Overview
- 120 total units to complete the degree
- 37 units in the major (all upper-division)
- 42 of upper-division units total
- Minor (or dual-major) required
- Elective credit to reach 120/42 may be required
- Maximum of 6 units of independent study can be used toward the major
Foundations
- 1st Year English or equivalent
- Math: PHIL 110, LING 123, MATH 105, 107, 112 or higher
- 4th semester second language proficiency
General Education
- UNIV 101: Introduction to General Education
- Exploring Perspectives: Artist
- Exploring Perspectives: Humanist
- Exploring Perspectives: Social Scientist
- Exploring Perspectives: Natural Scientist
- Building Connections
- Building Connections
- Building Connections
- UNIV 301: Portfolio
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) Core Series
SBS majors who start their coursework in Fall 2024 will also be required to complete a total of nine (9) units in the SBS Core Series, three (3) units in each category. Click each category to see a list of eligible courses:
Minor
Required, minimum of 18 units (or double-major)
Modern Standard Arabic Courses
Complete all the following courses (16 units):
- ARB 405: Advanced Arabic I
- ARB 406: Advanced Arabic II
- ARB 407: Fourth Year Arabic I
- ARB 408: Fourth Year Arabic II
Language & Society
Complete one of the following courses (3 units):
- MENA 330: Languages and Societies of the Middle East
- MENA 337: Language and Power in the Middle East and North Africa
Major Electives in Arabic
Complete 4 of the following courses (12 units*):
- ARB 424A: Levantine Arabic
- ARB 424B: Levantine Arabic
- ARB 427A: Colloquial Moroccan Arabic
- ARB 427B: Colloquial Moroccan Arabic II
- ARB 439A: Egyptian Arabic
- ARB 439B: Egyptian Arabic
- ARB 450: Arabic Language Variation: Linguistic Analysis, Diglossia and Ideology in Multiple Genres
- ARB 460: Ethnolinguistics and Religious Diversity in the Arab World
- ARB 484A: Intermediate Levantine Arabic I
- ARB 484B: Intermediate Levantine Arabic II
- ARB 490: Advanced Arabic Media
- ARB 495A: Readings in Modern Arabic Prose
- ARB 495B: Readings in Classical Arabic Prose
- ARB 495C: Readings in Classical Arabic Poetry
- ARB 496B: Special Topics in Arabic Studies
- ARB 496M: Special Topics in Arabic Linguistics
*A maximum of 6 units may be Arabic dialect courses.
Major Electives in English
Complete 2 of the following courses (6 units):
- ARB 426: Introduction to Arabic Linguistics
- ARB 448: Arabic Literature in English Translation
- HIST 495E: Struggle and Survival: Modern Middle East and North Africa, c. 1850 - Present
- LING 454: Structure of a Middle Eastern Language
- MENA 334: Islamic Thought
- MENA 337: Language and Power in the Middle East and North Africa
- MENA 408A: Islamic Movements in the Contemporary Muslim World
- MENA 422: Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
- MENA 417A: North African Societies: History, Culture and Politics
- MENA 430A: Language and Society in the Middle East
- MENA 444: Islamic Mysticism
- MENA 463: Gender Issues and Women's Literature in the Middle East
- MENA 480: The Middle East in the Twentieth Century
- MENA 484: History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1800 to Present
- MENA 496B: Special Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Studies
- MENA 496D: The Late Ottoman Empire
- MENA 496G: Islamic Law and Society
- MENA 496S: Colonialism and the Critique of Modernity
Arabic Flagship Program
Students who participate in the Arabic Flagship program can satisfy up to 4 of their Arabic major courses through study abroad programs.