Middle Eastern Studies
Areas of Study
Offered through the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, the program will explore:
- Arabic language
- Art history
- History
- Political science
- Religion
Departments offering Middle Eastern Studies courses include Anthropology, Arabic, History, Political Science, Religious Studies and Visual Arts.
Requirements
The Middle Eastern Studies program is part of the . CIS provides the opportunity for you to design your own minor or major in a field of study that lies outside the current discipline-based departments, but still draws upon relevant coursework from across the College.
Middle Eastern Studies Majors require 14 courses drawn from at least three departments (or 10 courses in the case of a double-major). A maximum of four Arabic language courses (ARAB 101, 102, 201 and 202) can be taken, combined with two other courses from two different departments.
Middle Eastern Studies Minors require a minimum of 6 courses drawn from at least three different departments. Minors are encouraged but not required to study Arabic.
How to Apply
To begin the process of designing your own major or minor, you must first meet with the Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies to discuss your plans. If there is a key professor or designated advisor who is helping you with the student-designed minor/major you are proposing, you may also start your inquiry and planning with that professor.
After discussing your plans with the director and key faculty member(s), you may begin work on the form or the . Fall applications are due the first Friday in October. Spring applications are due the second Friday in February.
Note: A CIS minor may overlap a maximum of 2 courses from all other plan(s) of study; a CIS major may overlap a maximum of 2 courses from another plan of study (e.g., your other major) or 3 courses from two other plans of study (e.g, your other major and a different minor). No single course may count for three plans of study.
Sample Courses
- Arab Women's Worlds: Remapping Feminist Geographies
- Elementary Arabic 1
- Introduction to Arabic Culture
- Intermediate Arabic 1
- Politics of the Middle East
- Making of the Mod Mid East II
- Islam
- The Quran
- Art, Travel, & Medieval Globe
- Kings & Caliphs: Art of Luxury
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