570141 - Middle East Studies / Arabic (BA)

Students should take courses in this approximate sequence: (1) language prerequisites; (2) core major curriculum; (3) track requirements in "History and Culture" or "Social Sciences"; (4) Arabic study abroad; (5) track electives; and (6) senior seminar.

Note: Students with a second major in Arabic language cannot double count the same 400- level upper-division Arabic courses for both the double major and for MESA elective credit. Only lower-division Arabic courses (up to and including the study abroad) can double count for both the MESA and Arabic language secondary major.

Requirement 1 — Complete 2 Courses

Complete the following language prerequisite courses or equivalent.

course - 1st-Year Arabic 4.0

course - 1st-Year Arabic 4.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 5 Courses

Complete the following core curriculum:

course - 2nd-Year Arabic 4.0

course - Intermediate Arabic 4.0

course - Intro to Middle East Studies 3.0

course - Intro to Religion of Islam 3.0

course - Professional Development 1.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 16 hours

Complete the one-semester Study Abroad program in the Arab world, which includes the following Arabic language courses:

course - 2nd-Year Conversation - You may take once 2.0

course - Adv Modern Standard Arabic 4.0

course - Newspaper Arabic 4.0

course - 3rd-Year Conversation - You may take once 1.0v

course - Spoken Arabic - Egyptian 4.0

Requirement 4 — Complete 1 Course

Complete a senior seminar in Middle Eastern Studies. (Note: This course should be taken after returning from the semester abroad. Choose a senior seminar section on a topic appropriate to your track specialization when available.)

course - Sr Sem in Middle East Studies 3.0

Requirement 5 — Complete 1 of 2 Options

Choose and complete one of the following disciplinary tracks:

Option 5.1 — Complete 5 Requirements

History and Culture track:

Requirement 5.1.1 — Complete 4 Courses

course - Modern Arabic Literature - You may take once 2.0

course - M E Hist to 1800 3.0

course - M E Hist from 1800 3.0

course - Intro to Humanities of Islam 3.0

Requirement 5.1.2 — Complete 2 hours

course - KC Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - International Studies Seminar - You may take once 1.0v

Requirement 5.1.3 — Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Ethnographic Research Design 3.0

course - Historian's Craft 3.0

course - Adv Wrtg in Comp Arts & Hum 3.0

Requirement 5.1.4 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Modern Arab Lit in Translation 3.0

course - Med Arab Lit Trans 3.0

Requirement 5.1.5 — Complete 10 hours

course - Peoples of the Middle East 3.0

course - Archaeology of Islam 3.0

course - Modern Arab Lit in Translation 3.0

course - Med Arab Lit Trans 3.0

course - Arabic Lang Teaching Methods 3.0

course - Adv Formal Arabic Conversation - You may take once 1.0v

course - Advanced Spoken Arabic - You may take once 2.0

course - Modern Arabic Literature - You may take 2 times 2.0

course - Classical Arabic Texts - You may take 2 times 2.0

course - Arab Women Authors 2.0

course - Directed Studies in Arabic - You may take once 1.0v

course - Middle East 3.0

course - 2nd-Year Modern Hebrew 1 4.0

course - Jewsh Hist 70AD-Pr 3.0

course - The Mediterranean 3.0

course - Crusades 3.0

course - Islam in Africa 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

course - Model Arab Lg Prep - You may take once 0.5v

course - Academic Internship - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - Interpretation of Lit & Arts 3.0

course - Intro to Sociolinguistics 3.0

course - The Qur'an in English 3.0

course - Islam in Contemporary Society 3.0

course - Middle Eastern Field Studies 1.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 1.0v

course - Topics in Middle East Studies - You may take once 0.5v

course - Second-Year Persian 4.0

course - Middle East Politics 3.0

course - Intrntl Relatns of Middle East 3.0

course - Islam and Politics 3.0

course - Arab-Palestn-Israeli Conflct 3.0

course - Second-Year Turkish 4.0

Note 1: Arab 361 and 362 can only be taken for elective credit if they are not used to satisfy the core track credit requirement.

Note 2: Arab 424R and 425R can each be taken up to two times with different content, including in fulfilling the core track requirement.

Note 3: Students can receive no more than 3 total internship credit hours to satisfy this requirement.

Option 5.2 — Complete 5 Requirements

Social Sciences track:

Requirement 5.2.1 — Complete 5 Courses

course - Econ Principles & Problems 3.0

course - Middle East 3.0

course - M E Hist from 1800 3.0

course - Political Inquiry 4.0

course - Middle East Politics 3.0

Requirement 5.2.2 — Complete 2 hours

course - KC Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - International Studies Seminar - You may take once 1.0v

Requirement 5.2.3 — Complete 1 of 4 Courses

course - Comparative Governmnt&Politics 3.0

course - Intro International Politics 3.0

course - Principles of Comprtv Politics 3.0

course - Principles of Intl Relations 3.0

Requirement 5.2.4 — Complete 2 hours

course - Adv Formal Arabic Conversation - You may take once 1.0v

course - Advanced Spoken Arabic - You may take once 2.0

course - Current Events in Arabic - You may take once 2.0

course - Modern Arabic Literature - You may take 2 times 2.0

course - Arab Women Authors 2.0

course - Directed Studies in Arabic - You may take once 1.0v

Requirement 5.2.5 — Complete 6 hours

course - Peoples of the Middle East 3.0

course - Econ Development & Growth 3.0

course - Political Geography 3.0

course - 2nd-Year Modern Hebrew 1 4.0

course - M E Hist to 1800 3.0

course - Islam in Africa 3.0

course - Model Arab Lg Prep - You may take once 0.5v

course - Academic Internship - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - Intro to Humanities of Islam 3.0

course - Intro to Sociolinguistics 3.0

course - The Qur'an in English 3.0

course - Islam in Contemporary Society 3.0

course - Middle Eastern Field Studies 1.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 1.0v

course - Topics in Middle East Studies - You may take once 0.5v

course - Second-Year Persian 4.0

course - Statistical Analysis 4.0

course - Comparative Political Econ 3.0

course - Topics in Comparative Politics - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 1.0v

course - US Foreign Policy 3.0

course - National Security Affairs 3.0

course - International Conflict 3.0

course - Intrntl Relatns of Middle East 3.0

course - Political Econ of Development 3.0

course - Islam and Politics 3.0

course - Intrnl Political Econ of Women 3.0

course - Human Rights 3.0

course - Arab-Palestn-Israeli Conflct 3.0

course - Civil Wars & Ethnic Violence 3.0

course - Terrorism 3.0

course - Soc of International Develpmnt 3.0

course - World Populations 3.0

course - Soc of Gender 3.0

course - Second-Year Turkish 4.0

Note 1: Students can receive no more than 3 total internship credit hours to satisfy this requirement.

Note 2: Relevant POLI 359R courses can be taken for credit with permission.

Note 3: POLI 300 is strongly recommended for those pursuing careers involving research or analysis.

Note 4: Only one course of either Turkish or Persian will count.