Major Requirements

Course Requirements

24-32 credit hours of 200/300 level courses in Arabic Language
20-28 credit hours of Allied Courses from at least three different departments

Students who begin their study of Arabic at DePaul with ARB 202 or higher may substitute a 300-level Arabic elective course for any of the required 200-level courses. No English-language ("E-designation") courses can be applied toward the "Six Advanced Level Courses in Arabic Language" requirement of the major.

MOL 340, MOL 341, and MOL 342 are specifically designed to help Arabic Studies students better understand the Arabic-speaking world. Students are highly recommended to take at least two of the three MOL Arabic-related courses that we offer.

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MOL 340	ARAB CULTURE
MOL 341	MEDIA IN THE ARAB WORLD
MOL 342	MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION

Arabic Studies Allied Course List

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
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
Islamic World Studies
IWS 263	RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
IWS 217	ISLAMIC CULTURES AND SOCIETIES
IWS 265	ISLAMIST POLITICAL MOVEMENTS
IWS 272	GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN MUSLIM CULTURES
IWS 295	SHI'ITE ISLAM
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	ISLAMIC CULTURES AND SOCIETIES
REL 263	RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
REL 265	ISLAMIST POLITICAL MOVEMENTS
REL 272	GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN MUSLIM CULTURES
REL 295	SHI'ITE 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

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

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Arabic Studies (BA)

Major Requirements