Arabic and Islamic World Studies - Certificate

This interdisciplinary certificate is offered through School of Arts and Sciences.

This certificate has two requirement areas: six content courses (at least one from the modern period and at least one from the pre-modern area) and study of the Arabic language through the advanced level. Equivalent Arabic offerings are available in various accredited study abroad programs.

Islam in Modernity Courses - Take At Least One

ARAB 205Media Arabic

3

ARAB 213/ANTH 213/ARAB 213Development and Humanitarian Interventions in the Middle East, Africa, and Beyond

3

ARAB 228/ARAB 228/POL 331Islam and Politics in the Modern World

3

HIST 308ANapoleon to Bin Laden: The Modern Middle East

3

HIST 308BModern Islam: Crisis, Defeat, and a Search for Order

3

HIST 311BGunpowder Empires of Islam: the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals

3

MDIA 327Media and the Middle East

3

POL 329Israel and World Politics

3

POL 400AU.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East

3

POL 414/POL 619The Arab-Israeli Conflict

3

SOC 210Science, Religion, and Society

3

SOC 343Religion and Mental Health in Global Perspective

3

TRS 383/SOC 363Race and Religion

3

TRS 395Christian Muslim Relations

3

TRS 398Introduction to Islam

3

Pre-modern Islamic World - Take At Least One

ART 335Global Medieval Art: Artistic Capitals and Exchange

3

HIST 142The Mongol Empire: Fire and Silk across Eurasia

3

HIST 309The Rise of Islam

3

HIST 309CMuslims, Christians and Jews in the Mediterranean World

3

HIST 311BGunpowder Empires of Islam: the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals

3

HIST 330BThe Crusades: Holy War and Jihad

3

HIST 410Seminar: Persecution and Tolerance in the Medieval Mediterranean

3

PHIL 334/PHIL 334/PHIL 634Philosophy in the Islamic World

3

PHIL 335/PHIL 335/PHIL 635Islamic Political Philosophy

3

SEM 241Introduction to Arabic

4

SEM 242Introduction to Arabic

4

SEM 247Arabic Literature in Translation

3

TRS 290World Religions

3

TRS 395Christian Muslim Relations

3

TRS 398Introduction to Islam

3

Language Courses - Take Six

ARAB 101Introduction to Modern Standard Arabic

4

ARAB 102Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II

4

ARAB 103Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I

4

ARAB 104Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II

4

ARAB 203Advanced Composition and Conversation I

3

ARAB 204Advanced Composition and Conversation II

3