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An interdisciplinary curriculum acquaints students with global perspectives on social issues, cultural trends, and forms of difference across Arab societies and the diaspora. The program prepares students for a range of careers in fields like government, education, business, international development, communication, and the arts. Many undergraduates combine Arabic Studies with a double major in another discipline, including arts and humanities majors, international relations, business, computer science, and journalism.   </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--10-medium"> <h3 class="header__h3 header--margin-bottom">Requirements for the Major</h3> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default silc-accordion" id="accordion-286" > <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-456"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">World Language Placement</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> All students new to SLLC courses must take the online <a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/academics/world-language-placement" target="_blank">World Language Placement</a> (WLP) before registering for classes. </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-461"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Course Requirements </h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> <div> <table style="border:none; border-collapse:collapse" width="579"> <colgroup> <col width="108" /> <col width="226" /> <col width="85" /> <col width="160" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:108px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2">Core Language Sequence (18 Credits)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:226px">   </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:108px"> Course # </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:226px"> Course Name </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px"> Credits </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px"> Prerequisites </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:108px"> ARAB101 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:226px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Elementary Arabic I</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px"> None </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:108px"> ARAB102 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:226px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Elementary Arabic II</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px"> None </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:108px">ARAB201</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:226px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Intermediate Arabic I</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px">3</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px">ARAB102</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:108px">ARAB202</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:226px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Intermediate Arabic II</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px">3</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px">ARAB201</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:108px">ARAB301</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:226px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Arab Culture and Society: Skills and Topics I</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px">3</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px">ARAB202</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:108px">ARAB302</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:226px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Arab Culture & Society: Skills and Topics II</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px">3</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px">ARAB301</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:108px">   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>   </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-466"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Electives</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> <div> <table style="border: none; border-collapse: collapse; width: 696.5px;" width="579"> <colgroup> <col width="94" /> <col width="240" /> <col width="85" /> <col width="160" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:94px"> Electives (18 credits) </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:94px"> Foundation Electives (minimum of 9 credits) </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:240px">   </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 199.5px;"> Course # </td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 57.5px;"> Course Name </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px"> Credits </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px"> Prerequisites </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 199.5px;"> ARAB190 </td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 57.5px;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Introduction to Arab Cultures & Societies</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px"> None </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 199.5px;"> ARAB317 </td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 57.5px;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Key Moments in the History of the Middle East</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px"> ARAB202 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 199.5px;"> ARAB222 </td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 57.5px;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Arabic for Daily Life I</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px"> ARAB102 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 199.5px;">ARAB322</td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 57.5px;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Arabic for Daily Life II</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px">3</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px">ARAB202</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 199.5px;"> ARAB225 </td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 57.5px;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Roots and Patterns: Verb Meaning in Arabic</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px"> ARAB102 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 199.5px;"> ARAB325 </td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px 8px; width: 57.5px;"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Structure and Function of the Arabic Language</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:85px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:160px"> ARAB102 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div> <table style="border:none; border-collapse:collapse" width="579"> <colgroup> <col width="93" /> <col width="244" /> <col width="84" /> <col width="158" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px">   Optional Electives (Maximum of 9 Credits) </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px">   </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px"> Course # </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px"> Course Name </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:84px"> Credits </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:158px"> Prerequisites </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px"> ARAB206 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Egyptian Colloquial Arabic I</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:84px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:158px"> ARAB205 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px"> ARAB207 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Egyptian Colloquial Arabic II</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:84px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:158px"> ARAB206 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px"> ARAB250 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Food Cultures in the Global Middle East</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:84px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:158px"> None </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px"> ARAB398 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Special Topics in Arabic Studies</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:84px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:158px"> ARAB304 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px"> ARAB401 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Readings in Arabic Literature</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:84px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:158px"> ARAB305 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px"> ARAB410 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Ideology of Stereotyping: American and Middle Eastern Film and Television</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:84px"> 3 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:158px"> None </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px">ARAB499</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Special Topics in Arabic Studies</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:84px">3</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:158px">None</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:93px">ARAB386</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:244px"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Experiential Learning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:84px">3</td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:158px">None</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">See <a href="https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/" target="_blank">Testudo</a> for the current list of ARAB course offerings</li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">All students enrolling in an SLLC language course for the first time must take the <a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/academics/world-language-placement" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">World Language Placement (WLP)</a>.</li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">Students must take language acquisition courses sequentially. Once credit has been received in a higher-level language acquisition or grammar course, a lower-level course may not be taken for credit.</li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">Courses in Middle Eastern studies taught in English outside the department may be occasionally substituted on approval of the program advisor or program director.</li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">While most courses taught in Arabic are not open to fluent or native speakers of Arabic, others may be. Please talk to the program advisor before registering.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-471"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Transfer Credits</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> All transfer courses for which you wish to receive credit towards the major must be reviewed by the ARAB undergraduate advisor. Note that the student's final 30 credits must be completed in residence at UMD, of which at least 12 must be upper-level credits in the major.   </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-476"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Summer Institute</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> SUMMER INSTITUTE CREDIT EQUIVALENCIES The 12 credits of the summer in each level can fulfill the 6 credits of the course sequence (101,102,201, etc...), plus 3 credits to fulfill one of the optional electives, and the last three credits will be credits that count towards graduation, but not the major. <div> <table style="border:none; border-collapse:collapse" width="624"> <colgroup> <col width="109" /> <col width="121" /> <col width="157" /> <col width="237" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid #cccccc; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#f7f7f7; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:109px"> Summer Courses </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid #cccccc; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#f7f7f7; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:121px"> Total Number of Credits </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid #cccccc; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#f7f7f7; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:157px"> Academic Year Equivalent </td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid #cccccc; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#f7f7f7; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:237px"> Number of Credits Applicable to Degree Program </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; border-top:1px solid #cccccc; width:109px"> ARAB104, ARAB105 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; border-top:1px solid #cccccc; width:121px"> 12 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; border-top:1px solid #cccccc; width:157px"> ARAB101, ARAB102, ARAB2xx </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; border-top:1px solid #cccccc; width:237px"> 9 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:109px"> ARAB204, ARAB205 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:121px"> 12 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:157px"> ARAB201, ARAB202, ARAB2xx </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:237px"> 9 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:109px"> ARAB315, ARAB316 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:121px"> 12 </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:157px"> ARAB301, ARAB302, ARAB3xx </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px; width:237px"> 9 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> Please note the following two rules:  (1) Although 3rd year Summer Institute students will earn 12 university credits in total, only 9 credits will be applicable towards their Arabic degree: the equivalents of ARAB304 and 305 (3 credits each) and one 3-credit upper-level content course in Arabic. (2) During the Summer Institute, dialect is incorporated into the daily curriculum. Therefore those students who complete ARAB315 and 316 in the summer are not required to take ARAB206 and ARAB207 in the following fall and spring semesters, but instead can take two additional 3-credit electives in Arabic in place of ARAB206 and 207.   </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-481"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Study Abroad</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> For information on <a href="https://myea.umd.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ProgramDiscovery">study abroad programs</a> see the undergraduate advisor and contact <a href="http://globalmaryland.umd.edu/offices/education-abroad" target="_blank">UMD Education Abroad</a>. </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-486"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Declaring an Arabic Studies Major</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> We recommend that interested students declare their major as early as possible Step 1 Review the <a href="https://arhuserv.umd.edu/sites/default/files/2024-10/arabic-studies-advising-checklist.pdf">Arabic Studies major courses checklist</a> Step 2 Bring signed form from previous step Step 3 Read through all forms carefully, and pencil in a sequence of courses to discuss with the program advisor, Ahmed Hanafy (<a href="mailto:ahmeda@umd.edu">ahmeda@umd.edu</a>). Step 4 Contact the <a href="https://www.arhu.umd.edu/undergraduate/advising/advinfo" target="_blank">Office of Student Affairs</a> at the <a href="https://www.arhu.umd.edu/undergraduate/advising" target="_blank">College of Arts and Humanities</a> (301-405-2108) to make an appointment to discuss the non-Arabic aspects of your 4-Year plan (bring signed form from previous step), including CORE courses. Walk-in hours are also available. Step 5 If you are adding Arabic studies as an additional major, check with your home department and college to identify paperwork you may need to complete. </div> </section> <section class="silc-accordion__section" id="silc-accordion-491"> <header class="silc-accordion__header"> <h2 class="silc-accordion__label">Advising</h2> </header> <div class="silc-accordion__content"> The Arabic Program undergraduate advisor is available for consultation about any aspect of your study of Arabic. We recommend that every Arabic major confer with the program advisor at registration time each semester. For Arabic advising, email Ahmed Hanafy | 3138 H.J. Patterson Hall | <a href="mailto:ahmeda@umd.edu">ahmeda@umd.edu</a> The <a href="http://www.arhu.umd.edu/undergraduate/advising" target="_blank">College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) Office of Student Affairs</a> provides college advising for all ARHU undergraduates in 1120 Francis Scott Key Hall. </div> </section> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-top parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--contact-directory paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--10-medium"> <h2 class="header__h2 header--margin-bottom">Arabic Program Director</h2> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse callout callout--contact"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--6-medium"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse contact--feed__result"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium silc-grid__col--5"> <div class="contact--feed__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/2021-09/sllc_arab_profilephoto_agaul.jpg') center / cover"></div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-medium silc-grid__col--7"> <a class="contact--feed__a" href="/directory/anny-gaul"> <h3> Anny Gaul </h3> </a> Assistant Professor, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Assistant Professor, Department Chair, Arabic 3128 H.J. 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