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Academic Catalog

Middle Eastern Studies Minor

Optional Language Study

Language study is optional in this minor. Interested students may apply six credits of language study to this minor by:

Completing ARA 101 Elementary Arabic I and ARA 102 Elementary Arabic II at Pace,
Bypassing the SAT II in Hebrew, or
Transferring college credits in Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, or Turkish.

Students beginning a language at the 101 level must complete a 102 level course in order to count language credits toward the minor. Native speakers of a Middle Eastern language may apply three credits to the minor by passing a proficiency test at Pace for Arabic and at New York University for other approved languages.

Minor Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
Group A
Select 6-9 credits of the following:		6-9
ANT 120	People and Cultures of the Middle East
ARA 101	Elementary Arabic I
HIS 119	The Middle East: An Historical Survey
INT 296E	Topic: History and Religion of the Middle East: Holy Nationalism
INT 296S	Beyond the Veil: Women in Middle Eastern History and Literature
Group B
Select 6-9 credits of the following: ¹		6-9
ARA 102	Elementary Arabic II
HIS 209	Israel and Palestine: The Heritage and the Challenge
HIS 220	Modern Islamic World: 1850-Present
HIS 225	The World of the Middle Ages: Byzantium
HIS 274	History of North Africa After 1800
HIS 297E	Topic: Islamic Social and Cultural History to 1850
INT 298R	Middle Eastern Cities: Then and Now
Group C
Select one of the following:		3
ANT 296D	Topic: Anthropological Perspective of Women and Warfare
HIS 223	Discrimination, Integration and Assimilation: Global Jewish Experience
HIS 296E	Topic: Tolstoy, Turks and Taliban: Russia's "Orient"
RES 106	Religions of the Globe
Total Credits		15-21

¹: With chair or department advisor's approval, students may choose more than one ANT 296 Topic course in Anthropology.