CERTIFICATE IN MUSLIM STUDIES
2019-2020
More than one-fifth of the world’s population currently self-identifies as Muslim. A 2015 Pew Research Center report projects this will rise to nearly 30% by 2050. For many individuals and groups, “Muslim” is more than a marker of religion, it represents a set of contested communities; ethnicities; histories; regions and neighborhoods; politics; and artistic, literary, and musical traditions that may or may not have a recognizable connection to Islam. Despite this diversity, many hold notions of Muslim identity that act as a shared horizon of belonging or association.
Certificate students must complete six appropriately designated courses. Each course offered will carry two designations—topic and region—in order to ensure that students engage an appropriately diverse distribution of courses.
All courses will be listed according to one (or more) of the following topical categories:
- Contemporary society and practice: Courses primarily concerned with the study of contemporary Muslim communities (cont)
- Literary, artistic, and musical studies (la&m)
- Historical inquiry (hist)
All courses will be listed according to one (or more) of the following regional categories:
- Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
- South, East, and Southeast Asia (SESA)
- Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
- North America and Europe (NAE)
The six courses designated as appropriate for the certificate must include:
- One gateway course (i.e., a course entirely about Muslims that serves as a way to offer an introduction to Muslim studies).
- At least one course in each of the topical categories.
- At least one course in three of the regional categories.
- No more than three courses can come from one of the above categories.
These requirements endeavor to diversify the student’s exposure to disciplinary and divisional offerings in Muslim studies while allowing hir to focus on specific topics of particular interest.
Courses are considered appropriate for the certificate if they include at least 25% material on Muslims. Internships in appropriate organizations will be considered for credit so long as they are accompanied by a 10-page assessment of learning outcomes to be assessed by the director.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway | ||
| Advanced Arabic I | ||
| Negotiating French Identity: Migration and Identity in Contemporary France | ||
| Comparative Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Arab Spring and Aftermath | ||
| Social History of Islam in Africa | ||
| Islam and Muslim Cultures | ||
| Cinematic Encounters: Muslims and/in/of the West | ||
| Islamic Movements and Modernities | ||
| Orientalism: Spain and Africa | ||
| Contemporary Society and Practice (cont) | ||
| Negotiating French Identity: Migration and Identity in Contemporary France | ||
| Comparative Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Arab Spring and Aftermath | ||
| Islam and Muslim Cultures | ||
| Cinematic Encounters: Muslims and/in/of the West | ||
| Islamic Movements and Modernities | ||
| Literary, Artistic, and Musical Studies (la&m) | ||
| Intermediate Arabic I | ||
| Intermediate Arabic II | ||
| Advanced Arabic I | ||
| Empire and Erotica: Twenty-three Masterworks of Indian Painting | ||
| African History and Art | ||
| Music and Theater of Indonesia | ||
| India and the World: Fiction and Film About India and Globalization | ||
| Writing the War on Terror: Crafting Literary Responses to Fiction, Film, and Television after 9/11 | ||
| Historical Inquiry (hist) | ||
| Introduction to History: The Raj (India and Britain) | ||
| Delhi: The Past in the Present | ||
| Social History of Islam in Africa | ||
| From Jerusalem to Ground Zero: Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Sioux, and Hindu Notions of Sacredness | ||
| Religion, Science, and Empire: Crucible of a Globalized World | ||
| Orientalism: Spain and Africa | ||
| Emperor, Caliph, King: Comparing the Byzantines, Abbasids, and Carolingians | ||
| Medievals on the Move: Pilgrimage, Jihad, Crusade, and Apocalypse | ||
| Middle East and North Africa (MENA) | ||
| Intermediate Arabic I | ||
| Intermediate Arabic II | ||
| Advanced Arabic I | ||
| Negotiating French Identity: Migration and Identity in Contemporary France | ||
| Comparative Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Arab Spring and Aftermath | ||
| Islam and Muslim Cultures | ||
| Cinematic Encounters: Muslims and/in/of the West | ||
| Islamic Movements and Modernities | ||
| From Jerusalem to Ground Zero: Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Sioux, and Hindu Notions of Sacredness | ||
| Religion, Science, and Empire: Crucible of a Globalized World | ||
| Orientalism: Spain and Africa | ||
| Emperor, Caliph, King: Comparing the Byzantines, Abbasids, and Carolingians | ||
| Medievals on the Move: Pilgrimage, Jihad, Crusade, and Apocalypse | ||
| Writing the War on Terror: Crafting Literary Responses to Fiction, Film, and Television after 9/11 | ||
| South, East, and Southeast Asia (SESA) | ||
| Empire and Erotica: Twenty-three Masterworks of Indian Painting | ||
| Introduction to History: The Raj (India and Britain) | ||
| Delhi: The Past in the Present | ||
| Islam and Muslim Cultures | ||
| Cinematic Encounters: Muslims and/in/of the West | ||
| Islamic Movements and Modernities | ||
| Religion, Science, and Empire: Crucible of a Globalized World | ||
| Music and Theater of Indonesia | ||
| India and the World: Fiction and Film About India and Globalization | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) | ||
| African History and Art | ||
| Social History of Islam in Africa | ||
| North America and Europe (NAE) | ||
| Islam and Muslim Cultures | ||
| Cinematic Encounters: Muslims and/in/of the West | ||
| Islamic Movements and Modernities | ||
| Orientalism: Spain and Africa | ||
| Medievals on the Move: Pilgrimage, Jihad, Crusade, and Apocalypse | ||
| Writing the War on Terror: Crafting Literary Responses to Fiction, Film, and Television after 9/11 | ||
Interested students should contact Peter Gottschalk at pgottschalk@wesleyan.edu.