2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Middle East Studies Minor
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Requirements
Students minoring in Middle East studies must complete 18 to 19 credit hours of course work. This includes seven credits of core courses and at least 12 credits of electives. Students entering the university competent in Arabic at the 102-level or higher will take one additional elective course in consultation with the program coordinator, for a total of 18 credits. Students have the option to fulfill some electives through study abroad in consultation with the program coordinator. Please note that study abroad is encouraged, but not required.
All minors are required to complete two core courses:
- ARA 102 - Beginning Arabic II: Language and Culture (4 credits)
- MES 201 - Introduction to the Middle East (3 credits)
Minors will choose four from the following elective courses (at least 12 credits):
Students with second-semester or higher competence in Hebrew, Persian, or Turkish may substitute that for the Arabic requirement but will likewise take one extra course from the list below.
Students will select four courses (at least 12 credits) from the following list:
- ARA 202 - Intermediate Arabic II: Language and Culture (4 credits)
- ARA 330/MES 330 - Arab Identity in Literature and Culture (3 credits)
- ANT 330 - Anthropology of Selected World Areas (3 credits)
- ANT 350 - Archaeology of Mid-East (3 credits)
- HST 211 - History of Islamic Civilization (3 credits)
- HST 337 - The Age of Islamic Empire (3 credits)
- HST 338 - Modern Middle East (3 credits)
- HST 339 - Modern Iran (3 credits)
- MES 202 - Arab Americans (3 credits)
- MES 333 - Study Abroad - Middle East Studies (1 to 6 credits)
- MES 350 - Islam: Scripture and Ritual (3 credits)
- MES 370 - Contemporary Issues in the Middle East: The Model Arab League (3 credits)
- MES 380 - Special Topics in Middle East Studies (3 credits)
- MES 399 - Independent Studies (1 to 3 credits)
- PLS 320 - Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 credits)