Middle Eastern Studies

Minor Requirements

All courses offered for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. Failure to obtain prior approval of the program may result in denial of credit for the minor

Completion of the minor requires 18 credits chosen from courses on the Middle East or Muslim societies, of which at least nine credits must be upper-division. Courses to be distributed as follows:

1. 12 credits in courses on the student’s approved topic
2. 6 credits in courses from other minor topic areas in Middle Eastern studies

Note: Besides the required courses, it is strongly recommended that students take a year of language related to their chosen topic area.