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Program checklist · Minor

Islamic Studies

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
9
Credits (computed from items)
18
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_cee8aeca
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Core Courses

major core · 3 items
  1. 3
  2. As published: “Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization (Mason Core)”
    3
  3. As published: “Islam (Mason Core)”
    3

Electives

electives · 21 items
  1. Select three electives from the following. No more than 6 credits of foreign language or 3 credits of Experiential Learning can be applied to the minor. 1
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. 3
  3. As published: “Topics in Arabic Religious Thought and Texts (Mason Core)”
    3
  4. As published: “Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East (Mason Core)”
    3
  5. As published: “Peoples and Cultures of India (Mason Core)”
    3
  6. As published: “Overview of Art of the Islamic World (Mason Core)”
    3
  7. As published: “Arts of India (Mason Core)”
    3
  8. As published: “Topics in Literature (when topic is Arab and Arab-American writers)”
    1-3
  9. 3
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. As published: “Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization (Mason Core)”
    3
  13. As published: “Topics in Global History (Mason Core) (when relevant to the Islamic world with approval of director)”
    3-6
  14. As published: “Women in Islamic Society (Mason Core)”
    3
  15. As published: “Qur'an and Hadith (Mason Core)”
    3
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. As published: “Islamic Thought (Mason Core)”
    3
  19. 3
  20. As published: “Islam, Democracy, and Human Rights (Mason Core)”
    3
  21. 3

Special topics course, when relevant, with prior written approval of the director

0 items

    Foreign Language Courses (up to 6 credits) 1

    0 items

      Experiential Learning (up to 3 credits) 2

      0 items
        Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/global-affairs/islamic-studies-minor/. Captured page pages/0423.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.