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  Major in Arabic Language and Culture

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        Please note that admission to the Major in Arabic Language and Culture is suspended until further notice.

        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.

      The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.

      Course List
        Code                                                                                         Title                   Units  
        ARB 1911                                                                                     Elementary Arabic I     3 Units
        ARB 1912                                                                                     Elementary Arabic II    3 Units
        ARB 2101                                                                                     Arabic Culture I        3 Units
        ARB 2102                                                                                     Arabic Culture II       3 Units
        ARB 2911                                                                                     Intermediate Arabic I   3 Units
        ARB 2912                                                                                     Intermediate Arabic II  3 Units
        ARB 3911                                                                                     Advanced Arabic I       3 Units
        ARB 3912                                                                                     Advanced Arabic II      3 Units
        6 optional course units in Arabic (ARB) from the list of optional courses                    6 Units               
        6 optional course units in Arabic (ARB) at the 3000 level from the list of optional courses  6 Units               
        6 optional course units in Arabic (ARB) at the 4000 level from the list of optional courses  6 Units               
        Total:                                                                                       42 Units              
        

          Mandatory Requirement: Immersion Stay Abroad

            A minimum of 12 units will be taken abroad in a university where Arabic is the language of teaching and study. The University of Ottawa will establish ARB course equivalencies.
            The foreign university and the Department of Modern Languages and Literature will establish jointly a bank of courses from which students will choose the units to take.

          Eligibility Requirements:

           1. must have completed ARB 3911, ARB 2101 and ARB 2102;
           2. must have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 5.0;
           3. must not be on probation;
            Students will receive a total of $2000 in funding (i.e. a $1000 mobility scholarship from the International Office and $1000 from the Faculty of Arts).

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code      Title                                        Units  
          ARB 2103  Pop Culture in the Arab World                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 3921  Directed Studies in Arabic                   3 Units
          ARB 4903  Special Topics in Arabic Culture             3 Units
          ARB 4904  Practicum in Arabic                          3 Units
          ARB 4911  Advanced Arabic III                          3 Units
          ARB 4912  Advanced Arabic IV                           3 Units
          HIS 2160  History of the Middle East from World War I  3 Units
          PHI 2381  Arabic Philosophy                            3 Units
          SRS 3315  Islam                                        3 Units
          
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