General Requirements

• MATH 4

  College Algebra (Lect 3.0)

  A study of linear equations, rational functions, radicals, quadratic equations, inequalities, determinants, progressions, theory of equations, permutations, combinations, and the binomial theorem.

  Prerequisite: Placement examination.

1st Year Semester I, FALL

• ECON 121

  Principles of Microeconomics

  An examination of how resources and products are priced and how income is distributed within various types of market structures.

• ENG 20

  Exposition and Argumentation

  The development of techniques for tertiary level essay writing with special emphasis on remedial grammar and paragraph structure.

• IST 10 & IST 11

  Introduction to Management and Information Systems I & II (Lect 2.0)

  These courses present an overview of information systems in a variety of economics, business, management, and information technology contexts. Discussions will centre on examples from industry.

• SPMS 85

  Introduction to Speech

  An examination of English expression through verbal communication, listening comprehension, and dialogue. The course will focus on the appropriate forms of interaction that are suitable for specific occasions.

• PSYCH 50

  General Psychology

  This course is an introduction to the science of the human mind and behaviour. Topics include brain structure and function, human development, learning and memory, motivation, emotion, personality and psychological health, psychological disorders and their treatment, and social cognition and human relationships.

1st Year Semester II, SPRING

• ECON 75

  Economic Development in the Gulf States

  Principles and concepts of economic growth and development; theories of economic development; the economic changes since the 1990s; factors of growth and development in the Gulf countries; employment, health, education and training, and entrepreneurship and its role in the development of the region; natural resources: petroleum and its significance in the development of the region.

  Prerequisites: ECON 121 and ECON 122.

• ECON 122

  Principles of Macroeconomics

  A study of alternative strategies for managing the local economy within a global environment in order to attain the goals of full employment, stability and growth.

  Prerequisite: ECO 121.

• IST 141

  Information Systems (Lect 2.0 and Lab 1.0)

  This course surveys information/systems technology for the management of enterprise information as a resource. Topics include elements of system design life cycle, database concepts and decision support.

• MATH 101

  Business Calculus (Survey of Calculus) (Lect 3.0)

  A review of algebraic functions and their graphs, linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions. Functions and graphs in applications, slope of a curve, limits and derivatives. Rules for differentiation, the product and quotient rules, chain rule, and implicit differentiation. The derivative as rate of change, related rates and applications of the derivative curve sketching. Constant and continuous compound interest, maximum and minimum values of functions, application of derivatives to business and economics. Exponential growth and decay and applications of log function to economics. Anti-differentiation and the definite integral, applications of the definite integral, integration by substitution and the area between curves.

• HIST 112

  Modern Western Civilization

  The course offers a survey of the history of Western civilization from the Reformation to modern times. It places emphasis on political absolutism and constitutionalism, the Enlightenment, political and social revolution, imperialism, World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. This course also examines several international developments.