Required Courses (8.00 credits needed)

Core Course (4.00 credits)

• MENA 111, Media Coverage in the Middle East

Additional Mandatory Course (4.00 credits)

• One of the following courses (4.00 cr.):
  • ANTH 250, Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies
  • GEOG 209, Geography of the Middle East,
  • GLBL 423, Development of the Muslim World,
  • PS 199, Crisis in the Middle East,
  • COLT 231, 370, 461, or 470 (with Prof. Allan, and in consultation with MENA advisor)

Electives (16.00 credits needed)

The following courses (each 4.00 credits) have been approved as electives for the MENA undergraduate minor. For questions or specifics, please contact the MENA director.

Social Science Electives (8.00 credits needed)

• ANTH 250: Introduction to Middle East Studies
• ANTH 342: Archaeology of Egypt and Near East
• ANTH 429: Jewish Folklore and Ethnology
• CRES 410: Experimental Course: [Topic], when Topic is “Working Abroad” (
• CRES 410: Experimental Course: [Topic], when Topic is “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”
• CRES 435: Israel and Palestine
• GEOG 209: Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
• GLBL 323: Islam and Global Forces
• GLBL 423: Development and the Muslim World
• HC 431H: Honors College Social Science Colloquium: [Topic], when Topic is “The Politics of Human Rights)
• HC 431H: Honors College Social Science Colloquium: [Topic], when Topic is “The Problem with Genocide and Mass Atrocity”
• HC 434H, Honors College International Cultures Colloquium: [Topic], when Topic is “Middle East Peace”
• HIST 325: Precolonial Africa (HIST 325)
• HIST 417: Society and Culture in Modern Africa: [Topic]
• HIST 419: African Regional Histories: [Topic]
• HIST 450: The Iraq War
• JDST 212: Medieval and Early Modern Judaism
• JDST 213: The Jewish Encounter with Modernity
• JDST 352: Jewish Literature and Culture
• JDST 353: Jewish Image and the Media
• JDST 354: Jewish Thought and History
• PS 199: Special Studies: [Topic], when Topic is “Crisis in the Middle East”
• PS 384: Nuclear Politics in the Middle East
• PS 399: Special Studies: [Topic], when Topic is “Nuclear Politics of the Middle East”
• PS 399: Special Studies: [Topic], when Topic is “Politics of North Africa”

Humanities Electives (8.00 credits needed)

• ARB 201: Second-Year Arabic
• ARB 202: Second-Year Arabic
• ARB 203: Second-Year Arabic
• ARB 301: Language and Culture
• ARB 302: Language and Culture
• ARB 303: Language and Culture
• ARB 331: Reading Classical Arabic
• ARB 353: Arab Cinema
• ARB 410: Experimental Course: [Topic] (past topics include, “Shiism” and “1001 Arabian Nights”
• ARB 411: Classical Arabic Sources
• ARH 321: Ancient Jewish Art
• ARH 325: Islamic Art & Architecture
• ARH 382: Arts of the Silk Road
• COLT 231: Literature and Society (only if taught by Michael Allan)
• COLT 370: Comparative Comics (only if taught by Michael Allan)
• COLT 461: Studies in Contemporary Theory: Colonialism and Postcolonial Theory (only if taught by Michael Allan)
• COLT 462: Cultural Intersections: Orientalism (only if taught by Michael Allan)
• COLT 470: Studies in Identity: [Topic] (only if taught by Michael Allan)
• FLR 350: Folklore and the Bible
• FLR 411: Folklore and Religion
• HBRW 111: Biblical Hebrew I
• HBRW 112: Biblical Hebrew II
• HBRW 113: Biblical Hebrew III
• HBRW 311: Biblical Narrative
• HBRW 312: Biblical Poetry
• HBRW 313: Postbiblical Literature
• REL 102: World Religions: Near Eastern Traditions
• REL 211: Early Judaism
• REL 222: Introduction to the Bible I
• REL 223: Introduction to the Bible II
• REL 233: Introduction to Islam
• REL 317: Jesus and the Gospels
• REL 321: History of Christianity
• REL 324: History of Eastern Christianity
• REL 325: History of Eastern Christianity
• REL 335: Introduction to the Qur’an
• REL 355: Mysticism
• REL 357: War, Terrorism & Religion
• REL 410: Experimental Course: [Topic], when Topic is “Islamic Origins”
• REL 410: Experimental Course: [Topic], when Topic is “Islamic Law and Society”
• REL 414: Biblical Book: [Topic]
• REL 418: Martyrdom
• REL 432: Islamic Mysticism: [Topic]
• TA 472: Multicultural Theater: [Topic], when topic is “Israeli and Palestinian Theater”
• TA 472: Multicultural Theater: [Topic], when topic is “Middle Eastern Theater”
• WGS 410: Experimental Course: [Topic], when topic is “Muslim Women: Life and Identity”