Middle East Pluralities Major

Requirements: Middle East Pluralities Major

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 48 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

 

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
HI1006 World History from 1500  
AB1010 or
 PN1010
Elementary Arabic I
Elementary Persian I
 
AB1020 or
 PN1020
Elementary Arabic II
Elementary Persian II
AB1010
PN1010
AB1030 or
 PN1030
Intermediate Arabic I
Intermediate Persian I
AB1020
PN1020
AB1040 or
 PN1040
Intermediate Arabic II
Intermediate Persian II
AB1030
PN1030
ME2010 Situating the Middle East I: Socio- Anthropological and Politico- Geographical Diversities  
ME2020 Situating the Middle East II: Religious, Cultural and Linguistic Diversities  
ME2030 Encounters Between the Middle East & the West  
PO3072 Politics of the Middle East PO1011 or junior standing
ME/IS4095 Senior Project  

 

Electives

(Select two courses that focus on the Middle East offered in any discipline, such as those listed below.)
COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
HI1015 History of the Middle East I  
HI1016 History of the Middle East II  
ES/HI2010 Early Islamic History  
AH/ES3014 The Mosque: Introduction to Muslim Cultures  
AH2024 European Urban Culture: Istanbul, an Imperial Palimpsest  
ES/HI3017 The Islamic City  
ES/HI3029 Jerusalem, Navel of the World  
PO3072 Politics of the Middle East  
FM3076 Arab Cinema  
IS2091, IS3091, IS4091 Topics in Islamic Studies  
ME2091, ME3091, ME4091 Topics in Middle East Studies  
CM4073 Media & Society in the Arab World  

 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
EN 2020 Writing & Criticism (minimum grade of "C") Speaking the World: Writing & Criticism EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
FR 1200 (or above) (minimum grade of "C") Speaking the World: Elementary French & Culture II  FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
Courses coded Type GE100 or GE115 Comparing Worlds  
Courses coded Type GE110 or GE115 Mapping the World  
Courses coded GE110 or GE100 or GE115 Comparing Worlds & Mapping the World  
Math courses coded GE120 Modeling the World: Math  
Science courses coded GE130 Modeling the World: Science co- or prerequisite: GE120 math course

 

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.