AssistantProfessor DepartmentofEnglishandHumanities MEd,TheOpenUniversity DamienHorigan DepartmentofBusiness JD,UniversityofHawaiiatMania LLM,NationalUniversityofSingapore MA,UniversityofNewBrunswick BA,UniversityofHawaiiatHilo 108 RonaldHugar AssistantProfessorofEnglish DepartmentofEnglishandHumanities PhD,UniversityofTexas MA,WestChesterUniversity BA,WestChesterUniversity. 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