Program: Islamic Art and Architecture Minor - The American University in Cairo - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 17, 2025

2007-2008 Academic Catalog

This minor gives a greater appreciation of the cultural heritage of the Arab-Islamic world to interested students.

Requirements (15 credits):

ARIC 206 - Art and Architecture of the City of Cairo (3 cr.)
ARIC 270-271 - Introduction to Islamic Art and Architecture (3 cr. per semester)

Two of the following:

ARIC 370 - Pre-Islamic Influences on Islamic Art and Architecture (3 cr.)
ARIC 371-372 - Islamic Architecture in Egypt and Syria (3 cr. per semester)
ARIC 465-466 - Islamic Architecture in Turkey, Persia and Central Asia (3 cr.)