Program Overview

Major in International Studies, Middle East and North African Studies Concentration

The Major in International Studies with a concentration in Middle East and North African Studies is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the region's history, politics, cultures, and languages. This interdisciplinary program combines coursework from various departments, including Languages, Literatures and Cultures, History, Political Science, and Anthropology.

Program Requirements

• Freshman Year:
  • CO 150: College Composition (GT-CO2) - 3 credits
  • INST 200: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Globalization - 3 credits
  • LARA 100: First-Year Arabic I - 5 credits
  • LARA 101: First-Year Arabic II - 5 credits
  • Select one course from the following: ANTH 100, ANTH 200, GR 100 - 3 credits
  • Select one course from the following: HIST 115, HIST 116, HIST 170, HIST 171 - 3 credits
  • Select one course from the following: POLS 232, POLS 241 - 3 credits
  • 1B - 3 credits
  • Electives - 3 credits
• Sophomore Year:
  • LARA 200: Second-Year Arabic I (GT-AH4) - 4 credits
  • LARA 201: Second-Year Arabic II (GT-AH4) - 4 credits
  • Select one course from the following: AREC 202, ECON 202, ECON 204, ECON 211, ECON 240/AREC 240 - 3 credits
  • Advanced Writing - 3 credits
  • Arts and Humanities - 3 credits
  • Biological and Physical Sciences - 7 credits
  • Electives - 6 credits
• Junior Year:
  • INST 301: International Studies Research Methods - 3 credits
  • Select one group from the following:
    • Group A: LARA 300, LARA 301
    • Group B: L** 100, L** 101
  • International Studies Major Course Selection - 12 credits
  • Electives - 5-9 credits
• Senior Year:
  • INST 492: Seminar - 3 credits
  • International Studies Major Course Selection - 12 credits
  • Select one group from the following:
    • Group A: Electives
    • Group B: L** 200, L** 201
  • Electives - 6-8 credits

International Studies Major Course Selection

Students must select a minimum total of 24 credits, 18 of which must be upper-division (300- to 400-level), from at least three subject codes, from the following groups of courses.

• History and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa:
  • Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses: HIST 303, HIST 420, HIST 421, HIST 422, HIST 423, HIST 424, HIST 431, HIST 432, HIST 433, HIST 435, HIST 438, HIST 439, HIST 467, HIST 469, HIST 532, POLS 443, POLS 444, POLS 449
• Thought and Culture of the Middle East and North Africa:
  • Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses: ANTH 310, ANTH 351, ETST 130, ETST 412, LARA 250, LGEN 465D, PHIL 171, PHIL 173, PHIL 335, PHIL 379, PHIL 455
• International Studies:
  • Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following courses: AGRI 270/IE 270, AM 430, AM 460, ANTH 100, ANTH 140, ANTH 225, ANTH 313, ANTH 322, ANTH 329, ANTH 330/CLMT 330, ANTH 335, ANTH 336, ANTH 338, ANTH 340, ANTH 413, ANTH 415, ANTH 416, ANTH 422/SOC 422, ANTH 438, ANTH 441, ANTH 447, ANTH 448, ANTH 479/IE 479, AREC 202, AREC 240/ECON 240, AREC 415, AREC 460, BUS 350, BUS 405B, CON 450/INTD 450, E 142, E 245, E 330, E 339, E 428, E 465, ECON 101, ECON 202, ECON 204, ECON 211, ECON 332/POLS 332, ECON 370, ECON 440, ECON 442, ECON 460, ETST 256, ETST 352/SOWK 352, ETST 365, FIN 475, GES 101, GES 192, GR 213, GR 320, GR 330, GR 415, HIST 463, HIST 467, HIST 470, IE 179, IE 200, IE 272, IE 379, IE 450/SOWK 450, IE 470, IE 471, IE 472, IE 478, INST 487, INST 495, JTC 412, LB 173, MGT 475, MKT 365, MU 131, MU 132, NRRT 320, PHIL 170, PHIL 174, PHIL 320, PHIL 479, POLS 131, POLS 232, POLS 241, POLS 347, POLS 362, POLS 431, POLS 433, POLS 435, POLS 436, POLS 437, POLS 440/GR 440, POLS 442, POLS 443, POLS 448, POLS 462, SOC 105, SOC 220, SOC 320, SOC 322, SOC 323, SOC 364, SOC 461, SOC 482A, SOC 482B, SPCM 434

Program Total Credits

The total credits required for the program is 120 credits, with at least 42 credits being upper-division (300- to 400-level). Students must complete 3 years of a single foreign language or 2 languages through the second year (L** 201). Language courses cannot double count. Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits.