Undergraduate Minors

Comparative Islamic Studies – Minor

30 credits, to include the following:

  1. NEAR E 229/JSIS A 210 Introduction to Islamic Civilization (5 credits)
  2. NEAR E 230/RELIG 211 Introduction to Muslim Beliefs and Practices
    or NEAR E 231/RELIG 212 Introduction to the Quran (5)
  3. 10 credits in Islamic religious traditions and texts, chosen from an approved list
  4. 10 credits in history society and culture of Islam, chosen from an approved list
  5. Minimum grade of 2.0 required in each course applied toward the minor.

Comparative Islam Minor Courses

Islamic Religious Traditions and Texts (10 crs)

NEAR E 329 Classical Arabic Literature in Translation (3)
NEAR E 343 Classical Persian Literature in Translation (3)
NEAR E 372 Modern Turkish Literature in Translation (3)
NEAR E 385 Modern Near Eastern Literature in Translation (3)
NEAR E/RELIG 430 Muslim Scripture, Historiography, and Exegesis (5)
NEAR E 358 Islam and Muslims in China (5)
ARAB 408 Historical Texts (3)
ARAB 409 Quran and Its Interpretation (3)
ARAB 410 Islamic Theological and Mystical Literature (3)
PRSAN 402 Classical Persian Literature: A Survey (3)
PRSAN 403 Modern 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)

History, Society, and Culture of Islam (10 crs)

ANTH/AAS 314 Ethnography, Transnationalism, & Community in Island Southeast Asia/Asian America (5)
ANTH 318 Anthropology of Islam and Muslim Societies (3)
HSTAFM 161 Survey of the Muslim Near East (5)
HSTCMP 260 Slavery in History: A Comparative Study (5)
HSTAFM 461 History of the Middle East: 622-1300 (5)
HSTAFM 462 History of the Middle East: 1258-1798 (5)
HSTAFM 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 thePresent (5)
HSTEU 453 History of the Balkans, 1400 to the Present (5)
MUSIC 439 Music of Indonesia and the Philippines (3)
MUSIC 444 Music of the Near East (3)
NEAR E 271 Cultural History of Turkey: From Empire to Nation (5)
NEAR E 243 Iranian Culture and Civilization (5)
POL S 331 Government 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 343 Politics and Change in Southeast Asia (5)
POL S/JSIS A 434 International Relations of South Asia (5)
JSIS A 261/NEAR E 261 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)