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 469 Seminar in Selected Topics 3.0 SP

1 course selected from:

HIST 260 Intro to the Middle East 3.0 FS

This course is also offered as MEST 260.

HIST 362 Middle East: Society/Culture 3.0 SP * NW

This course is also offered as MEST 362.

MEST 260 Intro to the Middle East 3.0 FS

This course is also offered as HIST 260.

MEST 362 Middle East: Society/Culture 3.0 SP * NW

This course is also offered as HIST 362.

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 261 Islam 3.0 FS * NW

This course is also offered as MEST 261, and RELS 202.

HIST 408 Byzantine Civilization 3.0 Inq
HIST 460 Ancient Near East 3.0 Inq
HIST 463 Islamic Civilization 3.0 FA

This course is also offered as MEST 463.

HIST 464 The Modern Middle East 3.0 SP

This course is also offered as MEST 464.

HIST 466 The Arab-Israeli Conflict 3.0 SP

This course is also offered as MEST 466.

MEST 261 Islam 3.0 FS * NW

This course is also offered as HIST 261, and RELS 202.

MEST 463 Islamic Civilization 3.0 FA

This course is also offered as HIST 463.

MEST 464 The Modern Middle East 3.0 SP

This course is also offered as HIST 464.

MEST 466 The Arab-Israeli Conflict 3.0 SP

This course is also offered as HIST 466.

MJIS 204 Judaism 3.0 FS * Eth

This course is also offered as RELS 204.

POLS 415A Comparative Govt: Middle East 3.0 FS
RELS 202 Islam 3.0 FS * NW

This course is also offered as HIST 261, and MEST 261.

RELS 204 Judaism 3.0 FS * Eth

This course is also offered as MJIS 204.

Group B

3-6 units selected from:

ANTH 420 Origins of Early Civilization 3.0 Inq
ANTH 437 Anthro/Development Issues 3.0 S2
ECON 375 Developing Countries 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ECON 103.
HIST 403 Legacy of Alexander 3.0 Inq
POLS 302 Politics of Third Wrld Nations 3.0 FS * NW
RELS 100 Judaism, Christianity, Islam 3.0 FS *

Group C

0-3 units selected from:

ARAB 101 First-Semester Arabic 3.0 FS
ARAB 102 Second-Semester Arabic 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ARAB 101.
HBRW 101 First-Semester Hebrew 3.0 FS *
HBRW 102 Second-Semester Hebrew 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: HBRW 101.

- Modern Jewish and Israel Studies