The Minor in Middle Eastern Studies
Course Requirements for the Minor: 21 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required
of all candidates for this minor.
1 course required:
MEST 200 Seminar in Selected Topics 3.0 SP
1 course selected from:
HIST 060 Introduction to the Middle East 3.0 FS
This course is the same as MEST 060 which may be substituted.
HIST 164 Middle East: Society/Culture 3.0 SP *NW
This course is the same as MEST 155 which may be substituted.
MEST 155 Middle East: Society/Culture 3.0 SP *NW
This course is the same as HIST 164 which may be substituted.
15 units selected from the following groups of courses:
At least 9 of these units must be selected from Group A. A minimum of one
and a maximum of two courses may be selected from Group B, and only one
course may be selected from Group C. No more than two courses each from
Group A and Group B may be selected from the same department.
Group A
9-12 units selected from:
HIST 162 Islamic Religion 3.0 FA *NW
This course is the same as MEST 162 and R S 111 which may be substituted.
OR (the following course may be substituted for the above)
R S 111 Islamic Religion 3.0 FA *NW
This course is the same as HIST 162 and MEST 162 which may be substituted.
HIST 206 Byzantine Civilization 3.0 Inq
HIST 260 Ancient Near East 3.0 Inq
HIST 262 Islamic Civilization 3.0 FA
This course is the same as MEST 262 which may be substituted.
HIST 264 Modern Middle East 3.0 SP
This course is the same as MEST 264 which may be substituted.
HIST 266 Arab-Israeli Conflict 3.0 SP
This course is the same as MEST 266 which may be substituted.
POLS 215A Comparative Govt: Middle East 3.0 FS
R S 130 Judaism 3.0 FS *Eth
This course is the same as MJIS 130 which may be substituted.
Group B
3-6 units selected from:
ANTH 220 Origins of Early Civilization 3.0 Inq
ANTH 237 Anthropology/Development Issues 3.0 Inq
ECON 175 Developing Countries 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ECON 003.
HIST 202 Legacy of Alexander 3.0 Inq
POLS 102 Politics of Third World Nations 3.0 FS *
This course is the same as POLS 002 which may be substituted.
R S 006 Judaism, Christianity, Islam 3.0 FS *
SOCI 150 Social Change and Technology 3.0 FS
Group C
0-3 units selected from:
ARAB 001 First-Semester Arabic 3.0 FS
ARAB 002 Second-Semester Arabic 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ARAB 001.
HBRW 001 First-Semester Hebrew 3.0 FS *
HBRW 002 Second-Semester Hebrew 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: HBRW 001.
URDU 001 First-Semester Urdu 3.0 FS
URDU 002 Second-Semester Urdu 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: URDU 001.
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