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<br /> GRADUATE CATALOG<br /> 2020–2021<br /> <br /> GRADUATE CATALOG<br /> 2020–2021<br /> ©2020<br /> His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi<br /> Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah<br /> President of American University of Sharjah<br /> <br /> Chancellor's Message<br /> Since its founding by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al<br /> Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and<br /> Ruler of Sharjah, American University of Sharjah (AUS) has earned a<br /> reputation for providing transformative educational experiences and a<br /> rich multicultural campus environment. The diverse AUS campus<br /> community offers a range of opportunities for intellectual growth and<br /> personal development.<br /> A dedicated staff and accomplished full-time faculty members distinguish<br /> the university. As an AUS student, you will benefit from the faculty's<br /> commitment to tea<a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=1"> GRADUATE CATALOG 2020–2021</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=2"> </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=3"> GRADUATE CATALOG 2020–2021</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=4"> ©2020</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=5"> His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qa</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=6"> </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=7"> Chancellor's Message Since its founding by His </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=8"> Board of Trustees and Emeriti Board of Trustees</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=9"> University Administrators University Administra</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=10"> Organizational Charts </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=11"> Organizational Charts College of Architecture, A</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=12"> Organizational Charts College of Engineering </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=13"> Graduate Academic Calendar Graduate Academic Cal</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=14"> Directory Directory UAE Code 971, Sharjah Code </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=15"> Campus Map </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=16"> Disclaimer The gra</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=17"> Table of Contents Table of Contents ! Board o</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=18"> The University The University Historical Pream</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=19"> The University engineering, computer engineering</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=20"> Campus Life Campus Life The Campus Complex Ame</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=21"> Campus Life are shared by all curricula, include</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=22"> Campus Life Laboratories Engineering and Computi</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=23"> Campus Life Office of Strategic Communications a</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=24"> Campus Life nurses. On-site counseling services </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=25"> Campus Life Office of Student Affairs The missio</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=26"> Campus Life Leadership Training Program. They ca</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=27"> Campus Life by appointment or on a drop-in basis</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=28"> Admission to Graduate Studies Admission to Grad</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=29"> Admission to Graduate Studies Higher Education A</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=30"> Admission to Graduate Studies hours of graduat</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=31"> Admission to Graduate Studies studentaffairs@aus</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=32"> Admission to Graduate Studies </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=33"> Tuition and Fees Tuition and Fees Graduate Tui</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=34"> Tuition and Fees Student Housing Fees (in AED) R</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=35"> </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=36"> Academic Policies and Regulations Academic Inte</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=37"> Academic Policies and Regulations academic disho</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=38"> Academic Policies and Regulations is levied or f</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=39"> Academic Policies and Regulations Student Recor</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=40"> Academic Policies and Regulations Registration </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=41"> Academic Policies and Regulations Registration t</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=42"> Academic Policies and Regulations · The student </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=43"> Academic Policies and Regulations Grades earned </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=44"> Academic Policies and Regulations approved by </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=45"> Academic Policies and Regulations Fields of Stu</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 46" 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Regulations appointed by t</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=53"> Academic Policies and Regulations degree program</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=54"> </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=55"> College of Architecture, Art and Design College</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=56"> College of Architecture, Art and Design Required</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=57"> College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts an</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=58"> College of Arts and Sciences Thesis Option Stude</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=59"> College of Arts and Sciences Policies and Regula</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=60"> College of Arts and Sciences · provide the mathe</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=61"> College of Arts and Sciences · STA 594 approved </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=62"> College of Arts and Sciences · MSE 510 Thermodyn</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=63"> College of Engineering College of Engineering </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=64"> College of Engineering · a minimum of 18 credit </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=65"> College of Engineering Admission Requirements In</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=66"> College of Engineering Policies and Procedures d</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=67"> College of Engineering Master's Thesis/Professio</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=68"> College of Engineering · have achieved a minimum</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=69"> College of Engineering Program Educational Objec</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=70"> College of Engineering of 9 credit hours in prog</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=71"> College of Engineering catalog. 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href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=78"> College of Engineering iLearn and accessible usi</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=79"> School of Business Administration School of Bus</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=80"> School of Business Administration a student's re</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=81"> School of Business Administration · development </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=82"> School of Business Administration · ACC 614 Regu</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=83"> School of Business Administration for the core M</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=84"> School of Business Administration minimum of nin</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=85"> </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=86"> </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 87" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=87"> College of Architecture, Art and Design </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 88" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=88"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 89" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=89"> College of Arts and Sciences </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 90" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=90"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 91" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=91"> College of Arts and Sciences </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 92" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=92"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 93" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=93"> College of Engineering </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 94" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=94"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 95" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=95"> College of Engineering </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 96" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=96"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 97" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=97"> College of Engineering </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 98" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=98"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 99" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=99"> College of Engineering </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 100" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=100"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 101" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=101"> College of Engineering </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 102" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=102"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 103" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=103"> College of Engineering </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 104" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=104"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 105" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=105"> College of Engineering </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 106" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=106"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 107" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=107"> School of Business Administration </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 108" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=108"> Graduate Course Descriptions </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 109" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=109"> School of Business Administration </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 110" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=110"> Full-Time Faculty Full-Time Faculty The follo</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 111" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=111"> Full-Time Faculty Al-Tamimi, Adil, PhD, Strathcl</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 112" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=112"> Full-Time Faculty Darwish, Naif, PhD, Oklahoma S</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 113" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=113"> Full-Time Faculty Ibrahim, Riem, MFA, The Univer</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 114" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=114"> Full-Time Faculty N Nam, Kichan, PhD, State Un</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 115" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=115"> Full-Time Faculty T Tabbarah, Faysal, MArch, A</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 116" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=116"> Index Index A Academic Advisor(s) 23, 39 (MU</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 117" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=117"> Index B Banking 3 (Campus Services) Barbershop</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 118" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=118"> Index Tardiness 29 Testing Center 6 Ex</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 119" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=119"> Index International Exchange Office xii, also se</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 120" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=120"> Index Switching to Master's Thesis 33 </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 121" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=121"> Index Student Responsibility 31 Academic Integri</a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 122" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=122"> </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 123" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=123"> </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 124" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=124"> Printed:August13,2020 Office of the Registrar PO </a> <a title="GR_Catalog2021_Web page 125" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac7fefeb?page=125"> American University of Sharjah </a>