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MIDDLE EAST AND ISLAMIC STUDIES

College of Arts and Letters

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) emphasizes coursework in the history, politics, society, culture, and religion of the Middle East and the wider Islamic world. The curriculum for the program includes upper and lower division courses offered by the departments of History, Humanities and Religious Studies, Government, Sociology, Women's Studies, and Foreign Languages. Students wishing to minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies are required to consult with the program coordinator.

Special Features

• The minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies is administered through the Department of History in the College of Arts and Letters.
• The program committee consists of faculty from several departments in the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Science and Interdisciplinary Studies.
• With the approval of the student's MEIS faculty advisor and the program coordinator students may take a maximum of three (3) units of independent study towards the electives requirement for the minor. The independent study project must consist of substantial readings and research in a project developed in consultation with the student's faculty advisor.

Requirements - Minor

Units required for the Minor: 18, six units maximum may be from lower division coursework. All required courses are also listed as potential electives. Courses taken to fulfill requirements cannot also be taken as electives. The elective courses under requirement C must be taken from two or more departments.

A. Islamic Studies Requirement (3 units)
(3)	Select one of the following:
	HIST 8	History of Islamic Civilizations
	HRS 144	Introduction to Islam
B. Modern Middle East Requirement (6 units)
(6)	Select two of the following:
	GOVT 148	Governments and Politics in the Middle East
	HIST 143B	The Modern Middle East
	SOC 162	Middle Eastern Societies and Culture
C. Electives (9 units)
(9)	Select three of the following (choices must come from two or more departments):
	ARBC 1A	Elementary Arabic
	ARBC 1B	Elementary Arabic (ARBC 1A or instructor permission)
	ARBC 2A	Intermediate Arabic (ARBC 1B or instructor permission)
	GOVT 137	Nationalism (GOVT 35, GOVT 130, or instructor permission)
	GOVT 148	Governments and Politics in the Middle East
	HIST 8	History of Islamic Civilizations
	HIST 110	The Ancient Near East: A Cultural History (GWAR Certification before Fall 09, or WPJ score of 80+, or C or higher grade in ENGL 109M/W, or C- grade in ENGL 109M/W or WPJ score 70/71 and ENGL 109X co-requisite.)
	HIST 143A	Middle Eastern History to 1800
	HIST 143B	The Modern Middle East
	HIST 144	Modern Iran: Islam, Politics, and the State, 1500-Present
	HRS 144	Introduction to Islam
	HRS 145	Introduction to Islamic Cultures
	HRS 152	Great Mystics of the World
	HRS 178B	Religions of India II: Medieval and Modern
	SOC 162	Middle Eastern Societies and Culture
	SOC 163	Conflict, Oil, and Development in the Middle East
	SOC 199	Individual Study Projects
	WOMS 121	Women of the Middle East

 

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