Minors
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies offers five minors, available to students from any department or college at the university.
- Middle Eastern Studies Minor
15 semester credit hours, 9 of which must be taken in residence, consisting of:
Requirements
Hours
Introduction to the Middle East: Religious, Cultural, and Historical Foundations
3
Introduction to the Middle East: Adjustment and Change in Modern Times
3
Nine hours of upper-division MES coursework chosen from:
9
Topics in the Middle East: Social Science
Topics in the Middle East: Arts and Humanities
Topics in the Middle East: History
- Arabic Minor
- Hebrew Minor
15 semester credit hours of Hebrew, 9 of which must be taken in residence, including:
Requirements
Hours
First-Year Hebrew Requirement
6 or 10
First-Year Hebrew I
and First-Year Hebrew IIor HEB 601C
Intensive Hebrew I
Second-Year Hebrew Requirement
6 or 8
Second-Year Hebrew I
and Second-Year Hebrew IIor HEB 611C
Intensive Hebrew II
Three hours upper-division Hebrew
3
- Persian Minor
At least 15 semester credit hours of Persian, 9 of which must be taken in residence, including:
Requirements
Hours
For students new to the Persian language:
Intensive Persian I
6
Intensive Persian II
6
Intermediate Persian I
3
Topics in Persian Language, Literature, and Culture
3
For heritage speakers of Persian:
Intensive Persian for Heritage Speakers
6
Intermediate Persian I
3
Six semester credit hours of Persian 329, Topics in Persian Language, Literature, and Culture
6
Please Note:
Must include at least six hours of upper-division courses.
- Turkish Minor
Between 15 and 21 hours of Turkish, 9 of which must be taken in residence, including:
Requirements
Hours
First-Year Turkish I
and First-Year Turkish II6-10
or TUR 601C
Intensive Turkish I
Second-Year Turkish I
and Second-Year Turkish II6-8
or TUR 611C
Intensive Turkish II
Three hours upper-division Turkish
3
- Law and Religion Minor
The Law and Religion Minor will be available starting with the 2024-26 catalog.
Fifteen semester credit hours, including six upper-division hours:
Requirements
Hours
Six to nine hours from approved list of non-U.S.-focused coursework:
6-9
Undergraduate Seminar in Ancient History (Topic 1: Roman Law)
Topics in the Middle East: Social Science (Topic 9: Islam and Politics)
Topics in the Middle East: Social Science (Topic 11: Rule of Law in the Middle East)
Topics in the Middle East: Arts and Humanities (Topic 27: Islamic Law)
Topics in the Middle East: Arts and Humanities (Topic 66: Law and Justice in the Bible)
Comparative Religious Ethics
Comparative Legal Systems
Or course from an approved list.
Six to nine hours chosen from:
6-9
Classics of Social and Political Thought
The Classical Quest for Justice
Morality and Politics
Law, Liberty, and Faith
Religion in American Political Thought
Politics and Religion in the United States
Philosophy of Law
Political Philosophy (Topic 1: Natural Law Theory)
or GOV 335D
Natural Law Theory
Major Seminar (Topic 4: Philosophy of the First Amendment)
Or course chosen from an approved list.
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