College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Academics > Islamic World Studies > Undergraduate > Islamic World Studies (Minor)

Islamic World Studies (Minor)

​A minor in Islamic World Studies introduces students to Muslim majority and Muslim minority societies through some combination of religious, political, historical, cultural, geographical, and social lenses.

Course Requirements

Core

Course Title Quarter Hours
IWS 192ISLAMIC WORLD STUDIES4
IWS 266ISLAM IN THE UNITED STATES4

Electives

Students must also complete four electives from amongst IWS offerings, or related courses as approved by the Program Director.

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select four of the following:16
IWS 201
GEOPOLITICS
IWS 203
RELIGIOUS GEOGRAPHY
IWS 204
CULTURAL ANALYSIS (with Director approval)
IWS 215
MUSLIMS IN AMERICAN FICTION AND FILM
IWS 217
ISLAMIC CULTURES AND SOCIETIES
IWS 230
ISLAMIC FINANCE
IWS 231
INDIA FROM 900-1750 - SULTANS, MUGHALS, AND ISLAMIC EMPIRES
IWS 232
INDIA FROM 1700-1950 - RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH RAJ
IWS 233
THE ART OF CRUSADING
IWS 234
COMPARATIVE URBANISM
IWS 240
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ISLAMIC WORLD STUDIES
IWS 242
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY (with Director approval)
IWS 251
ISLAMIC ART
IWS 255
MIDDLE EAST POLITICS
IWS 261
RELIGION AND CONFLICT IN SOUTH ASIA
IWS 263
RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
IWS 265
ISLAMIST POLITICAL MOVEMENTS
IWS 272
GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN MUSLIM CULTURES
IWS 278
HADITH: TRADITIONS OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD
IWS 294
MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (with Director approval)
IWS 295
SHI'ITE ISLAM
HST 365
THE CRUSADES
IWS 302
AFRICAN ISLAM: ISLAMIC ART & ARCHITECTURE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
IWS 306
GLOBAL EMPIRES (with Director approval)
IWS 307
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST: BEYOND THE VEIL
IWS 308
NATURE AS RESOURCE: MINING & EXTRACTION'S IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY
IWS 316
RELIGION, NATIONALISM AND POLITICS (with Director approval)
IWS 318
SOCIETY, POLITICS AND CULTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
IWS 340
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ISLAMIC WORLD STUDIES
IWS 341
POLITICAL ISLAM AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
IWS 372
CAIRO: MOTHER OF THE WORLD (WORLD CITIES)
A total of three electives can be Arabic language courses:
ARB 101
BASIC ARABIC I
ARB 102
BASIC ARABIC II
ARB 103
BASIC ARABIC III
ARB 104
INTERMEDIATE ARABIC I
ARB 105
INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II
ARB 106
INTERMEDIATE ARABIC III

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

Content displayed from this DePaul University catalog page.

​​