UMUC Europe :: Associate of Arts in the Arabic Curriculum

Required core courses (12 credits): ARAB 111, 112, 114, and 115
Related area studies courses (12 credits): Chosen from any ARAB course, including 211, 212; GVPT 282, and any approved courses in the culture, history, language, literature, or government and politics of the area (contact an academic advisor for additional approved courses)
Required computing course (3 credits): IFSM 201
Elective (1 credit): Any course related to interests and goals

Foreign Language Area Studies-Arabic Curriculum Courses

First Courses (to be taken within the first 18 credits)

Note: Placement tests are required for math and writing courses.

LIBS 150 Information Literacy and Research Methods (1)

WRTG 101 /101X Introduction to Writing (3)

MATH 103 College Mathematics (3)
or a higher-level math course

ARAB 111 Elementary Arabic I (3)

Introductory Courses (to be taken within the first 30 credits)

BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology (3)
and BIOL 102 Laboratory in Biology (1)
or BIOL 103 Introduction to Biology
or other course(s) to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences with related laboratory

WRTG 291 Expository and Research Writing (3)
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/writing

HIST 156 History of the United States to 1865 (3)
or HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865
or other ARTH or HIST course to fulfill the general education requirement in arts and humanities for the historical perspective (discipline must differ from other humanities course)

ARAB 112 Elementary Arabic II (3)

ARAB 114 Elementary Arabic III (3)

GVPT 200 International Political Relations (3)
or other ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, SOCY, or eligible AASP, CCJS, GERO, or WMST course to fulfill the first general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences

ARAB 115 Elementary Arabic IV (3)

Additional Required Courses (to be taken after first and introductory courses)

ARAB 211 Intermediate Arabic I (3)
or other related Arabic and Middle East area studies course (see Requirements for the Curriculum)

ARAB 212 Intermediate Arabic II (3)
or other related Arabic and Middle East area studies course (see Requirements for the Curriculum)

NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3)
or ASTR 100 Introduction to Astronomy
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences

ANTH 102 Introduction to Anthropology: Cultural Anthropology (3)
or other course to fulfill the second general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences (discipline must differ from first)

GVPT 282 Government and Politics of the Third World (3)
or other related Arabic and Middle East area studies course (see Requirements for the Curriculum)

PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
or other course to fulfill the second general education requirement in arts and humanities (discipline must differ from first)

SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication (3)
or SPCH 101 Introduction to Public Speaking
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/writing or speech

IFSM 201 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems (3)
(required computing course for the curriculum)

Arabic-related course (3)
(see Requirements for the Curriculum)

Elective Course (1)

Total credits for AA with foreign language area studies - Arabic specialization (60)

Information based on the UMUC Europe Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2009. (pdf 4.9MB)

Last updated: 15 August 2008