Course Description
Arabic and Islamic texts with emphasis upon extensive reading and individual and/or group research projects. Qualified students may study Persian and/or Turkish texts.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Additional readings and research will be assigned.
Athena Title
READ AND RSCH ARB
Prerequisite
ARAB 2004 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course will provide students with the opportunity for advanced study of Arabic and Islamic Texts and will prepare graduate students to utilize primary sources for Master's Thesis preparation in Islamic Studies. Communicate Effectively through Writing To strengthen skills in written composition, analysis, and presentation by means of projects such as essays, papers, reports, and examinations. Communicate Effectively through Speech To strengthen skills in oral expression, analysis, style, and interaction by means such as class reports, class discussion, and oral examinations. Computer Literacy To enhance and facilitate computer literacy by the use of word processing, the web, email, and OASIS through research, preparation, and presentation of work such as oral class reports and completion of written assignments.
Topical Outline
Topics will vary by semester and will include: Qur'an and exegesis, historical-geographical literature, mystical texts, prophetic tradition (hadith) literature and analysis, legal texts, doctrinal-dogmatic literature, Islamic poetry.
Syllabus