Minors

28-30 Credits 

The Minor in Humanities provides interdisciplinary study of the humanities (philosophy, religion, history, literature and the arts) in societies around the globe.

• Three courses (13-15 credits) from: HUMA 110, 121, 122, 123, 243, 271, 273, 275, 276, 277, 278, 281, 290; REL 231 (or HNRS 219), 232, 233, 234, 265, 283, 290 ** Up to two of the following courses may be counted towards this category: HNRS 103, 104, 105, 106
• Three courses (15 credits) from: HUMA 302, 321, 322, 323, 325, 327, 329, 360, 362, 372, 390, 421, 422, 423, 425, 427, 429, 490; REL 303, 330, 331, 332, 334, 336, 338, 340, 341, 342, 345, 375 (or EAST 375), 378, 380 (or EAST 380), 382 (or EAST 382), 390, 426, 428, 490; or other appropriate upper-division courses under advisement.

30 Credits 

The Minor in the Study of Religion provides scholarly, critical, nonsectarian study of religions. Students study religious beliefs, practices, identities and organizations, and how they have influenced and been influenced by other aspects of society and culture.

• One course (5 credits) from: REL 231 – Introduction to the Study of Religion or HNRS 219 – Colloquium in Religious Studies
• Two courses (10 credits) from: HUMA 271, 275, 278; REL 232, 233, 234, 265, 283, 290
• Three courses (15 credits) from: HUMA 321, 322, 362, 421, 423, 429; REL 303, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 336, 338, 340, 341, 342, 345, 375 (or EAST 375), 378, 380 (or EAST 380), 382 (or EAST 382), 390, 424, 426, 428, 490; or other appropriate upperdivision courses under advisement

28-30 Credits 

The Minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies provides intermediate instruction in Arabic, and introduction to the history of Islamic civilization, and upper division electives from several academic departments.

• ARAB 201, 202, 203 (15 credits, minimum combined GPA 2.5)
• One course (5 credits) from: HUMA 278 – Islamic Civilization or HIST 287 – Introduction to Islamic Civilization
• Electives (8-10 Cr.) from: EAST 314; FAIR 371B; HIST 288, 382, 383, 384, 404, 406, 407; HUMA 362; PLSC 271; REL 340, 341, 342, 428; or other appropriate upper division courses under advisement. Only one course at the 200 level can be counted in this category.

Course List 2025-2026

SUMMER 2025

EUS 210: NOMADS OF EURASIA (Vajda) Online/Async

PLSC 271: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Biswas) Online/Async

FALL 2025

ARAB 101: ELEMENTARY ARABIC (Hussein Abdelbaki) MWF 11.30-12.50 or 1.00-2.20

ARAB 201: INTERMEDIATE ARABIC (Hussein Abdelbaki) MWF 2.30-3.50

ETHN 318: CONTEPORARY ARAB AMERICAN ISSUES (Elia) MWF 1.00-2.20

EUS 210: NOMADS OF EURASIA (Vajda) MWF 1.00-2.20

PLSC 271: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Biswas) MWF 11.30-12.50

PLSC 271: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Biswas) TR 1.00-2.20

REL 341/WGSS 320: WOMEN IN ISLAM (Zabihi-Moghaddam) TR 12.00-1.50

HIST 490: ADVENTURES AT SEA (INDIAN OCEAN HISTORY) (Bhattacharjee) TR 10.00-11.50

WINTER 2026

ARAB 102: ELEMENTARY ARABIC (Hussein Abdelbaki) MWF 1.00-2.20

ARAB 202: INTERMEDIATE ARABIC (Hussein Abdelbaki) MWF 2.30-3.50

ENG 333: GLOBAL LITERATURES: SCRIBES AND GRIOTS (Wise) TBD

ENG 335: TEXTS OUTSIDE OF AMERICA AND EUROPE: SENEGAL (Wise) TBD

ENG 337: TRAVEL WRITING IN THE SAHEL (Wise) TR 10.00-11.50

ENG 408: GLOBAL LITERATURES: SENEGAL (Wise) TBD

ETHN 252: INTRODUCTION TO ARAB AMERICAN STUDIES (Elia) TR 2.00-3.50

HIST 288: HISTORY OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST (Anderson) MWF 1.00-2.20

HIST 384: PALESTINE, ZIONISM AND ISRAEL (Anderson) MWF 10.00-11.20

HUMA 278: ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION (Miran) TR 10.00-11.50

PLSC 271: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Horne) MWF 11.30-12.50

PLSC 271: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Horne) MWF 1.00-2.20

REL 342/HIST 390: ISLAM IN AFRICA (Miran) TR 2.00-3.50

SPRING 2026

ARAB 103: ELEMENTARY ARABIC (Hussein Abdelbaki) MWF 1.00-2.20

ARAB 203: INTERMEDIATE ARABIC (Hussein Abdelbaki) MWF 2.30-3.50

ETHN 318: CONTEMPORARY ARAB AMERICAN STUDIES (Elia) MWF 11.30-12.50

HIST 383: MODERN IRAQ (Anderson) TR 10.00-11.50

HIST 404: COLONIALISM AND THE MIDDLE EAST (Anderson) TR 10.00-11.50

HUMA 278: ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION (Zabihi-Moghaddam) TR 12.00-1.50

PLSC 271: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Dupuy) MWF 11.50-12.50

PLSC 271: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Tverdova) MWF 1.00-2.20

REL 490/HIST 490: PILGRIMAGE AND TRAVEL IN ISLAM (Miran) TR 10.00-11.50

Please contact me with any questions: Prof. Jonathan Miran Jonathan.Miran@wwu.edu

Arabic and Islamic Studies Minor Advisor and Coordinator

Department of Global Humanities and Religions | Bond Hall 166

28-30 Credits 

The Minor in Digital Humanities (DH) involves a combination of computing and humanities research. Through the design and use of computational tools and methods, digital humanities is characterized by an engagement with collaborative and interdisciplinary modes of knowledge production, scholarship, publishing, and teaching.

• CSCI 102, 105, 202, HUMA 110 (17 credits)
• Humanities Electives (8-10 credits). Complete two Humanities courses under advisement. One must have a HUMA prefix. One must be upper division.
• HUMA 498 (3 credits). Under advisement, students will complete a capstone Digital Humanities research project in HUMA 498. To register for HUMA 498, students must complete a contract in the Global Humanities and Religions Department to identify a faculty supervisor and research topic.

27-30 Credits 

The minor in South and Southeast Asian Studies builds significant knowledge of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia through the study of culture, religion, history, literature, gender, art, film, and other disciplinary approaches.

• HIST 220 and HUMA 271 (10 credits)
• Four courses (17-20) from: A/HI 270, A/HI 271; ANTH 463; HIST 359; HUMA 278, 362, 421; PLSC 312; REL 332, 345, 375, 378, 428; or other appropriate upper-division course under advisement.

Course List 2025-2026

Summer 2025

MUS: SURVEY WORLD MUSIC CULTURES (Wickell) Online ASYNC

REL 332: WORLD RELIGIONS (Folk) Online ASYNC

Fall 2025

ANTH 362: ANTHROPLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ASIA (Pine) MWF 2:30-3:50

HIST 490: ADVENTURES AT SEA (Bhattacharjee) TR 10:00-11:50

HUMA 271: HUMANITIES OF INDIA (Slouber) MWF 11:30–12:50

MUS 205: SURVEY WORLD MUSIC CULTURES (Wickell) MWF 8:00–8:50 or Online ASYNC

REL 426/EAST 426: TANTRA (Bushelle) TR 10:00-11:50

*WGSS 314: GENDER ACROSS BORDERS (Staff) TR 2:00-3:50

Winter 2026

A/HI 270: VISUAL CULTURE IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (Sapin) MW 1:00-2:20

ENG 236: ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURES (Araki-Kawaguchi) MWF 1:00-2:20

HIST 220: INTRO TO SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY (Bhattacharjee) MWF 2:30-3:50

HIST 390: MODERN INDIA (Bhattacharjee) MWF 8:30-9:50

HUMA 278: ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION (Miran) TR 10:00-11:50

*MUS 205: SURVEY WORLD MUSIC CULTURES (Staff) MWF 8:00–8:50 or Online ASYNC

REL 345/WGSS 320: FIERCE GODDESSES OF INDIA (Slouber) MWF 11:30-12:50

REL 490: SEEKING SILENCE IN A NOISY WORLD (Frost) MW 2:30-4:20

Spring 2026

ANTH 453: WOMEN OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH (Jordan) TR 3:00-5:20

ENVR 465: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (Paci-Green) TR 8:00–9:50

HIST 220: INTRO TO SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY (Bhattacharjee) TR 10:00–11:50

HIST 356/WGSS 356: GENDER AND HISTORY (Bhattacharjee) TR 8:00-9:50

HUMA 290: GLOBAL HISTORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY (Carotenuto) TR 2:00-

MUS 205: SURVEY WORLD MUSIC CULTURES (Wickell) MWF 8:00–8:50 or Online ASYNC

REL 231: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION (Frost) MWF 10:00-11:20

REL 375/EAST 375: BUDDHISM (Bushelle) MWF 2:30-3:50

REL 490: PILGRIMAGE AND TRAVEL IN ISLAM (Miran) TR 10:00-11:50

*Asterisks indicates courses awaiting faculty (“staff”). Check with instructor about SSEAS content.

Please contact me with any questions:

Prof. Michael Slouber sloubem@wwu.edu

Department of Global Humanities and Religions | Bond Hall 152A

South and Southeast Asian Studies Minor Advisor

26 Credits 

The world's second largest and second most populous continent and home to fifty-four sovereign states, Africa is one of the most diverse and complex regions on the globe. The minor in African Studies is designed to provide students a broad understanding of the African continent, past and present, through disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Two Courses (10 credits) from: HIST 285, 286; HUMA 276
• Select (at least 16 credits) from: A/HI 250, 251, 381, 383, 385, 416, 451; ENG 282; FAIR 210A, 334C, 334H, 334J (or GLBL 340), 334K (or GLBL 335), 335H; HIST 369, 385, 386, 387, 469; HUMA 362; PLSC 308; REL 342; SOC 366

Course List 2025-2026

SUMMER 2025

A/HI 451: ARTS OF AFRICA AFTER 1900 (Kerman) Online/Async

SOC 366: COLONIALISM, SLAVERY & LINKS TO CONTEMP RACISM (Feinberg) Online/Async

FALL 2025

FAIR 210A: WORLD ISSUES (Akinrinade) MW 11:00-1:20

FAIR 334C: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS (Akinrinade) MW 3:00-5:20

HIST 285: AFRICAN HISTORY TO 1800 (Zimmerman) MWF 11:30-12:50

HUMA 276: HUMANITIES OF AFRICA (Watkins) TR 12:00-1:50

PLSC 308: AFRICAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS (Dupuy) MWF 11:30-12:50

SOC 366: COLONIALISM, SLAVERY & LINKS CONTEMP RACISM (Feinberg) MWF 11:30-12:50

WINTER 2026

A/HI 250: ARTS OF AFRICA PRE-1900 (Kerman) TR 10:00-11:20

A/HI 416: GLOBAL BORDERS AND CONTESTED TERRAINS: AFRICA (Kerman) TR 1:00-2:50

ENG 333: GLOBAL LITERATURES: SCRIBES AND GRIOTS (Wise) TBD

ENG 335: TEXTS OUTSIDE OF AMERICA AND EUROPE: SENEGAL (Wise) TBD

ENG 337: TRAVEL WRITING IN THE SAHEL (Wise) TBD

ENG 408: GLOBAL LITERATURES: SENEGAL (Wise) TBD

HIST 286: AFRICAN HISTORY, 1800 – PRESENT (Zimmerman) TR 12.00-1:50

HIST 499: AFRICAN HISTORY [CAPSTONE SEMINAR] (Zimmerman) T 2:00-4:50

HUMA 290: MODERN AFRICAN NOVELS (Watkins) TR 12:00-1:50

REL 342/HIST 390: ISLAM IN AFRICA (Miran) TR 2:00-3:50

SOC 366: COLONIALISM, SLAVERY & LINKS TO CONTEMP RACISM (Feinberg) Online/Async

SPRING 2026

A/HI 251: ARTS OF AFRICA AFTER 1900 (Kerman) TR 1:00-2:20

A/HI 385: AFRICAN AND DIASPORIC CINEMA (Kerman) TRF (F optional) 10:00-11:50

HIST 387: AFRICA SINCE THE 1960S (Zimmerman) TR 12:00-1:50

HUMA 276: HUMANITIES OF AFRICA (Watkins) TR 12:00-1:50

SOC 466: ANALYSIS OF MODERN AFRICA (Feinberg) TR 12:00-1:50

Please contact me with any questions:

Prof. Jonathan Miran Jonathan.Miran@wwu.edu

African Studies Minor Advisor and Coordinator

Department of Global Humanities and Religions | Bond Hall 166