Courses and Syllabi
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Arabic Spring 2027
Undergraduate
ARAB 110: Intensive Elementary Arabic (6 Credits)
Combination of ARAB 101 and ARAB 102. Intensive introduction to Arabic for students with no prior experience studying the language. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Arabic through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to ARAB 101, ARAB 102.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Arabic
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- ARAB 110 - 002: Intensive Elementary Arabic — Peiyu Yang — 10:30 AM to 01:10 PM TR - Krug Hall 7
- ARAB 110 - 001: Intensive Elementary Arabic — Naglaa F Mahmoud Hussein — 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM MW - Music Theater Building - Hybrid
ARAB 201: Intermediate Arabic I (3 Credits)
Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Arabic through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ARAB 101, 102.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Arabic
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- ARAB 201 - 001: Intermediate Arabic I — Abdulrazzak S. Aldhobhani — 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM MW - Thompson Hall 2021
- ARAB 201 - 002: Intermediate Arabic I — Peiyu Yang — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR - Krug Hall 19
ARAB 202: Intermediate Arabic II (3 Credits)
Continuation of ARAB 201. Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Arabic through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: ARAB 202 fulfills foreign language requirement. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ARAB 201.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Fulfills Frgn Lng requirment, Taught in Arabic
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- ARAB 202 - 002: Intermediate Arabic II — Abdulrazzak S. Aldhobhani — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR - Aquia Building 213
ARAB 300: Advanced Arabic (3 Credits)
Introduces new complex syntactical and grammatical structures for critical enhancement of fluency in Modern Standard Arabic. Emphasis is plced on sentence structure and vocabulary enrichment. Students also gain additional exposure to linguistic diglossia, culture, and history. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ARAB 202 or equivalent, appropriate placement score, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Arabic
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- ARAB 300 - 002: Advanced Arabic — Sayed Elsisi — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM M - Aquia Building - Hybrid
ARAB 325: Major Arab Writers/Stories (3 Credits)
Studies works of major Arab writers or collections such as The Arabian Nights. Notes: Knowledge of Arabic helpful but not required. May be repeated when topic is different with permission of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 101 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
4 Sections Currently Scheduled »
- ARAB 325 - 002: Migrating Voices in Arabic Lit — Peiyu Yang — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR - Horizon Hall 5008
- ARAB 325 - 003: 20th Century Arabic Lit — Muna Al Taweel — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW - Angel Cabrera Global Center 1320A
- ARAB 325 - DL2: Unspoken Voices in Arabic Lit — Sayed Elsisi - Online
- ARAB 325 - DL3: Unspoken Voices in Arabic Lit — Sayed Elsisi - Online
ARAB 351: Media Analysis in Context (3 Credits)
Multilevel open-source media analysis and advanced language acquisition class. In addition to developing effective strategies for discourse analysis in Arabic, students will gain exposure to core issues and debates within the current Arab world. Secondary source readings and lecture material focus on issues of rhetorical and aesthetic persuasion, propaganda, censorship, media bias and fake news. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Mason Apex, Capstone
Recommended Prerequisite: ARAB 202 or equivalent, appropriate placement score, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Arabic
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- ARAB 351 - 001: Media Analysis in Context — Nathaniel Greenberg — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM T - Thompson Hall 1018 - Hybrid
ARAB 355: Advanced Arabic Media: Debates & Context (3 Credits)
Multilevel open-source media analysis and advanced language acquisition class. In addition to developing effective strategies for discourse analysis in Arabic, students will gain exposure to core issues and debates within the current Arab world. Secondary source readings and lecture material focus on issues of rhetorical and aesthetic persuasion, propaganda, censorship, media bias and fake news. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to two attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ARAB 202; ARAB 300
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Arabic
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- ARAB 355 - 001: Advanced Arabic Media Deb&Cont — Nathaniel Greenberg — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM T - Thompson Hall 1018 - Hybrid
ARAB 365: Black and Minority Cultures in Arabic Literature (3 Credits)
Designed to highlight the influence of Black and other minority cultures on the formation of national identity in the modern Arab world. Will emphasize the work of Black artists and thinkers in places like Egypt, the Sudan, Morocco and the Arabian Gulf; Berber culture in North Africa; Copts and ethnic Christian minorities Egypt, the Levant and elsewhere; the Jews of North Africa, Yemen, or Iraq, Ethiopians in Israel/Palestine and more. In addition to focusing on the modern era, the class engages key literary and poetic contributions by minority voices drawn from the classical era, including selections from the seminal body of lyricism surrounding the Zanj rebellion of Abbasid Caliphate. The class is taught in English, but some knowledge of Arabic is recommended. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- ARAB 365 - 001: Blck & Min Cltrs in Arabic Lit — Naglaa F Mahmoud Hussein — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM T - Innovation Hall 207 - Hybrid
ARAB 440: Topics in Arabic Religious Thought and Texts (3 Credits)
Survey of the religious and intellectual heritage of the Arab world. Notes: May be repeated when topic and texts are different. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 9 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Mason Apex, Capstone
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies, Non-Western Culture
Recommended Prerequisite: Six credits of 300 level Arabic or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Arabic
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- ARAB 440 - 001: Renaissance - What Went Wrong — Sayed Elsisi — 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM M - Angel Cabrera Global Center 1320A - Hybrid
ARAB 470: Special Topics in Modern Arabic Studies (3 Credits)
Addresses core topics in the study of the Arab world through the lens of literature, language and aesthetics. Topics may include the Nahdha or ‘Renaissance’ period of the late nineteenth century, Black and minority cultural productions, diaspora studies, post-colonialism or literary movements of the twentieth and twenty-first century. Topics will vary. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: ARAB 325
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- ARAB 470 - 001: Arab Modernism — Nathaniel Greenberg — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM R - Thompson Hall 1018 - Hybrid
ARAB 325: Major Arab Writers/Stories (3 Credits)
Studies works of major Arab writers or collections such as The Arabian Nights. Notes: Knowledge of Arabic helpful but not required. May be repeated when topic is different with permission of department. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 101 or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
4 Sections Currently Scheduled »
- ARAB 325 - 002: Migrating Voices in Arabic Lit — Peiyu Yang — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR - Horizon Hall 5008
- ARAB 325 - 003: 20th Century Arabic Lit — Muna Al Taweel — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW - Angel Cabrera Global Center 1320A
- ARAB 325 - DL2: Unspoken Voices in Arabic Lit — Sayed Elsisi - Online
- ARAB 325 - DL3: Unspoken Voices in Arabic Lit — Sayed Elsisi - Online