Middle East, Jewish, and Islamic Studies Minor
For information, contact the Department of Global and Intercultural Studies, 120 MacMillan Hall, 513-529-5333.
This minor offers students an interdisciplinary grounding in the cultures, religious systems, histories, and politics of the Islamic and Jewish worlds, with an emphasis on the Middle East.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select from the following: | 6 | |
| No more than 6 hours of the 18 hour total to be taken in any one department. | ||
| The Middle East: Anthropological Perspectives | ||
| Introduction to Islamic History | ||
| Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Introduction to Islam | ||
| Global Jewish Civilization | ||
| Select 12 or more semester hours of the following: | 12 | |
| Intermediate Modern Arabic | ||
| Intermediate Modern Arabic | ||
| Topics in Arabic Literature in Translation | ||
| Advanced Arabic | ||
| Advanced Arabic | ||
| Media Arabic | ||
| The Middle East: Anthropological Perspectives | ||
| Geography of the Silk Road (The Heart of Asia) | ||
| The Holocaust in German Literature, History, and Film | ||
| The German-Jewish Experience | ||
| Introduction to Islamic History | ||
| Eurasian Nomads and History | ||
| Topics in World History (select appropriate topic) | ||
| Problems of the Middle East | ||
| Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Introduction to Islam | ||
| Introduction to the Critical Study of Biblical Literature | ||
| Social and Religious History of the Jewish People | ||
| Religion and Law | ||
| Global Jihadism | ||
| Communism and Catastrophe in Modern Russian Literature | ||
| Note: Credits may be transferred from other institutions and experience in accredited international programs may be applicable. | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |