AVAILABLE COURSES
Courses below are six weeks in length. Students may also register for a 3-week course, which is the first three weeks of the courses listed below.
Those 3-week courses are designated with an "S" (short), MSA101S, MSA102S, etc. and are 60 hours.
MSA251 Media Arabic I:
Exposes students to basic newspaper vocabulary and structure starting with analysis of headlines. Prerequisite: MSA102 or Language Coordinator's approval. (Six weeks, 90 hours*)
MSA252 Media Arabic II:
Seeks to build a media vocabulary sufficient for students to grasp the gist of a newspaper article or news broadcast with minimal intervention of the dictionary. Includes graded newspaper readings from Middle Eastern dailies & taped material from Moroccan television and radio. Prerequisite: MSA103, MSA251, or Language Coordinator's approval. (Six weeks, 90 hours*)
MSA261 Readings in Contemporary Maghrebi Literature:
Survey of modern Arabic literature by major North African authors focusing on the short story genre with discussion of the cultural underpinnings of this literature as well as schools of criticism dealing with the authors in question. Knowledge of French and Maghrebi dialect(s) is helpful but not obligatory. Prerequisite: MSA201 or Language Coordinator's approval. (Six weeks, 90 hours*)
MSA351 Readings in Islamic Texts I:
An introduction to the Quran and the sciences related to it. Includes a survey of the history of the revelation (asbâb at-tanzîl), compilation (tadwîn) of the Quran, principles of correct recitation (tajwîd) and discussion of exegesis (tafsîr). Prerequisite: MSA201 or Language Coordinator's approval. (Six weeks, 90 hours*)
MSA352 Readings in Islamic Texts II:
This course consists of a broad introduction to the study of hadîth, including historical background on the major compilations, and a broad overview of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) focusing on the 4 main schools (madhâhib) of Sunni law. Authentic Islamic manuscripts are used as central texts and emphasis is placed on stylistic aspects and essential terminology. Prerequisite: MSA202 or MSA351. (Six weeks, 90 hours*)
*Please note: For all classes, there must be 3 or more students. If there are 2 students, hours of instruction will be reduced. If there is only one student, the course will be considered a private class.