The course teaches students the basic elements of the Arabic language including grammar, syntax, morphology, and vocabulary with a focus on oral and communication skills. Emphasis is also placed on the analytical study of a wide variety of Arabic literary texts, with students exposed to major Arabic literary authors.

This course develops students’ critical thinking and helps them compose academic essays on a wide variety of topics. In addition to improving writing skills, this course develops the abilities of students to express their ideas clearly and confidently during class discussions and presentations while expanding their lexical, analytical, and collaborative skills.

BIOL 201 covers fundamental principles of Biology. A holistic view is generated from the analysis of processes at the molecular level to their incorporation into multicellular organizations. Evolutionary shaping forces will be integrated to provide a platform for understanding the origins and diversity of life.

Discrete Mathematics is a branch of applied mathematics that deals with arrangements of discrete objects.  Students will develop skills in applying fundamental mathematical principles, including logical reasoning, sets, relations and functions, propositional logic, and difference equations. The relevance of Discrete Mathematics to selected scientific and computing fields will also be explored.

CHEM 201 promotes the understanding of basic chemical principles. Topics covered include measurements, atomic theory, bonding, stoichiometry, states of matter, solutions, acids and bases, and nuclear chemistry.

Building on the skills acquired in Preparatory English and Academic English I, this course is designed to expand students’ understanding of key linguistic areas, with emphasis on reading comprehension and analysis, synthesis, critiquing, argumentation, and research techniques associated with academic work.

PHYS 201 provides an introduction to mechanics. This includes motion in one and two dimensions, Newton’s laws of motion and their applications, work and energy, linear momentum and collisions, rotational motion, and principles of conservation.

CHEM 210 provides the necessary foundation to understand the chemistry of carbon-containing compounds. Topics include structure, stereochemistry, nomenclature, synthesis, properties, and reactions of the major classes of organic compounds.

BIOL 310 covers the foundations of Genetics and Genomics. The inter-related topics include: 1) How the phenotypes of cells and organisms are connected to the information encoded within DNA templates; 2) How cells and organisms transmit information to the next generation; and 3) How DNA sequencing and recombinant DNA technology can be used to analyze and manipulate genomic information.

This course covers topics that include Fundamentals of Calculus, Equations, Functions, Limits, Continuity, Differentiation with Addition to Integration Techniques, Improper Integrals, and Infinite series.

PSYC 201 introduces the concepts and theories of psychology and their links to biological processes. The topics covered in this course include sensation, perception, and learning and memory.

BIOL 320 highlights eukaryotic cell biological concepts, that include cellular organization, transport, function, and development. The focus will be primarily on eukaryotic cells and the relationship of cellular mechanisms to developmental biology.

CHEM 320 offers hands-on and computer-simulated experiences that train stuents in the design, implementation, and analysis of results from chemistry experiments.

PHYS 202 covers electromagnetism topics, including a study of electric charges, forces, and field, Coulomb’s law, electric potential and electric potential energy, electric current, electric circuits, and an introduction to magnetism.

CHUM 300 introduces students to the discipline of anthropology and presents the theoretical knowledge of the four major subfields: archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics. This course also emphasizes the holistic nature of the discipline. Students explore key questions of human diversity in the past, present, and future.

SOCI 201 introduces the scientific discipline that is used to study society. SOCI 201 focuses on the systematic understanding of social interaction, social organization, social institutions, spocial inequality, and social change.

BIOL 311 offers experiences that cover the practical and analytical aspects of modern Molecular Biology. Hands-on training on recombinant DNA methods will be complemented by problem-solving exercises that are based on the generation of data from computer-simulated experiments.

BIOL 210 covers the fundamentals of metabolism at the cellular and organismal levels, with a focus on regulatory mechanisms that control metabolic flux. Topics include metabolic flux through energy converting pathways, and the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, and nucleotides.

PHYS 310 combines hands-on and computer-simulated experiences that train stuents in the design, implementation, and analysis of results from physics experiments.

BIOL 321 develops an understanding of the biology of human anatomy and physiology. This includes how structures develop and interact with one another to allow animals to function under different conditions.

BIOL 330 promotes an understanding of the validity of methodology and the influence of historical and cultural milieu in Biology and Medicine. The focus is on developing critical thinking skills in the biomedical sciences.

BIOL 340 establishes, assists, and advises pre-health experiences, such as shadowing a doctor in a hospital environment or volunteering in health-related activities. These experiences will be evidenced by recommendation letters from the physician or health professional on successful completion.

BIOL 422 provides an introduction to the fascinating biology of nervous systems. The emphasis is on mammalian neurobiology, moving from general neuroanatomy and basic cellular mechanisms to more integrated functions of the nervous system.

This course provides an introduction to probability and statistics with applications. Topics include basic probability models, random variables, notions of sampling, hypothesis testing, discrete and continuous probability distributions, statistical estimation and testing, confidence intervals, and an introduction to linear regression.

CHUM 201 explores historical and cultural perspectives to investigate existential topics, including the basis of ethics and morality, and the origins of socio-political systems. CHUM 201 is interdisciplinary at its core, promotes critical thinking skills through the analysis of primary historical and current texts, and nurtures the ability of students to establish relationships between different information and to formulate new ideas.

The course helps students in acquiring the range of skills necessary for impactful business interactions with small and large audiences, as well as one-on-one interactions, by tackling areas such as presentation skills, physical presence and body language, voice training, and team building. In parallel, the course will explore argumentation techniques that can be used to optimally convey content to any type of audience in a structured and impactful way, improving persuasion skills and optimally making use of rhetorical techniques.

BIOL 440 establishes, assists, and advises pre-health experiences, such as shadowing a doctor in a hospital environment or volunteering in health-related activities. These experiences will be evidenced by recommendation letters from the physician or health professional on successful completion

BIOL 420 introduces basic principles of Micrbiology covering cellular, biochemical and molecular aspects of metabolism, genetics, cell structure, and host-parasite interactions. Some emphasis will be placed on the roles of microbes in health and disease.

BIOL 421 explores the basic principles of immune system function, primarily human. This includes introducing the cells and factors which mediate the various types of immune responses, as well as their mechanisms of action in such processes as hypersensitivity reactions, inflammation, and neoplastic transformation.

CHUM 202 is a natural extension of CHUM 201. CHUM 202 explores historical and cultural perspectives to investigate existential topics, including the nature of the mind, the origins of belief, and the purpose of human existence. CHUM 202 is interdisciplinary at its core, promotes critical thinking skills through the analysis of primary historical and current texts, and nurtures the ability of students to establish relationships between different information and to formulate new ideas.

BIOL 430 develops critical interdisciplinary thinking and dialogue on ethical issues in biomedical activities (research and health), and explores key-tools that assist researchers and physicians in decision-making.

BIOL 431 promotes the development of a “virtuous physician” by discussing a large panel of cultural topics linked to th History of Medicine. These activities maintain the sense of "wonder" in students, and an appreciation for “moral virtues” and not only “ethical values”.

The course explores various facets of Arabic communication, including psychology (managing relationships and understanding the psyche of patients), sociology (understanding cultural and religious taboos that can affect doctor/patient rapports), and communication (projecting empathy, uplifting the morale of patients, persuading stakeholders, etc.).