Requirements for the concentration
To fulfill this concentration, students complete five courses (15 credits) as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Five courses from the following. At least two courses must be from Group A and at least two courses from Group B. | ||
| Courses in Group A are typically in the social sciences, and do not include the humanities. Courses in Group B are in history and other humanities disciplines (literature, film, religion, etc). | ||
| Group A: | ||
| ANTH 3707 | Anthropology of the Middle East | |
| ECON 2151 | Economic Development | |
| GEOG 3154 | Geography of the Middle East and North Africa | |
| IAFF 2095 | The Middle East in International Affairs | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Arab Politics) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (North Africa and the World) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Politics and Culture in the Middle East) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Turkey and Its Neighbors) | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (National Security Crisis Simulation) | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (All IAFF 3188 topic offerings are approved for the Middle East concentration Group A) | |
| IAFF 3352 | Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilding | |
| PSC 2337 | Development Politics | |
| PSC 2377 | Comparative Politics of the Middle East | |
| PSC 2379 | Politics and Foreign Policy of Israel | |
| PSC 2476 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | |
| PSC 2478 | International Relations of the Middle East | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Democratization) | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Israeli Politics and Culture) | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Political Violence in the Middle East) | |
| PSC 2994 | Special Topics in International Relations (U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East) | |
| Group B: | ||
| ARAB 3105 | Special Topics (Arabic and Social Media) | |
| ARAB 3105 | Special Topics (Arabic Literature: Arabia to America) | |
| Or IAFF 3188: Arabic Literature: Arabia to America | ||
| ARAB 3105 | Special Topics (Islamic Political Thought) | |
| ARAB 3105W | Special Topics (Gender and the Arab World) | |
| Or HIST 3001W or WGSS 3170W: Gender and the Arab World | ||
| ARAB 3301 | Modern Arabic Literature | |
| ARAB 3302 | Media Arabic | |
| ARAB 3501 | Arabic and Arab Identity | |
| ARAB 3502 | Arab Film and Culture in English | |
| ARAB 4002 | Arabic Narratives Through the Ages | |
| CAH 3113 | Islamic Art and Architecture | |
| CLAS 2802 | Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East | |
| CLAS 2804 | History of Ancient Israel | |
| Or HIST 2804 or REL 3990: History of Ancient Israel | ||
| HEBR 3103 | Israeli Cinema (in English) | |
| Or JSTD 2002: Israeli Cinema (in English) | ||
| HEBR 3104W | Gender and Sexuality in Israel | |
| HEBR 3301 | Modern Hebrew Fiction | |
| or HEBR 3301W | Modern Hebrew Fiction | |
| HIST 2001 | Special Topics (Imperial Islam) | |
| HIST 2001 | Special Topics (Migration and Documentation in the Middle East) | |
| HIST 2060 | Modern Jewish History | |
| HIST 2803 | The Ancient Near East and Egypt to 322 B.C. | |
| HIST 2804 | History of Ancient Israel (same as REL 3990: History of Ancient Israel) | |
| HIST 2805W | Majors’ Introductory Seminar: Middle East (Land and Power in Israel and Palestine) | |
| HIST 3001W | Special Topics (Gender and Sexuality in Israel) | |
| HIST 3001W | Special Topics (Gender and The Arab World) | |
| HIST 3801 | Topics in Middle Eastern History (The Middle East Since WWII) | |
| HIST 3810 | History of the Middle East to 1800 | |
| HIST 3811 | The Emergence of the Modern Middle East | |
| HIST 3820 | History of Israel | |
| HIST 3825 | Land and Power in Israel/Palestine | |
| HIST 3830 | History of Iraq | |
| HIST 3850 | Modern Iran | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Arabic Literature: Arabia to America) * | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Identity, Politics, Society: Israel) | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (The Middle East Since WWII) | |
| IAFF 3205 | Holocaust Memory | |
| JSTD 2002 | Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Israeli Cinema (in English)) | |
| PERS 3002 | Media Persian | |
| or PERS 3002W | Media Persian | |
| PERS 3002W | Media Persian | |
| REL 2211 | Rabbinic Thought and Literature | |
| REL 2401 | Islam | |
| REL 3141 | Second Temple/Hellenistic Judaism | |
| REL 3291 | Modern Jewish Thought | |
| REL 3405 | Shi'ite Islam | |
| REL 3414 | Islamic Philosophy and Theology | |
| REL 3425 | Islamic Political Thought | |
| REL 3431 | Sufism/Islamic Mysticism | |
| REL 3432 | Persian Sufi Literature East and West | |
| REL 3475 | Islamic Religion and Art | |
| REL 3481 | Women in Islam | |
| or WGSS 3481 | Women in Islam | |
| REL 3990 | Selected Topics in Religion (Dead Sea Scrolls) | |
| REL 3990 | Selected Topics in Religion (topic: History of Ancient Israel. Same as HIST 2804: History of Ancient Israel) | |
| Any undergraduate literature or film course numbered 2000 or above with this regional focus. | ||
| *Only this specific topic under IAFF 3188 is approved for Group B. | ||