Overview
The Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Arabic Studies consists of intensive proficiency-oriented coursework in Arabic language acquisition, as well as instruction in essential knowledge and understanding of history, culture, geography, and politics of the Arab world. The program prepares students for a variety of career paths in government, military, business, and education.
Requirements
To receive the Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Major in Arabic Studies, students must complete at least 180 quarter units as listed below, 45 of which must be completed in residence at National University, and 76.5 of which must be completed at the upper-division level. The following courses are degree requirements. In the absence of transfer credit, general electives may be necessary to satisfy the total units required for the degree. Students should refer to the section on undergraduate admission requirements for specific information regarding admission and evaluation. If the foreign language requirement is not completed in General Education, the equivalent must be completed as preparation for the Arabic Studies major either by testing or by satisfactorily passing equivalent preparation from another language.
Program Outcomes
A graduate of the Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Arabic Studies will demonstrate:
- An advanced proficiency in listening and speaking Modern Standard Arabic.
- A command of both Modern Standard Arabic and colloquial regional Arabic.
- The ability to read representative modern texts in Arabic.
- An adequate knowledge of the language to translate and interpret Arabic.
- A working knowledge of Arabic grammar, morphology and vocabulary.
- An understanding of major aspects of Arabic culture and civilization from pre-Islamic times to the present.
- A comprehensive familiarity with the history of the Arab world.
- A basic familiarity with Islam and its influence on the Arab world.
Preparation for the Major
(9 courses; 28.5 quarter units)
ARB 100 Beginning Arabic I
(Co-requisite: ARB 100A)
ARB 100A Beginning Arabic I Lab (1.5 quarter units)
(Co-requisite: ARB 100)
ARB 101 Beginning Arabic II
(Co-requisite: ARB 101A) (Prerequisites: ARB 100/100A)
ARB 101A Beginning Arabic II Lab (1.5 quarter units)
(Co-requisite: ARB 101) (Prerequisites: ARB 100/100A)
ARB 200 Intermediate Arabic I
(Co-requisite: ARB 200A) (Prerequisites: ARB 101/101A)
ARB 200A Intermediate Arabic I Lab (1.5 quarter units)
(Co-requisite: ARB 200) (Prerequisites: ARB 101/101A)
FRA 201 Intermediate Arabic II
(Co-requisite: FRA 201A) (Prerequisites: ARB 200/200A)
FRA 201A Intermediate Arabic II Lab (1.5 quarter units)
(Co-requisite: FRA 201) (Prerequisites: ARB 200/200A)
LIT 100 Introduction to Literature
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
Requirements for the Major
(11 courses, 43.5 quarter units)
FRA 300 Advanced Arabic I
(Co-requisite: FRA 300A) (Prerequisites: FRA 201/201A)
FRA 300A Advanced Arabic I Lab (1.5 quarter units)
(Co-requisite: FRA 300) (Prerequisites: FRA 201/201A)
FRA 301 Advanced Arabic II
(Co-requisite: FRA 301A) (Prerequisites: FRA 300/300A)
FRA 301A Advanced Arabic II Lab (1.5 quarter units)
(Co-requisite: FRA 301) (Prerequisites: FRA 300/300A)
FRA 400 Advanced Arabic Conversation
(Prerequisites: FRA 301/301A)
SOC 327 Arabic Culture
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
HIS 339 History of the Middle East 600-1600
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
HIS 342 Modern History of the Middle East
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
PHL 332 Religion of Islam
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
POL 410 Politics and Government of the Middle East
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
LIT 315 Contemporary Arabic Literature in Translation
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
Upper Division Electives
(7 courses, 31.5 quarter units) The following are strongly recommended:
GLS 430 The Global Economy
(Prerequisite: ENG 240)
HIS 431 The Ancient World
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101 and HIS 233)
HIS 434 The Modern World, 1500 to the Present
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101 and HIS 234)
LIT 463 20th Century World Literature
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
PHL 320 Comparative Religion
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
POL 340 Comparative Politics
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
SOC 328 Intercultural Thinking and Creativity
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
FRA 350 Fundamentals of Arabic Translation
(Prerequisites: FRA 301/301A)
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