A total of twenty (20) credits wherein:
- Students will take at least one course in each field based on the following categories:
- Historical
- ART 209: Art and Architecture of the Ancient Near East and Egypt
- HIST 105: Special Topics (when subject matter pertains to Islamic and Middle East Studies)
- Examples: Pharaonic Egypt; Egypt after the Pharaohs; Egypt in Late Antiquity; Terrorism, Torture, and Anti-Colonialism: The Algerian War of Independence; Race and Racism
- HIST 223: The Fall of the Roman Empire, 300-700 CE
- HIST 275: The Making of the Modern Middle East
- HIST 276: Re-Making the Twentieth Century Middle East
- HIST 277: Modern Islamic Thought
- HIST 375: Islamic History and Civilization
- HIST 475: Colonial Encounters in North Africa and Beyond
- SPAN 365: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in Spain: Past and Present (taught in Spanish)
- Cultural:
- RELS 101: The Bible: Texts and Contexts (when subject matter pertains to Islamic and Middle East Studies)
- Examples: The Bible and the Qur’an; The Bible and Islam
- RELS 258: Topics in the History of Religions (when subject matter pertains to Islamic and Middle East Studies)
- Examples: Introduction to Islam, Muslim-Christian Relations
- RELS 277: Selected Topics in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
- Example: Biblical Figures in the Qur’an
- Political:
- INTS 243: Governments & Politics of the Middle East
- INTS 244: Issues in Middle East Politics
- INTS 245: US Foreign Policy in the Middle East
- INTS 334: Religion & Politics
- Students will take at least one course in the following departments: History, International Studies, and Religious Studies
- Students will take at least one upper 300-level course or 400-level course
- Students will take one Jewish, Islamic and Middle East Studies (JIME) course OR one course in the Jewish Studies minor
Note: RELS 276 and 277 and HIST 105 may be repeated with permission of instructor and/or program committee.