Course description
The goal of proficiency in Arabic is achieved through a comprehensive and integrated approach to basic skills in speaking, reading, and writing. Personal interaction with a staff of trained professionals insures every student attains the highest degree of competence in the language.
Requirements for the Major:
The major in Arabic offers 6 semesters of language instruction with emphasis on proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing. A complement of courses in Middle East history, religion, and society brings the total number of credit hours to 30.
Courses Credits
6 courses in Arabic 20
1 course in literature taught by the Arabic faculty 3*
1 course in Middle East history 3*
1 course in Islam 3*
1 elective, subject to departmental approval 3*
Courses applicable to Arabic Studies
a) The following courses are offered by the Arabic
faculty in the Classics Department.
Arabic Language (MEAR)
• 10001 & 10002 First Year Arabic I & II
• 20003 Second Year Arabic I
• 20004 Second Year Arabic II
• 30005 Third Year Arabic I
• 30006 Third Year Arabic II
Literature in Translation and Culture (MELC)
• 10101 Introduction to Arabic Culture and Civilization
• 20010 Arabic Fiction in Translation
• 20020 Revelation to Revolution: Arabic Literature in Global Context
• 20025 Arabic Authors from the Classical Period
• 30030 Love, Death and Exile in Arabic Literature and Cinema
History/Civilization (MELC)
• 20040 Islamic Societies of the Middle East, Asia and Africa: Religion, History, and
Politics
• 20050 The Ancient Middle East
• 20060 Islam: Religion and Culture
• 20070 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
• 20080 Women in Islamic Societies
• 20090 The Golden Age of Islamic Civilization
• 30040 Christianity in the Middle East
• 30060 Historical Survey of the Arab Middle East
Islam (MELC)
• 20060 Islam: Religion and Culture
• 30050 Canon and Literature of Islam
• 30070 Islam and Modernity
