Program: Middle East Studies Minor - George Mason University

Minor Requirements

In partial fulfillment of coursework for the minor, students are strongly encouraged to participate in a study abroad program in the Middle East.

Students pursuing this minor must complete 18 credits of coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.00. Eight credits of course work must be unique to the minor.

Two core courses (6 credits)

HIST 282 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization Credits: 3
GOVT 332 - Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa Credits: 3

Four elective courses (12 credits) chosen from:

One course in a relevant language may be used as an elective. Other courses including ANTH 399 or CONF 399 , when topic is relevant to the Middle East, may be used as electives with the prior written approval of the director.

ARAB 325 - Major Arab Writers/Stories Credits: 3
ARAB 330 - Reading and Conversation I Credits: 3
ARAB 331 - Reading and Conversation II Credits: 3
ANTH 330 - Peoples and Cultures of Selected Regions: Non-Western Credits: 3 (if region studied is relevant to Middle East studies)
ARTH 319 - Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East Credits: 3
ARTH 320 - Art of the Islamic World Credits: 3
CONF 340 - Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution Credits: 3
ENGH 362 - Global Voices Credits: 3 (if literatures studied are relevant to Middle East studies)
GGS 325 - Geography of North Africa and the Middle East Credits: 3
GOVT 328 - Non-Western Political Theory Credits: 3
GOVT 345 - Islam and Politics Credits: 3
GOVT 445 - Human Rights Credits: 3
HIST 281 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization Credits: 3
HIST 387 - Topics in Global History Credits: 3-6 (if region studied is relevant to Middle East studies)
HIST 460 - Modern Iran Credits: 3
HIST 461 - Arab-Israeli Conflict Credits: 3
HIST 462 - Women in Islamic Society Credits: 3
HIST 465 - The Middle East in the 20th Century Credits: 3
RELI 211 - Religions of the West Credits: 3
RELI 272 - Islam Credits: 3
RELI 374 - Islamic Thought Credits: 3
RELI 375 - Qur'an and Hadith Credits: 3

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Minor Requirements

Two core courses (6 credits)

Four elective courses (12 credits) chosen from:

Total: 18 credits