UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2018 – 2019 CONTENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ABOUT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN DUBAI (AUD) ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 SCHOLARSHIPS........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................ 32 OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38 OFFICE OF STUDENT RETENTION AND SUCCESS .................................................................................................................................................................... 44 OFFICE OF STUDENT SERVICES .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 HEALTH CENTER ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 LIBRARY SERVICES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 GENERAL POLICIES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 TUTORING SERVICES .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 72 ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 74 ACADEMIC UNITS, PROGRAMS AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 90 SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, ART AND DESIGN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 92 ARCHITECTURE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 93 INTERIOR DESIGN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97 VISUAL COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................................................................................................. 102 SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 109 ARTS AND SCIENCES CORE REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 109 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................................................... 12413 PSYCHOLOGY…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 119 MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM .............................................................................................................................. 125 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................................................................................................................. 128 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................................................................................... 129 MOHAMMED BIN RASHID SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION .......................................................................................................................................... 138 COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION STUDIES .................................................................................................................................. 139 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 149 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (B.S.C.E.) PROGRAM ........................................................................................... 151 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING (B.S.COMP.E.) PROGRAM .................................................................... 155 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (B.S.E.E.) PROGRAM ............................................................................. 159 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (B.S.M.E.) PROGRAM ........................................................................ 162 IAA CERTIFICATE IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 165 CENTER FOR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (CFEP) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 167 THE INTENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................................... 168 CENTERS AT AUD .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 171 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS………………………………………………………………………………………………... 174 FACULTY LISTING .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 238 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 2018-2019 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 249 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2018-2019 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 254 The American University in Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates Vol. XVI, Copyright September 2018 Effective Fall 2018 The statements and policies set forth in this Catalog (effective September 2018) are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as the basis of a contract between the student and the institution. While every effort is made to provide accurate and current information, AUD reserves the right to change, without notice to the individual student, any provision in this Catalog. Every effort will be made to keep students advised of any such changes. Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 2 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT... It is my pleasure to preface the AUD 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog. The university’s scope and its two-pronged approach to education (i.e., career preparation and “whole person” development) are reflected throughout its pages. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the U.A.E. and Ruler of Dubai, for whose support The American University