Arabic Studies (Minor)

Arabic Studies Minor Requirements

• 18 credits required for minor completion
• Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

Courses

I. Language Communication Foundations (12 credits)

• ARAB101 Elementary Arabic I
• ARAB102 Elementary Arabic II
• ARAB203 Intermediate Arabic I
• ARAB204 Intermediate Arabic II

II. Minor Electives (6 credits)

• ARAB211 MENA History, Culture, and Civilization
• ARAB212 Arabic Film, Literature, and Culture
• ARAB305 Arabic for Professional Communication I
• ARAB306 Arabic for Professional Communication II
• ARAB380 Special Topics in Arabic and East European Studies
• ARAB393 Independent Study
• WLCU200 Comparative Cultural Studies
• WLCU201 International Short Story
• WLCU202 Diversity in World Cinema
• WLCU210 World City Studies
• WLCU320 International Travel and Tourism
• WLCU321 International Etiquette and Protocol
• WLCU325 Cultural Diplomacy and Strategic Influence
• WLCU301 Introduction to Translation Studies
• WLCU395 Service Learning
• WLCU400 Comparative Language Studies: Linguistics and History
• WLCU490 Global Experience
• WLCU498 Internship

Note: In the Minor Electives Category, minimum 3 credits must be ARAB courses

• Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
  • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
  • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
• Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
• Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
  • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
  • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
• Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
• Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
  • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
  • Students show evidence of becoming life‐long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.