ARBC 1030 — Arab Cultures
This course discusses the history and culture of the Arab world, examining various aspects of this rich and venerable civilization, the importance attached to education, the achievements of Arab science and also the internal conflicts, wide-spread poverty, and the role of women. This course is also an introduction to how the religion of Islam created a far-flung Arab Muslim world that embraces lands reaching from the shores of the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, and examines how social institutions and culture are intertwined with politics and economics. This course is taught in English; no previous knowledge of Arabic language is required.
Part of
- Business Computer Systems and Management AS
- Corrections AS
- Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway AS
- Elementary Education Foundations Transfer Pathway AS
- Engineering Broad Field AS
- English Transfer Pathway AA
- Ethnic Studies AA
- Gender and Women's Studies AA
- Marketing Specialist AAS
- Pre-Social Work Transfer Pathway AS
- Sociology Transfer Pathway AA
- Special Education Transfer Pathway AS