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Modern Language - Arabic Minor

Semester Requirements

Yukiko Maru, Minor Adviser
(585) 475-4558, yxmgsl@rit.edu

This minor provides two full years of modern language instruction to prepare students for living and working within an intercultural society both at home and abroad. The minor consists of five language courses fostering linguistic and cultural proficiency. Students with previous language skills must consult the minor adviser for placement evaluation before they register. Part of the requirements for this minor can be fulfilled by courses taken abroad. This minor is closed to fluent native speakers of Arabic. 

Course
Electives*
Choose five of the following
   MLAR-201    Beginning Arabic I
   MLAR-202    Beginning Arabic II
   MLAR-301    Intermediate Arabic I
   MLAR-302    Intermediate Arabic II
   MLAR-401    Advanced Arabic I
   MLAR-402    Advanced Arabic II
   FNRT-381    Art of Islam: The Arabic Tradition
   FNRT-382    Art of Islam: The Persian, Turkish/Mughal Traditions
   ANTH-240    Muslim Youth Cultures
   ANTH-365    Islamic Culture and the Middle East

* Under special circumstances and with permission of the minor adviser, up to two culture courses may be substituted for two sequential language courses. Students should contact the minor adviser for a list of approved culture courses.

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Quarter Curriculum - For Reference Only

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This minor provides two full years of modern language instruction to prepare students for living and working within an intercultural society both at home and abroad. Students may choose a modern language minor in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish. Students must take five consecutive language courses beyond the introductory prerequisite language course.

Students with some proficiency in the language must take the placement test in order to determine the appropriate level course. This concentration is not open to native speakers of Arabic.

Prerequisite:
0525-400 Beginning Arabic I

Required Courses—Choose five of the following:
0525-401 Beginning Arabic II
0525-402 Beginning Arabic III
0525-403 Intermediate Arabic I
0525-404 Intermediate Arabic II
0525-405 Intermediate Arabic III
0525-406 Advanced Arabic I
0525-407 Advanced Arabic II
0525-408 Advanced Arabic III