Arab Studies, Minor College of Letters & Science
The Arab Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary minor that allows students to learn about the pre-modern and modern history, cultures, societies, and diasporas of Arabic-speaking peoples of West Asia and North Africa as well as other users of Arabic. The Arab Studies Minor is open to undergraduates in all four colleges.
Minor Advisor
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MSA 100 | Middle East & South Asia: Comparative Perspectives | 4 |
| MSA 180 | Topics in Middle East & South Asian Studies | 4 |
| HIS 193A | History of the Modern Middle East, 1750-1914 | 4 |
| or HIS 193B | History of the Modern Middle East, From 1914 | |
| MSA 181C | Topics in Regional ME/SA Studies: Arab Studies | 4 |
| or MSA 182C | Undergraduate Proseminar in Middle East/South Asia: Arab Studies Seminar | |
| Core Course List | ||
| Choose additional electives from the Core Course list: | 4-15 | |
| No more than one lower division course can be counted toward the minor requirements. | ||
| Great Cities of Arab Middle East & South Asia | ||
| Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings | ||
| A Story for a Life: The Arabian Nights | ||
| Themes in the Arabic Novel | ||
| Women & Islamic Discourses | ||
| Topics in Regional ME/SA Studies: Arab Studies | ||
| Undergraduate Proseminar in Middle East/South Asia: Arab Studies Seminar | ||
| Peoples of the Middle East | ||
| Elementary Arabic 1 | ||
or ARB 001A | Accelerated Intensive Elementary Arabic | |
| Elementary Arabic 2 | ||
| Elementary Arabic 3 | ||
| Intermediate Arabic 21 | ||
| Intermediate Arabic 22 | ||
| Intermediate Arabic 23 | ||
| Advanced Arabic | ||
| Advanced Arabic | ||
| Advanced Arabic | ||
| Directed Group Study | ||
| The Islamic City | ||
| Literatures of the Islamic World | ||
| Classical Literatures of the Islamic World 600-1900 | ||
| Literatures of the Modern Middle East | ||
| Introduction to the Middle East | ||
| Undergraduate Proseminar in History: Muslim Societies | ||
| History of Jews in the Muslim World | ||
| History of Modern North Africa, 1800 to the Present | ||
| Middle Eastern History I: The Rise of Islam, 600-1000 | ||
| Middle Eastern History II: The Age of the Crusades, 1001-1400 | ||
| Middle Eastern History III: The Ottomans, 1401-1730 | ||
| History of the Modern Middle East, 1750-1914 | ||
| History of the Modern Middle East, From 1914 | ||
| International Politics of the Middle East | ||
| The Arab-Israeli Conflict | ||
| Introduction to Islam | ||
| The Qur'an & Its Interpretation | ||
| Introduction to Islamic Thought | ||
| Modern Islam | ||
| Introduction to Islamic Law | ||
| Social Life of Islam | ||
| Gender in the Arab World | ||
WMS 185 | (Discontinued) | |
| With prior consultation with an advisor, students can petition in advance the Program Committee to accept other elective courses toward the minor program if the content is 50% or more on the Arab World. | ||
| With prior consultation with an advisor, students can petition in advance the Program Committee to accept more than 4 units of MSA 181C and/or MSA 182C towards the minor program. | ||
| Total Units | 20-31 | |