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Undergraduate Catalog F12-S13 with Spring 2013 Course Updates Colleges Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Minors Arab Studies Minor
Undergraduate Catalog F12-S13 with Spring 2013 Course Updates Colleges Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Minors Arab Studies MinorArab Studies Minor
The minor in Arab Studies requires 18 semester hours (at least 9 advanced hours) taken from the courses listed below. A minimum of 12 hours must be taken in residence, and at least 6 of the 9 advanced hours must be taken in residence. A student must earn a 2.00 cumulative grade point average in courses attempted in the minor field at the University of Houston.
The minor in Arab Studies consists of the following 18 hour requirement:
| 1. Nine semester hours required from: |
| ARAB 2302. Intermediate Arabic II |
| ARAB 3301. Advanced Modern Standard Arabic I |
| ARAB 3302. Advanced Modern Standard Arabic II |
| 2. Six semester hours taken from: |
| ARAB 3303.Qur'anic and Classical Arabic |
| ARAB 3305. or ARAB 3306. Introduction to Arabic Culture, Language, and Islam |
| ARAB 3312. Introduction to Arabic Literature in Translation |
| ARAB 3313. Qur'an as Literature |
| ARAB 3314. Women and Gender in Arabic Literature |
| ARAB 3340. Modernity and Rationalism in Islamic Tradition |
| WCL 3341. Early Islamic Society: Literature and Thought |
| WCL 3377. The Modern Middle East: Literature, Politics, and Ideas |
| HIST 3378. Modern Middle East |
| 3. Three semester hours taken from: |
| ARTH 3313. Ancient Near Eastern Art |
| ENGL 3365. Postcolonial Literature |
| HIST 3377. The Middle East from 1300 to the Present |
| HIST 3390. Middle East: Pictures & Words |
| POLS 3326. Government and Politics in the Middle East |
| POLS 4333. Islam and Democracy |
| POLS 4348. Contemporary Islamic Political Thought |
| RELS 3350. Islam |
| RELS 3360. Muslim-Christian Relations |
Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: August 16, 2012