2007-2008 Academic Catalog (4-Aug-2007).indd - AUK

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY of KUWAIT
2007-2008 ACADEMIC CATALOG
BEAL 388 Independent Study (1-3)
Permission of Instructor. Can be repeated for credit.
BEAL 389 Special Topics (1-3)
Permission of Instructor. Can be repeated for credit.
BEAL 401 Legal Issues in Business (3)
Examines business legal issues such as; legal concepts, philosophy and functions of the
court systems. Survey of contracts, sales, agency, legal forms of business and regulation of
businesses. Prerequisites: MGMT 345 and Junior class standing.
BEAL 403 Corporate Governance (3)
The issues of human rights in labor relations in international business operations. International
law, labor exploitation, child labor, piracy of intellectual rights and other issues. Prerequisites:
MGMT 345 and Junior class standing. [Cross-listed with PHIL 403].
BEAL 407 International Business Law (3)
A Study of international investment law, the law of international trade, currency exchange and
World Trade Organization regulations. Prerequisites: MGMT 345 and FINC 341.
BIOLOGY (BIOL)
BIOL 101 General Biology I (4) [P]
Part one of a two-semester course. An in-depth introduction to scientific method, and
exploration of study of life from atoms to cellular levels of organization. Emphasis on the
cell structure, function, energy and metabolism, genes, evolution and speciation, the origins of
life, bacteria, plants and animals. A required laboratory is part of the course.
BIOL 102 General Biology II (4) [P]
This is part of a two-semester course. Emphasis on the organism and higher levels of
biological organization. The plant and animal diversity, plant and animal form and function,
body systems, animal behavior, ecology and conservation of biology. A required laboratory is
part of the course. Prerequisite: BIOL 101
BIOL 103 Biology in Everyday Life (4) [P]
An exploration of biological concepts related to everyday life. The student is introduced to the
basic principles that govern the biological world. Topics include cell structure and function,
energy and metabolism, evolution and diversity of life, plant structure and function, animal
anatomy and physiology, and genetics. A required laboratory is part of the course.
BIOL 105 Environmental Science (3) [P]
This introductory course addresses the relationship between human activity and the
environment. Emphasis on ecosystems, energy flow and nutrient cycling, population’s
dynamics, resource use and conservation, pollution, management and eradication of pollution,
ethics and the environment.
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