Undergraduate
Minors
Minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies
The minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies has a double track, one for Arabic language acquisition, and one for cultural studies. The language track focuses on linguistic acquisition. The cultural track takes a global and comparative approach to the study of Islamic history and Muslim societies, emphasizing the diversity of Muslim peoples and cultures in the past and present. Students complete basic requirements in Arabic language and Islamic studies, and choose from a list of electives to complete the 15 credits required for the minor (a minimum of 6 credit hours must be taken on the IUPUI campus).
- Arabic Language Concentration - 15 credits
- NELC A200: Intermediate Arabic I
- NELC A250: Intermediate Arabic II
- NELC A300: Advanced Arabic I
- NELC A350: Advanced Arabic II
- one three-credit course in Islamic studies from the list of religious studies courses below in Category B.
- Islamic Civilization Concentration - 15 credits
- 6 credits from Category A
- 9 credits from Category B
Category A
- NELC A200: Intermediate Arabic I
- NELC A250: Intermediate Arabic II
- NELC A300: Advanced Arabic I
- NELC A350: Advanced Arabic II
Category B
- REL R257: Introduction to Islam
- REL R304: Islamic Beginnings
- REL R305: Islam and Modernity
- REL R309: Contemporary Middle East (offered as part of Jordan Study Abroad)
- REL R370: Islam in America
- WLAC F400: Islam, Gender, and Conflicts
- HIST H425 Topics: Middle East History
- WOST W300: Women and Islam
- POLS Y339: Middle Eastern Politics
- NELC H304 Islamic Architecture
- POLS Y380: Politics of Islam
- NELC N397/A460: Peoples & Cultures of the Middle East
Or related courses approved by the progam director.
For more information visit the website of the Department of World Languages and Cultures.
