World Islamic and Middle East Studies Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
18 credits · Bachelor of Arts and Science · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Complementary Courses (18 credits)
18 credits of complementary courses selected from the World Islamic and Middle East Studies course lists as follows: 3 credits at the 200 level, in non-language ISLA courses; 6 credits at the 300 level and Higher, in non-language ISLA courses; 9 credits at any level. If non-language courses are selected, no more than 6 credits in non-language courses overall at the 200-level. Students may fulfill these credits by taking complementary courses from the list of the Non-ISLA Courses below. NOTE: Hebrew courses (JWST 220D1/D2, 320D1/D2, 340D1/D2), listed under Non-ISLA Courses, are considered non-language courses.
Non-Language Courses (9-18 credits)
ISLA 200-Level (3 credits)
3 credits from:
ISLA 300 Level and Higher (6 credits)
6 credits from:
- ISLA 300 Special Topics 7 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 305 Topics in Islamic History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 310 Women in Islam (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 311 History of the City-Islamic World (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 315 Ottoman State and Society to 1839 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 320 Art of Islam (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 325 Introduction to Shi'i Islam (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 330 Islamic Mysticism: Sufism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 355 Modern History of the Middle East (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 360 Islam and Politics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 365 Middle East Since the 1970's (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 370 The Qur’an: History and Interpretation (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 375 Sufi Women (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 380 Islamic Philosophy and Theology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 383 Central Questions in Islamic Law (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 385 Poetics and Politics in Arabic Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 388 Persian Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 390 Islamic Reform and Radicalism: Middle East (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 392 Arabic Literature as World Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 395 Melancholic Migrants (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 410 History: Middle-East 1798-1918 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 411 History: Middle-East 1918-1945 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 415 Modern Iran: Anthropological Approach (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 420 Indo-Islamic Civilization: Medieval (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 421 Islamic Culture - Indian Subcontinent (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 430 Islamdom: Baghdad to Cordoba (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 488 Tales of Wonder-Islamic World (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 489 Special Topics 6 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- ISLA 499 World Islamic and Middle East Studies Internship (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 502 Art in the Age of Empires (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 505 Islam: Origin and Early Development (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 506 Revolutions: Arab Middle East and North Africa (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 511 Medieval Islam, 10th-12th Century (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 512 Art of the Ottoman Empire (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 515 The Medieval School in Islam (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 516 Medieval Islam, 13th-15th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 530 Advanced Sufism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 555 Urdu Poetry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 580 Topics in Ottoman History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 581 Special Topics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 582 Special Topics 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 585 Arab Women's Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Non-ISLA Courses (0–9 credits)
0-9 credits from:
- ANTH 209 Anthropology of Religion (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ANTH 318 Globalization and Religion (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ANTH 327 Anthropology of South Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- HIST 209 Introduction to South Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- HIST 240 Modern History of Islamic Movements (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- HIST 305 Themes in Middle East History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- HIST 340 History of Modern Egypt (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- HIST 341 Themes in South Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- HIST 435 Topics in South Asian History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- HIST 446 Topics in Middle East History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- JWST 220D1 Introductory Hebrew (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- JWST 220D2 Introductory Hebrew (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- JWST 245 Jewish Life in the Islamic World (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- JWST 261 History of Jewish Philosophy and Thought (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- JWST 312 Modern Jewish History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- JWST 320D1 Intermediate Hebrew (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- JWST 320D2 Intermediate Hebrew (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- JWST 323 The Israeli Novel (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- JWST 334 Jews and Muslims: A Modern History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- JWST 338 Jewish Philosophy and Thought 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- JWST 340D1 Advanced Hebrew (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- JWST 340D2 Advanced Hebrew (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- JWST 348 Modern Jewish Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- JWST 366 History of Zionism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- JWST 367 Hebrew through Israeli Cinema (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- JWST 370 Israeli Popular Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHIL 356 Early Medieval Philosophy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- POLI 340 Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- POLI 341 Foreign Policy: The Middle East (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- POLI 347 Arab-Israel Conflict, Crisis, Peace (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity and Islam (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- RELG 307 Bible, Quran and Interpretations (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- RELG 309 World Religions and Cultures They Create (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- RELG 440 Global Islam (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ISLA Language Courses (0–9 credits)
0-9 credits in one or more language(s) from:
Arabic
- ISLA 221D1 Introductory Arabic (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 221D2 Introductory Arabic (4.5 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 322D1 Lower Intermediate Arabic (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 322D2 Lower Intermediate Arabic (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 322 Lower Intermediate Arabic (6 credits) · Offered: Summer
- ISLA 423D1 Higher Intermediate Arabic (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 423D2 Higher Intermediate Arabic (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 524 Advanced Arabic 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 525 Advanced Arabic 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 526 Colloquial Arabic (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Persian
- ISLA 241D1 Introductory Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 241D2 Introductory Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 342D1 Lower Intermediate Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 342D2 Lower Intermediate Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 443D1 Upper Intermediate Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 443D2 Upper Intermediate Persian (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 545 Advanced Persian 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 546 Advanced Persian 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Turkish
- ISLA 232D1 Introductory Turkish (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 232D2 Introductory Turkish (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 333D1 Lower Intermediate Turkish (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 333D2 Lower Intermediate Turkish (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 434D1 Higher Intermediate Turkish (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 434D2 Higher Intermediate Turkish (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 535D1 Advanced Turkish (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 535D2 Advanced Turkish (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 560 Ottoman Turkish (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Urdu
- ISLA 251D1 Introductory Urdu-Hindi (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 251D2 Introductory Urdu-Hindi (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 352D1 Intermediate Urdu-Hindi (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 352D2 Intermediate Urdu-Hindi (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 553 Advanced Urdu-Hindi 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 554 Advanced Urdu-Hindi 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 555 Urdu Poetry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Related programs
- World Islamic and Middle East Studies Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
- World Islamic and Middle East Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A. & Sc.)
- World Islamic and Middle East Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- World Islamic and Middle East Studies Honours (B.A.)
- World Islamic and Middle East Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- World Islamic and Middle East Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
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