Islamic World Studies (Minor)

​A minor in Islamic World Studies will allow students the flexibility of adding a minor while also maintaining the integrity of the program. Students will need to take the following three courses: 

Required Courses:

• IWS 191 ISLAMIC WORLD STUDIES I
• IWS 192 ISLAMIC WORLD STUDIES II
• IWS 217 MUSLIM CULTURES IN GLOBAL CONTEXT
  

The remaining three courses can be any courses listed or cross-listed with Islamic World Studies:

• IWS 116 THE ISLAMIC EXPERIENCE
• IWS 215 MUSLIMS IN AMERICAN FICTION AND FILM
• IWS 224 ISLAMIC LAW (SHARIAH) AND AMERICAN CULTURE
• IWS 230 ISLAMIC FINANCE
• IWS 251 ISLAMIC ART
• IWS 263 RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
• IWS 265 REFORM MOVEMENTS WITHIN ISLAM
  
• IWS 266 MUSLIM CULTURES IN NORTH AMERICA
• IWS 270 ISLAMIC ETHICS
• IWS 271 THE QUR'AN AND ITS INTERPRETERS
• IWS 272 GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN MUSLIM CULTURES
• IWS 278 APPROACHES TO THE HADITH
• IWS 285 ISLAM'S ENCOUNTER WITH OTHER RELIGIONS AND NON-RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
• IWS 295 SECTARIAN MOVEMENTS WITHIN ISLAM
• IWS 330 ISLAMIC LAW, ITS HISTORY AND MODERN APPLICATIONS
• HST 141 THE MUSLIM WORLD, C. 600 CE TO 1100
• HST 142 THE MUSLIM WORLD, 1000-1500
• HST 143 THE MUSLIM WORLD, 1400-1920
• ANT 240 CULTURES OF THE MIDDLE EAST
• WGS 307 WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST: BEYOND THE VEIL
• HST 366 THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
• PSC 255 MIDDLE EAST POLITICS
• HST 226 ISLAM AND THE WEST: A SURVEY OF ORIENTALISM        

Students majoring in Islamic World Studies (BA) are restricted from earning this minor.

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