Arabic Studies (Minor)

Through DePaul's Arabic Studies minor, students will develop a basic grasp of the Arabic language and gain an overview of Islamic literature and civilization.

Course Requirements​

• Three quarters of college-level Arabic language (at any level).
• Five additional courses focusing on the Arab world from at least two different disciplines, chosen in consultation with an advisor or faculty member, from the current approved Arabic Studies Allied Course List.

Arabic Studies Allied Course List

Anthropology

• ANT 240 CULTURES OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Art and Architecture, History of

• HAA 222 ISLAMIC ART
• HAA 397 SPECIAL TOPICS/HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE : Islamic Africa

Geography

• GEO 201 GEOPOLITICS

History

• HST 141 THE MUSLIM WORLD, C. 600 CE TO 1100
• HST 142 THE MUSLIM WORLD, 1000-1500
• HST 143 THE MUSLIM WORLD, 1400-1920
• HST 226 ISLAM AND THE WEST: A SURVEY OF ORIENTALISM
• HST 361 TOPICS IN ISLAMIC HISTORY
• HST 366 THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

International Studies

• INT 310 TOPICS IN AFRICAN STUDIES (when focusing on N. Africa)

Islamic World Studies

• IWS 217 MUSLIM CULTURES IN GLOBAL CONTEXT
• IWS 263 RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
• IWS 265 REFORM MOVEMENTS WITHIN ISLAM
• IWS 271 THE QUR'AN AND ITS INTERPRETERS
• IWS 272 GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN MUSLIM CULTURES
• IWS 295 SECTARIAN MOVEMENTS WITHIN ISLAM
• IWS 330 ISLAMIC LAW, ITS HISTORY AND MODERN APPLICATIONS
• IWS 340 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ISLAMIC WORLD STUDIES

Modern Languages

• MOL 297 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MODERN LANGUAGES
• MOL 340 ARAB CULTURE
• MOL 341 MEDIA IN THE ARAB WORLD
• MOL 342 MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION

Philosophy

• PHL 294 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY

Political Science

• PSC 255 MIDDLE EAST POLITICS
• PSC 339 ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL THOUGHT : Muslim Political Thought
• PSC 349 ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS : The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• PSC 349 ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS : Political Islam and US Foreign Policy
• PSC 359 ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS : Religion, Nationalism and Politics

Religious Studies

• REL 217 ISLAM IN GLOBAL CONTEXTS
• REL 263 RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
• REL 265 REFORM MOVEMENTS WITHIN ISLAM
• REL 271 INTRODUCTION TO THE QUR'AN
• REL 272 GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN MUSLIM CULTURES
• REL 295 SECTARIAN MOVEMENTS WITHIN ISLAM

Sociology

• SOC 290 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY : Women in the Arab World

Women's and Gender Studies

• WGS 307 WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST: BEYOND THE VEIL

Students majoring in Arabic Studies (BA) or minoring in Arabic Language are restricted from earning this minor.

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