Course Offerings per Term
Course Menu Leading to the MES Certificate
- Core
- Middle Eastern Language
- History and Social Sciences
- Religion and Culture
- Additional (Electives)
Select one:
| CODE | TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| LCA 266 | Introduction to the Middle East | 3 |
| LCA 300 | Topics in Languages and Cultures of Asia | 3 |
Select a second semester course of a chosen Middle Eastern language:
| CODE | TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| HEBR-MOD 102 | Second Semester Hebrew | 4 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 301 | Introduction to Hebrew Literature | 3 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 302 | Introduction to Hebrew Literature | 3 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 401 | Topics in Modern Hebrew / Israeli Literature and Culture I | 3 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 402 | Topics in Modern Hebrew / Israeli Literature and Culture II | 3 |
| AFRICAN/LCA LANG 445 | Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts | 3 |
| AFRICAN/LCA LANG 446 | Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts | 3 |
| LCA LANG 539 | Fifth Semester Turkish and Azeri | 3 |
| LCA LANG 540 | Sixth Semester Turkish and Azeri | 3 |
| LCA LANG 563 | Fifth Semester Persian | 3 |
| LCA LANG 564 | Sixth Semester Persian | 3 |
| LCA LANG 631 | Advanced Readings in Turkic Languages | 3 |
| LCA LANG 644 | Readings in Otoman Turkish and Chagatay | 3 |
Select one course (3 credits):
| CODE | TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN/LCA/RELIG ST 370 | Islam: Religion and Culture | 3-4 |
| ART HIST 201 | History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals | 4 |
| ART HIST 413 | Art and Architecture in the Age of the Caliphs | 3 |
| ART HIST/LCA 428 | Visual Cultures of South Asia | 3 |
| ART HIST 440 | Art and Power in the Arab World | 3 |
| ART HIST 500 | Proseminar: Special Topics in Art History | 3 |
| CLASSICS/ART HIST 304 | The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome | 3-4 |
| CLASSICS/JEWISH/RELIG ST 346 | Jewish Literature of the Greco-Roman Period | 3 |
| CLASSICS 370 | Classical Mythology | 3 |
| CLASSICS/JEWISH 451 | Biblical Archaeology | 3 |
| CLASSICS/HISTORY/RELIG ST 517 | Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean | 3 |
| COMP LIT 500 | The Comparative In and Beyond Comparative Literature | 3 |
| FOLKLORE/MUSIC 103 | Introduction to Music Cultures of the World | 2 |
| HEBR-BIB 103 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew, I | 4 |
| HEBR-BIB 104 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew, II | 4 |
| HEBR-BIB 303 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew, I | 3 |
| HEBR-BIB 304 | Elementary Biblical Hebrew, II | 3 |
| HEBR-BIB 323 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew, I | 4 |
| HEBR-BIB 324 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew, II | 4 |
| HEBR-BIB/CLASSICS/JEWISH/LITTRANS/RELIG ST 332 | Prophets of the Bible | 4 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 301 | Introduction to Hebrew Literature | 3 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 302 | Introduction to Hebrew Literature | 3 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 401 | Topics in Modern Hebrew / Israeli Literature and Culture I | 3 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 402 | Topics in Modern Hebrew / Israeli Literature and Culture II | 3 |
| INTL ST 310 | International Learning Community Seminar (When topic is Middle East-related) | 1-3 |
| JEWISH/LITTRANS 318 | Modern Jewish Literature | 3-4 |
| JEWISH 343 | Israeli Fiction in Translation | 3-4 |
| JEWISH/CLASSICS/RELIG ST 346 | Jewish Literature of the Greco-Roman Period | 3 |
| JEWISH 356 | Jerusalem, Holy City of Conflict and Desire | 3 |
| JEWISH/LITTRANS 367 | Israeli Fiction in Translation | 3-4 |
| LCA/HISTORY/RELIG ST 205 | The Making of the Islamic World: The Middle East, 500-1500 | 3-4 |
| LCA/RELIG ST 206 | Introduction to the Qur’an | 4 |
| LCA/FOLKLORE 279 | Introduction to Turkish Folk Literature | 3 |
| LCA 300 | Topics in Languages and Cultures of Asia | 3 |
| LCA/RELIG ST 357 | Literatures of Muslim Societies | 3 |
| LCA/RELIG ST 444 | Introduction to Sufism (Islamic Mysticism) | 3 |
| LITTRANS/RELIG ST 257 | Literatures of Muslim Societies in Translation | 3 |
| LITTRANS/JEWISH 318 | Modern Jewish Literature | 3-4 |
| RELIG ST 101 | Religion in Global Perspective | 3 |
| RELIG ST/HISTORY/LCA 205 | The Making of the Islamic World: The Middle East, 500-1500 | 3-4 |
| RELIG ST/LCA 206 | Introduction to the Qur’an | 4 |
| RELIG ST/HISTORY 230 | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Braided Histories | 3 |
Select additional courses in History and Social Sciences; Religion and Culture; or other electives (including up to 3 credits of advanced Middle Eastern language) to reach the 18 credit minimum for the Certificate.
(Courses with * count as advanced language.)
| CODE | TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN/LCA LANG 445 | Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts * | 3 |
| AFRICAN/LCA LANG 446 | Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts * | 3 |
| AFRICAN 669 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ANTHRO 322 | The Origins of Civilization | 3 |
| ANTHRO/RELIG ST 343 | Anthropology of Religion | 3-4 |
| ANTHRO/LCA/LINGUIS 430 | Language and Culture | 3-4 |
| CLASSICS 376 | Love Poetry of the Ancient Mediterranean | 3 |
| CLASSICS/HISTORY/RELIG ST 517 | Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean | 3 |
| CLASSICS 602 | The Ancient Mediterranean City | 3 |
| FRENCH 211 | French Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 |
| HISTORY/MEDIEVAL 313 | Introduction to Byzantine History and Civilization | 3-4 |
| HISTORY/MEDIEVAL 314 | Problems in Byzantine History and Civilization | 3-4 |
| HISTORY 332 | Islam Reform and Revolution in Central Asia | 3-4 |
| HISTORY/GEN&WS/LCA 472 | Women in Turkish Society | 3 |
| HISTORY/HIST SCI/MED HIST/MEDIEVAL/S&A PHM 562 | Byzantine Medicine and Pharmacy | 3 |
| JEWISH/CLASSICS/LITTRANS/RELIG ST 227 | Introduction to Biblical Literature (in English) | 4 |
| JEWISH/SOC 258 | The Jews, States, and Citizenship: A Sociological Perspective | 3 |
| JEWISH/PHILOS/RELIG ST 435 | Jewish Philosophy from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century | 3 |
| LCA 100 | Introduction to Cultures of Asia | 3 |
| LCA/FOLKLORE 279 | Introduction to Turkish Folk Literature | 3 |
| LCA 314 | Literatures of Central Asia | 3 |
| LCA/RELIG ST/SOC 614 | Social Structures of Muslim Societies | 3 |
| LCA 579 | Fiction and Ethnography in Turkey | 3 |
| LCA 610 | Proseminar: Introduction to Turkic Linguistics | 3 |
| LCA 640 | Proseminar in Central Asian History | 3 |
| LCA LANG 539 | Fifth Semester Turkish and Azeri * | 3 |
| LCA LANG 540 | Sixth Semester Turkish and Azeri * | 3 |
| LCA LANG 563 | Fifth Semester Persian * | 3 |
| LCA LANG 564 | Sixth Semester Persian * | 3 |
| LCA LANG 631 | Advanced Readings in Turkic Languages * | 3 |
| LCA LANG 644 | Readings in Otoman Turkish and Chagatay * | 3 |
| LITTRANS 214 | Literatures of Central Asia in Translation | 3 |
| POLI SCI 333 | International Politics of the Middle East | 3-4 |
| RELIG ST 400 | Topics in Religious Studies – Humanities | 3-4 |
| RELIG ST 401 | Topics in Religious Studies – Social Studies | 3-4 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 301 | Introduction to Hebrew Literature * | 3 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 302 | Introduction to Hebrew Literature * | 3 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 401 | Topics in Modern Hebrew / Israeli Literature and Culture I * | 3 |
| HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 402 | Topics in Modern Hebrew / Israeli Literature and Culture II * | 3 |