Middle Eastern Studies - Minor

The Middle Eastern Studies (MES) Minor is a program of intensive study of the region that stretches from Morocco in the west to Turkey in the north, to Afghanistan in the east and to Yemen in the south. Students develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the Middle East by learning about the religions, literatures, history, and politics of the region. The MES program includes the option of studying of a language of the region.

Required Courses

This is an 18 credit minor; it requires six courses from this list. No more than two courses can be taken in one discipline. PSC courses and courses cross listed as HIS/PSC count as one single discipline, regardless of the prefix under which students register in them. Thus, students may only take two of them. Students who take language courses in fulfillment of the minor may not count language labs as part of the total 18 credits.

AHI 371 - History of Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art Credits: 3
ARB 101 - Elementary Arabic I Credits: 3
ARB 102 - Elementary Arabic II Credits: 3
ENGL 230 - Studies in Global Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 332G - Asian Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 333G - Resistance and Emerging Literature of Global South Credits: 3
LIT 318G - Bledi-Bledi: Ethnic Youth, Hip-Hop Culture and Contested Cultural Identities in Contemporary France Credits: 3
RES 210 - Judaism From Abraham to Afterlife Credits: 3
RES 250G - Islam & Global Issues Credits: 3
RES 311 - Judaism: Theological Questions and Sacred Texts Credits: 3
RES 351G - Qur’an and Social Justice Credits: 3
RES 352G - Love and Beauty in Mystical Islam Credits: 3
RES 360 - Interfaith Studies and Dialogue: Theory and Practice Credits: 3
RES 362G - Walking in the Footsteps of the Prophets: Discovering Your Spiritual Roots in the Holy Land Credits: 3
RES 369 - PII In the Beginning Credits: 3
RES 387 - Auschwitz and After: Religious Questions and Ethical Dilemmas Credits: 3