Middle East Studies Minor

Middle East Studies Minor (18 hours)

Course Title Credits
Required Course:
GLST 140Introduction to Middle East Studies3
Students must select 15 credit hours from the following list with no more than 6 credit hours coming from same subject:15
Cultures of Islam
any ARAB course
Great Books of the Eastern World
Middle East on Screen
Geography of the Middle East
Global Studies: Context, Connection, and Change
Topics in Global Studies
Any HEBR course
Introduction to the Civilization of the Islamic Middle East
The Crusades
The Middle East in Modern Times
North Africa from Colonialism to Revolution: 1830-1962
The Contemporary Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and the United States: 1800 to the Present
Introduction to Judaism
Literature and Film of the Holocaust
Jewish History I: Late Antiquity to 1500
Jewish History II: 1500 to the Present
Jews and Muslims
International Relations of the Middle East
Middle East Politics
Introduction to Judaism
Introduction to Christianity
Introduction to Islam
Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
Islamic Institutions and Traditions
Jewish History I: Late Antiquity to 1500
Jewish History II: 1500 to the Present
Jews and Muslims
Tradition and Transformations in Islamic Cultures
Total Credit Hours18

Note: Students minoring in Middle East Studies may petition to substitute courses not on this list (e.g., special topics courses, May Term courses). For more information, see an advisor in the Walker Institute. 

Foreign language courses taken for the Carolina Core or College requirements may not be counted towards the minor and/or another major.