Middle Eastern and North African Studies Minor

https://www.shu.edu/academics/minor-middle-eastern-north-african-studies
Co-Directors: Golbarg Rekabtalaei, Ph.D. and Youssef Yacoubi, Ph.D.

The Arts and Sciences has created the Minor in Middle Eastern and North African Studies in order to provide an interdisciplinary overview encompassing the history, cultures, religious traditions and political institutions of the lands stretching from Morocco to Iran and from Turkey to the Southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula in the period from the rise of Islam to the present day. It draws on courses in History, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Religion, Diplomacy and International Relations, and Political Science. The rationale of the program is to provide students with a deeper understanding of on-going events and processes in the region by exposing them to a broad and balanced range of courses from a variety of disciplines.

The Middle Eastern and North African Studies Minor will consist of three required and three elective courses, totaling 18 credits. No more than two of the three electives can be taken from the same department.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
HIST 1551	Middle East 1 from 600 - 1800	3
HIST 1552	Middle East II 1800 to Present	3
RELS 2415	Intro to Islam	3
Elective Courses
Select three of the following: *, **		9
HIST 3523	Women/Gender Modern Middle Eas
HIST 3525	Oil and Turmoil in the Middle East
HIST 3530	History of Iran
HIST 3535	Youth Culture in Middle East
HIST 3527	Israel&Palestine:Entwined Hist
HIST 3536	Middle East through Film
HIST 3554	History of North Africa
RELS 2416	Islamic Spirit-Mysticism
RELS 3434	Women Gender and Islam
RELS 3320	ST: Mohammed and the Qur'an
RELS 3494	ST - Islamophobia
RELS 2411	Jewish Beliefs and Practices
Total Hours		18

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No more than two of the three electives can be in the same department.

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Please note that these courses may not be offered every academic year. No more than two of the three can be in the same department.