The courses listed comprise the current course offerings for the academic year 2007-2008 for the Islam and Muslim-Christian Relations curricular field as well as additional course offerings anticipated in the future in this field.

Curriculum Description
The contemporary world presents special challenges and opportunities for interactions among the peoples of the world. Both globalization and recognition of special ethnic and local identities create the risk of violent conflict as well as constructive cooperation. The great communities of religious believers play a special role in these interactions. Muslims and Christians have interacted as individuals, groups, and civilization for fourteen centuries, and the nature of their relations in the contemporary world play an important part in determining whether humanity's future will involve a great clash of civilizations or a successful civilizational dialogue.

The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University established a program leading to the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Degree in order to provide an opportunity for people to gain a better understanding of Islam and Muslim-Christian relations.

Format
In order to earn a Master’s degree in the Islam and Muslim-Christian Relations curricular field, students must complete six courses in this field including one Core course and one Human Values course or two Core courses, and a three-credit thesis reflecting this field.  To complete the total number of credits required for the MALS degree, 30 credits, three elective courses may be selected from any Liberal Studies courses or other courses at the University appropriate to this degree with the approval of the Program Director.  The selected curricular field will appear on the final transcript of record.