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  Minor in Arabic Language and Culture

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        Spoken daily by over 300 million people worldwide, Arabic is one of the world's major languages. The programs in Arabic language and culture provide you not only with a good knowledge of the language itself, but also with an invaluable perspective into Arabic culture, history, literature, philosophy, religion and society. In addition, agreements between the University of Ottawa and other universities in the Arab world allow you to go on exchange programs in countries such as Tunisia, Egypt or another country.

        If you wish to discover the world and learn Arabic at the same time, this major is for you. It includes a mandatory immersion stay abroad in an Arabic-speaking university, where you will be surrounded by the language and be required to take at least twelve units of courses. A mobility scholarship to help you cover the cost of your travel and stay is available.

        Courses in this program are taught in Arabic, English or French.

        Learn more about this program

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 calendar for the previous requirements.

      The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree.

      Course List
        Code                                                                         Title                   Units
        12 course units from: 1                                                      12 Units              
          ARB 1911                                                                   Elementary Arabic I          
          ARB 1912                                                                   Elementary Arabic II         
          ARB 2911                                                                   Intermediate Arabic I        
          ARB 2912                                                                   Intermediate Arabic II       
          ARB 3911                                                                   Advanced Arabic I            
          ARB 3912                                                                   Advanced Arabic II           
        6 optional course units at the 3000 level from the list of optional courses  6 Units               
        12 optional course units from the list of optional courses                   12 Units              
        Total:                                                                       30 Units              
        
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        Students whose linguistic level is superior to the levels indicated above have to take other ARB courses in consultation with the department. The linguistic level will be determined by the Online Placement Test, available at the Department’s website: http://arts.uottawa.ca/modernlanguages/programs-of-study.

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code      Title                                        Units  
          ARB 2101  Arabic Culture I                             3 Units
          ARB 2102  Arabic Culture II                            3 Units
          ARB 2103  Pop Culture in the Arab World                3 Units
          ARB 2912  Intermediate Arabic II                       3 Units
          ARB 3101  Arabic Cinema and Visual Media               3 Units
          ARB 3102  Special Topics in Arab Canadian Studies      3 Units
          ARB 3901  Introduction to Arabic Literature            3 Units
          ARB 3902  Special Topics in Arabic Literature          3 Units
          ARB 3911  Advanced Arabic I                            3 Units
          ARB 3912  Advanced Arabic II                           3 Units
          HIS 2160  History of the Middle East from World War I  3 Units
          LCM 1101  How to Learn Foreign Languages               3 Units
          LCM 1102  Tools for Cultural Analysis                  3 Units
          PHI 2381  Arabic Philosophy                            3 Units
          SRS 3315  Islam                                        3 Units
          
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