Requirements
The Middle East and Islamic Studies Minor consists of a core curriculum of three courses that deal with the region as a whole from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, plus 9-11 units of upper division courses taken from the following list upon advisement. (New MEIS courses may be used towards the minor with approval of an MEIS director.)
Complete at least 9 units in the core, by taking one course from Section A, one course from Section B, and a third course from either section.
| Section A: History and Politics |
| HIST 604 |
Islamic World I: 500-1500 (3) |
| HIST 605 |
Islamic World II: 1500-Present (3) |
| PLSI 410 |
Middle East Politics (4) |
| PLSI 420 |
State-Society Relations in the Middle East (4) |
| Section B: Arts and Culture |
| ANTH 318/MEIS 301 |
Islam: Interpretation and Practice (3) |
| ANTH 319 |
Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa (3) |
| HUM 361 |
Cultural Expression in Islam (3) |
| ART 504 |
The Art and Architecture of Islam (3) |
| PHIL 516 |
Islamic Philosophy (3) |
| Courses Applicable to Section A or B |
| MEIS 300 |
Foundations in Middle East and Islamic Studies (3) |
| MEIS 301 |
Islam: Interpretation and Practice (3) |
Total Core Units: 9 to 11 units
In addition to the three core courses above, take a minimum of three additional courses as electives. At least one course must be from Part I, and at least one course from Part II. The third elective may be taken from either part. Courses that are used to satisfy core requirements may not also be used as electives.
| Part I: History and Politics |
| HIST 584 |
History of the Indian Subcontinent (3) |
| HIST 604 |
Islamic World I: 500-1500 (3) |
| HIST 605 |
Islamic World II: 1500-present (3) |
| HIST 606 |
History of Iran, 1500-present (3) |
| IR 323 |
The Middle East: Periphery (4) |
| IR 324 |
The Middle East: Heartland (4) |
| IR 326 |
South and Southeast Asia Foreign Relations (4) |
| IR 335 |
Muslim Societies in Transnational Perspective (4) |
| IR 433 |
Model Arab League (3) |
| JS/IR/PLSI 430 |
Israeli Democracy: Politics, Institutions, and Society (3) |
| PHIL 436 |
Islamic Political Philosophy (3) |
| PLSI 410 |
Middle East Politics (4) |
| PLSI 420 |
State-Society Relations in the Middle East (4) |
| PLSI 425 |
Imagining Power in the Middle East (4) |
| Part II: Arts and Culture |
| ANTH 319 |
Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa (3) |
| ARAB 102 |
Second Semester Arabic (5) |
| ARAB 103 |
Third Semester Arabic (5) |
| ARAB 200 |
The Art of Arabic Calligraphy(3) |
| ARAB 206 |
Intermediate Conversation (3) |
| ARAB 300 |
Reading Quranic Arabic (3) |
| ARAB 401 |
Arab Culture and Identity in English (3) |
| ARAB 600 |
Modern Arabic Literature and Film in English (3) |
| ARAB 650 |
Modern Arabic Fiction in English (3) |
| ART 504 |
The Art and Architecture of Islam (3) |
| CWL 420 |
Medieval Europe and Islam (3) |
| CWL 430 |
Heroic Tales of the Mediterranean (3) |
| ETHS/ARAB/CWL 450 |
Contemporary Arabic and Arab American Literature (3) |
| HUM 361 |
Cultural Expression in Islam (3) |
| HUM 375 |
Biography of a City: Istanbul (3) |
| HUM/JS 377 |
Jerusalem (3) |
| HUM 496 |
Islam and the Poetics of Space (3) |
| JS/HEBR 152 |
Second Semester Modern Hebrew (3) |
| JS/HEBR 201 |
Third Semester Modern Hebrew(3) |
| JS/HEBR 202 |
Fourth Semester Modern Hebrew(3) |
| JS/CINE 408 |
Israeli Cinema (3) |
| JS/HUM/PHIL 501 |
Judaism, Christianity and Islam (3) |
| MUS 530 |
Musics of the Middle East and India (3) |
| PRSN 102 |
Second Semester Persian Language (5) |
| PRSN 103 |
Third Semester Persian Language (5) |
| PRSN 104 |
Fourth Semester Persian Language (5) |
| PRSN 206 |
Intermediate Persian Language Conversation (3) |
| PRSN 401 |
Iranian Cultures and Civilization in English (3) |
| PHIL 515 |
Semitic Religious Thought: Islamic Mysticism (3) |
| WGS 565 |
Women in the Muslim and Arab Worlds (3) |
Total Elective Units: 9 to 11 units
| Total Units for MEIS Minor: 18-22 Units |
