Arabic Minor

Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Minor Requirements

Complete at least 18 credits from six courses including two intermediate language courses, two Arab world courses, and two electives from other departments.

Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least three courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.
Course level: At least two courses for the minor must be at the 300-level or higher.

Course Requirements

Intermediate Language (6 Credits)

Students who place out of intermediate level classes substitute a related course approved by the minor advisors or department chair.

ARABIC 201 - Intermediate Arabic I 4 Credit(s)
ARABIC 202 - Intermediate Arabic II 4 Credit(s)

Arab World (6 Credits)

ARABIC 320 - Modern Arabic Literature 3 Credit(s)
ARABIC 252L - Global Refugee Narratives 3 Credit(s)
ARABIC 260L - Imagining the Modern Middle East 3 Credit(s)

Electives (6 Credits)

Take two courses from the list below.

POLSCI 369 - Politics of the Middle East (C) 3 Credit(s)
POLSCI 404 - The Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 3 Credit(s)
RELSTY 233L - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit(s)