Certificate in Arabic
Certificates may be earned by regularly matriculated or extended learning students and denote successful completion of a prescribed program of study designed to:
- impart specified professional/vocational/career competencies; or
- produce mastery of the content of a sub-field of an academic major (discipline); or
- provide exposure to the range of materials in a traditional or emerging interdisciplinary field.
Certain certificate programs contain 6000-level courses as requirements and/or electives. These 6000-level courses may not be taken by undergraduate students. Candidates must receive two-thirds of their certificate-applicable credit from the university. The transferring of credit or the substitution of courses may occur only after application to the appropriate campus authority.
Certificate Requirements (18 units)
Proficiency in Arabic equal to ARAB 1112 or equivalent. Entering students with previous training in Arabic or those who are native speakers should contact the Department of World Languages and Literatures or the Arabic program coordinator for information about placement and credit by examination. Students with no prior exposure to Arabic need to take ARAB 1111, ARAB 1112, and ARAB 1102 which will not count toward the 18-unit requirement for the certificate.
| Lower-division requirements (8) | ||
| Eight units chosen from: | 8 | |
| Arabic Communication | ||
| Arabic Literature and societies | ||
| Arabic Media | ||
| Arabic for Professional Communication | ||
| One unit chosen from (1) | 1 | |
| Arabic Conversation Activity | ||
| Writing Explorations | ||
| Upper-division requirements (9) | ||
| Nine units chosen from | 9 | |
| (Only 3 units may be chosen from courses taught in English) | ||
| Arab Culture, Media and Identity | ||
| Explorations of Arabic Literary Texts | ||
| Spoken Arabic | ||
| Introduction to Arabic Linguistics | ||
| Introduction to Arabic Translation | ||
| Explorations in Arabic Media | ||
| Advanced Arabic for Professional Communication | ||
Courses taught in English: | ||
| Arabic Literature in Translation | ||
| Female Voices in Arab American Literature | ||
| Voices and Visions from the Arab World | ||
| Global Perspectives and Study Abroad | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |