Certificate in Middle East Studies

Requirements for the Undergraduate Certificate

The mission of the Middle East Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is to promote the interdisciplinary study of the Middle East. The Undergraduate Certificate of the Middle East Studies Program is intended to meet this goal by offering an interdisciplinary core course and a curriculum of courses drawn from a variety of disciplines that offer undergraduate students a coherent introduction to the Middle East.

The Undergraduate Certificate requires a total of eighteen (18) credits in courses chosen from an approved list, including one course in History & Social Science, one course in Religion & Culture, and additional elective courses. The coursework consists of:

Core course	3 credits
2nd semester of a selected Middle Eastern language	0 credits
One course in History & Social Science	3 credits
One course Religion & Culture	3 credits
Additional courses in history & social science, religion & culture, or other electives (including up to 3 credits of advanced Middle Eastern language)	9 credits (or less)
TOTAL	18 credits

REQUIREMENTS

1. Core Course

LCA 266, Topic: Introduction to the Middle East (J. Loewenstein). 3 credits.

AY 2006-2007

LCA 2xx, Introduction to the Middle East. (Schamiloglu & Morgan or Center for Middle East Studies staff). 3 credits.

2. Language

The second semester of a Middle Eastern language taught at the UW-Madison (or the equivalent, to be determined by examination). Normally the Middle Eastern language chosen will be Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or Turkish in the following course sequence:

African-LCA Lang 321-322, First & Second Semester Arabic
Hebrew 101-102, First & Second Semester Hebrew
Hebrew 103-104, Biblical Hebrew-First & Second
Hebrew 303-304, Biblical Hebrew-First & Second Semester
LCA Lang 363-364, First & Second Semester Persian
LCA Lang 339-340, First & Second Semester Turkish

Other Middle Eastern languages may be substituted with the permission of the undergraduate adviser. The credits for this requirement do not count towards the 18 credits required for the Undergraduate Certificate.

3. History & Social Science

Choose one course (3 credits) in History & Social Science. Click here for the approved list of course.

4. Religion & Culture

Choose one course (3 credits) in Religion & Culture.Click here for the approved list of courses.

5. Elective Courses

Choose additional courses from the approved list of courses in History & Social Science (3. above), Religion (4. above), or Elective Courses this list to bring the total credits up to 18 credits .

6. Advanced Language Course as Elective Course

Students may also count towards the requirement for Elective Courses up to 3 credits of advanced Middle Eastern language taught at the 5th semester level or higher from the list.

Appropriate courses (including selected topics courses) containing 25% or more Middle East content but not listed on the approved lists may be allowed as exceptions by permission of the undergraduate advise