Course List
The Middle East Studies Certificate requires a total of eighteen (18) credits in courses chosen from an approved list. The coursework consists of:
• 1 Core Course: INTL ST 266 (or the equivalence, e.g. HIST 139): Introduction to the Middle East (3 credits)
• 2nd Semester of a Selected Middle Eastern Language (3 credits)
• 1 Course in History & Social Science (3 credits)
• 1 Course in Religion & Culture (3 credits)
• 3 Elective Courses (3 credits each)
| wdt_ID | SUBJECT DESCRIPTION | NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTL ST | 266 | Introduction to the Middle East | 3 |
| LANGUAGE | wdt_ID | SUBJECT DESCRIPTION | NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | 1 | AFRICAN | 325 | Colloquial Arabic | 2 |
| Arabic | 2 | AFRICAN | 330 | Sixth Semester Arabic | 3 |
| Arabic | 3 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 321 | First Semester Arabic | 4-5 |
| Arabic | 4 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 322 | Second Semester Arabic | 4-5 |
| Arabic | 5 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 323 | Third Semester Arabic | 4 |
| Arabic | 6 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 324 | Fourth Semester Arabic | 4 |
| Arabic | 7 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 327 | Elementary Summer Immersion Arabic | 8 |
| Arabic | 8 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 427 | Intermediate Summer Immersion Arabic | 8 |
| Arabic | 9 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 445 | Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts | 3 |
| Arabic | 10 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 446 | Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts | 3 |
| LANGUAGE | SUBJECT DESCRIPTION | NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
| wdt_ID | SUBJECT DESCRIPTION | NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFRICAN | 300 | African Literature in Translation | 3 |
| 2 | AFRICAN/LCA/RELIG ST | 370 | Islam: Religion and Culture | 3-4 |
| 3 | ART HIST | 201 | History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals | 4 |
| 4 | ART HIST | 305 | History of Islamic Art and Architecture | 3 |
| 5 | ART HIST | 440 | Art and Power in the Arab World | 3 |
| 6 | ART HIST | 500 | Proseminar: Special Topics in Art History* | 3 |
| 7 | ART HIST/CLASSICS | 304 | The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome | 3 |
| 8 | ART HIST/LCA | 379 | Cities of Asia | 3 |
| 9 | ART HIST/LCA | 428 | Visual Cultures of South Asia | 3 |
| 10 | ART HIST/RELIG ST | 373 | Great Cities of Islam | 3 |
| SUBJECT DESCRIPTION | NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
| wdt_ID | SUBJECT DESCRIPTION | NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFRICAN | 495 | Fifth Semester, A Language of Northern Africa | 3 |
| 2 | AFRICAN | 496 | Sixth Semester, A Language of Northern Africa | 3 |
| 3 | AFRICAN | 605 | Advanced Topics in African Cultural Studies | 3 |
| 4 | AFRICAN | 669 | Special Topics | 3 |
| 5 | AFRICAN | 901 | Seminar in Modern African Literature | 3 |
| 6 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 445 | Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts | 3 |
| 7 | AFRICAN/LCA LANG | 446 | Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts | 3 |
| 8 | AFROAMER/GEN&WS | 624 | African American Women's Activism (19th & 20th Centuries) | 3 |
| 9 | ANTHRO | 322 | The Origins of Civilization | 3 |
| 10 | ANTHRO/LINGUIS | 430 | Language and Culture | 3-4 |
| SUBJECT DESCRIPTION | NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |