Islamic Studies Minor

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Banner Code: ISLM

Phone: 703-993-1261

Faculty

Amireh, Bakhash, Butler, Dakake, DeCaroli, Hamdani (coordinator), Hilmi, Katz, Lukacs, Mandaville , Paden, Sheers

The minor in Islamic studies is designed for students interested in the societies, culture, history, and politics of the Islamic world. It is available to currently enrolled undergraduates.

This program of study is an interdisciplinary minor offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences .

For policies governing all minors, see the Academic Policies chapter of this catalog.

Course Work

Students pursuing this minor complete 21 credits, distributed as follows:

Three core courses (9 credits):

GOVT 345 - Political Islam Credits: 3
HIST 281 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization Credits: 3
RELI 272 - Islamic Religious Life Credits: 3

Three elective courses (9 credits) chosen from:

ANTH 309 - Peoples and Cultures of India Credits: 3
ANTH 311 - Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ARTH 320 - Art of the Islamic World Credits: 3
ARTH 382 - Arts of India Credits: 3
FREN 453 - Francophone Literature from North Africa Credits: 3
GEOG 325 - Geography of North Africa and the Middle East Credits: 3
GEOG 330 - Geography of the Soviet Succession States Credits: 3
GOVT 328 - Non-Western Political Theory Credits: 3
GOVT 332 - Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa Credits: 3
HIST 282 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization Credits: 3
HIST 462 - Women in Islamic Society Credits: 3
HIST 465 - The Middle East in the 20th Century Credits: 3
RELI 374 - Islamic Thought Credits: 3
RELI 375 - Qur'an and Hadith Credits: 3

Note:

Special topics courses, when relevant, may be used to fulfill elective credits for the minor with prior written approval of the coordinator.

Foreign language requirement (3 credits)

One course in a foreign language of any country with a significant Muslim population. While Arabic may be used to fulfill this requirement, other languages can be substituted with prior approval of the coordinator. Students may have this requirement waived by demonstrating proficiency in a relevant foreign language as determined by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Students who waive this requirement must complete 3 additional elective credits. Courses in another language of the Islamic world can also be applied toward elective credits

Total: 21 credits