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​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
GEOPOLITICS
RELIGIOUS GEOGRAPHY
CULTURAL ANALYSIS (with Director approval)
MUSLIMS IN AMERICAN FICTION AND FILM
ISLAMIC CULTURES AND SOCIETIES
ISLAMIC FINANCE
INDIA FROM 900-1750 - SULTANS, MUGHALS, AND ISLAMIC EMPIRES
INDIA FROM 1700-1950 - RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH RAJ
THE ART OF CRUSADING
COMPARATIVE URBANISM
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ISLAMIC WORLD STUDIES
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY (with Director approval)
ISLAMIC ART
MIDDLE EAST POLITICS
RELIGION AND CONFLICT IN SOUTH ASIA
RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ISLAMIST POLITICAL MOVEMENTS
GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN MUSLIM CULTURES
HADITH: TRADITIONS OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD
MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (with Director approval)
SHI'ITE ISLAM
THE CRUSADES
AFRICAN ISLAM: ISLAMIC ART & ARCHITECTURE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
GLOBAL EMPIRES (with Director approval)
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST: BEYOND THE VEIL
NATURE AS RESOURCE: MINING & EXTRACTION'S IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY
RELIGION, NATIONALISM AND POLITICS (with Director approval)
SOCIETY, POLITICS AND CULTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ISLAMIC WORLD STUDIES
POLITICAL ISLAM AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
CAIRO: MOTHER OF THE WORLD (WORLD CITIES)
A total of three electives can be Arabic language courses:
BASIC ARABIC I
BASIC ARABIC II
BASIC ARABIC III
INTERMEDIATE ARABIC I
INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II
INTERMEDIATE ARABIC III

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