Notice | 2 |
Academic Calendar 2022-2023 | 15 |
Board of Trustees | 16 |
Trustees Emeriti | 18 |
International Advisory Council | 19 |
University Administration 2022–23 | 20 |
The University | 25 |
Accreditation | 25 |
Mission Statement | 26 |
History | 27 |
Location and Climate | 28 |
Academic Services | 29 |
Admissions | 34 |
Graduate Studies | 34 |
Graduate Council | 34 |
Areas in Which Graduate Study Is Offered | 35 |
Admission | 43 |
Transfer of Credits | 48 |
General University Academic Information | 51 |
Academic Rules and Regulations | 51 |
Academic Advisors | 51 |
RCR Requirement | 51 |
Academic Dishonesty | 51 |
Plagiarism | 52 |
Correct Use of Language | 52 |
Attendance | 52 |
Leave of Absence | 53 |
Category of Students | 54 |
Registration | 55 |
Courses and Grades | 56 |
Transfer of Credits | 57 |
Academic Standing of Students Working for a Master’s Degree | 59 |
Requirements for the Master’s Degree | 60 |
Supervision of Master’s Thesis or Project | 63 |
Master’s Degree Graduation Requirements | 66 |
Academic Standing of Student Working for PhD Degree | 67 |
Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy | 68 |
Supervision of Doctoral Thesis | 71 |
PhD Degree Graduation Requirements | 74 |
Requirements for the Graduate Diplomas | 74 |
Graduate Diploma Graduation Requirements | 75 |
Disclosure of Student Records | 75 |
Graduation | 75 |
Recognition of AUB Degrees by the Lebanese Ministry of Education | 76 |
Medical Record | 76 |
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Medical Branch | 77 |
Health Insurance Plan (HIP) | 77 |
Passports and Visas | 78 |
Payment of Fees | 78 |
Study Abroad for Graduate AUB Students | 78 |
Financial Aid | 79 |
Need-Based Financial Aid Grants | 79 |
Merit Scholarships | 79 |
Governmental Student Aid for North American Students | 80 |
U.S. Federal Student Loans | 80 |
Canadian Grants and Loans | 80 |
Fees and Expenses | 81 |
Payment of Fees | 81 |
Withdrawals | 82 |
Office of Student Affairs | 83 |
Student Activities | 83 |
University Sports | 84 |
Student Housing | 85 |
Residence Halls | 85 |
Career Hub | 86 |
Work-Study Program | 87 |
Counseling Center | 88 |
Student Wellness Outreach | 88 |
Accessible Education Office: Disability Services and Learning Support | 89 |
Office of International Programs | 91 |
International Student Services | 91 |
Visas and Residence Permits | 91 |
Study Abroad and Student Exchange | 92 |
OIP Resources for Faculty | 93 |
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) | 96 |
Mission | 97 |
Vision | 97 |
Graduate Study | 97 |
Graduate Research Requirements | 98 |
PhD Program | 99 |
Food Security Program | 99 |
Food Security Graduate Diploma – Online | 102 |
Department of Agriculture (AGRI) | 105 |
Graduate Programs | 105 |
MS in Agricultural Economics | 106 |
MS in Animal Science | 107 |
MS in Irrigation | 108 |
MS in Plant Protection | 110 |
MS in Plant Science | 111 |
MS in Poultry Science | 112 |
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences (NFSC) | 114 |
Graduate Programs | 114 |
MS in Nutrition | 114 |
MS in Public Health Nutrition | 117 |
MS in Food Safety | 124 |
MS in Food Technology | 129 |
Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management (LDEM) | 136 |
Graduate Program | 136 |
MSES (Major: Ecosystem Management) | 137 |
The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) | 140 |
MS in Rural Community Development (RCOD) | 140 |
Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) | 147 |
Historical Background | 147 |
Mission | 148 |
Vision | 148 |
Graduate Study | 148 |
RCR Requirement | 149 |
Transfer of Credits | 150 |
Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages | 151 |
MA in Arabic Language and Literature | 151 |
Doctor of Philosophy in Arabic Language and Literature | 151 |
Course Descriptions | 154 |
Department of Biology | 156 |
MS in Biology | 156 |
PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology | 156 |
Course Descriptions | 159 |
Department of Chemistry | 164 |
MS in Chemistry | 164 |
Course Descriptions | 165 |
Department of Computer Science | 168 |
Mission Statement | 168 |
MS in Computer Science | 168 |
Course Descriptions | 169 |
Department of Economics | 173 |
MA in Economics | 173 |
MA in Financial Economics | 176 |
Department of Education | 179 |
MA in Education | 179 |
Prerequisites | 180 |
Course Descriptions | 180 |
Graduate Diploma in Online Education | 184 |
Admission Requirements: | 184 |
Program Requirements: | 184 |
Additional Relevant Information | 185 |
The Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (C-THE) | 185 |
Department of English | 186 |
Mission Statement | 186 |
MA in English Literature | 187 |
Literature Course Descriptions | 187 |
MA in English Language | 190 |
Department of Fine Arts and Art History | 192 |
MA in Art History and Curating | 192 |
Course Descriptions | 193 |
Department of Geology | 195 |
MS in Geology | 195 |
Course Descriptions | 195 |
Department of History and Archaeology | 198 |
MA in History | 198 |
Doctor of Philosophy in Arab and Middle Eastern History | 199 |
MA in Archaeology | 202 |
Department of Mathematics | 204 |
MS in Mathematics | 204 |
MA or MS in Statistics | 205 |
Course Descriptions | 205 |
Department of Philosophy | 209 |
MA in Philosophy | 209 |
Department of Physics | 211 |
MS in Physics | 211 |
Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics | 212 |
Department of Political Studies and Public Administration (PSPA) | 218 |
MA in Political Studies | 218 |
MA in Public Administration | 219 |
MA in Public Policy and International Affairs | 225 |
Department of Psychology | 230 |
MA in Psychology | 230 |
MA in Clinical Psychology | 231 |
Course Descriptions | 231 |
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Media Studies | 234 |
Admission | 234 |
MA in Anthropology | 234 |
MA in Sociology | 235 |
Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Sociology | 235 |
MA in Media Studies | 239 |
Course Descriptions | 240 |
The Anis Makdisi Program in Literature (AMPL) | 242 |
Objectives | 242 |
Activities | 242 |
Scholarships | 242 |
Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) | 243 |
Requirements | 243 |
MA in Middle Eastern Studies | 244 |
MA in Islamic Studies | 247 |
Graduate Diploma in Islamic Studies | 250 |
The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR) | 255 |
MA in Transnational American Studies | 255 |
Project Option | 256 |
Thesis Option | 256 |
Course Descriptions | 256 |
Center for Language Research and Teaching (CeLRT) | 258 |
Kamal A. Shair Central Research Science Laboratory (KAS CRSL) | 259 |
Graduate Program in Computational Science (GPCS) | 260 |
Admission Requirements | 261 |
Graduation Requirements | 261 |
Core Courses Offered in Computational Science | 261 |
Institute of Financial Economics (IFE) | 263 |
Objectives | 263 |
Activities | 264 |
Membership and Governance | 264 |
Science and Mathematics Education Center (SMEC) | 265 |
University Preparatory Program (UPP) | 266 |
The Zaki Nassif Program for Music (ZNPM) | 267 |
Objectives | 267 |
The Writing Center | 268 |
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) | 271 |
History and Overview | 273 |
Accreditation | 274 |
Vision | 274 |
Mission | 274 |
RADICAL Values: | 274 |
Ethics and Integrity at OSB | 275 |
Organization and Governance | 275 |
Graduate Programs | 275 |
The Executive MBA Program | 276 |
The MBA Program | 283 |
Master’s in Finance (MFIN) Program | 294 |
Master’s in Human Resource Management (MHRM) Program | 302 |
Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) | 308 |
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA) | 318 |
Historical Background | 318 |
Mission | 319 |
Master’s Degree Programs | 319 |
Waiving of Credits | 319 |
Regulations for Master’s Students Taking Undergraduate Courses | 320 |
Curricula and Courses | 320 |
Courses Open to Students from other Faculties | 320 |
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programs | 320 |
Criteria for Regular Admission to PhD Programs | 321 |
Criteria for Admission to the Accelerated PhD Programs | 321 |
Financial Support Available to Graduate Students | 321 |
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program | 322 |
Background | 322 |
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering | 323 |
PhD in Biomedical Engineering | 325 |
Professional Post Graduate Diploma Program in Green Technologies (Pro-Green) | 334 |
Department of Architecture and Design | 347 |
Graduate Programs | 347 |
General Information | 348 |
Mission Statements Master of Urban Design | 348 |
Master of Urban Planning and Policy | 348 |
Program Structure and Agenda | 349 |
Admission Qualifications | 352 |
Course Descriptions | 352 |
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | 357 |
Graduate Programs | 357 |
Master of Engineering (ME) | 358 |
Major: Civil Engineering (CE) | 359 |
Major: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE) | 360 |
Master of Science (MS) | 361 |
PhD in Civil Engineering (CE) | 365 |
PhD in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE) | 366 |
Course Descriptions | 367 |
Baha and Walid Bassatne Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Energy | 379 |
General Information | 379 |
Master of Engineering (ME), Major: Chemical Engineering | 379 |
Master of Science (MS), Major: Chemical Engineering | 385 |
Course Descriptions | 391 |
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | 397 |
Graduate Programs | 397 |
Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering | 397 |
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering | 399 |
Course Descriptions | 404 |
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management | 419 |
General Information | 419 |
Requirements for Admission | 420 |
Dual Master’s Degrees: Master of Engineering in Engineering Management and Master of Science in Energy Studies (thesis option only) | 421 |
Course Descriptions | 422 |
Department of Mechanical Engineering | 426 |
General Information | 426 |
Master of Engineering (ME) | 427 |
Master of Engineering (ME), Major: Mechanical Engineering | 428 |
Master of Mechanical Engineering (ME), Major: Applied Energy (APPE) | 431 |
Master of Science Degree Program in Energy Studies | 433 |
Dual Master’s Degrees – Master of Engineering in Engineering Management and Master of Science in Energy Studies (thesis option only) | 438 |
Energy Studies Interdisciplinary Courses | 440 |
Graduate Diploma in Building Energy Systems (GDBES) | 443 |
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | 445 |
Course Descriptions | 451 |
Energy Studies Interdisciplinary Courses | 467 |
Online Courses | 469 |
Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) | 473 |
Historical Background | 474 |
Accreditation | 474 |
Mission | 474 |
Vision | 474 |
Graduate Public Health Program (GPHP) | 475 |
Master of Public Health (MPH) | 476 |
Master of Science in Epidemiology (MS-EPID) | 483 |
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences (Major: Environmental Health) | 485 |
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology | 487 |
Other Programs | 493 |
Executive Master in Health Care Leadership (EMHCL) | 493 |
Admission Requirements | 493 |
Program Outline | 494 |
Program Delivery | 495 |
Academic Rules and Regulations | 495 |
Course Descriptions | 497 |
Joint Programs | 500 |
Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP) | 500 |
Background | 500 |
Mission | 500 |
SHARP Diploma Curriculum | 500 |
SHARP Master of Science in Health Research | 501 |
Course Descriptions | 505 |
MS in Public Health Nutrition | 510 |
Department of Environmental Health | 517 |
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health | 520 |
Department of Health Promotion and Community Health | 527 |
Department of Health Management and Policy | 530 |
Center for Research on Population and Health (CRPH) | 534 |
Center for Public Health Practice (CPHP) | 535 |
Knowledge to Policy Center (K2P) | 536 |
K2P Functions and Activities: | 536 |
Collaborations | 537 |
The Center for Systematic Reviews on Health Policy and Systems Research (SPARK) | 538 |
SPARK Activities | 538 |
Collaborations | 538 |
Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center (FM/AUBMC) | 541 |
Historical Background | 542 |
The MD Program | 543 |
Graduation Requirements | 547 |
Dean’s Honor List | 547 |
Academic Rules and Regulations | 547 |
Courses | 549 |
Course Descriptions | 549 |
Curricula | 550 |
Interdepartmental Courses – Medical Program | 553 |
PhD Program | 557 |
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program | 565 |
Background | 565 |
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering | 566 |
PhD in Biomedical Engineering | 568 |
Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences | 577 |
Anatomy and Cell Biology | 577 |
Physiology | 579 |
Neuroscience | 581 |
Department of Anesthesiology | 582 |
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics | 583 |
Undergraduate courses | 584 |
Graduate courses | 584 |
Department of Dermatology | 588 |
Department of Diagnostic Radiology | 590 |
Department of Emergency Medicine | 591 |
Educational Programs | 592 |
Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology | 593 |
Department of Family Medicine | 596 |
Residency Program | 596 |
Teaching Activities | 597 |
Family Medicine Added Qualifications Fellowships | 597 |
University Health Services (UHS) | 597 |
Employee Health | 597 |
Faculty Development | 597 |
Satellite Clinics | 597 |
Department of Internal Medicine | 598 |
Department of Neurology | 601 |
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 602 |
Educational Activities | 602 |
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery | 603 |
Master of Science in Orthodontics | 605 |
Department of Ophthalmology | 611 |
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | 612 |
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | 616 |
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology | 618 |
Department of Psychiatry | 620 |
Clinical Psychology Training Program | 620 |
Application Process | 621 |
Application Material | 621 |
Prerequisite Courses | 621 |
English Requirement | 622 |
Department of Radiation Oncology | 623 |
Department of Surgery | 624 |
Post-Graduate Training | 624 |
Affiliations | 627 |
Joint Programs | 628 |
Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP) | 628 |
Background | 628 |
Mission | 628 |
SHARP Diploma Curriculum | 628 |
SHARP Master of Science in Health Research | 629 |
Course Descriptions | 633 |
MS in Public Health Nutrition | 638 |
Rafic Hariri School of Nursing (HSON) | 646 |
Historical Background | 647 |
Mission | 647 |
Vision | 648 |
Graduate Programs | 648 |
Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) Program | 648 |
Admission | 648 |
Graduation Requirements | 649 |
Academic Rules and Regulations | 649 |
Masters of Science in Nursing Curriculum | 651 |
Online Graduate Diploma in Nursing Administration and Management | 653 |
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing Science | 653 |
Course Descriptions | 656 |
Master Degree Program in Environmental Sciences | 665 |
Background | 665 |
Mission | 665 |
Vision | 666 |
General Information | 666 |
Criteria for Admission | 666 |
Degree Requirements | 667 |
Graduation Requirements | 670 |
Interfaculty Graduate Neuroscience Program (IGNP) | 675 |
Admission Requirements | 675 |
Graduation Requirements for the MS in Neuroscience | 675 |
Course Descriptions | 676 |
Interfaculty Graduate Nutrition Program (GNP) | 678 |
Degree Requirements | 678 |
AUB Nature Conservation Center (NCC) | 681 |
Introduction | 683 |
Membership | 683 |
Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS) | 684 |
CAMS Objectives | 685 |
Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service | 686 |
The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) | 688 |
Arab and International Affairs | 688 |
Civil Society Actors and Policy-Making | 688 |
Climate Change and Environment | 689 |
Education and Youth Policy | 689 |
Energy Policy and Security | 689 |
Governance and Policy Lab (IFI GovLab) | 689 |
Refugee Research and Policy | 690 |
Social Justice and the City | 690 |
Internship Program | 690 |
Affiliate Program | 690 |
The Center for Arts and Humanities (Mellon Grant) | 691 |
Munib and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources | 692 |
Introduction | 692 |
Mission | 692 |
Objectives | 693 |
Activities of the Institute | 693 |
Continuing Education Center (CEC) | 695 |
Background | 695 |
Mission | 695 |
Vision | 695 |
General Criteria for Admission | 696 |
Graduation Requirements for Certificate and Diploma Programs | 696 |
CEC Programs of Study | 697 |
Business and Management | 697 |
Cultural and Humanitarian Studies | 710 |
Education | 711 |
Fine Arts | 713 |
Foreign Languages | 719 |
Health Care | 723 |
Media and Communication | 726 |
Science and Technology | 728 |
Certificate and Diploma Programs Course Descriptions | 732 |
Special Programs | 761 |
University for Seniors | 766 |
Scholarships and Endowments | 767 |
CEC Rules and Regulations | 770 |
Endowed Faculty Chairs; Academic Centers, Programs, Institutes; Student Scholarships, Hardships; Fellowships; Awards; and Research Funds | 773 |
Endowed Faculty Chairs | 773 |
Academic Centers, Programs, and Institutes | 774 |
Scholarships and Hardship Grants | 775 |
Fellowships | 788 |
University Prizes and Awards | 789 |
Research Funds | 797 |
Faculty List | 799 |
Deans Emeriti | 799 |
Professors Emeriti | 799 |
Faculty Members | 799 |