Middle East and South Asian Studies (Minor)
Minors allow you to customize your degree by combining disciplines and connecting your studies more broadly.
Why choose this minor?
By taking a Minor in Middle East and South Asian Studies you will deepen your understanding of Persian, Arabic, and Sanskritic cultures and their historical, religious, and political relationship to each other.
What you will learn
Who are the peoples of the Middle East and South Asia? What forms of culture, literature, state, religion, and civilization have populated the landscape from Turkey to Bangladesh over the centuries, and why should these many regions be studied as a group? Answer these questions as you immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of one of history’s most influential regions with a Minor in Middle East and South Asian Studies.
This minor program is comprised of required and elective courses.
You’ll be required to take one of the following:
The Ottoman Empire
Classical and Medieval History of Islamic Civilization
History of Modern Middle East
Judaism
Islam
Options for electives include:
Intermediate Arabic I
Alexander the Great
Middle Eastern Music
Eligibility
Who can take this minor?
This minor is available to students registered in one of the following 120 credit hour programs: