The course introduces students to historiographical methodology and different interpretive approaches. It attempts to foster a critical attitude toward sources and provides a context in which students can apply skills and concepts acquired in other core curriculum requiremnts courses. Social basis for Arab unity and identity is examined and students receive an introduction to basic concepts and principles for understanding social phenomena. A study of classical Arabic literature with an emphasis on poetry from the pre-Islamic, early Islamic, Umayyad, and Abbasid periods. A study of Arabic literature of the modern period from the beginning of the century up to the present time including poetry, the novel, the short story, and the play with special emphasis on the Arabic literature of Egypt.
Attention is given to analyzing texts and literary appreciation.
Introductory Geology 2. Introduction to Sociology HIST 206 Global Politics in the Twentieth Century 3. Three credit hours of humanities and fine arts. Permission of the instructor is required for all courses. At the 300 and 400 level, written permission of the department chair is needed.