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 NumberTitleCredits

Language and Literature:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ARABC-115First Term Arabic

1

ARABC-116Second Term Arabic

1

ARABC-215Third Term Arabic

1

ARABC-216Fourth Term Arabic

1

ARABC-231Societies of the Middle East

1

ARABC-315Advanced Arabic

1

ARABC-316Advanced Arabic II

1

FRNCH-240Maghreb Literature in French: Traditions and Modernity

1

HEBRW-107First Term Hebrew

1

HEBRW-108Second Term Hebrew

1

Social Sciences:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANTHR-215/EDUC-215Anthropology of Muslim Youth

1

GOVT-207Politics in the Middle East and North Africa

1

GOVT-303Syrian Politics

1

GOVT-315Foreign Policies of Middle Eastern States

1

GOVT-317The Arab Spring and its Aftermath

1

HIST-124Silk Road

1

HIST-132Jewish Civilization from the Talmud to the Yishuv

1

HIST-275Modern Middle Eastern History

1

HIST-345/RSNST-345The Soviet Union as a Multi-National State

1

Religion and Culture:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ARTH-245Arts of India

1

ARTH-266Art of the Islamic World

1

ASNST-209/HIST-209/RELST-209Islamic History and Culture

1

RELST-209/ASNST-209/HIST-209Islamic History and Culture

1

RELST-143The Sacred in South Asia

1

RELST-242The Rise and Fall of David

1

RELST-244/HIST-244Religious Conflicts

1

HIST-244/RELST-244Religious Conflicts

1

Take one introductory 100-level course:

Course NumberTitleCredits

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

Course NumberTitleCredits