Courses Offered

Course Description: University writing is challenging. The course is designed to further enhance your academic writing skills to prepare for the rigor of university assignments. In this course, you will learn how to build an argument, write in response to a variety of texts and think critically. It will also help you brush up on mechanics of writing as well as provide you with tips on how to craft a successful piece of writing for university courses.

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Course Description: Programming knowledge is indispensable in today’s world, and learning to code is one of the most valuable and useful things you can do. Moreover, it is fun to learn to code. We encourage both the students from the Dhanani School of Science and Engineering as well as School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to enroll for this course because all HU students are required to take the course as part of our Liberal Arts curriculum.

You will be able to learn basic programming concepts by playing a multitude of games, which are specifically designed to improve logic building. Through this course, you will:

• achieve an understanding of memory and processing cycle of computer
• start coding in the programming language Python
• create mini-life hacking projects

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Time: 11:10 am – 12:10 pm
Course Description:Kuch Kar Dikhao, is a course that has been developed to facilitate students to experience skills that are needed to survive in a university environment. These skills include; organization of self, time management, public speaking, presentation skills, research skills, team work, leadership, problem solving, decision making, etc.

Students will be involved in developing a project plan, design and implementation framework along with timelines and budgeting. The students themselves will decide/develop the themes and goals of the project. By the end of this course, students will be expected to make presentations of their final projects. Students can select any problem/issue that exists within their communities as their project theme, for example, environmental issues, poverty, lack of quality education, human rights, etc.

This course is completely based on group work, therefore students will also learn to co-exist and respect each other’s ideas. In the last session, a panel of experts will be invited to attend the presentations, provide feedback and commend students for their hardwork!

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Time: 11:10 am – 12:10 pm
Course Description: This course will introduce students to the film editing software, Premiere Pro. While the course is primarily structured around editing software, the students will also learn editing theory, styles and themes.

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Course Description: Hamari Mouseequi is a unique course that will leave you feeling relaxed and liberated by engaging in learning skills that draw from the South Asian musical heritage. From options that include vocals, string and percussion instruments, you can enrich your university experience by practicing one of the given musical instruments under the supervision of musical maestros and enhance your understanding of South Asian music. Furthermore, would become embodiments of the Yohsin philosophy, which is at the heart of Habib University experience.

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Course Description: Electronic devices have become an integral part of our daily lives. The Joys of Electronics is a project-based learning course that introduces Electrical Engineering through a number of interesting projects. The course will allow the students to gain an appreciation for the history and possible future of various branches of Electrical Engineering. Students will spend most of their time in the lab working on these projects with some instructional support.
By attending this course, students will be able to:

• understand the technical language of Electrical Engineering.
• use electrical instruments such as function generators, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and construct circuits by soldering given a schematic diagram.
• use passive/active circuit elements (resistors, capacitors, sensors, transformers, transistors, opamps, timers (555) and displays) based on their datasheets, color codes, or markings.

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Course Description: This introductory course is designed to develop students’ familiarity of filmmaking and photography. The course aims to provide technical skills, in the form of DSLR functionality, camera handling and operation, and creative skills encompassing composition, lighting, framing and so on. The course intends to familiarize the students with camera work, and storytelling through a lens.

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Course Description: This course is designed to help students shine where others hesitate. You will learn how to organize your ideas in your mind and express them in a concise and clear manner while delivering them confidently. By the end of the course, you should be able to significantly reduce your fear of public speaking, use rehearsal techniques to develop a strong, vibrant speaking voice and deliver speeches with dynamic movement and gestures and communicate spontaneously.
This course will help you better understand public speaking and would push you to go beyond mere words.

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Course Description: This course introduces the basics of Adobe design software including, Adobe Light room, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. The course will teach how these applications work, so that participants develop familiarity with how Adobe works. The course will introduce the students to Adobe Light room, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

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Time: 1:10 pm to 2:30 pm

Course Description: This course teaches students to discover themselves and make positive change to achieve greater effectiveness in their interpersonal relationships. Students learn to combine factors such as personality, communication style, self-esteem, time management, conflict negotiation to create an impact on their personal effectiveness. Students will also learn the tools and techniques required to work effectively and confidently with others, using time management, negotiation and presentation skills with a positive mindset.

Course Description: This course will culminate with students staging a One Act Urdu Play in which the students themselves will be the act! This activity will not only display the acting talent of the students but will also demonstrate their grip on classical Urdu literature and language, which they would have acquired during the duration of this course. Works of prominent Writer’s will be used as a medium to understand the structure, components and content of these genres. Students will review essay structure and learn tips on how to craft a successful piece of Urdu writing for university courses.

Course Description: Swimming is an essential skill that instills survival skills and acts as a cathartic activity. This course will help students in developing water-safety practices with an emphasis on water confidence.

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Course Description: Fitness First is a program developed for the students to de-stress and implement impactful strength training and body weight exercises. This course will include cardiovascular exercises as well as individual one-on-one sessions.

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Course Description: Fitness first is a program developed for the students to de-stress and implement cardio, aerobic and Zumba exercises. Further exercises will incorporate stretching, yoga as well as individual one-on-one sessions.

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