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 |
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IWS 192 | ISLAMIC WORLD STUDIES | 4 |
IWS 266 | ISLAM IN THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
Electives
Students must also complete four electives from amongst IWS offerings, or related courses as approved by the Program Director.
Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
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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.