MIDDLE EAST AND ISLAMIC STUDIES
College of Arts and Letters
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:
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History of Islamic Civilizations |
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Introduction to Islam |
B. Modern Middle East Requirement (6 units)
(6) Select two of the following:
Governments and Politics in the Middle East |
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The Modern Middle East |
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Middle Eastern Societies and Culture |
C. Electives (9 units)
(9) Select three of the following (choices must come from two or more departments):
Elementary Arabic |
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Elementary Arabic (ARBC 1A or instructor permission) |
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Intermediate Arabic (ARBC 1B or instructor permission) |
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Governments and Politics in the Middle East |
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History of Islamic Civilizations |
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The Ancient Near East: A Cultural History |
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Middle Eastern History to 1800 |
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The Modern Middle East |
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Introduction to Islam |
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Introduction to Islamic Cultures |
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Great Mystics of the World |
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Religions of India II: Medieval and Modern |
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Middle Eastern Societies and Culture |
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Conflict, Oil, and Development in the Middle East |
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Individual Study Projects | Women of the Middle East |
Faculty
Bahman Fozouni, Government; Ayad Al-Qazzaz, Sociology
Contact Information
Aaron Cohen, Coordinator
3080 Tahoe Hall
(916) 278-6206
www.csus.edu/MEIS
cohenaj@saclink.csus.edu