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Arabic - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

An Arts and Sciences Area of Study

Application Code 241

For curriculum information, contact the English/World Languages Division—Room DH-239—443-518-1540.

This curriculum is a guide to students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic language and/or literature. This area of study is designed to prepare and equip students to explore cultures and communicate with peoples, promotes cultural awareness, encourages human understanding, and prepares students to be productive global citizens. Students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.

Suggested Semester 1

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-121College Composition

3

-Arts & Humanities Core Group A

3

-Mathematics Core Course

3

-Social & Behavioral Sciences Core Group A

3

-One of 3 sequential 4-credit courses with ARAB prefix (101, 102, 201, 202, or 203)

4

Suggested Semester 2

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANTH-220Cultures of the Middle East

3

-Arts & Humanities Core Group B

3

-Science Core Course

3

-Social & Behavioral Sciences Core Group B

3

-One of 3 sequential 4-credit courses with ARAB prefix (101, 102, 201, 202, or 203)

4

Suggested Semester 3

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-214Middle Eastern Literature

3

-Science Core Course (must include lab)

4

-One of 3 sequential 4-credit courses with ARAB prefix (101, 102, 201, 202, or 203)

4

-Elective*

3

Suggested Semester 4

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Any General Education Core Courses

5

-Electives*

9

*Electives - Select from the following:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ARAB-204Intermediate Arabic IV

4

ARAB-230Contemporary Issues in the Middle East

3

ARTT-288Middle Eastern Art and Architecture: Islam to Present

3

BMGT-100Introduction to Business and Organization

3

FILM-204Middle Eastern Film

3

HIST-232History of the Modern Middle East

3

A graduate should be able to

  1. 1. Organize ideas and convey meaning through various communicative modes, using spontaneous language production in Arabic at the intermediate level.
  2. 2. Analyze cultural practices and/or artifacts from the Arabic-speaking world, giving details of the perspectives that shaped them.
  3. 3. Identify ethical issues in relevant context and content areas.

Total Credit Hours: 60