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Faculties of Language Studies

The Faculty provides students with new ideas to discuss, analyze, understand, internalize, and, more importantly, use in their on-going quest for experience and expertise in their area of specialization (linguistics and literature in this case) and for success in their future careers. This is done, with specific reference to providing students with quality education in English language and literature in the context of distance learning, which encompasses learning from written text, classroom tutorials, talks and lectures, audio and video cassettes, group discussions, case studies and project work in an environment that is conducive to learning.

For more information, please contact: FLS-PC@aou.edu.kw

The Faculty of Language Studies offers an undergraduate program in: English Language & Literature

The program leads to a BA degree qualification in English Language and Literature validated by the Open University Validation Services. The discipline-based courses are provided by the United Kingdom Open University (OU) through a special licensing agreement.

The program aims at investigating a broad spectrum of language and literature studies. In particular, it aims to equip graduates with a basic understanding of the structure of the English language, language variation, and language use. In addition, the program helps students develop their skills of analysis and critical evaluation through the study of both classical and modern literary works in prose, poetry, and drama. Following are the programme course details:

Compulsory Courses ( 96 Credit Hours ):

Faculty of Computer Studies

The faculty provides its graduates with the actual means of technology while reflecting the aims and objectives of Arab Open University. It offers the finest technology for today's demanding world applying distance education methodology.

The faculty recognizes Information Technology and Computing as a fundamental and vital attribute of all human society. The primary aims of our program of study are to enable students to develop their own capacity for learning and meeting national, international and regional needs, as well as preparing them for employment and further higher education study.

For more information, please contact: ITC-PC@aou.edu.kw

The Faculty of Computer Studies offers an undergraduate program in: Information Technology & Computing and leads to the award of a BA degree validated by Open University Validation Services

This study program offers a balanced coverage of modern and forward-looking topics. Learning components of the program include topics in computer languages, computer applications, algorithmic design, systems software, techniques of computing, networking, and elements of software engineering. The discipline-based courses are derived from an appropriate list of OU-based IT courses and licensed from the UK Open University.

Some of the advanced courses in the program foster elements of research via the requirement of thematic projects, in particular.

The language of study employed in this program is English

Compulsory Courses ( 96 Credit Hours ):

Compulsory Courses (96 Credit Hours)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
A123	Introduction to Humanities	16
A210	Approaching Literature	16
U210A	English Language: Past, Present, and Future I	8
U210B	English Language: Past, Present, and Future II	8
E300	English Language and Literacy	16
E303	English Grammar in Context	16
A319	Literature in the Modern World	16

Compulsory Courses (96 Credit Hours)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
T171	You, Your Computer and the Net	8
MST121	Using Mathmatics	8
T209	Information and Communication Technologies: People and Interactions	16
M206	Computing: An Object Oriented Approach	16
MT262	Putting Computer Systems to Work	8
M301	Software Systems and their Development	16
T305	Digital Communications	16
T471	Telematics (Project)	8
CS490	Selected Topics in Computer Science	3

Faculty of Business Administration

The faculty assumes the responsibility of preparing, organizing, supervising and monitoring the Business Studies Program. The program aims at preparing professionals to be more effective in the demanding world of modern business. The candidates - students and managerial employees - will receive education and training in management and in decision-making. Business professionals will be prepared o improve their use of tools needed to make them more efficient and to make their corporations and businesses more productive and competitive domestically and internationally.

College of Education

The faculty aims at providing local societies with educated and trained human resources for various levels of education sectors at the public and higher education institutes. The college also undertakes basic and applied research projects in service of local communities and in collaboration with regional and international agencies.

For more information, please contact: BUS-PC@aou.edu.kw

The Faculty of Business Administration offers an undergraduate program with two tracks:

Business Administration/Systems
Business Administration/Economics

Both tracks of the Business Administration program share common courses comprising half of the discipline-based requirements. These courses establish an understanding of the foundations of business functions, organizations, processes, and markets.

The Bus Admin/Systems track elective courses provide the study of complexity and managing organizations whereas the Economics track, focuses more on economic concepts as applied to modern business practices. For both tracks, the learning material, contained in main texts and supporting readers aims to develop critical analysis and thinking skills.

The language of study in this program is English.

Details of the programme requirements are as follows:

Business Administration/Systems

Compulsory Courses( 96 Credit Hours ):

Compulsory Courses (96 Credit Hours)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
B200	Understanding Business Behaviour	16
B202	Understanding Business Functions	16
B300	Business Behaviour in a Changing World	16
T171	You, Your Computer and the Net	8
T172	Working with our Environment	8
T205	Systems Thinking: Principles and Practice	16
T306	Managing Complexity: A System Approach	16

Compulsory Courses (96 Credit Hours)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
DD121	Introduction to Social Science I	8
DD122	Introduction to Social Science II	8
B200	Understanding Business Behaviour	16
B202	Understanding Business Functions	16
B300	Business Behaviour in a Changing World	16
DD202	Economics and Economic Change	16
D319	Understanding Economic Behaviour	16

Faculty of Education Studies

The Faculty of Education is responsible for the offering of three programs. All courses have been designed under the direct supervision of the Faculty. The language of tutoring in these programs is Arabic.

For more information, please contact: EDU-PC@aou.edu.kw

Program: BA Qualifying Program

This program is designed to raise the qualification of holders of community college diplomas to the BA degree in Education. Its goal is to qualify graduates at a level sufficient for entry as elementary school teachers, at the lower or the intermediate levels of the hierarchy of elementary schooling. The program requires the study of some 72 Cr. Hr. beyond the credited study of the Community College diploma.

Program: Higher Diploma in Education

This program of study is laid out over a span of one year. It is intended for graduates of programs, other than Education, who, in turn, wish to pursue a career as specialized high school teachers. In essence, the program is designed to equip graduates with basic foundations in skills and concepts of education theory and practices. Program requirements dictate the successful study of 35 Cr. Hrs.

Program: Elementary Education

This is rather a newer addition to the family of programs of study in Education. It is a full four-year program that carries the requirement of completion of study of 128 Cr. Hrs. The program serves to qualify high school graduates as elementary school teachers.

For more information, please contact: ASK@aou.edu.kw

Electives: (14 Hours)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GR111	Arab and Islamic Civilization	3
GR131	Branch Requirement	3
T171	You, Your computer & the Net	8
T172	Working with our Environment	8
T173	Engineering the Future	8
MU120	Open Mathmatics	8
DD121	Introduction to Scocial Science	8
MST121	Using Mathmatics	8

Electives (14 Hours)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GR111	Arab and Islamic Civilization	3
GR131	Branch Requirment	3
DD121	Introduction to Social Science I	8
DD122	Introduction to Social Science II	8
MU120	Open Mathematics	8
MST121	Using Mathematics	8
T173	Engineering the Future	8
B631	Managing	4
B632	Managing People	4

Electives (14 Hours)
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GR111	Arab and Islamic Civilization	3
GR131	Branch Requirment	3
MST121	Using Mathmatics	8
MU120	Open Mathematics	8
T172	Working with our Environment	8
T173	Engineering the Future	8
B631	Managing	4
B632	Managing People	4