Center For Islamic And Arabic Studies
 Courses

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Contact
Ghada Osman, Ph.D.
CIAS Director and Undergraduate Advisor
Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics and Oriental Languages
Phone: (619) 594-7137
Email: gosman@mail.sdsu.edu
Office: AL 378/BAM-308A

Department

Course Title (all are 4-units each)

LINGUISTICS

Arabic 101

Elementary Arabic I

Arabic 102

Elementary Arabic II

Arabic 201

Intermediate Arabic I

Arabic 202

Intermediate Arabic II

Arabic 301

Advanced Arabic I

Arabic 302

Advanced Arabic II

Persian 101

Elementary Persian I

Persian 102

Elementary Persian II

Persian 201

Intermediate Persian I

 

Non-language Courses Offered in Islamic and Arabic Studies (100% Focus)

Department

Course Title (all are 3-units each)

HISTORY

Hist 473

Mid East Hist: Advent of Islam to 1500

Hist 474

The Middle East Since 1500

Hist 500

The Formation of Islam

Hist 501*

History of Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations

Hist 574*

The Arab-Israeli Relations, Past & Present

Hist 582

Muslim and Christian Asia

LINGUISTICS

Arabic 330

Arabic Culture (taught in English)

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Pol Sci 363

Governments & Politics of the Mid East 

Pol Sci 550

Religion and Politics

Pol Sci 551

Political Islam

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RS 310

The Qur’an

RS 328

Islam

RHETORIC AND WRITING

RWS 200

Islam, Modernity and Identity¹

WOMEN'S STUDIES

WMN 560

Women in Muslim Societies

* indicates courses open to both graduates and undergraduates.

¹every semester one sections of RWS 200 is taught with 100% Islamic and Arabic content

Non-language Courses of interest to students of Islamic and Arabic Studies

Department

Course Title (all are 3-units each)

AFRICANA STUDIES

AS 470

Afro-American & African Heritage

ASIA PACIFIC STUDIES

Asian 459

Modern Asian Cultures

Asian 459

Mod Asian Cultures (Indonesia/Malaysia)

Asian 533*

Minorities & Human Rights (Indonesia/Malaysia)

GEOGRAPHY

Geog 312

Culture Worlds


Geog 573

Population and the Environment

Geo 545*

Geography of Arid Lands

HISTORY

Hist 421

Asia’s Emerging Nations



Hist 488

Modern Jewish History

Hist 496F

Ethiopia

Hist 504

The Early Middle Ages

HUMANITIES

Hum 460

African Civilizations

ISCOR (International Security and Conflict Resolution)

ISCOR 301

Conflict and Conflict Resolution (25%)

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Poli Sci 364

Political Change in Modern Africa

Poli Sci 370

Political Violence

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RS 103

American Religious Diversity

RS 335

Comparative Mysticism

Hist 476

History of Africa to the 19th Century

WOMENS STUDIES

WS 310

Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective

WS 331

Women in Asian Societies

WS 352

Women in Lit: Blk & Arab Wmn Writers

WS 530

International Women’s Movements

* indicates courses open to both graduates and undergraduates.

Non-language Courses of Interest to Students of Islamic and Arabic Studies offered in Language Depts.

Department

Course Title (all are 3-units each)

EUROPEAN STUDIES

Europe 501

Euro Life & Culture

French 201

Readings in Francophone Culture

French 520

French & Francophone Literature Studies

French 530

French and Francophone Cultural Studies

French 720

Seminar in Francophone Lit and Culture

* indicates courses open to both graduates and undergraduates.