Middle East and Islamic World Studies Minor

An interdisciplinary minor in Middle East and Islamic World Studies consists of five courses

Take at least one course from each of three divisions:

Course Number	Title	Credits

Language and Literature:

Course Number	Title	Credits
ARABC-115	First Term Arabic	1
ARABC-116	Second Term Arabic	1
ARABC-215	Third Term Arabic	1
ARABC-216	Fourth Term Arabic	1
ARABC-231	Societies of the Middle East	1
ARABC-315	Advanced Arabic	1
ARABC-316	Advanced Arabic II	1
FRNCH-240	Maghreb Literature in French: Traditions and Modernity	1
HEBRW-107	First Term Hebrew	1
HEBRW-108	Second Term Hebrew	1

Social Sciences:

Course Number	Title	Credits
ANTHR-215/EDUC-215	Anthropology of Muslim Youth	1
GOVT-207	Politics in the Middle East and North Africa	1
GOVT-303	Syrian Politics	1
GOVT-315	Foreign Policies of Middle Eastern States	1
GOVT-317	The Arab Spring andits Aftermath	1
HIST-124	Silk Road	1
HIST-132	Jewish Civilization from the Talmud to the Yishuv	1
HIST-275	Modern Middle Eastern History	1
HIST-345/RSNST-345	The Soviet Union as a Multi-National State	1

Religion and Culture:

Course Number	Title	Credits
ARTH-245	Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic Arts of India	1
ARTH-266	Art of the Islamic World	1
ASNST-209/HIST-209/RELST-209	Islamic History and Culture	1
RELST-209/ASNST-209/HIST-209	Islamic History and Culture	1
RELST-143	The Sacred in South Asia	1
RELST-242	The Rise and Fall of David	1
RELST-244/HIST-244	Religious Conflicts	1
HIST-244/RELST-244	Religious Conflicts	1

Take one introductory 100-level course:

Course Number	Title	Credits

Take one advanced 300-level or 400-level course:

Course Number	Title	Credits