Middle East/Islamicate Worlds Studies Minor

An interdisciplinary minor in Middle East and Islamicate Worlds Studies consists of five courses

Take at least one course from each of three divisions:

Course NumberTitleCredits

Language and Literature:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ARABC-115/MEIWS-115First Term Arabic

1

ARABC-116/MEIWS-116Second Term Arabic

1

ARABC-215/MEIWS-215Third Term Arabic

1

ARABC-216/MEIWS-216Fourth Term Arabic

1

ARABC-231/MEIWS-231Societies of the Middle East

1

ARABC-315/MEIWS-315Advanced Arabic

1

ARABC-316/MEIWS-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-124/MEIWS-124Silk Road

1

HIST-132Jewish Civilization from the Talmud to the Yishuv

1

HIST-275Modern Middle Eastern History

1

HIST-345/RSNST-345Friendship of the Peoples! The Multi-National Soviet Union

1

Religion and Culture:

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

1

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

1

RELST-242The Rise and Fall of David

1

RELST-244/ASNST-244/HIST-244Religious Conflicts

1

HIST-244/ASNST-244/RELST-244Religious Conflicts

1

Take one introductory 100-level course:

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

Course NumberTitleCredits