2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Arabic Major
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**On 09-03-2024, the following information was updated in the published catalog in an effort to provide accurate information.**
The Arabic major requires a total of 47 credits, including pre-requirements.
Pre-requisites: 4 semesters of the Modern Standard Arabic and a dialect, Egyptian or Levantine (18 credits). Students can test out of pre-requisite courses if they already have knowledge of the language (e.g., via courses at another University).
Modern Standard Arabic Egyptian 1 (ARABIC 0101) or Modern Standard Arabic Levantine 1 (ARABIC 0121) 5 credits
Modern Standard Arabic Egyptian 2 (ARABIC 0102) or Modern Standard Arabic Levantine 2 (ARABIC 0122) 5 credits
Modern Standard Arabic Egyptian 3 (ARABIC 0103) or Modern Standard Arabic Levantine 3 (ARABIC 0123) 4 credits
Modern Standard Arabic Egyptian 4 (ARABIC 0104) or Modern Standard Arabic Levantine 4 (ARABIC 0124) 4 credits
Complete the following four language courses based on the track chosen (Egyptian or Levantine).
Complete two courses from either Egyptian or Levantine.
ARABIC 0105 - MODERN STANDARD ARABIC 5/EGYPTIAN 5 or ARABIC 0125 - MODERN STANDARD ARABIC 5/LEVANTINE 5
ARABIC 0106 - MODERN STANDARD ARABIC 6/EGYPTIAN 6 or ARABIC 0126 - MODERN STANDARD ARABIC 6/LEVANTINE 6
Complete Readings in Arabic.
ARABIC 1115 - READINGS IN ARABIC
Complete Special Topics in Arabic.
ARABIC 1909 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARABIC
Complete two Core courses.
Complete one culture course.
ARABIC 1615 - ARABIC LIFE AND THOUGHT
Complete one Literature/Linguistics course.
ARABIC 1635 - INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE
ARABIC 1705 - INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC LINGUISTICS
Complete a Capstone course which also satisfies the Writing requirement.
ARABIC 1620 - ARAB CINEMA
Complete two elective courses.
(these courses cannot be used for more than one requirement)
ARABIC 1635 - INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE
ARABIC 1645 - GLOBAL ISSUES IN LITERATURE
ARABIC 1705 - INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC LINGUISTICS
AFRCNA 0127 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRICA
ANTH 1737 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
HAA 1103 - RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
HIST 0712 - A GLOBAL HISTORY OF TERRORISM
HIST 0756 - INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
HIST 0400 - EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION TO 1800
HIST 0755 - RELIGION IN ASIA
HIST 0475 - RELIGION AND CULTURE IN EAST ASIA
HIST 0756 - INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
HIST 0753 - RISE OF ISLAM: 500-1200 CE
HIST 1794 - ISLAM, LAW, AND POLITICS
HIST 1766 - MODERN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
JS 1475 - RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
MUSIC 1356 - MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE EAST
PIA 2424 - POLITICS, DEVELOPMENT AND CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
PS 1371 - ISLAM, LAW, AND POLITICS
PS 1351 - GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
PS 1351 - GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
RELGST 1456 - ISLAM IN ASIA
RELGST 0505 - RELIGION IN ASIA
RELGST 1458 - WOMEN AND ISLAM IN ASIA
RELGST 0710 - SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
RELGST 1256 - MODERN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
RELGST 1170 - ARCHAEOLOGY OF ISRAEL-PALESTINE
RELGST 1450 - ISLAM, LAW, AND POLITICS
RELGST 0105 - RELIGIONS OF THE WEST
RELGST 0455 - INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
RELGST 1148 - RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
RELGST 1455 - ISLAM IN EUROPE
RELGST 1475 - RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
GSWS 1150 - TRANSNATIONAL FEMINISMS
Arabic major additional information and requirements
- Each required course for the Arabic major must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- Please contact the Arabic advisor if:
- you had taken Arabic related courses in Study abroad or in other school that could count towards the major.
- there are other courses in Pitt that could count as an elective and are not listed.
- you have prior knowledge of Arabic and could test out of language classes.
- No more than six credits can be taken on the Satisfactory/No Credit S/NC grade basis and used towards the Arabic major.
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