Islamic Studies Minor

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Information

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 1100 - Introduction to Religion (4)
• REL 1850 - World Religious Traditions (4)

2. Required course

• REL 1150 - Introduction to Islam (4)

3. Required course selected from

• REL 3100 - Islamic Ethics (4)
• REL 3130 - Islam in the Modern World (4)
• REL 3450 - Islam in America (4)
• REL 3728 - Mystics and Mystical Insights (4)
• Any REL 3000 special topics course in Islamic studies (4)

4. One of the following field-related courses

• AH 1003 - Arts of Asia and the Islamic World (4)
• HST 3510 - The Modern Middle East (4)
• HST 3540 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict (4)
• IS 2700 - Perspectives on the Middle East (4)
• PHL 2210 - Medieval Philosophy (4)

5. One of the following applications

• ARB 1140 - Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture I (4) (or higher numbered Arabic language course)
• REL 4950 - Religious Community Project Internship (4) (structured by the Islamic studies program director upon request)
• REL 4920 - Directed Readings in Religious Studies (4) (in Islamic studies; requires Islamic studies program director approval)
• 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.