Arabic Studies Minor

Requirements for the Arabic Studies Minor:

The minor consists of six courses:

• Three language courses, of which two must be taken on campus.

• Three other courses in the linguistic or cultural area of the minor, taught in the department in English, or from the approved list given below (only when no English-relevant course is offered in the department.)

Special topics related to the Arabic culture and Arabic world taught in other disciplines count toward the minor.

Courses:

• All classes in Jordan can count toward the minor
• Arabic 101, 102 - Elementary Arabic
• Arabic 103, 104 - Intermediate Arabic
• Arabic 201 - Advanced Arabic
• Arabic 203 - Arab Society through Graphic Novels and Films
• Arabic 3000 - Conversational Arabic
• Arabic 3009 - Conversational Arabic & Media
• Arabic 3013 - Arabic Language through Song & Film
• Arabic 3014 - Intro to Translation
• Arabic 3015 - Mediterranean Culture through Cinema
• Arabic 4000 - Arabic Literature and Media
• Arabic 489, 490 SYE - Independent study
• Global Studies 350 - Global Palestine
• Government 290 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• Government 331- Politics of the Middle East
• History 160 - The Islamic World
• History 230. The Middle East in the Nineteenth Century
• History 231. The Modern Middle East
• History 368. Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
• History 379. Colloquium  in Middle Eastern History
• Religion 224. Islamic Religious Traditions.