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2025-2026 Catalog

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2025-2026 Catalog

Middle Eastern Studies Minor

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Requirements

Eighteen to 19 credits, distributed as follows:

A. Core Courses (6 credits)

B. Electives (12-13 credits)

12-13 credits, including a course from each of the following groups:

History

HIS 387 - Islam and Political Change (3)
MES 347 - Middle East Politics (3)
or
POL 347 - Middle East Politics (3)

Language and Literature

ENG 205 - The Bible as Literature (3)
or
CPL 205 - The Bible as Literature (3)
ENG 307 - Literature, Place and Travel (3)
or
MES 307 - Literature, Place and Travel (3)
MES 263 - East Meets West: Muslims in Spain (3)
MES 310 - Understanding the Arabic-Speaking World: the United States (3)

C. Cognate (0-4 credits)

One of:

ARB 112 - Beginning Standard Arabic II (4)
Equivalent proficiency by examination