Islamic Studies Minor

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The liberal arts minor in Islamic studies requires a minimum of 20 credits as described below. At least 8 credits must be taken in religious studies courses at Oakland.

1. Required course selected from

REL 100 - Introduction To Religion (4)
REL 150 - World Religious Traditions (4)

2. Required course

REL 101 - Introduction to Islam (4)

3. Required course selected from

REL 321 - Islamic Ethics (4)
REL 331 - Islam in the Modern World (4)
REL 422 - Islam in America (4)
Any REL 300 special topics course in Islamic studies (4)

4. One of the following field-related courses

AH 104 - Arts of Asia and the Islamic World (4)
HST 356 - The Modern Middle East (4)
HST 357 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict (4)
IS 270 - Perspectives on the Middle East (4)
PHL 205 - Medieval Philosophy (4)

5. One of the following applications

ARB 114 - Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture I (4) (or higher numbered Arabic language course)
REL 450 - Religious Community Project Internship (4) (structured by the Islamic studies program director upon request)
REL 490 - Directed Readings in the Religious Studies (4) (in Islamic studies; Islamic studies program director approval required)
Approved study abroad course in a Middle Eastern country

Note

Special topics courses offered in other areas (anthropology, art history, English, history, philosophy, political science and sociology) may be applied towards the minor when the topic is on an aspect of religious studies appropriate to the minor.

Students using this catalog to meet Islamic studies minor requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in one of the electives categories (requirements 1,3,4, and 5) and published in a later catalog.