AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
Cairo, Egypt

Degrees Offered
BA (Arabic Studies with specializations in Islamic Art and architecture, Arabic Languge and Literature;  Anthropology; Economics; Egyptology; Middle Eastern
Modern History; Middle East Studies; Political Science, with specializations in International Relations, Public and International Law, Middle East Politics, and Political Economy; Sociology)
MA (Arabic Language and Literature; Islamic Art and Architecture; Middle Eastern History; Graduate diplomas in Middle East Studies, Islamic Studies and Forced Migratin of Refugee Studies; Economics; Political Science with specializations in Comparative Politics, Professional Development, and International Relations; Sociology/Anthropology; Middle East Studies; Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language). 
Arabic Language Institute offers non-degree, intensive instruction in Arabic at all levels, awarding a Certificate upon completion. 
CASA offers non-degree, intensive instruction in Arabic at intermediate and advanced levels. Graduate diplomas in Middle East Studies are also available
Middle East Languages 
Arabic (Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced Modern Standard, Colloquial
Egyptian, Arabic of the News Media, Grammar, Syntax, and Prosody of Classical Arabic, Arabic Syntax, Arabic Morphology and Prosody, Linguistics of Arabic, Phonetics of Arabic)

Courses
Arabic Studies  
Survey of Classical Arabic Literature
Survey of Modern Arabic Literature
Modern Arabic Drama
Modern Arabic Short Story
Pre-Islamic Literature
Early Islamic Literature
Classical Arabic Literature in the 'Abbasid Period
Studies in Qur'an
Classical Arabic Literature in Translation
Modern Arabic Literature in Translation
Art and Architecture of the City of Cairo
Introduction to Islamic Art and Architecture
Pre-Islamic Influences on Islamic Art and Architecture
Islamic Art and Architecture in Egypt and Syria
Survey of Arab History
Arab-Islamic Civilization in the Classical Age, 600-1050 AD
Arab-Islamic Civilization in the Middle Period, 1050-1380 AD
Islamic Civilization, 1380-1800 AD
History of the Middle East 1700 to 1900 AD
An Introduction to the Study of Islam
Islamic Institutions
Muslim Political Thought
Islamic Philosophy
History of Arabic Literary Criticism
Sira, Hadith, and Tafsir
Readings in Classical Arabic Texts
19th Century Poetry
Modern Arabic Poetry
Colloquial Arabic Poetry
Modern Arabic Novel
Islamic Art and Architecture in Turkey, Persia, and Central Asia
Islamic Art and Architecture in Spain and North Africa
Painting in Islam
Islamic Pottery
Islamic Minor Arts
Field Work in Islamic Architecture
Studies in Ibn Khaldun
Muslim Historical Literature
Modern Movements in Islam
Selected Topics in Middle Eastern History
Selected Topics in History of Islamic Thought and Institutions
Bibliography and Manuscript Study
Seminar on Modern Middle East
Special Studies in Middle Eastern History

Economics
Economic History of the Modern Middle East
Economics of Egypt
Economic Development in the Middle East 
International Trade
Egyptology 
Introduction to Ancient Egypt
Science and Technology in Ancient Egypt
Archaeology and Prehistory
Survey of Ancient Egyptian History
Hieroglyphics I-IV
Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
Culture and Society of Ancient Egypt
Cultural Geography of Ancient Egypt
Egypt in the Late Period
Egypt from Alexander to the Arab Conquest
Societies and Cultures of the Ancient Near East
Societies and Cultures of the Ancient Nubia
Ancient Egyptian Religion and Ethics
Introduction to Hieratic
Introduction to Coptic
Selected Topics in Cultural Resource Management and Museology
Field Work in Egyptology

Political Science 
Comparative Politics of the Middle East
International Politics in the Middle East
Political and Social Thought in the Modern Arab World
Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa
Imperialism and Nationalism in Africa
African International Relations
Political Economy of North Africa
Politics and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Relations
International Relations Theory
International Law
Advanced International Law
International Financial Institutions
Introduction to Development
Problems of Developmental Diplomacy
Public Policy and the Economics of Development
International Development Organizations
Introduction to Political Economy
International Political Economy and Political Change
Contemporary Ideology
Problems of Ideology and Mobilization
Contemporary Foreign Policies
Comparative Government and Politics:  Developed Systems
Comparative Government and Politics:  Developing Systems
Government and Politics of Egypt
Seminar on 20th Century Egypt
Cairo's Problems and Prospects
Seminar on Rural Egypt
Politics of Modern Egypt
Egyptian Foreign Policy
Middle East Politics
Comparative Politics and the Middle East
Government and Politics in the Modern Caucasus and Central Asia
Environmental Politics

Sociology/Anthropology 
Ethnography of the Middle East and North Africa
Social Problems of the Middle East
Arab Family Structure and Dynamics
Arab Society
Social Psychology
Bureaucracy and Development
Sociology of Literature
Social Class and Inequality
History of Social Theory
Contemporary Social Theory
Fundamentals of Population Studies
Race, Ethnic and Minority Relations
Third World Development
Environmental Issues in Development
Environment and Society
Industrial Sociology
Educational Sociology
Sociology of Law
Psychological Anthropology
Comparative Health and Healing Systems
Structure and Process in Egyptian Society
Applied Anthropology
Religious and Symbolic Systems
Economic Anthropology
Social Movements
Urban Society in Transition
Political Sociology
Middle Eastern Societies and Cultures
Ethnography of Peasant Societies
Ethnography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Seminar in African Studies
Rural Sociology
Development Studies Seminar
Kin, Friends and Neighbors
Sex Roles, Gender, and Society
Religion, Ideology, and Society
Stratification and the State
World Systems and Development
Agrarian and Pastoral Transformation
Cities:  Structures and Dynamics
Population Dynamics
Ethnicity, identity and Nationalism
Modern Social Movements

Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language 
Principles of Linguistic Analysis
Testing and Evaluation in Language Teaching
Second Language Acquisition
Resources for Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
Computer Assisted Language Learning/Computer operations Techniques
Methods of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
Phonetics of Arabic
Linguistics of Arabic
Contrastive Analysis in Second-Language Teaching/Learning
Advanced Arabic Grammar
Socio-linguistics
Research Methods and Experimental Design
Selected Topics in Applied Linguistics
Language Pragmatics
Observation and Evaluation of Language Teaching

Faculty
Arabic Language Institute 
Mona Kamel Abdel Salam
Nora Abdel Wahab
Dalal Abo El Seoud
Jihan Allam
Nabila El Assiouti
El-Said Badawi (TAFL), ALI Director
Raghda El Essawi
Sanaa Ghanem
Alaa El Gibali (TAFL)
Nadia Harb
Mona Hassan
Samira Khalil
Zeinab Ibrahim, CASA Director
Suzanne Massoud
Mahmoud Sami Moussa
Iman Saad El Din Nahla
Laila Al Sawi
Zeinab Taha
Abbas Al Tonsi
Azza Waked
Nariman El Warraki (Director, ALI Unit)
Lisa White

Arabic Studies 
Teirab AshShareef
Clarissa Burt (Arabic literature)
Eleonora Fernandez (Middle East history)
Nelly Hanna (Middle East history)
Hoda Lutfi (Middle East history)
Samia Mehrez (Arabic literature)
Bernard O'Kane (Islamic art and architecture)
Mahmoud El-Rabie (Arabic language and literature)
Hamdi El-Sakkut (Arabic literature)
Elizabeth Sartain (Arabic and Islamic studies)
George T. Scanlon (Islamic art and architecture)
Stuart Sears (Middle East history)
Mohamed Ahmed Serag (classical Arabic literature and Islamic studies)

History
David Blanks
Jill Edwards
Michael Reimer (modern Middle East history)
Martina Rieker (modern Middle East History)
Jason Thompson
Stewart Winger

Economics 
Galal Amin
Adel Beshai
Wilfrid Csalpar Jr.
Charles Diamond
Abdel Aziz Ezz El Arab
Sam Green
Maged Iskander
Ahmed El Mawaziny
Andrew Melnyk
William Mikhail
Dennis Powers
Hala El Ramly
Nagla Essam Rizk
Abeer El Shenawy
Doonlad Sparks

Egyptology 
Fayza Heikal
Salim Ikram
Kent Weeks

Political Science 
Jean Allain
Elizabeth Bishop
Curtis Doebbler
Sharif Said Elmusa
Gail Gerhart
Anthony Gorman
Enid Hill
Mounira Ishak
Ivan Ivekovic
Maye Kassem
Walid Kazziha
Mohamed Khaddar
Saira Khan
Bahgat Korany
Trevor Parfitt
Mark Salter
Emad Shahin
Robert Tschirgi

Psychology
Nicholas Ciaccio
Elizabeth Coker
Nancy Peterson

Sociology/Anthropology
Mona Abaza-Stauth
Rahab Abda Ihadi
Soraya M S Altorki
Assef Bayat
Donald Cole
Jawad Fatayer
Faiza Haikal
Barbara Harrell-Bond
Nicholas Hopkins
Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Suad Joseph
Cynthia Nelson
Nazek Nosseir
Mark Peterson
Malak Rouchdy

Chairs/Directors 
El Said Badawi, Arabic Language Institute
Donald Sparks, Economics
Nicholas Ciaccio, Sociology/Anthropology/Psychology/Egyptology
Mohamed Sabbah, Desert Development Center
Hoda Rashad, Social Research Center
Nelly Hanna, Department of Arabic Studies
Enid Hill, Political Science

Scholarships/Graduate Support 
U.S. citizens and permanent residents in degree programs and in the Arabic Language Unit full-year program are  eligible for Stafford Student Loans for funding through the National Security Education Program (NSEP).  Veterans benefits may be available for degree study. Each year AUC offers  Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Graduate Fellowships; International Graduate Fellowships in Middle East Studies and in Sociology-Anthropology; and graduate fellowships in TEFL and TAFL.  Undergraduate study abroad students may apply for Simpson Scholarships in Egyptology. The Rotary Foundation awards scholarships which may be used for one year of graduate or language study.  The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) offers fellowships for one year of intensive Arabic language student in the CASA Program.

Additional Information  
Competency in the Arabic Language is required for courses in Arabic Literature. In other offerings, the language of
instruction is English  

Inquiries
General Inquiries:
Mary David
The American University in Cairo
420 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York NY 10018-2729 U.S.A.
212-730-8800
aucegypt@aucnyo.edu
www.aucegypt.edu

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 08, 2004