GENERAL EDUCATION
The Department of General Education (GE) is a crucial department acting as the bridge between the Foundation Program offered by the CEAP and the Major Programs offered by the departments of Mathematics, Computer Science and Business and Economics. Students pursuing their bachelor’s and associate degrees must take nearly 25%-30% of their credits through these courses to acquire the University degree as required by the American affiliates. The Department offers breadth of knowledge and skills to the students through interdisciplinary courses in Communication, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. All course syllabi are up to date with new trends, methodologies, and formative assessments ensuring that learning outcomes are met with.
Collective expertise of international educators in the department aims to stimulate innovative ideas and develop communicative competence that enriches students. By offering multidimensional learning experience and fostering interdisciplinary connections and explorations, students are equipped with the spirit of enquiry, and skills such as critical thinking, effective communication, and problem-solving. These courses reshape their outlook on learning and enable them to look at the world through a transdisciplinary lens, which is vital for their academic, professional and personal development.
The mission of the department is to equip students with essential skillset through critical thinking, problem solving, ethical understanding, and task-based learning, to face academic, personal, and professional challenges.
Since the department offers writing and multidisciplinary courses the research themes are also varied.
To acquire an associate degree or a bachelor’s degree from MCBS, students must take nearly 25%-30% of the credits offered by the Department of General Education. All courses are either required or elective depending on the degree audit of the students. The courses are categorized into Communication, Social Sciences, Humanities, Natural Sciences. Courses under the category of Communication are Required courses while courses under other categories are Electives. The pass grade for the required courses is C- while for the Electives is D.
The Department of General Education does not offer programs, however all the active courses offered by the department are listed below under four heads.
Communication
Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
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ENG 101 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
ENG 102 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
ENG 212 | Business Writing | 3 |
ENG 213 | Technical Writing | 3 |
ENG 214 | Business Writing (Commercial Law) | 3 |
Natural Sciences
Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
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BIO 100 | General Biology | 3 |
PHY 1 | How Things Work | 3 |
ECON 110 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ECON 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
Social Sciences
Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
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EDU 132 | Personal Health | 3 |
ENT 201 | Entrepreneurship - Creativity and Innovation | 3 |
HIST 100 | History of Islamic Science | 3 |
POLSCI 140 | Public Administration | 3 |
POLSCI 180 | International Relations | 3 |
POLSCI 1820 | Global Issues | 3 |
PSYCH 003 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
PSYCH 160 | Social Psychology | 3 |
SOC 10 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
SOC 120 | Social Issues | 3 |
SOC 140 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
SOC 1311 | Social Change | 3 |
Humanities
Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
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ARA 100 | Elementary Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers | 3 |
ARA 110 | Arabic for Native speakers | 3 |
COM 030 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
COM 040 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
ENG 105 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
ENG 106 | Introduction to Public Speaking (Commercial Law) | 3 |
ENG 112 | Topics in Writing | 3 |
ENG 120 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
ENG 140 | World Literature | 3 |
ENG 220 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 3 |
ENG 250 | Critical Reading | 3 |
HIST 250 | Islam in the modern World | 3 |
PHIL 154 | Business Ethics | 3 |
PHIL 160 | Formal Logic | 3 |
PHIL 258 | Computers and Ethics | 3 |
TRAN 200 | Topics in Translation | 3 |
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