Old Curriculum

Bylaws for Students enrolled 2011/2015

The Faculty of Al-Alsun offers a four- year program (8 semesters) leading to a Bachelor’s Degree in English.
Total Credit Hours = 131 credit hours equivalent to 40 courses.

• University Requirements = 18 credit hours equivalent to 6 courses.
  
  
  1. 12 credit hours equivalent to 4 required courses.
     
     
  2. 6 credit hours equivalent to 2 elective courses.
     
     
     
     
• Faculty Requirement courses = 18 credit hours equivalent to 6 courses.
  
  

1. 12 credit hours equivalent to 4 required courses.
   
   
2. 6 credit hours equivalent to 2 elective courses.
   
   
   

• Department Requirements = 80 credit hours equivalent to 23 courses.
  
  

1. 16 credit Hours of Language and Linguistics courses (5 courses).
   
   
2. 19 credit Hours of Literature courses (6 courses).
   
   
3. 27 credit Hours of Translation courses (7 courses).
   
   
4. 9 credit Hours of Graduation Project courses (2 courses).
   
   
5. 9 credit Hours of Second Language courses (3 courses).
   
   
   
   

• Free electives
  15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses or minor.
  
  

University Requirements

The core curriculum lays a foundation of general education in the social sciences and humanities, and requires that all undergraduate students study the following courses:

1. 12 credit hours equivalent to 4 required courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 100	English for Academic Purposes	–	3
   2	ENG 101	Freshman English I	ENG 100	3
   3	ENG 102	Freshman English II	ENG 101	3
   4	SOC 204	Computer Applications for Social Sciences	–	3

   
   
   

2. Students also select 2 of the following University Requirements Courses.
   6 credit hours equivalent to 2 elective courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ARB 105	Arabic Composition & Style I	–	3
   2	ARS 101	Modern Arabic literature	–	3
   3	ENG 300	Writing in the Disciplines	–	3
   4	ETH 101	Professional Ethics	–	3
   5	GEO 101	Principles of General Geography	–	3
   6	HIS 101	History of Ancient Egypt	–	3
   7	HIS 102	History of Islamic Egypt	–	3
   8	HIS 106	Modern History of Egypt	–	3
   9	MUS 103	Introduction to Music	–	3
   10	POL 200	Introduction to Political Science.& Int’l Relations	–	3
   11	PSY 104	Social Psychology	–	3
   12	SCT 101	Scientific Thinking	–	3
   13	SOC 102	Environmental Awareness	–	3
   14	SOC 103	Principles of Sociology	–	3
   15	SOC 106	Contemporary Issues	–	3
   16	THT 101	Introduction to Theatre	–	3
   17	COM 200	Desktop Publishing	–	3

N.B. If a student is directly placed into Freshman I (ENG101), then the English
for Academic Purposes (ENG 100) course will be replaced by one of the
University Requirements courses.

Faculty Requirements in Humanities

1. Required Courses
   
   12 credit hours equivalent to 4 required courses.
   The Faculty requirements include 18 credit hours equivalent to 6 courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ARB 205	Arabic Composition & Style II	–	3
   2	ARS 101	Modern Arabic literature	–	3
   3	COM 112	Introduction to Multimedia	–	3
   4	REM 200	Introduction to Research Methods	–	3

    

2. Elective Courses
   
   6 credit hours equivalent to 2 elective courses.
   Students should also select 2 of the following Faculty electives.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	COM 200	Desktop Publishing	–	3
   2	ARB 305	Arabic Composition & Style III	–	3
   3	ARB 405	Arabic Composition & Style IV	–	3
   4	ETH 101	Professional Ethics	–	3
   5	ART 101	Introduction to Applied Arts	–	3
   6	ENG 200	English Conversation	–	3
   7	POL 200	Introduction to Political Science & Int’l Relations	–	3
   8	HIS 106	Modern History of Egypt	–	3
   9	PSY 104	Social Psychology	–	3
   10	SOC 103	Principles of Sociology	–	3

   
   
   

Department Requirements

The Department requirements include 80 credit hours equivalent to 23 courses, distributed as follows:

• 16 credit Hours of Language and Linguistics courses (5 courses).
  
  
• 19 credit Hours of Literature courses (6 courses).
  
  
• 27 credit Hours of Translation courses (7 courses).
  
  
• 9 credit Hours of ENG 313 Research Seminar & ENG414 Graduation Project (2 courses).
  
  
• 9 credit Hours of Second Language courses (3 courses)
  
  
  
  

1. Language and Linguistics Courses
   
   Required Courses
   
   10 credit hours equivalent to 3 courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 120	English Grammar in Writing	–	3
   2	ENG 121	Conversation and Listening	–	3
   3	ENG 220	Introduction to Phonetics and Morphology	–	4

   
   
   Elective Courses
   
   Students should also select 2 of the following department electives.
   6 credit hours equivalent to 2 courses.

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 320	Topics in linguistics	–	3
   2	ENG 321	Language Acquisition	–	3
   3	ENG 420	Advanced Oral Communication	–	3
   4	ENG 421	Advanced Writing	–	3
   5	ENG 422	Language in Society	–	3
   6	ENG 423	Language and Gender	–	3
   7	ENG 424	Introduction to Discourse Analysis	–	3

   
   
   
   
   

2. Literature Courses
   
   Required Courses
   
   13 credit hours equivalent to 4 required courses
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 110	Introduction to Literature	–	4
   2	ENG 210	Shakespearean Studies	ENG 110	3
   3	ENG 211	English Literature from the 17th Century to the 19th Century	ENG 110	3
   4	ENG 310	Twentieth Century English Literature	ENG 110	3

   
   
   Elective Courses
   
   Students should also select 2 of the following department electives.
   6 credit hours equivalent to 2 courses.

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 111	Writing about Literature	ENG 110	3
   2	ENG 311	Children Literature	ENG 110	3
   3	ENG 312	World Literature	ENG 110	3
   4	ENG 410	Topics in Literature	ENG 110	3
   5	ENG 411	Literature and Cinema	ENG 110	3
   6	ENG 412	Philosophy and Literature	ENG 110	3
   7	ENG 413	Comparative Literature	ENG 110	3

   
   
   
   
   

3. Translation Courses
   
   Required Courses
   
   24 credit hours equivalent to 6 courses
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 130	Translation Into Arabic I	–	4
   2	ENG 131	Translation Into English I	–	4
   3	ENG 230	Translation Into Arabic II	–	4
   4	ENG 231	Translation Into English II	–	4
   5	ENG 330	Translation for Media Use (Subtitling) I	–	4
   6	ENG 331	Translation for Media Use (Dubbing) II	–	4

   
   Elective Courses
   
   Students should also select 1 of the following department electives.
   3 credit hours equivalent to 1 course.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 430	Introduction to Conference Interpretation	–	3
   2	ENG 431	Translation for Special Purposes	–	3
   3	ENG 432	Literary Translation	–	3
   4	ENG 433	Scientific Translation	–	3
   5	ENG 434	English/Arabic Simultaneous Interpretation	–	3
   6	ENG 435	English/Arabic Consecutive Translation	–	3
   7	ENG 436	Advanced English/Arabic Simultaneous Interpretation	–	3

   
   
   
   
   

4. Graduation Courses
   
   9 credit hours equivalent to 2 courses
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 313	Research Seminar	–	4
   2	ENG 414	Graduation Project	–	5

   
   
   
   
   

5. Second Language Requirements
   
   9 credit hours equivalent to 3 courses.
   
   Minor for Al-Alsun students
   Minor Requirements courses (Total = 5 Courses)
   
   Minor in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 140	Methods of Teaching English as a Foreign Language I	–	3
   2	ENG 240	Methods of Teaching English as a Foreign Language II	–	3
   3	ENG 340	TEFL Needs Assessment and Course Design	–	3
   4	ENG 440	Methods of Assessing Language Teaching	–	3
   5	ENG 441	Testing and Evaluation	–	3

   
   
   
   Minor in Translation
   15 credit hours equivalent to 5 courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 432	Literary Translation	–	3
   2	ENG 433	Scientific Translation	–	3
   3	ENG 434	English/Arabic Simultaneous Interpretation	–	3
   4	ENG 435	English/Arabic Consecutive Translation	–	3
   5	ENG 436	Advanced English/Arabic Simultaneous Interpretation	–	3

   
   
   
   Minor for non Al-Alsun students
   
   Minor Translation

   Required Minor Courses
   
   8 credit hours equivalent to 2 required courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 130	Translation Into Arabic I	–	4
   2	ENG 131	Translation Into English I	–	4

   
   
   
   Elective Minor Courses
   
   10-12 credit hours equivalent to 3 elective courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 230	Translation Into Arabic II	–	4
   2	ENG 231	Translation Into English II	–	4
   3	ENG 330	Translation for Media Use (Subtitling)I	–	4
   4	ENG 331	Translation for Media Use (Dubbing) II	–	4
   5	ENG 430	Introduction to Conference Interpretation	–	3
   6	ENG 431	Translation for Special Purposes	–	3