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Current Courses and Electives

Courses

Courses for the Concentration/Minor - Spring 2010

Seminar Mandatory for Concentrators and Minors (offered only in the Spring):
AIS 4100 - AIS Seminar Global/Local Discourses of the Arab World TR 4:00 - 5:15 pm Prof. Silvia Nagy-Zekmi

Mandatory Courses:
HIS 4041 - Hist Modern Middle East TR 11:30-12:45 pm Prof. Hibba Abugideiri
THL 5150 - Introduction to Islam -001 and 002 TR 10:00-11:15 am
TR 11:30-12:45 am Prof. Shams Inati
PSC 5900 - Middle East International Rels TR 2:30-3:45 pm Prof. Hafeez Malik

Electives:
HIS 4090 - Women in the Middle East TR 2:30-3:45 Prof. Hibba Abugideiri
HIS 3095 - Topics in Ancient History 12:00-4:00 Prof. Kelly-Anne Diamond Reed
PSC 6800 - Political Violence TR 6:00-7:15 pm Prof. Marwan Kreidie
PSC 4875 - Topics in Inter. Rel. Prof. Marwan Kreidie
PSC 5700 - Third World Politics MW 3:00-4:15 pm Prof. Catherine Warrick
COM 3342 - International Cinema R 1:30-3:55 Prof. Nasser Chour
THL 5170 - Islamic Philosophy & Theology TR 2:30-3:45 pm Prof. Shams Inati
ARB 1112 - Basic Arabic II TBD Prof. Barbara Romaine
ARB 1122 - Intermediate Arabic II TBD Prof. Barbara Romaine
ARB 1132 - Intensive Adv Arabic II TBD Prof. Sayed Omran
ARB 1141 - Intro to Coll Egypt Arabic TBD Prof. Sayed Omran
ARB 2142 - Arab Culture TBD Prof. Sayed Omran


Electives

Electives offered by the Center vary each year. They include colloquial Egyptian Arabic, Arabic literature in English translation, Islamic philosophy and theology, the history of Middle Eastern cities, geography of the Islamic philosophy and theology, the history of Middle Eastern cities, geography of the Islamic world, women and social change in the Arab world, economic development of the Middle East, and Egyptian politics. Below is a sample list of elective courses.

List of Elective Courses

[*]  ARB 1111 and 1112 may be used as electives only for the minor.  For the concentration they are mandatory.

Course Credits
ARB 1111 - Basic Arabic I 6
ARB 1112 - Basic Arabic II 6
ARB 1121 - Intermediate Arabic I 5
ARB 1122 - Intermediate Arabic II 5
ARB 1123 - Intermediate Arabic I 3
ARB 1124 - Intermediate Arabic II 3
ARB 1125 - Intermediate Arabic III 3
ARB 1131 - Intensive Adv Arabic I 3
ARB 1132 - Intensive Adv Arabic II 3
ARB 1141 - Intro to Coll Egypt Arabic 3
ARB 2100 - Arabic Lit in English Trans 3
ARB 2142 - Arab Culture 3
COM 3342 - International Cinema 3
FRE 2218 - Franco Writers & Cult Identity 3
GEV 3800 - Islamic World 3
HIS 4031 - Islamic Civilization to 1800 3
HIS 4041 - Hist Modern Middle East 3
HIS 4090 - Women in the Middle East 3
HIS 4095 - Top Middle Eastern Hist 3
HIS 4360 - History of Modern South Asia 3
HIS 4365 - History of India & Pakistan 3
HUM 4000 - Jews,Christians,Muslims:Dialog 3
PHI 3160 - History of Islamic Phil 3
PSC 4200 - South Asia 3
PSC 4900 - The Arab States 3
PSC 5900 - Middle East International Rels 3
THL 5150 - Introduction to Islam 3
THL 5160 - Islamic Mysticism 3
THL 5170 - Islamic Philosophy & Theology 3
THL 5180 - Islamic Political Thought 3
THL 5270 - Rel in India & S E Asia 3

[*]  ARB 1111 I and II may be used as electives only for the minor.  For the concentration they are mandatory.

 
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