Minor in Comparative Islamic Studies
[Conversion table: JSIS course numbers in effect through Sum 2012]
30 credits, to include the following:
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NEAR E/JSIS A 210 (5 credits)
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NEAR E/JSIS B 211 or NEAR E/JSIS B 212 (5)
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10 credits in Islamic religious traditions and texts, chosen from an approved list*
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10 credits in history society and culture of Islam, chosen from an approved list*
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Minimum grade of 2.0 required in each course applied toward the minor.
Electives Lists
*Islamic Religious Traditions and Texts (10 crs)
| NEAR E 402 |
Classic Arabic Literature in Translation (3) |
| NEAR E 423 |
Persian Literature in Translation (3) |
| NEAR E 442 |
Turkish Literature in Translation (3) |
| NEAR E 425 |
Current Trends Modern Near Eastern Lit and Criticism (3) |
NEAR E/
JSIS B 430 |
Scripture and Law in Islam (5) |
NEAR E/
JSIS B 432 |
Ritual and Territory in Islam (5) |
NEAR E 433/
JSIS B 435 |
Life of Prophet Muhammad (5) I&S/VLPA |
| ARAB 451 |
Adab Prose: Jahiz (3) |
| ARAB 452 |
Maqamat: Hamadhani, Hariri (3) |
| ARAB 453 |
Historical Texts (3) |
| ARAB 454 |
Quran and Its Interpretation (3) |
| ARAB 455 |
Ritual and Legal Texts (3) |
| ARAB 456 |
Islamic Political Theorists (3) |
| ARAB 459 |
Islamic Philosophical Literature (3) |
| ARAB 460 |
Islamic Theological and Mystical Literature (3) |
| ARAB 462 |
Sirah and Maghazi Texts (3) |
| ARAB 470 |
Stories of the Prophets (3) I&S/ |
| PRSAN 452 |
Modern Persian Literature: A Survey (3) |
| PRSAN 453 |
Classical Persian Literature: A Survey (3) |
| PRSAN 454 |
The Epic Tradition in Iran (3) |
| PRSAN 455 |
The Persian Ghazal (3) |
| PRSAN 456 |
Sufism: Thought and Expression (3) |
| TKIC 454 |
Introduction to Uzbek Literature (3) |
| TKIC 455 |
Introduction to Uzbek Literature (3) |
| TKIC 456 |
Introduction to Uzbek Literature (3) |
| TKISH 451 |
Readings in Turkish Literary Hist I: Modern (3) |
| TKISH 452 |
Readings in Turkish Lit Hist II: Lit of
Ottoman Empire (3) |
*History, Society, and Culture of Islam (10 crs)
JSIS A 410/
NEAR E 495
| ANTH/AAS 314 |
Culture, Environment, Identity of Island SE Asia (5) |
| ANTH 318 |
Peoples and Cultures of the Islamic Middle East (3) |
| ANTH 401 |
West African Societies (3) |
| HIST 161 |
Survey of the Muslim Near East (5) |
| HIST 260 |
Slavery in History: A Comparative Study (5) |
| HIST 461 |
History of the Middle East: 622-1300 (5) |
| HIST 462 |
History of the Middle East: 1258-1798 (5) |
| HIST 463 |
History of the Middle East Since 1789 (5) I |
| HSTAS/JSIS A 221 |
History of Southeast Asia (5) |
| HSTAS 402 |
History of Medieval and Mughal India (5) |
| HSTAS 403 |
History of Modern India to 1900 (5) |
| HSTAS 462 |
Southeast Asian History to 1800 (5) |
| HSTAS 463 |
Southeast Asian History from 1800 to the
Present (5) |
| HSTEU 453 |
History of the Balkans, 1400 to the Present (5) |
| MUSIC 316 |
Music Cultures of the World (5) |
| MUSIC 439 |
Music of Indonesia and the Philippines (3) |
| MUSIC 444 |
Music of the Near East (3) |
| NEAR E 242 |
Cultural History of Turkey: From Empire to
Nation (5) |
| NEAR E 250 |
Iranian Culture and Civilization (5) I |
| NEAR E 440 |
Calligraphy in Islamic Culture (3) |
| POL S 331 |
Govt and Politics in the Middle East &
North Africa (5) |
| POL S 431 |
International Relations in the Middle East (5) |
| POL S 433 |
International Relations in Southeast Asia (5) |
| POL S/JSIS A 340 |
Government and Politics of South Asia (5) |
| POL S/JSIS A 434 |
International Relations of South Asia (5) |
| POL S/JSIS A 347 |
Politics and Change in Southeast Asia (5) |
JSIS A 379/
NEAR E 375 |
Turkic Peoples of Central Asia (3) |
| JSIS B 406 /POL S 432 |
Political Islam and Islamic Fundamentalism (5) |
| JSIS B 407 |
Political Islam and Contemporary Islamist
Movements (5) |
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JSIS A 410/
NEAR E 495 |
Trends in the Contemporary Middle East (3) |
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JSIS D 440/
NEAR E 450 |
Survey of Cultures of the Turkic Peoples of Central
Asia (3) |
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