Central and Southwest Asian Studies B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Central & Southwest Asian Stds

College Humanities & Sciences

Catalog Year: 2016-2017

Degree Specific Credits: 42

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Note: Students are required to complete 12 credits of Lower-Division core courses, 9 credits of Upper-Division core courses, in addition to completing the Capstone requirement. Students also must complete the second year sequence (8-10 credits) of either Arabic OR Chinese OR Russian, for a combined total of 42-44 credits. Students are strongly recommended to take a third or fourth year of language study.

Lower Division Core Courses

Rule: Must complete all of the following courses

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Show Description ANTY 141H - The Silk Road
Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to the study of the human communities, cultures, and economies in Central and Southwest Asia along the ancient four thousand mile-long Silk Road.
 3 Credits
Show Description ANTY 241H - Central Asian Culture and Civ
Offered autumn even numbered years. Introduction to Central Asia's history, culture and ways of thinking. Focus on the political and social organization of Central Asia and cultural changes as expressed in art and interactions with China, India and the Middle East.
 3 Credits
Show Description CSWA 262H - Islamic Civil: Classical Age
Offered autumn.  Same as ANTY 243.  A concise history of the Islamic world from the 6th century to the fall of the Abbasid Empire in the 13th century, focusing primarily on the teachings of Islam and the causes for the rapid expansion of the Islamic empire.
 3 Credits
Show Description CSWA 264 - Islamic Civ: Modrn Era
Offered spring. History of the Islamic world and particularly the Persian, Arabic, and Turkish speaking lands between 1453 and 1952.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 12 Total Credits Required

Upper-Division Core Courses

Rule: Must complete 3 of the following courses

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Show Description ANTY 347 - Central Asia and Its Neighbors
Offered intermittently. Analysis of the human communities and cultures of Central and Southwest Asia, with particular emphasis on the importance of relationships with neighboring countries and civilizations since ancient times.
 3 Credits
Show Description ANTY 444 - Artistic Tradtns Central Asia
Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Analysis of the study of human artistic creativity and scientific innovations of various cultures in Central and Southwest Asia since ancient times.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 368 - Iran Betw Two Revol
(WRLD) The several intellectual traditions and philosophies some ephemeral and visionary, most eclectic and confused, and virtually all conflicting that are usually believed to underlie the varying concept of Iranian and Arab nationalism in the 20th century.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 386 - Nationalism in Mod Middle East
(WRLD) The socioeconomic, political, and cultural causes which resulted in the transformation of the Iranian society from a traditional Islamic entity to a modern secular state and the factors which led to the downfall of the secular state and the establishment of an Islamic republic.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 442 - Cities/Landscps Central Asia
(WRLD) Same as ANTY 442. Analysis of the main centers of civilization and culture, rich sites and monuments of Central Asia and Southwest Asia since ancient times.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

Language Electives

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following subcategories

18-20 Total Credits Required

Arabic

Rule: May choose to complete the following courses

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Show Description ARAB 101 - Elementary Modern Arabic I
Offered autumn. Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I brings students the opportunity to learn Arabic via a communicative approach, where the emphasis is placed on the functional use of the Arabic Language. Active skills are listening, speaking, reading, and writing, plus basic cultural study.
 5 Credits
Show Description ARAB 102 - Elementary Modern Arabic II
Offered spring. Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II is a continuation of ARAB 101, in that it helps students learn Arabic via a communicative approach, where the emphasis is placed on the functional use of the Arabic Language. Active skills are listening, speaking, reading, and writing, plus basic cultural study.
 5 Credits
Show Description ARAB 201 - Intermediate Modern Arabic I
Offered autumn. Prereq., ARAB 102 or equiv. Course is designed to help students further develop their language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and learn more about the Arab culture and advanced grammar rules beyond the elementary level. The target proficiency level is Intermediate-Low/Mid (based on proficiency guidelines from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).
 4 Credits
Show Description ARAB 202 - Intermediate Modern Arabic II
Offered spring. Prereq., ARAB 201 or equiv. Course is a continuation of ARAB 201, in that it is designed to help students further develop their language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and learn more about the Arab culture and advanced grammar rules beyond the elementary level. The target proficiency level is Intermediate-Mid (based on proficiency guidelines from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).
 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 18 Total Credits Required

Chinese

Rule: May choose to complete the following courses

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Show Description CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I
Offered autumn. Emphasis on speaking, reading and writing elementary Mandarin.
 5 Credits
Show Description CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II
Prereq., CHIN 101. Offered spring. Continuation of 101.
 5 Credits
Show Description CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I
Offered autumn. Prereq., CHIN 102 or equiv. Emphasis on oral communication, with continuing development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
 5 Credits
Show Description CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II
Offered spring. Prereq., CHIN 201 or equiv. Continuation of 201.
 5 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 20 Total Credits Required

Russian

Rule: May choose to complete the following courses

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Show Description RUSS 101 - Elementary Russian I
Offered autumn. Emphasis on oral communication, with development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
 5 Credits
Show Description RUSS 102 - Elementary Russian II
Offered spring. Prereq., RUSS 101 or equiv. Continuation of 101.
 5 Credits
Show Description RUSS 201 - Intermediate Russian I
Offered autumn. Prereq., RUSS 102 or equiv. Continuation of active skills approach to Russian listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
 4 Credits
Show Description RUSS 202 - Intermediate Russian II
Offered spring. Prereq., RUSS 201. Continuation of 201. Continuation of active skills approach to Russian listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 18 Total Credits Required

Capstone Requirement

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following courses

Note: If taking HSTR 496, student is required to take the course for 3 credits and complete a 25 page research paper. Either course fulfills the Upper-Division Writing Requirement for the Major.

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Show Description ANTY 494 - Seminar: Central Asia
Offered spring even-numbered years. Advanced analysis of historical and contemporary issues involving human communities, cultures, and economies of a particular region, and that region’s role in the world.
 3 Credits
Show Description HSTR 496 - Independent Study
(R-12) Offered intermittently.  Prereq., consent of instr. Course material appropriate to the needs and objectives of the individual student.
 1 To 12 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required