Courses

Please visit the EagleApps Course Information and Schedule section in Agoral Portal for up-to-date course descriptions, faculty, meeting times, and room assignments.

Fine Arts

Course NumberCourse Title
ARTH 2201Imperial Reflections: Art and Architecture of Early-Modern Islamic Dynasties
ARTH 2203Great Cities of Islam: Istanbul
ARTH 2213Intro to Islamic Art & Architecture
ARTH 2280Masterpieces of Islamic Art
ARTH 3012After Genghis Khan: Art and Architecture in Iran and Central Asia
ARTH 3999 /
ICSP 3999
Politics of Modern Middle Eastern Art
ARTH 4409Islamic Book
FILM 3386Conflict Resolution Films
FILM TBDFilm and Genocide

History

Course NumberCourse Title
HIST 1716Geographies of Imperialism: History of Colonization
HIST 2155Podcasting the Ottomans
HIST 2207Islamic Civilization in the Middle East
HIST 3120The Arabian Nights from Bagdad
HIST 3315Islam in South Asia
HIST 3334Islamic Spain/al-Andalus: Word, Monument, & Image
HIST 3353Africa, Islam, & Europe
HIST 4122Odysseys in Western & Islamic Traditions
HIST 4123Gender, Sex, and Power in the Ottoman and British Empires
HIST 4131Rise & Fall of the Ottoman Empire
HIST 4132Nationalism and the Middle East
HIST 4133Middle East Nationalisms Compared: Pan-Turkism, Pan-Arabism, and Zionism
HIST 4135History & Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
HIST 4140Middle East in the Twentieth Century
HIST 4497Terror & the American Century
HIST 5110The Islamic Mediterranean
HIST 6667Jews & Islamic Civilization
HIST 7315The Islamic Mediterranean

International Studies

Course NumberCourse Title
INTL 4941International Studies Senior Seminar ("Social Movements and Contentious Politics in the Middle East”)

Islamic Civilization and Societies

Course NumberCourse Title
ICSP 1199Islamic Civilization
ICSP 1224Turkey at the Crossroads: Politics, Religion and the State
ICSP 1610Middle Eastern Musical Lang, Choir, Ensemble - I
ICSP 1611Middle Eastern Musical Lang, Choir, Ensemble II
ICSP2066
NELC2066
Edifying Books on the Arab-Israeli Conflict
ICSP 2225Exploring the Religious Worlds of Istanbul & Anatolia
ICSP 2226Inside the Kingdom: Conversations with Saudi Women
ICSP 2250Conversion, Islam, and Politics in the Balkans
ICSP 2309Music and Culture in the Middle East
ICSP 2382Linguistic Cultures of the Near East
ICSP 2475Kuwait: Politics & Oil in the Gulf
ICSP 2615 /
POLI 2615
Islam & Liberal Democracy
ICSP 2638 /
POLI 2638
Islamic Political Philosophy
ICSP 3200Engaging Interreligious Leadership
ICSP 3310Women and Gender in Islam
ICSP 3315
Islam and Modernity: The Turkish Experience by Mustafa Akyol
ICSP 3999Politics of Modern Arab Art
ICSP 4335Politics, Culture, Society
ICSP 4336Introduction to Zoroastrianism
ICSP 4337Silk Roads: Religion & Culture
ICSP 4941ICS Senior Seminar
ICSP 4952ICS Senior Thesis
ICSP 7010Islam and History in the Middle East

Music

Course NumberCourse Title
MUSA 2308Music in the Medieval Islamic World
MUSA 2309Music & Culture in the Middle East
MUSP 1660Middle Eastern Ensemble

Philosophy

Course NumberCourse Title
PHIL 4407Medieval Philosophy

Political Science

Course NumberCourse Title
POLI 2363Muslims in U.S. Society & Politics
POLI 2414Politics & Society in Central Eurasia
POLI 2475 /
INTL 2475
Kuwait: Politics & Oil in the Gulf
POLI 2405Comparative Politics of the Middle East
POLI 2420Modern Iran
POLI 2426Modern Turkish Politics
POLI 2427International Migration and Refugees
POLI 2451France and the Muslim World
POLI 2502U.S-Iran Relations since World War II
POLI 2528International Relations of the Middle East
POLI 2615Islam & Liberal Democracy
POLI 2638Islamic Political Philosophy
POLI 3444Intellectuals & Politics in the Middle East
POLI 3527Terrorism & Political Violence
POLI 4394Muslims in American Society and Politics
POLI 4404Anatomy of Dictatorship
POLI 4449Domestic Politics in Postwar Europe
POLI 4450France & the Muslim World
POLI 4593International Relations of the Middle East
POLI 4690The Political Philosophy of Alfarabi
POLI 7700Muslims & American Institutions
POLI 7804Politics and Society in the Middle East
POLI 7806Political Cultures of the Middle East
POLI 7812State-Church Relations in Modern Europe
POLI 7813Islam in Europe
POLI 7814Religion in International Politics

Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures

Course NumberCourse Title
NELC 1121Elementary Arabic I
NELC 1122Elementary Arabic II
NELC 1123Elementary Arabic Practicum
NELC 1124Elementary Arabic Pacticum II
NELC 1132Arabic for Scholars II Department
NELC 1211Modern Hebrew I & II
NELC 1212Modern Hebrew II
NELC 2061Language Memory and Identity in the Middle East
NELC 2062 /
SOCY 1150
States and Minorities in the Middle East
NELC 2063Near Eastern Civilizations
NELC2066 /
ICSP2066
Edifying Books on the Arab-Israeli Conflict
NELC 2121Intermediate Arabic I
NELC 2122Intermediate Arabic II
NELC 2123Intermediate Arabic Practicum
NELC 2124Intermediate Arabic Practicum II
NELC 2161 /
RLRL 2292 /
ENGL 2348
Modern Middle Eastern and Arabic Literature
NELC 2431Advanced Readings in Turkish Texts
NELC 3162Business Arabic
NELC 3163Newspaper & Media Arabic
NELC 4114Al-Lahja Ash-Shaamiyyah; Levantine Vernacular (by arrangement)
NELC 4121Advanced Arabic I
NELC 4122Advanced Arabic II
NELC 4130Advanced Arabic Reading Seminar
NELC 4190Advanced Tutorial Arabic
SLAV 2062 /
ENGL 2252
Exile & Literature
SLAV 2065Society/National Identity in the Balkans
SLAV 2066Conversion, Islam, & Politics in the Balkans
SLAV 2067Gender & War in Eastern Europe
SLAV 2069Literature of the Other Europe in Translation
SLAV 2071War & Peace in Yugoslavia
LING 3359The Structure of Biblical Hebrew

Sociology

Course NumberCourse Title
SOCY 1150States & Minorities in the Middle East
SOCY 2280Society and National Identity in the Balkans
SOCY 3367Human Rights/Social Justice in Israel/Palestine

Theology

Course NumberCourse Title
THEO 1224Turkey at the Crossroads: Politics, Religion and the State
THEO 1225Exploring the Religious Worlds of Istanbul & Anatolia
THEO 1431Islam and Christianity in Dialogue
THEO 1703Building a Habitable Planet
(EQ course paired with EESC 170101 of same title with Ethan Baxter)
THEO 1707Geographies of Imperialism - Theology of Colonization
(EQ course paired with HIST 171601 History of Colonization with Elizabeth Shlala)
THEO 2371Introduction to the Hadith: Foundations of Islamic Religious Life
THEO 3007Islamic Mysticism
THEO 3116Medieval Religions & Thought
THEO 3200Engaging Interreligious Leadership
THEO 7855 /
ICSP 7855
Modern/Contemporary Islam in Context
THEO 5016Christians Reading the Qurʾān
THEO 5010The Great Books of Islam
THEO 5444The Quran and its Interpretations
THEO 5500 /
ICSP 3310
Women and Gender in Islam
THEO 5582Biblical Hebrew
THEO 7010 /
ICSP 7010
Islam and History of the Middle East

Please consult with Kathleen Bailey, Director, for courses that can be taken for credit.

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