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.
Major in Arabic Language and Culture |
42 |
French immersion is available when taken as part of an honours degree.
Compulsory courses:
| ARB1911 |
Cours élémentaire d'arabe I / Elementary Arabic I |
3 |
| ARB1912 |
Cours élémentaire d'arabe II / Elementary Arabic II |
3 |
| ARB2911 |
Cours intermédiaire d'arabe I / Intermediate Arabic I |
3 |
| ARB2912 |
Cours intermédiaire d'arabe II / Intermediate Arabic II |
3 |
| ARB3911 |
Cours avancé d'arabe I / Advanced Arabic I |
3 |
| ARB3912 |
Cours avancé d'arabe II / Advanced Arabic II |
3 |
18 Optional Credits (minimum of 6 credits at 3000 level and 6 credits at the 4000 level):
| ARB2103 |
Pop Culture in the Arab World |
3 |
| ARB3101 |
Arabic Cinema and Visual Media |
3 |
| ARB3901 |
Introduction à la littérature arabe / Introduction to Arabic Literature |
3 |
| ARB3902 |
Sujets spéciaux en littérature arabe I : Prose / Special Topics in Arabic I: Prose |
3 |
| ARB3903 |
Sujets spéciaux en littérature Arabe II : Poésie / Special Topics in Arabic II: Poetry |
3 |
| ARB3921 |
Études dirigées en arabe / Directed Studies in Arabic |
3 |
| ARB4903 |
Thèmes choisis en culture arabe / Special Topics in Arabic Culture |
3 |
| ARB4904 |
Stage en langue arabe / Practicum in Arabic |
3 |
| ARB4911 |
Cours avancé d'arabe III / Advanced Arabic III |
3 |
| ARB4912 |
Cours avancé d'arabe IV / Advanced Arabic IV |
3 |
| HIS2160 |
History of the Middle East from World War I |
3 |
Mandatory requirement: Immersion stay abroad
A minimum of 12 credits 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 credits to take.
Eligibility requirements:
1) must have completed ARB3911, ARB2101 and ARB2102;
2) must have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.5;
3) must not be on probation;
4) must take a minimum of 12 credits or the equivalent abroad.
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).
