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MINOR IN ISLAMIC STUDIES About the Minor
Degree Requirements
The 21-credit minor in Islamic Studies gives undergraduates an introduction to the diverse and dynamic experience of Muslims globally and locally. Through its interdisciplinary offerings, students will acquire an understanding of Islamic religious traditions, history, politics, society and culture. This can serve as an excellent foundation for graduate work in the field, or in national and international careers involving Muslim societies.
See the university catalog for policies governing all minors. Students pursuing this minor complete 21 credits distributed as follows: • Three core courses (9 credits):
The minor consists of three core courses and three electives, as well as a language requirement. The core courses provide a background in the religious traditions of Islam, its history and its politics. Elective courses allow students to choose from a variety of courses in a number of other fields to complement their majors or to suit their own particular interests and goals. Students in the minor program can also fulfill credit requirements through study abroad programs offered through GMU’s Center for Global Education. Morocco, Palestine, Egypt, Turkey, and Jordan are some of the countries where students have travelled to enrich their intellectual experience in Islamic Studies.
GOVT 345 Political Islam HIST 281 Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization RELI 272 Islam • Three elective courses (9 credits): This semester, these can be chosen from: ARTH 320; GOVT 332; HIST 387 002/006; RELI 379 002. Special topics courses, when relevant, may be used to fulfill this requirement with prior written approval of the director. • One foreign language course (3 credits): Foreign language of any country with a significant Muslim population. Arabic, Persian, or Turkish may be used to fulfill this requirement, but other languages of Muslimmajority countries may be substituted with prior approval of the director. This requirement may be waived for students who can demonstrate proficiency in a relevant foreign language as determined by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Such students will have 3 additional elective credits.
Contact Information Minor Program Director: Maria Dakake, [email protected] Visit islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/study for more details
MINOR IN ISLAMIC STUDIES Spring 2016 Courses ARAB 110 Elementary Arabic & ARAB 210 Intermediate Arabic Multiple sections listed Multiple instructors
ARAB 420 Survey of Arabic Literature MW, 12:00--1:15pm Instructor: Waleed Mahdi
HIST 387 002 History and Politics of Shi’ism TR, 12:00-1:15pm Instructor: Sumaiya Hamdani
ARAB 250 Gateway to Advanced Arabic TR, 1:30-2:45pm Instructor: TBA
ARTH 320 Art of the Islamic World MW, 12:00-1:15pm Instructor: Larry Butler
HIST 387 006 The Middle East and Europe T, 7:20-10:00pm Instructor: Huseyin Yilmaz
ARAB 325 Major Arabic Writers/Stories TR, 3:00-4:15pm Instructor: Amal Amireh
FRLN 331 003 Middle East/N.Africa Through Cinema R, 4:30-7:10pm Instructor: Nathaniel Greenberg
PERS 110 Elementary Persian MWF, 9:30-11:20am Instructor: TBA
ARAB 330 Reading and Conversation I TR, 3:00-4:15pm Instructor: TBA
GOVT 332 Govt/Politics of Middle East/N.Africa TR, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: Heba El-Shazli
PERS 210 Intermediate Persian MWF, 11:30am-12:20pm Instructor: TBA
ARAB 331 Reading and Conversation II MW, 3:00-4:15pm Instructor: TBA
GOVT 345 Islam and Politics MW, 3:00-4:15pm Instructor: Heba El-Shazli
RELI 272 Islam MW, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: David Dakake
ARAB 351 Media Arabic II (Spoken Arabic) TR, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: TBA
GOVT 444 004 Israeli and Palestinian Politics MW, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: Heba El-Shazli
RELI 379 002 Islamic Law, Society, and Ethics TR, 12:00-1:15pm Instructor: Abdulaziz Sachedina
ARAB 380 Arabic Dialects R, 4:30-7:10pm Instructor: Nathaniel Greenberg
HIST 282 Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization II TR, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: Sumaiya Hamdani
TURK 210 Intermediate Turkish MW, 7:20-8:35pm Instructor: TBA
Contact Information Minor Program Director: Maria Dakake, [email protected] Visit islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/study for more details
Degree Requirements
The 21-credit minor in Islamic Studies gives undergraduates an introduction to the diverse and dynamic experience of Muslims globally and locally. Through its interdisciplinary offerings, students will acquire an understanding of Islamic religious traditions, history, politics, society and culture. This can serve as an excellent foundation for graduate work in the field, or in national and international careers involving Muslim societies.
See the university catalog for policies governing all minors. Students pursuing this minor complete 21 credits distributed as follows: • Three core courses (9 credits):
The minor consists of three core courses and three electives, as well as a language requirement. The core courses provide a background in the religious traditions of Islam, its history and its politics. Elective courses allow students to choose from a variety of courses in a number of other fields to complement their majors or to suit their own particular interests and goals. Students in the minor program can also fulfill credit requirements through study abroad programs offered through GMU’s Center for Global Education. Morocco, Palestine, Egypt, Turkey, and Jordan are some of the countries where students have travelled to enrich their intellectual experience in Islamic Studies.
GOVT 345 Political Islam HIST 281 Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization RELI 272 Islam • Three elective courses (9 credits): This semester, these can be chosen from: ARTH 320; GOVT 332; HIST 387 002/006; RELI 379 002. Special topics courses, when relevant, may be used to fulfill this requirement with prior written approval of the director. • One foreign language course (3 credits): Foreign language of any country with a significant Muslim population. Arabic, Persian, or Turkish may be used to fulfill this requirement, but other languages of Muslimmajority countries may be substituted with prior approval of the director. This requirement may be waived for students who can demonstrate proficiency in a relevant foreign language as determined by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Such students will have 3 additional elective credits.
Contact Information Minor Program Director: Maria Dakake, [email protected] Visit islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/study for more details
MINOR IN ISLAMIC STUDIES Spring 2016 Courses ARAB 110 Elementary Arabic & ARAB 210 Intermediate Arabic Multiple sections listed Multiple instructors
ARAB 420 Survey of Arabic Literature MW, 12:00--1:15pm Instructor: Waleed Mahdi
HIST 387 002 History and Politics of Shi’ism TR, 12:00-1:15pm Instructor: Sumaiya Hamdani
ARAB 250 Gateway to Advanced Arabic TR, 1:30-2:45pm Instructor: TBA
ARTH 320 Art of the Islamic World MW, 12:00-1:15pm Instructor: Larry Butler
HIST 387 006 The Middle East and Europe T, 7:20-10:00pm Instructor: Huseyin Yilmaz
ARAB 325 Major Arabic Writers/Stories TR, 3:00-4:15pm Instructor: Amal Amireh
FRLN 331 003 Middle East/N.Africa Through Cinema R, 4:30-7:10pm Instructor: Nathaniel Greenberg
PERS 110 Elementary Persian MWF, 9:30-11:20am Instructor: TBA
ARAB 330 Reading and Conversation I TR, 3:00-4:15pm Instructor: TBA
GOVT 332 Govt/Politics of Middle East/N.Africa TR, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: Heba El-Shazli
PERS 210 Intermediate Persian MWF, 11:30am-12:20pm Instructor: TBA
ARAB 331 Reading and Conversation II MW, 3:00-4:15pm Instructor: TBA
GOVT 345 Islam and Politics MW, 3:00-4:15pm Instructor: Heba El-Shazli
RELI 272 Islam MW, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: David Dakake
ARAB 351 Media Arabic II (Spoken Arabic) TR, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: TBA
GOVT 444 004 Israeli and Palestinian Politics MW, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: Heba El-Shazli
RELI 379 002 Islamic Law, Society, and Ethics TR, 12:00-1:15pm Instructor: Abdulaziz Sachedina
ARAB 380 Arabic Dialects R, 4:30-7:10pm Instructor: Nathaniel Greenberg
HIST 282 Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization II TR, 10:30-11:45am Instructor: Sumaiya Hamdani
TURK 210 Intermediate Turkish MW, 7:20-8:35pm Instructor: TBA
Contact Information Minor Program Director: Maria Dakake, [email protected] Visit islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/study for more details
