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Requirements
A minor in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, an interdisciplinary
program dealing with the peoples and cultures of the Middle East and
Central Asia, consists of the successful completion of 18 semester
hours of courses. Six semester hours must be completed in residence.
Introductory
Course
(3 semester hours): |
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Language
Courses
(6 semester hours): |
| ARAB
1, 2 |
Elementary
Arabic |
| ARAB
3, 4 |
Intermediate
Arabic |
| ARAB
101-106 |
Advanced
Arabic |
| HEBR
1, 2 |
Elementary
Hebrew |
| HEBR
3, 4 |
Intermediate
Hebrew |
| PER
1, 2 |
Elementary Persian |
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No more than 6 semester hours in any Middle Eastern language can
be counted towards the minor. Students who are minoring and majoring
in Jewish Studies must take a Middle Eastern language other than Hebrew
in fulfilling the language requirement towards this minor.
Qualifying
Courses
(9 semester hours): |
| ANTH
106 |
Peoples
and Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa |
| ANTH
114 |
Rise
of Civilization |
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AH 118 |
Pre-Islamic
and Islamic Art |
| ECON
116 |
Economies
of the Middle East |
| ECON
117 |
Women
and Development in the Middle East |
| HIST
73 |
The
Modern Middle East |
| HIST
170 |
The
Middle East and the West |
| JW
ST 155 |
Judaism
and Islam: Jews and Arabs |
| LIT
24 |
Israeli
Literature |
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LIT 90 |
Modern
Arabic Literature |
| PSC
108 |
Politics
of the Middle East |
| PSC
109 |
Political Islam |
| PSC
117 |
Religion and Politics in Turkey |
| PSC
118 |
Political Economy of Turkey |
| RELI
50 |
Islam |
| RELI
117 |
Religion and Politics in Turkey |
| RELI
153 |
Political Islam |
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Special topics courses in a number of participating departments
may also count towards the minor and in these cases consultation with
an adviser in the program and the instructor is required.
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