Islamic Studies Program
Certificate in Islamic Studies
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements ISLMSACRT1
Requirements
The certificate requires at least 24 credit hours (including three (3) credit hours at the 400–499 level), including the requirements listed below.
- Islamic Studies Core. One (1) course:
- HIST-C 205 Islamic History and Civilization
- MELC-M 265 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
- REL-A 270 Introduction to Islam
HIST-C 205 Islamic History and Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Islamic history from its beginnings, circa 570 CE, to 1500 CE. Topics include the emergence of Islam, its expansion throughout Eurasia, the emergence of an Islamic \"civilization\" with its specific notions for law, philosophy, theology, individual and communal identity, religious ritual, everyday life, etc.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-C 205 or NELC-N 265.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 265 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Islamic civilization in the classical period. Topics covered include the life of Muhammad, Koranic and other teachings of Islam, conquests and caliphates, early successor states, law, sects, theology, philosophy, and the relationship between state and religion.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 265 or NELC-N 265.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
REL-A 270 Introduction to Islam
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the religious world of Islam: the Arabian milieu before Muhammad's prophetic call, the career of the Prophet. Qur'an and hadith, ritual and the pillars of Muslim praxis, legal, and theological traditions; mysticism and devotional piety, reform and revivalist movements.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-A 270 or REL-R 257.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- 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)
- AFRI-L 202 Occultism in Africa
- AFRI-L 231 African Civilization
- AFRI-L 232 Contemporary Africa (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups (Approved topics: "ISLAM IN AND OUT OF AFRICA" (TPC 39))
- ARTH-A 255 Topics in African Art History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- ARTH-A 355 Art, Craft, and Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa
- ARTH-A 453 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa I: Arts of Africa's Western Sudan
- ARTH-A 454 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa II: Arts of the West African Coast
- HIST-E 300 Issues in African History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HIST-E 338 History of Muslim West Africa
- HIST-H 227 African Civilizations
- HIST-J 300 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
AFRI-L 100 Topics in African Society and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of selected topics in African studies not covered in existing regularly scheduled courses.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
AFRI-L 202 Occultism in Africa
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines occultism in Africa by identifying major forms and their power of influence within selected regions. Develops a clear intellectual understanding of occult practice in Africa and the major role it plays there.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
AFRI-L 231 African Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A historical introduction to Africa.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AFRI-L 231 or HIST-H 227.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
AFRI-L 232 Contemporary Africa
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introduction to current social, economic, and political issues in Africa.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An ethnographic survey of a selected culture area or ethnic group.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ARTH-A 255 Topics in African Art History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable topics in African art and visual culture, including important issues and areas of the continent.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in ARTH-A 255 and FINA-A 255.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
ARTH-A 355 Art, Craft, and Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of technology, history, and uses of traditional African art materials, such as metals, ceramics, wood, and fiber. Emphasis is on furniture, textiles, decorative arts, and utilitarian objects.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 355 or FINA-A 355.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
ARTH-A 453 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa I: Arts of Africa's Western Sudan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analysis of visual art traditions of West Africa, focusing primarily on the peoples of the Western Sudan and including the area from northern Nigeria to Senegal. Emphasis on the concepts and themes that give the art its beauty, power, and social relevance for the peoples who use it.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 453 or FINA-A 453.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 454 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa II: Arts of the West African Coast
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analysis of visual art traditions of West Africa, focusing primarily on the peoples of the Atlantic coast from Nigeria to the Republic of Guinea. Emphasis on the concepts and themes that give the art its beauty, power, and social relevance for the peoples who use it.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 454 or FINA-A 454.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-E 300 Issues in African History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-E 338 History of Muslim West Africa
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Develops the origins of Islam in West Africa and the ways West Africans incorporated, transformed, and amplified Muslim beliefs and practices throughout history.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-E 338 or HIST-E 438.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-H 227 African Civilizations
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to African culture; African environment; early humans in Africa; precolonial history; traditional political, economic, and social systems; language, religion, art, music, literature.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AFRI-L 231 or HIST-H 227.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Middle East and North Africa.
- ANTH-E 386 Performance, Culture, and Power in the Middle East and North Africa
- ANTH-E 397 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East (Approved topics: "PEOPLES & CULT OF THE MID EAST" (TPC 1))
- CEUS-R 292 Introduction to Turkic and Iranian Civilization
- CEUS-R 351 Prophets, Poets, and Kings: Iranian Civilization
- CEUS-R 352 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
- CEUS-R 354 Persian Literature in Translation
- CEUS-R 380 Literature of the Ottoman Court in Translation
- CEUS-R 382 Cultural History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
- CEUS-R 386 Islam, Islamism, and Modernity in Turkey
- CEUS-R 389 Topics in Turkish Studies (Approved topics: "HISTORY OF TURKISH REPUBLIC" (TPC 1))
- CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CMLT-C 370 Comparative Studies in Western and Middle Eastern Literatures
- FOLK-F 215 Folklore, Health, and Illness
- FOLK-F 307
- FOLK-F 308 Middle Eastern and Arab Mythology
- FOLK-F 377 Popular Culture and Politics in the Middle East
- HIST-C 210 History of the Modern Middle East
- HIST-C 305 Issues in Near Eastern History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- JSTU-C 334 What is Middle Eastern? Perspectives Gained through Comparison with Israel
- JSTU-J 304 Social and Historical Topics in Jewish Studies
- MELC-M 233 The Golden Age of Islamic Civilization
- MELC-M 304 Issues in Middle Eastern Culture and Society (Approved topics: "WOMEN AND GENDER IN THE MIDDLE EAST" (TPC 3))
- MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MELC-M 334 What is Middle Eastern? Perspectives Gained through Comparison with Israel
- MELC-M 339 Middle Eastern Politics
- MELC-M 350 Modern Iran
- POLS-Y 339 Middle Eastern Politics
ANTH-E 386 Performance, Culture, and Power in the Middle East and North Africa
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Middle Eastern cultures are well known for their rich and diverse performance practices. Taking an ethnographic perspective, this course views performances as communicative events through which social relations are organized. It explores how performances both participate in local arrangements of power and constitute responses to colonialism, nationalism, and globalization.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-E 386 or CMCL-C 422.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-E 397 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- General anthropological introduction to social institutions and cultural forms of the Arab countries of North Africa and the Near East, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan. Topics include ecology, development of Islam and Muslim empires, traditional adaptive strategies, consequences of colonialism, independence and rise of nation-states, impact of modernization, changing conceptions of kinship, ethnicity, and gender.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-E 397, CEUS-R 352, CEUS-U 397, or NELC-N 397.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 292 Introduction to Turkic and Iranian Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the Turkic and Iranian peoples of Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Introduces languages, literatures, and cultures; covers history, society, and economy with a focus on Islam and socio-political movements today. Includes guest lectures, films, museum visits, and musical and dance performances.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 351 Prophets, Poets, and Kings: Iranian Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Traces the history of Iranians from ancient times through the Arab conquest to today. Focuses on institutions, religious, secular and ecclesiastic hierarchies, minorities, devotional and communal change, and Iranian influences on Islam. Visual and archaeological aids used. No previous knowledge of subject matter required.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 351 or CEUS-U 311.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 352 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Ethnographic survey examines the social institutions and cultural forms in contemporary Middle Eastern societies (i.e., the Arab world, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan). Topics include ecology; Islam; pastoral nomadism; agriculture and cities; colonialism and nation-states; tribalism, ethnicity, and gender; and modernization, oil wealth, labor migration, and social unrest.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-E 397, CEUS-R 352, CEUS-U 397, or NELC-N 397.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 354 Persian Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected readings from Persian literature in English translation. May concentrate on a particular theme, period, or author. Special attention paid to the historical and cultural contexts of the works, as well as problems in translation, critical analysis, and interpretation.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CEUS-R 354, CEUS-U 372, and NELC-N 380.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CEUS-R 380 Literature of the Ottoman Court in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Reading and analysis of representative literary texts of the Ottoman court--both poetry and prose. Introduction to various literary forms, such as gazel, kaside, mesnevi, tezkire and others, used by Ottoman authors. Uses the classical Ottoman canon as well as modern and contemporary theoretical approaches for interpretation.
CEUS-R 382 Cultural History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the rich and varied cultures of Turkey, from Ottoman times to present. Considers issues such as literary and vernacular languages, women, Kemal Atatürk, Turkish Islams, education, Kurdish nationalism, and Turkey’s relations with Europe. Turkish films and visual materials used with readings.
CEUS-R 386 Islam, Islamism, and Modernity in Turkey
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the complex relationship between Islam and politics, and Islamism's predicament with modernity and democracy. Although it concentrates on Turkey and its Ottoman past, a comparative approach examines developments throughout the Muslim Middle East and other parts of the world affected by the phenomena of political Islam and jihadist discourses and activities.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CEUS-R 389 Topics in Turkish Studies
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable title course for topics in Turkish studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Emphasis on non-Western film in relation to literary and cultural texts. Films may be studied as adaptations of literary works, as reworkings of generic or ideological traditions, and in their engagement with the aesthetics of non-Western theater and Hollywood. Focus on one regional tradition (African, Asian, Middle Eastern) each time the course is offered.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CMLT-C 370 Comparative Studies in Western and Middle Eastern Literatures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- Literary exchanges and influences between Western and Middle Eastern traditions in Arabic, Persian, or Turkish. Period and topic vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FOLK-F 215 Folklore, Health, and Illness
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on concepts of health and illness in traditional cultures and societies. Addresses a variety of cross-cultural situations from the East and the West; special emphasis on Middle Eastern Arab traditions (Muslim, Christian, and Jewish). A student may conduct research on a traditional community in any part of the world.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
FOLK-F 308 Middle Eastern and Arab Mythology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines "mythological" belief systems and related manifestations that exist as quasi-formal religious ideologies in Middle Eastern communities. Emphasis is placed on Arab groups and Islam-based ideologies. (Other groups may be selected for the student's research. Arabic language may be selected on individual basis for reading/research.)
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
FOLK-F 377 Popular Culture and Politics in the Middle East
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Through ethnographic case studies, this course examines the dynamics of popular culture and mass media in the Middle East, including the Arabic speaking nations of Israel, Turkey, Iran, and North Africa.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
HIST-C 210 History of the Modern Middle East
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Middle Eastern history from 1750 to the present. Topics include Westernization, World War I, the Cold War, the rise of Arab nationalism and political Islam, the foundation of Israel, the first and second Gulf Wars, and US interventions in the region.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 305 Issues in Near Eastern History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of the history of the Near East, apart from the Greco-Roman World or of the Islamic world. Topics vary but may cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
JSTU-C 334 What is Middle Eastern? Perspectives Gained through Comparison with Israel
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines work that makes claims about Middle Eastern dynamics, by describing histories, gender regimes, secular/religious tensions, etc, that are perceived as common across Middle Eastern societies. Uses Israel, a possible Middle Eastern society, to provide a fresh perspective on what does and does not hold the Middle East together.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of JSTU-C 334 or MELC-M 334.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
JSTU-J 304 Social and Historical Topics in Jewish Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected social and historical topics and issues in Jewish studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 233 The Golden Age of Islamic Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on the Abbasid period of Islamic history, which began in 750 CE, and is considered the \"golden age\" of Islamic civilization due to remarkable accomplishments in culture, art, architecture, and scholarship during this time.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 233 or NELC-N 233.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 304 Issues in Middle Eastern Culture and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores particular problems, themes, and topics relating to the cultures of the Middle East in depth. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours in MELC-M 304 and NELC-N 304.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Engages selected works of Middle Eastern literature in relation to a singular cultural problem or theme. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours in MELC-M 305 and NELC-N 305.
MELC-M 334 What is Middle Eastern? Perspectives Gained through Comparison with Israel
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines work that makes claims about Middle Eastern dynamics, by describing histories, gender regimes, secular/religious tensions, etc, that are perceived as common across Middle Eastern societies. Uses Israel, a possible Middle Eastern society, to provide a fresh perspective on what does and does not hold the Middle East together.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 334 or JSTU-C 334.
MELC-M 339 Middle Eastern Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores political culture and change in selected Middle Eastern and North African countries. Topics covered include political elites, traditional cultures, modern political ideology, institutions of political control, conflict management, and social reform policies.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 339, NELC-N 339, or POLS-Y 339.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 350 Modern Iran
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the history and culture of Iran from 1500 to the present, emphasizing the last century. Readings cover historical, religious, and cultural issues, the two great revolutions of the 20th century, and Iran\'s role in recent events in the Middle East. Also follows current events in Iran.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 350 or NELC-N 350.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 339 Middle Eastern Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Political culture and change in selected Middle Eastern and North African countries. Topics include political elites, traditional cultures, modern political ideology, institutions of political control, conflict management, and social reform policies.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Central and Inner Asia.
- ANTH-E 251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror
- ANTH-E 398 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
- CEUS-R 110 Central Asia: Cultures and Customs
- CEUS-R 199 Introductory Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CEUS-R 213 Islam in Central Asia
- CEUS-R 251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror
- CEUS-R 281 Turkish Literature in Translation
- CEUS-R 291 Inner Asian Religious Beliefs
- CEUS-R 292 Introduction to Turkic and Iranian Civilization
- CEUS-R 299 Intermediate Topics in Central Eurasian Studies (Approved topics: "SOCIETY & POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY IRAN" (TPC 8))
- CEUS-R 310 Introduction to Central Asian History
- CEUS-R 311 Travelers and Explorers in Central Asia
- CEUS-R 312 Shrine and Pilgrimage in Central Asian Islam
- CEUS-R 313 Islam in Soviet Union and Successor States
- CEUS-R 314 Islamization in Inner Asia
- CEUS-R 315 Politics and Society in Central Asia
- CEUS-R 316 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
- CEUS-R 322 Jews of the Muslim East
- CEUS-R 329 Topics in Central Asian Studies
- CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
- CEUS-R 332 History of Xinjiang to 1911
- CEUS-R 333 Cultures and Civilization of Xinjiang
- CEUS-R 389 Topics in Turkish Studies (Approved topics: "ISLAM ISLAMISM MODERNITY TURKEY" (TPC 22))
- CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- CEUS-R 411 Ethnic History of Central Asia
- CEUS-R 412 Central Asia under Russian Rule
- CEUS-R 413 Islamic Central Asia, Sixteenth-Nineteenth Centuries
- CEUS-R 414 The Yasavi Sufis and Central Asian Islam
- CEUS-R 415 The Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition in Central Asia
- CEUS-R 416 Religion and Power in Islamic Central Asia
- COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (Approved topics: "SAINTS OF THE SILK ROAD" (TPC 40))
- POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science (Approved topics: "IDENTITY POLS/CHINA-INNER ASIA" (TPC 133); "POLITICS IN XINJIANG" (TPC 307))
ANTH-E 251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The September 11th attacks prompted the on-going "War on Terrorism" against Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This course examines this conflict while focusing on Afghanistan as a multi-ethnic, modern nation-state ravaged by a century of internal colonialism and most recently by foreign invasions, proxy wars, and global terrorism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-E 251, CEUS-R 251, or NELC-N 251.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-E 398 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- General anthropological introduction to societies and cultures of contemporary Muslim successor states of former Soviet Central Asia, Western China (Xinjiang), and Iran and Afghanistan. Topics include ecology, ethnohistory, traditional subsistence strategies, family, kinship, gender, sociopolitical organization, impact of colonial rule of tsarist and Soviet Russia and China, development of modern nation-states in Iran and Afghanistan, and dynamics of current conflicts and future prospects.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-E 398, CEUS-R 316, or CEUS-U 398.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 110 Central Asia: Cultures and Customs
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Central Asia, including Xinjiang and Mongolia, and Central Asian peoples. Examines the fabled "Silk Road" and the diverse cultures, societies, and life-ways of this region: herders, farmers, caravan traders, and city-dwellers. Most of the population is Muslim and Turkic-speaking but other religions and languages are represented as well.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 199 Introductory Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable title course for introductory topics in Central Eurasian studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours in CEUS-R 199 and CEUS-U 320.
CEUS-R 213 Islam in Central Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course surveys the history and contemporary status of Islam in Central Asia, a region shaped by engagement with Islamic religion and civilization for over a millennium, and marked recently by the interaction of traditional patterns of Muslim religious life with the impact of Russian, Soviet, and Chinese rule.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The September 11th attacks prompted the on-going "War on Terrorism" against Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This course examines this conflict while focusing on Afghanistan as a multi-ethnic, modern nation-state ravaged by a century of internal colonialism and most recently by foreign invasions, proxy wars, and global terrorism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-E 251, CEUS-R 251, or NELC-N 251.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 281 Turkish Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Turkish literature in translation, including Ottoman court literature, Turkish epic and troubadour poetry, and modern and contemporary Turkish literature. No previous knowledge of the Turkish language or its literature is required, but familiarity with Turkish or Middle Eastern literary traditions is helpful.
CEUS-R 291 Inner Asian Religious Beliefs
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Describes the diverse religious beliefs of Inner Asia (oasis Central Asia, Turkic nomads, Mongolia, Tibet), focusing on Islam, Buddhism, and native religions. Topics include world religions on the Silk Road, Islamic and Buddhist conversions, native religions and "shamanism," revivalist and modernizing movements, Communist and post-Communist liberalization.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 291 or CEUS-U 292.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CEUS-R 292 Introduction to Turkic and Iranian Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the Turkic and Iranian peoples of Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Introduces languages, literatures, and cultures; covers history, society, and economy with a focus on Islam and socio-political movements today. Includes guest lectures, films, museum visits, and musical and dance performances.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 299 Intermediate Topics in Central Eurasian Studies
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable title course for intermediate topics in Central Eurasian studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours in CEUS-R 299 and CEUS-U 320.
CEUS-R 310 Introduction to Central Asian History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores Central Asia's role in world history, in Islam, and as a link between East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Readings in English translation.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 311 Travelers and Explorers in Central Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Charts the exploration of Central Asia from China to Iran in the eighth through the nineteenth centuries. Uses primary sources in English translation to evaluate these travelogues as sources, comparing and contrasting medieval and modern, from insider and outsider perspectives.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 312 Shrine and Pilgrimage in Central Asian Islam
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys religious beliefs and activities involving shrines and pilgrimage to holy places in Muslim Central Asia, from beginning to present. Broadens understanding of how shrines served the religious needs of Central Asian Muslims and the relationship between shrine-centered religious life and "normative" religious practice.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 312 or CEUS-U 392.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CEUS-R 313 Islam in Soviet Union and Successor States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys Islam and Muslim communities in areas of the former U.S.S.R. After basic coverage of Islam, Russian expansion, and their interaction, the course focuses on the pressures experienced by and exerted by Islam as a religion and socio-cultural system, with attention to religious life's adaptations to the Soviet and post-Soviet context.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 313 or CEUS-U 394.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
CEUS-R 314 Islamization in Inner Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the distinctive character of Islam in Inner Asia, including religious change and "conversion," and geographic, ethnic, and political contexts. Explores cases of Islamization, emphasizing indigenous accounts and their significance in Islamic and Inner Asian patterns of religious meaning and ritual.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CEUS-R 315 Politics and Society in Central Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introduction to Central Eurasia, especially the former Soviet Union, focusing on the 1980s and beyond. Main topics are politics, society, and economy; others include demography, Islam, women, and foreign policy.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 315 or CEUS-U 395.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 316 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Anthropology of former Soviet Central Asia and adjacent areas of Iran and Afghanistan. Topics include ecology, ethnohistory, subsistence traditions; kinship, gender, identities; religion; transformations under Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism. No previous knowledge presumed; background in anthropology helpful.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-E 398, CEUS-R 316, or CEUS-U 398.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 322 Jews of the Muslim East
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the fascinating history and culture of Jews in the Muslim world east of the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire, including Central Asia, Iran and Afghanistan, from antiquity to the present.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 329 Topics in Central Asian Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable title course for topics in Central Asian studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of Xinjiang's politics from 1900 to the present, focusing on Islam, identity politics, immigration, language battles, cultural resistance, the Production and Construction Corps, political economy, and oil.
CEUS-R 332 History of Xinjiang to 1911
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the tumultuous history of Xinjiang, geographically part of Central Asia, but now under Chinese rule. Covers cultural, ethnic, religious, and geopolitical changes to 1911. Topics include ecology and economy; Uyghur, Chinese, Mongol, and Manchu empires; Islamization; the Jihaddist movement; and stirrings of nationalism.
CEUS-R 333 Cultures and Civilization of Xinjiang
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys Xinjiang (Chinese Turkestan) from prehistory to today: material life, languages, literature, arts, and religion. Considers the "mummy controversy," Xinjiang on the so-called Silk Road, Islamization, and cultural diversity today. Themes include cultural borrowing, "clash of civilization," and the politics of multiculturalism.
CEUS-R 389 Topics in Turkish Studies
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable title course for topics in Turkish studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Challenges the assumption that terms such as "Chinese," "Taiwanese," or "Kazakh" represent straightforward concepts. Via theories of identity, and careful attention to the history of China and Inner Asia, explores and explodes the association of identity and descent, language and ethnicity, citizenship and nationality.
CEUS-R 411 Ethnic History of Central Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the formation of major ethnic groups inhabiting Central Asia and their traditional cultures. Examines how nomadic migrations, imperial policies, and nationalism have affected inter-ethnic relations as background to current ethnic issues in Central Asia.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 411 or CEUS-U 496.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 412 Central Asia under Russian Rule
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Russia and Central Asia's complex relations, covering Russian expansion in the sixteenth century, Russian conquest in the nineteenth century, socio-political developments, and the emergence of modern nations in the 1920s. Themes include mechanism of Empire, dynamics between conqueror and conquered, and colonial administration of Islamic peoples.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 412 or CEUS-U 494.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 413 Islamic Central Asia, Sixteenth-Nineteenth Centuries
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys Islamic Central Asia from the sixteenth century to the Russian conquest, especially Chinggisid Uzbek states and the "tribal" dynasties, but also East Turkestan to 1755, and nomadic Qasaqs, Qirghiz, Turkmens. Themes include political institutions, legitimation, nomads and sedentaries; ethnic developments; religion and culture; sources and historiography.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 413 or CEUS-U 493.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 414 The Yasavi Sufis and Central Asian Islam
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys the Yasavi Sufi tradition, famous for the magnificent shrine complex built by Timur and the collection of Turkic mystical poetry ascribed to Ahmad Yasavi. There is much more to the Yasavi tradition, however, and it is an unparalleled window on the religious history of Islamic Central Asia.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 414 or CEUS-U 393.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CEUS-R 415 The Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition in Central Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of Sufism in Central Asia, challenges under Mongol rule, early founding figures, doctrinal profile and practices, and the subsequent history of the Naqshbandi communities in the modern era.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
CEUS-R 416 Religion and Power in Islamic Central Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of the roles of religious figures and institutions in sanctioning, exercising, and/or undermining political authority in Islamic Central Asia. Focuses on the political influence wielded by the local representatives of Islam's spiritual ideal, especially Sufi shaykhs and how they used their extraordinary socio-economic and political power.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 416 or CEUS-U 498.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 103 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the arts and humanities Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 103 or COLL-S 103.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourse
POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science
- Credits
- 2–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topic varies with the instructor and year; consult the online
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- South and Southeast Asia.
- ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society (Approved topics: "POST-TALIBAN AFGHAN WAR TERROR" (TPC 29))
- CEUS-R 251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror
- HIST-G 300 Issues in Asian History (Approved topics: "ISLAM AND EMPIRE IN SOUTH ASIA" (TPC 7))
- HIST-J 300 Seminar In History (Approved topics: "INDIAN OCEAN AS THE CRADLE OF GLOBALIZATION" (TPC 79))
- INST-I 380 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions
- POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science (Approved topics: "WAR AND PEACE IN SOUTH ASIA" (TPC 91))
- REL-A 470 Topics in Islamic Studies
- REL-B 330 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions
ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics in the anthropological study of social and cultural institutions. Emphasizes understanding and developing anthropological approaches to questions about social, economic, political, and historical relationships among groups and individuals in contexts across the globe. Course topics may utilize ethnographic, archaeological, linguistic, and historical information.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 251 Post-Taliban Afghanistan and the War on Terror
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The September 11th attacks prompted the on-going "War on Terrorism" against Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This course examines this conflict while focusing on Afghanistan as a multi-ethnic, modern nation-state ravaged by a century of internal colonialism and most recently by foreign invasions, proxy wars, and global terrorism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ANTH-E 251, CEUS-R 251, or NELC-N 251.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 300 Issues in Asian History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-J 300 Seminar In History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The refinement of students\' skills as historians; will focus on the skills of writing, interpretation, historical reasoning, discussion, and research.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic and the authorization of the history undergraduate advisor for a total of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
INST-I 380 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A historical view of the officially sanctioned roles for women in several religious traditions in South Asia, and women\'s efforts to become agents and participants in the religious expressions of their own lives.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of INST-I 380, REL-B 330, or REL-R 382.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Senior standing or consent of department
- Notes
- Research paper required
- Description
- Seminar sessions arranged to present papers for evaluation and criticism by fellow students. Subject matter varies by semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
REL-A 470 Topics in Islamic Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics on Islamic law, philosophy, theology, and mysticism.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-A 470 and REL-R 456.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-B 330 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical view of the officially sanctioned roles for women in several religious traditions in South Asia, and women\'s efforts to become agents and participants in the religious expressions of their own lives.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of INST-I 380, REL-B 330, or REL-R 382.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Russia and East-Central Europe.
- ANTH-E 400 Undergraduate Seminar (Approved topics: "ISLAM IN THE BALKANS" (TPC 105))
- CEUS-R 313 Islam in Soviet Union and Successor States
- EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Topics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
ANTH-E 400 Undergraduate Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive examination of selected topics in anthropology. Emphasis on analytic investigation and critical discussion. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be taken with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CEUS-R 313 Islam in Soviet Union and Successor States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Surveys Islam and Muslim communities in areas of the former U.S.S.R. After basic coverage of Islam, Russian expansion, and their interaction, the course focuses on the pressures experienced by and exerted by Islam as a religion and socio-cultural system, with attention to religious life's adaptations to the Soviet and post-Soviet context.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CEUS-R 313 or CEUS-U 394.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected ideas, trends, and problems in contemporary Europe from the perspective of social and behavioral sciences. Specific topics will be announced each semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Topics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Extensive analysis of selected contemporary political problems. Topics vary from semester to semester and are listed in the online
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science
- Credits
- 2–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topic varies with the instructor and year; consult the online
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Western Europe and America.
- EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- JSTU-J 260 Literary Masterpieces of Muslim Spain
- JSTU-J 360 Muslim Spain and Portugal: History and Memory
- MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature (Approved topics: "MUSLIMS IN WESTERN POLITICS" (TPC 7))
- POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science (Approved topics: "MUSLIMS IN WESTERN POLITICS" (TPC 306))
- POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science (Approved topics: "MLK,JR, MALCOLM X AND CVL RGHTS MOVMNT, 1954-68" (TPC 100))
- REL-C 320 African American Religions
- REL-C 335 New Religious Movements in the Americas
- REL-C 420 Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in American Religion
EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected ideas, trends, and problems in contemporary Europe from the perspective of social and behavioral sciences. Specific topics will be announced each semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
JSTU-J 260 Literary Masterpieces of Muslim Spain
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Overview of the Golden Age of Arabic and Hebrew literature in the Iberian Peninsula under Muslim rule (al-Andalus) during the Middle Ages. Covers the historical context in which the Golden Age occurred, as well as examples from its poetry and prose, in English translation.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of JSTU-J 260 or NELC-N 260.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
JSTU-J 360 Muslim Spain and Portugal: History and Memory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces the history, culture, and memory of Muslim Iberia, a multicultural society in a corner of premodern Europe ruled by Islam. Provides the history from 711 until 1492, focuses on its cultural achievements, and explores the roles that Muslim Iberia played in various historical and religious contexts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of JSTU-J 360 or NELC-N 360.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Engages selected works of Middle Eastern literature in relation to a singular cultural problem or theme. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours in MELC-M 305 and NELC-N 305.
POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science
- Credits
- 2–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topic varies with the instructor and year; consult the online
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Senior standing or consent of department
- Notes
- Research paper required
- Description
- Seminar sessions arranged to present papers for evaluation and criticism by fellow students. Subject matter varies by semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
REL-C 320 African American Religions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the varieties of African American religions, especially Christianity, Islam, Yoruba, Vodun, and Humanism, from the colonial era to the present. Methodologies will also be critically examined.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-C 320 or REL-R 321.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE DUScourse
REL-C 335 New Religious Movements in the Americas
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Offers a theoretical and comparative survey of the emergence of religious traditions. Groups may include early Christianity, early Islam, Nichirin Shoshu, Mormonism, Tenrikyo, the Nation of Islam, Scientology, Falun Gong, and the Branch Davidians.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-C 335 or REL-R 334.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-C 420 Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in American Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An examination of the religious thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in the context of American religious cultures.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-C 420 or REL-R 438.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- 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
- ARTH-A 327 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Islamic Art
- ARTH-A 426 The Medieval City
- ARTH-A 459 The Painted Image in the Islamic World
- ARTH-A 489 Topics in Islamic Art (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CEUS-R 359 Topics in Iranian Studies (Approved topics: "SHI'ISM: DEBATES & DISCOURSES" (TPC 302))
- COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (Approved topics: "JESUS, ALEXANDER AND OTHER HEROES OF ISLAM" (TPC 46))
- COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (Approved topics: "OIL, ISLAM AND GEOPOLITICS" (TPC 2))
- HIST-C 205 Islamic History and Civilization
- HIST-W 200 Issues in World History (Approved topics: "MUSLIM-JEWISH RELATIONS 20TH CENTURY" (TPC 26))
- INTL-I 426 Advanced Topics in International Studies (Approved topics: "SHI'ISM: DEBATES AND DISCOURSES" (TPC 3))
- JSTU-J 204 Social and Historical Topics in Jewish Studies (Approved topics: "MUSLIM-JEWISH RELATIONS IN THE 20TH CENTURY" (TPC 6))
- MELC-M 265 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
- MELC-M 307 Issues in Islamic Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- MELC-M 361 Islamic Feminisms
- MELC-M 365 Islamic Philosophy
- MELC-M 370 Koranic Studies
- MELC-M 391 War and Peace in the Islamic Tradition
- MELC-M 392 Islam and Modernity
- PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy
- REL-A 270 Introduction to Islam
- REL-A 275 Sex and Gender in Islam
- REL-A 380 Knowing the Will of God in Islam I: Law
- REL-A 470 Topics in Islamic Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- REL-A 480 Knowing the Will of God in Islam II: Theology
- REL-A 485 The Life and Legacy of Muhammad
- REL-R 152 Jews, Christians, Muslims
ARTH-A 281 Introduction to Islamic Art and Visual Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of the spectacular art, architecture and visual culture of the Islamic world, from its beginnings in the seventh century through to the recent past.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 281, FINA-A 281, or FINA-A 327.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
ARTH-A 327 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Islamic Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Provides a comprehensive overview of modern and contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 327 or FINA-A 327.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 426 The Medieval City
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course will examine the cities of Western Europe and the Islamic and Byzantine worlds from the perspective of the institutions of the city and the art and architecture they generated, including houses, fortifications, churches, town halls, guild halls, and markets. Medieval representations of the city also will be explored.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 426 or FINA-A 426.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 459 The Painted Image in the Islamic World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Investigates the rich and vibrant tradition of painted imagery in the Islamic world. Uses materials that date from the Umayyad period (seventh-eighth centuries) to the early modern period to examine representational practice in the Middle East, representation of the human form in the Islamic world, illustration of narrative tales and scientific texts, and the circulation of topographical imagery through pilgrimage.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 459 or FINA-A 459.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
ARTH-A 489 Topics in Islamic Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Special topics in the history and study of Islamic art.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ARTH-A 489 and FINA-A 489.
CEUS-R 359 Topics in Iranian Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Variable title course for topics in Iranian studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours in CEUS-R 359 and CEUS-U 399.
COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 103 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the arts and humanities Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 103 or COLL-S 103.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourse
COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 104 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the social and historical studies Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 104 or COLL-S 104.
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 205 Islamic History and Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Islamic history from its beginnings, circa 570 CE, to 1500 CE. Topics include the emergence of Islam, its expansion throughout Eurasia, the emergence of an Islamic \"civilization\" with its specific notions for law, philosophy, theology, individual and communal identity, religious ritual, everyday life, etc.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-C 205 or NELC-N 265.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-W 200 Issues in World History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of general import. Topics will vary from semester to semester but will usually be broad subjects that cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
INTL-I 426 Advanced Topics in International Studies
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- In-depth study and analysis of an international problem, culminating in a research project. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics up to four times.
JSTU-J 204 Social and Historical Topics in Jewish Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected social and historical topics and issues in Jewish studies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 265 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Islamic civilization in the classical period. Topics covered include the life of Muhammad, Koranic and other teachings of Islam, conquests and caliphates, early successor states, law, sects, theology, philosophy, and the relationship between state and religion.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 265 or NELC-N 265.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 307 Issues in Islamic Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores particular topics, problems, or themes in Islamic studies. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours in MELC-M 307 or NELC-N 307.
MELC-M 361 Islamic Feminisms
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Provides a broad survey of women's issues and gender issues within the contexts of multiple societies in the Islamic world, with a focus on the Middle East.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 361 or NELC-N 361.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
MELC-M 365 Islamic Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces the chief philosophers, schools, and issues of Islamic philosophy. Issues discussed include the relationship between religion and philosophy, philosophy and society, the nature of the soul, the basis of rational knowledge, the relationship between mysticism and philosophy, and the role of philosophy in Islamic religious education.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 365 and NELC-N 365.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
MELC-M 370 Koranic Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces the Koran in its historical role as the Islamic revelation. Covers its formation and compilation, the structural and stylistic characteristics of the text, and its role and function in Islam. Explores the different schools of interpretation throughout history and comparative studies between the Koran and the Judeo-Christian scriptures.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 370 or NELC-N 370.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
MELC-M 391 War and Peace in the Islamic Tradition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores war and peace as universal themes within the internally diverse Islamic tradition. Focuses on how the concepts of war and peace are dealt with as religious, ethical, legal, and social issues and traces the various meanings of jihad in different sources.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 391 or NELC-N 391.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
MELC-M 392 Islam and Modernity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Islam and its compatibility with modernity is a much-debated issue in the contemporary period. This course addresses the important \"hot-button\" issues that are frequently raised in these debates: political Islam, democracy, pluralism, women\'s rights, human rights, secularization and globalization, among others.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MELC-M 392 or NELC-N 392.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
- Description
- A selective survey of Western philosophy from the turn of the Christian era to the end of the Middle Ages. Readings from some or all of Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Abelard, Bonaventure, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and Ockham.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
REL-A 270 Introduction to Islam
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the religious world of Islam: the Arabian milieu before Muhammad's prophetic call, the career of the Prophet. Qur'an and hadith, ritual and the pillars of Muslim praxis, legal, and theological traditions; mysticism and devotional piety, reform and revivalist movements.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-A 270 or REL-R 257.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
REL-A 275 Sex and Gender in Islam
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- No prior knowledge of Islam required. Explores the role of sex and gender in shaping the lives of Muslims. Focuses on the experiences of Muslim women, men, as well as people who inhabit non-normative genders and sexualities. Investigates the ways in which Muslims negotiate and respond to the sexual politics of the times in which they live.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
REL-A 380 Knowing the Will of God in Islam I: Law
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Students gain understanding of how Muslims have traditionally interpreted the texts of revelation (Qur\'an and Hadith) through the development of practical \"hands-on\" methods. Designed to resemble classes in theology, jurisprudence, and law in a medieval Islamic college.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-A 380 or REL-R 378.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
REL-A 470 Topics in Islamic Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics on Islamic law, philosophy, theology, and mysticism.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-A 470 and REL-R 456.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-A 480 Knowing the Will of God in Islam II: Theology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Develops students\' understanding of the central theological issues in Muslim thought as they were developed by various groups and individuals over the last 1,300 years.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-A 480 or REL-R 468.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
REL-A 485 The Life and Legacy of Muhammad
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the ways in which sacred biography is used in various contexts to develop theories of authority and history. Applies theories and methods of textual interpretation to the earliest known biography of the Prophet Muhammad (d. 632 C.E.).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-A 485 or REL-R 467.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
REL-R 152 Jews, Christians, Muslims
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Patterns of religious life and thought in the West: continuities, changes, and contemporary issues.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Additional Geographic Region Course Option. One (1) course from an additional Geographic Region (see course lists above).
- Thematic Area Option. One (1) course:
- 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
- Additional course from from any of the Geographic Regions course lists above.
- Additional course from from any of the Thematic Area course list above.
- Up to six (6) credit hours from the Islamic Studies Approved Languages list.
- Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- 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.
- At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
- 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.
- 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.