Advising checklist: BA in MENA Studies
Requirement
1-credit mini-seminar
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Introduction to the
region
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Humanities
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Humanities
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Humanities
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Social science
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Social science
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Social science
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MENA elective
MENA elective
MENA elective
MENA elective
Additional
requirement:
3 years of language
study
Advanced courses
Your options
CAS ME 101 Issues in MENA Studies, a one-credit mini-seminar
offered each spring. Class meets one hour weekly to integrate and
reflect on the approaches to ME Studies that students encounter
in their other coursework. You will begin keeping a MENA Studies
online portfolio.
 AH 220 Islamic Art and Architecture
 XL 223 Introduction to Comparative Literature: Middle
Eastern Literature
 AN 317 Power and Society in the Middle East
 AN 319 Anthropology of Muslim Cultures and Politics
 HI 387 Introduction to the Middle East
 HI 382/IR 328 Turko-Persia in the Twentieth Century
 IR/GE 382 Understanding the Middle East
Choose from art history, Arabic literature/culture, Hebrew
literature/culture, Persian literature, Turkish literature,
comparative literature, and religion. (AH 220 and XL 223 may be
used for Humanities if not counted as Intro to the Region.)
Choose from anthropology, archaeology, history, international
relations, political science, economics (AN 317, AN 319, IR 382, HI
387, and HI 382 may be used for Social Science if not counted as
Intro to the Region.)
Choose from any of the courses listed above, senior honors, or
language: Courses at the 212 level or higher in your first ME
language, and at the 112 level or higher in a second or subsequent
ME language.
At least six semesters of ME language courses, unless you entered
with background in a ME language (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or
Turkish). Students who are bilingual in one ME language must
complete two semesters of courses in an/other ME language/s.
At least three courses must be at the 400 level or above.
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HEGIS code : 0325. Contact: Prof. Litvin, mlitvin@bu.edu