24 courses with the subject ARBC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ARBC 101Beginning Arabic I1
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:1Beginning language skills. Practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Elementary grammar. Introduction to Arabic culture.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:1Continuation of Arabic language skills. Practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Prerequisite: ARBC 101 or equivalent.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:1A continuation and review of basic grammar, emphasizing all four language skills and culture. Prerequisite: ARBC 101A or ARBC 102 or equivalent.
Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:1Review of basic grammar with an emphasis on all four language skills and culture. Prerequisite: ARBC 103 or equivalent.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3The course aims to develop reading competence in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), meaning this course is not designed to integrate the four-skill approach. The goal of the course is to reach proficiency of intermediate level in authentic MSA reading materials. Completing ARBC 101 is a prerequisite for this course.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course will introduce students to intermediate everyday Arabic, specifically the Palestinian dialect and cultures. This full-credit course is equal to the two half-credit ARBC 121 and ARBC 122 courses. Prerequisite: ARBC 102 or permission of the instructor.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:2Concentration on development of speaking skills. Conducted entirely in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARBC 102. It is not open to students who have taken ARBC 120.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:2Concentration on development of speaking skills. Conducted entirely in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARBC 121. It is not open to students who have taken ARBC 120.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:2Concentration on development of speaking skills. Conducted entirely in Arabic by native speaker. Prerequisite: ARBC 102. Not open to students who have taken ARBC 205.
Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:2Concentration on development of speaking skills. Conducted entirely in Arabic by native speaker. Prerequisite: ARBC 201. Not open to students who have taken ARBC 205.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course will introduce students to intermediate to advanced everyday Arabic, specifically Palestinian dialect and culture. Prerequisites: ARBC 104 and ARBC 120.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course aims to familiarize students with Arabic language translation techniques and provide them with the necessary skills for translation between Arabic and English. The course's emphasis lies in exploring where and how traditional translation methods fit in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other computation tools.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Designed to equip students with advanced intermediate competence in Modern Standard Arabic and spoken Arabic, targeting the skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Prerequisite: ARBC 104 or by permission of the program director.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Designed to equip students with advanced competence in Modern Standard Arabic and spoken Arabic, targeting the skills of speaking, reading, writing and listening. Prerequisites: students must have taken ARBC 217 or ARBC 250 if it was taught in Arabic and permission of the instructor.
ARBC 220Transformations of Identities: The Arab Minority in Israel1
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3The course aims to explore the evolving social and cultural changes in the Arab minority in Israel, and seeks to develop an understanding of the ongoing effects of globalization on a non- Western society.
ARBC 221A Window into Middle Eastern Culture in Amman1
Offered Summer Session Only; Lecture hours:3This course aims to explore Jordan’s cultures and will consist of four components: twice-weekly class discussions, four lectures by local guest speakers, two community service opportunities and field trips. The course will cover interdisciplinary materials, such as History, Religious Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Politics, Refugees Studies and Sustainability.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableStudy of topics in Arabic language, cultures and societies. Prerequisites: ARBC 104 and permission of the instructor. This course can be taught in Arabic or English based on the program's needs.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course will survey various aspects of cinema in the Arab world from different periods in history. It will consider how cinema explores topics such as gender and sexuality, national identity, political conflicts, immigration and refugees, religious influence and censorship. This course will be offered in English.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course seeks to critically analyze the discourse of the U.S. mass media and public policy decision-making toward Arabs and Muslims. The course aims to furnish students with knowledge about power, media, and discourse to build better global awareness of minorities and their human rights.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; RepeatableAdvanced Arabic independent study under the direction and supervision of an instructor. Topics to be selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisites: ARBC 217 and permission of the instructor.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:3; RepeatableResearch in the Arabic language and MENA studies. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; RepeatableSubject to be selected by student in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisites: ARBC 217 and permission of the instructor.