Islamic Studies Certificate
The Islamic Studies Certificate encompasses the study of Muslim and Islamic artistic, cultural, historical, intellectual, linguistic, literary, philosophical, political, religious, sociological and scientific presence and impact on human society over the past one and a half millennia. It allows Yale College students to curate their courses relating to Muslims and to Islam. It will be of interest to non-humanities majors with a strong interest in Islamic Studies; to social science and humanities majors wishing to complement their existing interests with coursework in Islamic Studies; and to self-identifying Muslim students for whom such a certificate offers a way academically to explore their heritage.
Requirements
Five Courses
Students must successfully complete five course credits, of which no more than two may represent the same area of study or carry the same course attribute. Currently, the four areas of study are: the study of society; the history of art, architecture, or literature; a historical period; and religious thought.
Eligible courses carry the following course attributes: Islamic Society; Islamic Art, Arch, Lit; Islamic Religion; and Islamic History . Other courses may be approved by permission of the certificate director.
Courses must be distributed as follows:
* 1 course in the history of art, architecture, or literature (Islamic Art, Architecture,
Literature)
* 1 course in history or a historical period (Islamic History)
* 1 course in religion or religious thought (Islamic Religion)
* 1 course in the study of society, e.g., anthropology, migration, political science,
sociology (Islamic Society)
* 1 elective from any of the above four content areas
Please note that
* The minimum grade for a course to count is a C ; Credit/D/Fail courses cannot be counted.
* Graduate and professional school courses may count toward the Certificate.
* Language courses and non-Yale courses may not count toward the Certificate.
* No more than two course credits used to fulfil the requirements of the Islamic Studies certificate may overlap with a major, a simultaneous degree, a multidisciplinary academic program, or another certificate.
* No course credit may be applied toward the requirements of more than two curricular programs. For example, the same course credit may not be used to fulfill the requirements of two certificates and a major.
Three Lectures
In addition to the course requirements, each student must attend three lectures on topics relating to Islamic Studies and submit a brief write-up.
summary of requirements
Five Courses Successful completion of 5 course credits
Course Distribution 1 course in each of the four content areas; 1 elective from any of the four content areas
Three Lectures attendance of 3 lectures on Islamic Studies, and submission of a 1–2 page write-up for each