Requirements

1. Islamic Studies Core. One (1) course:
   • HIST-C 205 Islamic History and Civilization i
   • MELC-M 265 Introduction to Islamic Civilization i
   • REL-A 270 Introduction to Islam i
2. Geographic Regions. One (1) course from two (2) of the following geographical regions (2 courses total):
   • Sub-Saharan Africa.
     • AFRI-L 100 Topics in African Society and Culture (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • AFRI-L 202 Occultism in Africa i
     • AFRI-L 231 African Civilization i
     • AFRI-L 232 Contemporary Africa (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups (Approved topics: "ISLAM IN AND OUT OF AFRICA" (TPC 39)) i
     • ARTH-A 255 Topics in African Art History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • ARTH-A 355 Art, Craft, and Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa i
     • ARTH-A 453 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa I: Arts of Africa's Western Sudan i
     • ARTH-A 454 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa II: Arts of the West African Coast i
     • HIST-E 300 Issues in African History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • HIST-E 338 History of Muslim West Africa i
     • HIST-H 227 African Civilizations i
     • HIST-J 300 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
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   • Middle East and North Africa.
     • ANTH-E 386 Performance, Culture, and Power in the Middle East and North Africa i
     • ANTH-E 397 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East (Approved topics: "PEOPLES & CULT OF THE MID EAST" (TPC 1)) i
     • CEUS-R 292 Introduction to Turkic and Iranian Civilization i
     • CEUS-R 351 Prophets, Poets, and Kings: Iranian Civilization i
     • CEUS-R 352 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East i
     • CEUS-R 354 Persian Literature in Translation i
     • CEUS-R 380 Literature of the Ottoman Court in Translation i
     • CEUS-R 382 Cultural History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey i
     • CEUS-R 386 Islam, Islamism, and Modernity in Turkey i
     • CEUS-R 389 Topics in Turkish Studies (Approved topics: "HISTORY OF TURKISH REPUBLIC" (TPC 1)) i
     • CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • CMLT-C 370 Comparative Studies in Western and Middle Eastern Literatures i
     • FOLK-F 215 Folklore, Health, and Illness i
     • FOLK-F 307
     • FOLK-F 308 Middle Eastern and Arab Mythology i
     • FOLK-F 377 Popular Culture and Politics in the Middle East i
     • HIST-C 210 History of the Modern Middle East i
     • HIST-C 305 Issues in Near Eastern History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • JSTU-C 334 What is Middle Eastern? Perspectives Gained through Comparison with Israel i
     • JSTU-J 304 Social and Historical Topics in Jewish Studies i
     • MELC-M 233 The Golden Age of Islamic Civilization i
     • MELC-M 304 Issues in Middle Eastern Culture and Society (Approved topics: "WOMEN AND GENDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST" (TPC 3)) i
     • MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • MELC-M 334 What is Middle Eastern? Perspectives Gained through Comparison with Israel i
     • MELC-M 339 Middle Eastern Politics i
     • MELC-M 350 Modern Iran i
     • POLS-Y 339 Middle Eastern Politics i
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   • Central and Inner Asia.
     • ANTH-E 251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror i
     • ANTH-E 398 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia i
     • CEUS-R 110 Central Asia: Cultures and Customs i
     • CEUS-R 199 Introductory Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • CEUS-R 213 Islam in Central Asia i
     • CEUS-R 251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror i
     • CEUS-R 281 Turkish Literature in Translation i
     • CEUS-R 291 Inner Asian Religious Beliefs i
     • CEUS-R 292 Introduction to Turkic and Iranian Civilization i
     • CEUS-R 299 Intermediate Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (Approved topics: "SOCIETY & POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY IRAN" (TPC 8)) i
     • CEUS-R 310 Introduction to Central Asian History i
     • CEUS-R 311 Travelers and Explorers in Central Asia i
     • CEUS-R 312 Shrine and Pilgrimage in Central Asian Islam i
     • CEUS-R 313 Islam in Soviet Union and Successor States i
     • CEUS-R 314 Islamization in Inner Asia i
     • CEUS-R 315 Politics and Society in Central Asia i
     • CEUS-R 316 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia i
     • CEUS-R 322 Jews of the Muslim East i
     • CEUS-R 329 Topics in Central Asian Studies i
     • CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang i
     • CEUS-R 332 History of Xinjiang to 1911 i
     • CEUS-R 333 Cultures and Civilization of Xinjiang i
     • CEUS-R 389 Topics in Turkish Studies (Approved topics: "ISLAM ISLAMISM MODERNITY TURKEY" (TPC 22)) i
     • CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia i
     • CEUS-R 411 Ethnic History of Central Asia i
     • CEUS-R 412 Central Asia under Russian Rule i
     • CEUS-R 413 Islamic Central Asia, Sixteenth-Nineteenth Centuries i
     • CEUS-R 414 The Yasavi Sufis and Central Asian Islam i
     • CEUS-R 415 The Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition in Central Asia i
     • CEUS-R 416 Religion and Power in Islamic Central Asia i
     • COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (Approved topics: "SAINTS OF THE SILK ROAD" (TPC 40)) i
     • POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science (Approved topics: "IDENTITY POLS/CHINA-INNER ASIA" (TPC 133); "POLITICS IN XINJIANG" (TPC 307)) i
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   • South and Southeast Asia.
     • ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society (Approved topics: "POST-TALIBAN AFGHAN WAR TERROR" (TPC 29)) i
     • CEUS-R 251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror i
     • HIST-G 300 Issues in Asian History (Approved topics: "ISLAM AND EMPIRE IN SOUTH ASIA" (TPC 7)) i
     • HIST-J 300 Seminar In History (Approved topics: "INDIAN OCEAN AS THE CRADLE OF GLOBALIZATION" (TPC 79)) i
     • INST-I 380 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions i
     • POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science (Approved topics: "WAR AND PEACE IN SOUTH ASIA" (TPC 91)) i
     • REL-A 470 Topics in Islamic Studies i
     • REL-B 330 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions i
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   • Russia and East-Central Europe.
     • ANTH-E 400 Undergraduate Seminar (Approved topics: "ISLAM IN THE BALKANS" (TPC 105)) i
     • CEUS-R 313 Islam in Soviet Union and Successor States i
     • EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
   • Western Europe and America.
     • EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • JSTU-J 260 Literary Masterpieces of Muslim Spain i
     • JSTU-J 360 Muslim Spain and Portugal: History and Memory i
     • MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature (Approved topics: "MUSLIMS IN WESTERN POLITICS" (TPC 7)) i
     • POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science (Approved topics: "MUSLIMS IN WESTERN POLITICS" (TPC 306)) i
     • POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science (Approved topics: "MLK,JR, MALCOLM X AND CVL RGHTS MOVMNT, 1954-68" (TPC 100)) i
     • REL-C 320 African American Religions i
     • REL-C 335 New Religious Movements in the Americas i
     • REL-C 420 Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in American Religion i
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3. Additional Geographic Region or Thematic Area. One (1) of the following:
   • Thematic Area Option. One (1) course:
     • ARTH-A 281 Introduction to Islamic Art and Visual Culture i
     • ARTH-A 327 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Islamic Art i
     • ARTH-A 426 The Medieval City i
     • ARTH-A 459 The Painted Image in the Islamic World i
     • ARTH-A 489 Topics in Islamic Art (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • CEUS-R 359 Topics in Iranian Studies (Approved topics: "SHI'ISM: DEBATES & DISCOURSES" (TPC 302)) i
     • COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (Approved topics: "JESUS, ALEXANDER AND OTHER HEROES OF ISLAM" (TPC 46)) i
     • COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (Approved topics: "OIL, ISLAM AND GEOPOLITICS" (TPC 2)) i
     • HIST-C 205 Islamic History and Civilization i
     • HIST-W 200 Issues in World History (Approved topics: "MUSLIM-JEWISH RELATIONS 20TH CENTURY" (TPC 26)) i
     • INTL-I 426 Advanced Topics in International Studies (Approved topics: "SHI'ISM: DEBATES AND DISCOURSES" (TPC 3)) i
     • JSTU-J 204 Social and Historical Topics in Jewish Studies (Approved topics: "MUSLIM-JEWISH RELATIONS IN THE 20TH CENTURY" (TPC 6)) i
     • MELC-M 265 Introduction to Islamic Civilization i
     • MELC-M 307 Issues in Islamic Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • MELC-M 361 Islamic Feminisms i
     • MELC-M 365 Islamic Philosophy i
     • MELC-M 370 Koranic Studies i
     • MELC-M 391 War and Peace in the Islamic Tradition i
     • MELC-M 392 Islam and Modernity i
     • PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy i
     • REL-A 270 Introduction to Islam i
     • REL-A 275 Sex and Gender in Islam i
     • REL-A 380 Knowing the Will of God in Islam I: Law i
     • REL-A 470 Topics in Islamic Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
     • REL-A 480 Knowing the Will of God in Islam II: Theology i
     • REL-A 485 The Life and Legacy of Muhammad i
     • REL-R 152 Jews, Christians, Muslims i
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   • Additional Geographic Region Course Option. One (1) course from an additional Geographic Region (see course lists above).
4. Electives. Additional courses to fulfill remaining requirements selected from the following:
   • Up to six (6) credit hours from the Islamic Studies Approved Languages list.
     • Arabic
     • Azerbaijani
     • Bamana
     • Bengali
     • Dari
     • French
     • Indonesian
     • Kazakh
     • Kurdish
     • Kyrgyz
     • Ottoman
     • Pashto
     • Persian
     • Swahili
     • Turkish
     • Urdu
     • Uyghur
     • Uzbek
     • Wolof
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   • Additional course from from any of the Geographic Regions course lists above.
   • Additional course from from any of the Thematic Area course list above.
5. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.