Requirements for the Middle East Studies Minor
Middle East Studies Minor Hours & GPA
While completing all required courses, minors must also meet each of the following hour and grade point average minimum standards:
Minor Hours
Satisfied by 18 hours of minor courses.
Minor Hours in Residence
Satisfied by a minimum of 9 hours of junior/senior (300+) hours of KU resident credit in the minor.
Minor Junior/Senior (300+) Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 12 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the minor.
Minor Graduation GPA
Satisfied by a minimum of a 2.0 GPA in all departmental courses in the Minor. GPA calculations include all departmental courses in the field of study including Fs and repeated courses. See the Semester/Cumulative GPA Calculator.
| Core Courses | ||
| REL 350/AAAS 349 | Islam | 3 |
| or AAAS 102 | Arabic and Islamic Studies | |
| and | ||
| POLS 661 | Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| or HIST 328 | The Modern Middle East | |
| or ANTH 303 | Peoples and Cultures of North Africa and the Middle East | |
| Electives | 12 | |
| These courses allow students to deepen their knowledge of the countries and issues in the region. Students must take at least one course from each emphasis—i.e. social science and humanities, as listed below--but can choose to take three courses from one emphasis and one from the other or take two from each. | ||
| Regularly offered and upcoming elective options are: | ||
| Social science emphasis: (minimum 3 credit hours) | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of North Africa and the Middle East | ||
| Religion, Power, and Sexuality in Arab Societies | ||
| Nationalism(s) in Turkey | ||
| Politics and Society in the Contemporary Persianate World | ||
| Social Movements in the Middle East | ||
| Iran, Turkey, and the Kurds | ||
| Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An Introduction | ||
| Israel: From Idea to State | ||
| Israel/Palestine: The War of 1948 | ||
| Government of Israel | ||
| Polls and Public Opinion in Israel | ||
| International Relations of the Middle-East | ||
| Regimes in the Middle-East and North Africa | ||
| Palestinians & Israelis: Advanced Topics in | ||
| Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Islam and Politics | ||
| United States Foreign Policy | ||
| Sociology of the Middle East | ||
| Humanities emphasis: (minimum 3 credit hours) | ||
| Arabic and Islamic Studies | ||
| Women and Islam | ||
| Islamic Literature | ||
| Language and Culture in Arabic-Speaking Communities | ||
| Unveiling the Veil | ||
| Literature and Society in the Contemporary Middle East | ||
| The Premodern Middle East | ||
| The Modern Middle East | ||
| Travelers' Tales of the Middle East | ||
| From Harem to the Streets: Gender in the Middle East, 1900-Present | ||
| The Middle East After World War II | ||
| Jerusalem Through the Ages | ||
| Religion of Ancient Israel | ||
| Muslim Societies | ||
| Islamic Law in the Digital Age | ||
| Shari'a, Democracy, and Society | ||
| Modern Islamic Reform Movements | ||
Language Option: A student pursuing a Middle East Studies minor may also use one 300-level or above ARAB, PERS, TURK, or HEBR language course as an elective that counts toward three credit hours of “Humanities emphasis.”
Meet Zoya Khan, who graduated with the Middle East Studies minor along with a double major in Global & International Studies and Political Science. Watch the video below and read more about Zoya here.
