Eligible Courses

Eligible Certificate Courses (2025-26)

Note that classes are listed below under their primary number (corresponding to the instructor’s departmental affiliation) and may be cross-listed with other departments.  Certificate students may enroll in eligible courses under number: the critical issue is fulfilling the Certificate distribution requirement.
 
Note also that classes listed undr one rubric may fulfill the requirement for another rubric. if you have any questions, please email the Certificate director.
 
And that this list is not necessarily exhaustive. If you believe a class not listed here falls under one of the Certificate rubrics, please contact the Certificate director for confirmation and approval (as applicable).
 

Islamic Society

Islam in Africa (ER&M 3030) — Fall

International Relations of the Middle East the Crisis of Islam (MMES 1121) — Fall

Politics and Regimes of the Contemporary Middle East (PLSC 2139) — Fall

Middle Eastern Migrations (Anth 3950) — Fall

Antisemitism and its Opponents in the Muslim World (HIST 2635) — Spring

Islam and Communist Modernities in Central Asia and Xinjiang (ANTH 4120) — Spring

Islamic Art, Architecture, Literature

The Education of Princes (NELC 3250) — Fall

Music and Society in the Islamic World (MUSI 3468) — Fall

Knights, Travelers, and Mystics (ENGL 3504) — Spring

Hebrew Poetry in Muslim Spain  (JDST 3812) — Spring

Motifs, Patterns, & Painting Techniques in Traditional Turkish Arts (OTTM 6940) – Spring

Mystical Dimesnions of Islamic Art (HSAR 4391) — Spring

Islamic Religion

The Shari’a 101: From Medieval Jurists to Modern States—Why Islamic Law Matters Today  (RLST 2930) — Fall

Introduction to Arabic & Islamic Studies (RLST 4450) — Fall

Secularisms (RLST 4180) — Fall

Monks, Sufis, and Asceticism in the Medieval Middle East — Spring

Jews in Muslim Lands: From the 7th through the 16th centuries  (HIST 1645)

Islamic History

Medieval Jews, Christians and Muslims in Conversation (HIST 3232) — Fall

Convivencia, Coexistence (HIST 6191) — Fall

The Arabic Atlantic (HIST 3770) — Spring

Islam and the West (HIST 3261) — Spring