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Minor in Middle Eastern & North African Studies
The minor in Middle Eastern and North African Studies offers students the opportunity to gain knowledge of various aspects of the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa. The program, selected from several disciplines, provides a broad appreciation of the societies, literatures, cultures, religions and history of the Middle East and North Africa and their significance for the modern world.
To complete the minor, students must earn a total of 23 credit hours selected from the courses listed below. Applicable course prerequisites must be met. Substitutions may be approved by the chair of political science and criminal justice.
NOTE: If a particular course has a prerequisite that is not listed as part of the minor requirements, the prerequisite is listed in parentheses behind the course. These prerequisites must be completed IN ADDITION TO other program requirements.
Minor in Middle Eastern and North African Studies Credits
(select 23 credit hours from the courses listed below)
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ARI 101 - Elementary Arabic I
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ARI 102 - Elementary Arabic II
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ARI 201 - Intermediate Arabic I
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ARI 202 - Intermediate Arabic II
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ARI 350 - Methods of Teaching Arabic
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ARI 380 - Topics in Advanced Arabic
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ENG 313 - Middle Eastern Literature
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ENG 315 - The Bible as Literature
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GEO 594 - Special Topics Geography
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HIS 329 - History of the Middle East and North Africa
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PSC 102 - Comparative Politics
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PSC 103 - International Politics
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PSC 338 - U.S. Foreign Policy and the Developing World (Prerequisite: PSC 100, 101, 102, 103, 110 or 111)
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PSC 380 Politics of the Middle East
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PSC 486 - Conflict and Security (Prerequisite: PSC 100, 101, 102, or 103)
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PSC 394 - Topics: Politics / Middle Eastern topic (Prerequisite: PSC 100, 101, 102, or 103)
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REL 181 - Survey of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
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REL 182 - Survey of the New Testament
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REL 186 - Introduction to Judaism
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REL 305 - Islam
TOTAL CREDITS 23