Area Studies Minor— Middle East
and North Africa
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REQUIRED AREA COURSES: 9 hours
□ ECON 385 - Economic Development
□ PLSC 371 - Middle East Politics
One course from the following:
□ HIST 341 - The Middle East, 1798 to the Present
□ HIST 342 - North Africa, 1798 to the Present
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
AREA ELECTIVE COURSES: 11 hours
Certain independent study courses and special topics courses may be counted as
restricted elective courses or elective courses with the approval of the advising
coordinator of area studies. No more than three of the seven courses in the minor
may be chosen from a single discipline.
□ ANTH 135 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
(Gen Ed Area III, IV)
3 hours
□ ANTH 236 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa
3 hours
□ ANTH 336 - Social and Cultural Change
3 hours
□ CHL 351 - World Mythology
3 hours
□ ECON 585 - Economic Growth and Development
3 hours
□ GEOG 322 - Geography of Africa
3 hours
□ HIST 202 - Religions in Conflict and Dialogue: Judaism,
Christianity, Islam (Gen Ed Area III)
3 hours
□ HIST 204 - Introduction to the History of Judaism
(Gen Ed Area IV)
3 hours
□ HIST 304 - Early Judaism
3 hours
□ HIST 339 - Arab-Israeli Conflict
3 hours
□ HIST 341 - The Middle East, 1798 to the Present
3 hours
□ HIST 342 - North Africa, 1798 to the Present
3 hours
□ HIST 543 - Nationalism and Modernization in the Middle East and
North Africa
3 hours
Total Credit Hours in Minor
Revised October 2013
20