Eligible Courses

Eligible Certificate Courses (2026-27)

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

Fall 2026

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

Introduction to Modern Central Asia (HIST 3498) 

Medieval Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conversation (HUMS 4430) 

The Ottomans: Society, Politics, and the Arts (NELC 6960) 

Hindus and Muslims in South Asia (HIST 2440) 

Spring 2027

Jews in Muslim Lands from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Centuries 

Islamic Art, Architecture, Literature

Fall 2026

Islamic Art and Architecture in the Mediterranean (MDVL 8747) 

Modernism and the Middle East (HSAR 4379) 

Motifs, Patterns, and Painting Techniques in Traditional Turkish Arts (OTTM 6940 ) 

The Ottomans: Society, Politics, and the Arts (NELC 6960) 

Spring 2027

Classics of the Islamic World (CPLT 1780) 

Knights, Travelers, and Mystics (ENGL 3504)

Manuscript Illumination in lslamic and Western Traditions (NELC 3950) 

Writing Muslims (NELC 6180) 

Islamic Religion

Fall 2026

The Qur’an and its Interpreters (HUMS 1480) 

Spring 2027

Islamic Law and Mysticism (RLST 6730) 

Islamic History

Fall 2026

Islam and America: From 1492 to Civil War (HIST 1788) 

Introduction to the Middle East (SOCY 1002) 

Introduction to Modern Central Asia (HIST 3498) 

Spring 2027

Hindus and Muslims in South Asia (HIST 2440) 

Jews in Muslim Lands from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Centuries