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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.