This minor introduces the field of Arabic studies, and offers training in the Arabic language and in the close reading of texts— including poetry, literature, philosophy, theoretical writings, essays, and film—with attention to problems of translation, the history of disciplines, and the formation of institutions. It teaches students to read cultural objects, practices, texts, and institutions as active sites of translation, negotiation, contestation, and invention.

Minor Requirements

1. Lower Division Requirements (language proficiency)
   1. ARBC 001, 002, 003, and 004
2. Upper Division Requirements (16 units)
   1. Twelve (12) upper-division units in Arabic Literature and Culture from ARLC 120, ARLC 151/CPLT 151/MEIS 151, ARLC 152/CPLT 152, ARLC 154/CPLT 154/PHIL 128, ARLC 155/CPLT 155/MEIS 155, ARLC 156/CPLT 156/MEIS 156/RLST 156, and any other related courses chosen in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor.
   2. Four upper-division units from CPLT 110 or a related upper-division course

Language Placement:

For information about placement exams contact Suzy Sharweed.

Committee in Charge

• Jeffrey Sacks, Ph.D., Director, Comparative Literature/Arabic
• Ayman Ramadan, M.A., Arabic
• Daryle Williams, Ph.D., Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio