2024-2025 Course Catalog
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Code | Title | Credits |
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Degree Core Requirements | ||
First Year Experience | ||
RLCL 1004 | Introduction to Religion and Culture (or an FYE course completed in another major) | 3 |
Language (e.g., Oral, Written, Interpretive) | ||
ARBC 2105 | Intermediate Arabic | 3 |
ARBC 2106 | Intermediate Arabic | 3 |
Other Language-program-specific Courses (e.g., Literature, Culture, Linguistics) | ||
ARBC 3105 | Advanced Arabic | 3 |
ARBC 3106 | Advanced Arabic | 3 |
ARBC 3124 | Arabic for Oral Proficiency | 3 |
ARBC 4154 | Advanced Composition and Stylistics | 3 |
Subtotal | 21 | |
Major Requirements | ||
ARBC 3514 | Media Arabic | 3 |
ARBC 2774 | Arab Culture and Civilization 1 | 3 |
ARBC 3474 | Topics in Arab Cinema 1,2 | 3 |
ARBC 3304 | Modern Arabic Literature in Translation 1 | 3 |
ARBC 4334 | Research in Arab Culture | 3 |
Subtotal | 15 | |
Free Electives | ||
Complete remaining credit hours to satisfy 120 credit hour requirement. | 39 | |
Subtotal | 39 | |
Pathways to General Education | ||
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 1f | 6 | |
Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 3 | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 5f | 6 | |
Select three credits in Pathway 5a | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 7 3 | 3 | |
Subtotal | 45 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
May also count toward Pathways. Taught in English.
May be taken twice for 6 credits.
May be double-counted with another core concept.
By the time a student majoring in Arabic has completed 72 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, and course withdrawal), the student must have completed satisfactorily the following courses in Arabic: ARBC 3105 Advanced Arabic, ARBC 3106 Advanced Arabic, and ARBC 3124 Arabic for Oral Proficiency. Satisfactory completion means a C or better (in each required course in the major).
Students must have a 2.0 in-major GPA in Arabic and earn a C or better in each course for it to count towards the major.
Total Hours Required: 120 credit hours required for graduation
Complete remaining credit hours needed to satisfy degree 120 credit hour requirement.
As a major in Arabic, you will have completed the Foreign Language (FL) requirement at Virginia Tech:
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