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Twin Cities Campus
Islamic Studies MinorClassical and Near Eastern Religions and Cultures
College of Liberal Arts
The minor in Islamic Studies allows those in other majors to participate in the critical study of Islam and Muslim societies and cultures. It encompasses historical, intellectual, artistic, social, and anthropological approaches to the study of Islam applied through the examination of Islamic texts and other cultural products and through the analysis of social and cultural developments across time and geographic locations.
For more information, please visit https://cla.umn.edu/religious-studies/undergraduate/islamic-studies-minor.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a total of five courses. Courses may be taken in any order.
At least three courses in the minor must be taken at the University of Minnesota or as learning abroad courses taken for resident credit.
Students majoring in Global Studies and pursuing the Islamic World regional breadth requirement may not pursue the Islamic Studies minor as well. However, students majoring in Global Studies but pursuing a different regional focus may pursue the Islamic Studies minor.
Students majoring in Religious Studies and pursuing an area concentration in Islam may not pursue the Islamic Studies minor. However, students majoring in Religious Studies but pursuing a different area concentration, including a comparative concentration that includes Islam, may pursue the Islamic Studies minor.
Islam: Origins and Development
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
Electives
Elective courses should be selected in consultation with the DUS in order to promote coherence, breadth, and depth.
Take exactly 4 course(s) totaling 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
RELS 3079 - Muslims and Jews: Conflict and Co-existence in the Middle East and North Africa since 1700
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3511 - Muslims and Jews: Conflict and Co-existence in the Middle East and North Africa since 1700
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
JWST 3511 - Muslims and Jews: Conflict and Co-existence in the Middle East and North Africa since 1700
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3113 - History of Modern Israel/Palestine: Society, Culture, and Politics
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3512 - History of Modern Israel/Palestine: Society, Culture, and Politics
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3415W - Art of India
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AMES 3014W {Inactive}
[AH, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTH 3014W - Art of India
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3631 - Islam in America: A History of the Present
(3.0 cr)
or
ANTH 3631 - Islam in America: A History of the Present
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3679 - Religion and Society in Modern South Asia
[AH, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
AMES 3679 - Religion and Society in Modern South Asia
[AH, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3704 - Exploring the Quran: An intellectual odyssey with Islam's holy scripture
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
or
CNRC 3074 - Exploring the Quran: An intellectual odyssey with Islam's holy scripture
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3706W - Art of Islam
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTH 3015W - Art of Islam
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3707W {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 5707W {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ANTH 3021W - Anthropology of the Middle East
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ANTH 5021W - Anthropology of the Middle East
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3708 - The Cultures of the Silk Road
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3504 - The Cultures of the Silk Road
(3.0 cr)
or
AMES 3872 - The Cultures of the Silk Road
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3711 - The Islamic World
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
GEOG 3145 - The Islamic World
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3645 {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3712 - Islam: Religion and Culture
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3493 - Islam: Religion and Culture
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3714 - Islam and the West
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3643 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3546 - Islam and the West
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3715 - History of the Crusades
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3613 - History of the Crusades
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
MEST 3613 - History of the Crusades
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3716 - Gender and the Family in the Islamic World
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3681 - Gender and the Family in the Islamic World
(3.0 cr)
or
GWSS 3681 - Gender and the Family in the Islamic World
(3.0 cr)
or
SOC 3681 - Gender and the Family in the Islamic World
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3717 - Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Middle Ages
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3606 - Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Middle Ages
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
JWST 3606 - Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Middle Ages
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3718W - Christ in Islamic Thought
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3494W - Christ in Islamic Thought
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3721 - North Africa since 1500: Islam, Colonialism, and Independence
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 5721 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3513 - North Africa since 1500: Islam, Colonialism, and Independence
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 5513 - North Africa since 1500: Islam, Colonialism, and Independence
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3722 - The Ottoman Empire
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3547 - The Ottoman Empire
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
RELS 3724 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
AMES 3638 - Islam and Modernity in South Asia
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3074/RelS 3704 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3074/RelS 3704 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ALL 3871/Arab 3036/RelS 3715/H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ALL 3871/Arab 3036/RelS 3715/H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ALL 3871/Arab 3036/RelS 3715/H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3407/Soc 3207 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3407/Soc 3207 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3511/JwSt 3511/RelS 3079 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3511/JwSt 3511/RelS 3079 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3511/JwSt 3511/RelS 3079 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jwst/Hist 3512/RelS 3113/GloS |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jwst/Hist 3512/RelS 3113/GloS |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3014W/ RelS 3415 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3014W/ RelS 3415 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 3631/RelS 3631 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 3631/RelS 3631 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ALL/RelS 3679/AMES 3679/5679 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3074/RelS 3704 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3074/RelS 3704 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3015W/ClCv 3015W/RelS 370 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3015W/ClCv 3015W/RelS 370 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ALL 3872/Hist 3504/RelS 3708 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ALL 3872/Hist 3504/RelS 3708 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ALL 3872/Hist 3504/RelS 3708 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3145/GloS 3645/RelS 3711 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3145/GloS 3645/RelS 3711 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ALL 3871/Arab 3036/RelS 3715/H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ALL 3871/Arab 3036/RelS 3715/H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3643/Hist 3546/RelS 3714 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3643/Hist 3546/RelS 3714 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3613MeSt 3613//RelS 3715 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3613MeSt 3613//RelS 3715 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3613MeSt 3613//RelS 3715 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3681/GWSS 3681/RelS 3716/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3681/GWSS 3681/RelS 3716/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3681/GWSS 3681/RelS 3716/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3681/GWSS 3681/RelS 3716/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist/JwSt/Mest3606/RelS3717 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even, Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist/JwSt/Mest3606/RelS3717 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even, Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist/JwSt/Mest3606/RelS3717 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even, Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3494W/RelS 3718W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3494W/RelS 3718W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3513Hist 5513 /RelS 3721/ |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3513Hist 5513 /RelS 3721/ |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3513Hist 5513 /RelS 3721/ |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3547/RelS 3722 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3547/RelS 3722 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 5781/RelS 5781 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 5781/RelS 5781 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |