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Arabic Studies (Minor)

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Degrees & Offerings
  • Minor
Location
  • Bloomsburg
  • Clearfield
  • Lock Haven
  • Mansfield
Department
College
Program Contact
Associate Professor / Director of Arabic Studies
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Courses and Curriculum

Arabic Studies Minor Requirements

  • 18 credits required for minor completion
  • Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

I. Language Communication Foundations (12 credits)
  • ARAB101 Elementary Arabic I
  • ARAB102 Elementary Arabic II
  • ARAB203 Intermediate Arabic I
  • ARAB204 Intermediate Arabic II
II. Minor Electives (6 credits)
  • ARAB211 MENA History, Culture, and Civilization
  • ARAB212 Arabic Film, Literature, and Culture
  • ARAB305 Arabic for Professional Communication I
  • ARAB306 Arabic for Professional Communication II
  • ARAB380 Special Topics in Arabic and East European Studies
  • ARAB393 Independent Study
  • WLCU200 Comparative Cultural Studies
  • WLCU201 International Short Story
  • WLCU202 Diversity in World Cinema
  • WLCU210 World City Studies
  • WLCU320 International Travel and Tourism
  • WLCU321 International Etiquette and Protocol
  • WLCU325 Cultural Diplomacy and Strategic Influence
  • WLCU301 Introduction to Translation Studies
  • WLCU395 Service Learning
  • WLCU400 Comparative Language Studies: Linguistics and History
  • WLCU490 Global Experience
  • WLCU498 Internship

Note: In the Minor Electives Category, minimum 3 credits must be ARAB courses

  • Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
    • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
    • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
    • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
  • Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
    • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
    • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
    • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
    • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
  • Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
    • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
    • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
  • Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
    • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
    • Students show evidence of becoming life鈥恖ong learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

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