Middle East Studies / Arabic (BA)
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Program Requirements
Students should take courses in this approximate sequence: (1) language prerequisites; (2) core major curriculum; (3) track requirements in "History and Humanities" 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 upper-division Arabic courses for both the double major and for MESA elective credit.
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 5 Courses
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 4 Requirements
History and Humanities 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 1 of 3 Courses
course - Intro Comp Lit 3.0
course - Historian's Craft 3.0
course - Adv Wrtg in Comp Arts & Hum 3.0
Requirement 5.1.3 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses
course - Modern Arab Lit in Translation 3.0
course - Med Arab Lit Trans 3.0
Requirement 5.1.4 — Complete 11 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
MESA 451 - Figure of Muhammad - This course is no longer available for registration and will count only if you completed it while it was offered. Please see your college advisement center for possible substitutions. 3.0
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.
Note 4: Relevant MESA 467R courses can be taken for credit with permission.
Note 5: Students with a second major in Arabic Language cannot double count the same upper-division Arabic courses for both the double major and for MESA elective credit.
Option 5.2 — Complete 4 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 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 5.2.3 — 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 5.2.4 — Complete 7 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 MESA 467R and POLI 359R courses can be taken for credit with permission.
Note 3: POLI 328 is strongly recommended for those pursuing careers involving research or analysis.
Note 4: Only one course of either Turkish or Persian will count.
