International Studies: Islamic Studies - AC
Major: 6234
Effective Term: 2010 Summer I Final Term: Current
Award: AC
Total Credits: 36
Description:
The Academic Certificate (AC) in International Studies: Islamic Studies is designed to provide 1) a foundation in general education courses relevant to international studies for academic transfer to colleges or universities for students; 2) a specialization in international education for secondary-level teachers; 3) a foundation in Islamic studies courses for people in government agencies or in local businesses and industries with international interests in the Islamic world; and 4) a wide offering of Islamic studies courses for concrete background for international travelers.
Program Notes:
+ indicates course has prerequisite and/or corequisites.
Admission Criteria:
None
Program Prerequisites: None
| Credits: 18 | |||||||
| Academic CORE: | Credits 18 | Students must complete the following courses: | |||||
| Business or Communications: | Credits: 3 | ||||||
| Communications: | |||||||
| COM263 | Elements of Intercultural Communication (3) | ||||||
| OR | |||||||
| International Business: | |||||||
| IBS109 | Cultural Dimension for International Trade (3) | 3 | |||||
| Humanities: | Credits: 6 | ||||||
| Art History: | |||||||
| ARH101 | Pre-historic through Gothic Art | 3 | |||||
| Philosophy/Religion: | Credits: 3 | ||||||
| REL243 | World Religions | 3 | |||||
| Social Sciences: | Credits: 9 | ||||||
| Geography: | |||||||
| GCU121 | World Geography I: Eastern Hemisphere | 3 | |||||
| History: | |||||||
| HIS110 | World History to 1500 | 3 | |||||
| HIS111 | World History 1500 to the Present | 3 | |||||
| Credits: 18 | |||||||
| Academic Specialization: | Credits: 12 | Students must choose 12 credits from the following course options. No more than two courses can be taken from any one course prefix. | |||||
| Anthropology: | |||||||
| ASB222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World (3) | ||||||
| Art History: | |||||||
| ARH203 | Art of Ancient Egypt (3) | ||||||
| ARH240 | Art and Architecture of the Islamic World to 1800 (3) | ||||||
| Arabic: | |||||||
| ARB101 | Elementary Arabic I (4) | ||||||
| ARB102 | Elementary Arabic II (4) | ||||||
| Arabic Humanities: | |||||||
| AHU245 | Arabic Culture and Islam (3) | ||||||
| International Business: | |||||||
| IBS155 | Islamic Countries: International Business Environment(2) | ||||||
| History: | |||||||
| HIS113 | History of Eastern Civilizations to 1850 (3) | ||||||
| HIS114 | History of Eastern Civilizations 1850 to Present (3) | ||||||
| HIS240 | History of Islamic Civilization from the 6th Century to 1800 (3) | ||||||
| HIS277 | The Modern Middle East (3) | ||||||
| Humanities: | |||||||
| HUM240 | Islamic Ideas and Values (3) | ||||||
| Political Science: | |||||||
| POS212 | Political Dynamics in Contemporary Muslim Countries (3) | ||||||
| Religion: | |||||||
| REL212 | Introduction to Islam (3) | ||||||
| REL/WST290 | Women and Religion (3) | ||||||
| Women's Studies: | |||||||
| WST244 | Women in Muslim Societies (3) | ||||||
| Restricted Electives: | Crdits: 6 | ||||||
| Students must select and complete 6 credits from any of the following prefixes or, with prior approval from the program director or designee, 6 credits may be substituted from the Academic Specialization area. | |||||||
| Anthropology | |||||||
| ASB102 | Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (3) | ||||||
| ASB211 | Women in Other Cultures (3) | ||||||
| Art History: | |||||||
| ARH102 | Renaissance through Contemporary Art (3) | ||||||
| Economics: | |||||||
| ECN250 | World Economic Systems (3) | ||||||
| Geography: | |||||||
| GCU102 | Introduction to Human Geography (3) | ||||||
| GPH111 | Introduction to Physical Geography (4) | ||||||
| Music Humanities and Literature: | |||||||
| MHL143 | Music in World Cultures (3) | ||||||
| Philosophy: | |||||||
| PHI104 | World Philosophy (3) | ||||||
| Political Science: | |||||||
| POS120 | World Politics (3) | ||||||
| Psychology: | |||||||
| PSY132 | Psychology and Culture (3) | ||||||
| Sociology: | |||||||
| SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology (3) | ||||||
Program Competencies
- Explain how people of other cultures may be motivated by historical forces, religious beliefs, cultural values and political/economic realities. (IBS109, COM263)
- Explain the impact of the Ottoman Empire on European history. (COM263, IBS109)
- Describe the aesthetical and cultural development of Islam within the context of world civilization. (ARH101)
- Describe philosophical and religious ideas of Islam within the context of world civilization. (REL243)
- Describe the various cultural, historical, economic and political groups of Central Asia and the eastern hemisphere and their complex interrelationships. (GCU121)
- Analyze the origins of "Europe" circa 1000 C.E. and explain Islam's influence to its development. (HIS110)
- Explain the impact of the Ottoman Empire on European history. (HIS111)
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