Requirements for the concentration
Students in the BA in international affairs program must complete at least five courses (15 credits) to fulfill their concentration requirements, as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
Students in the BS in international affairs program must complete at least three courses (9 credits) to fulfill their specialization requirements, as indicated below. It is not required that these courses be taken in two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| For the BA in international affairs program: Five courses selected from the following. At least two courses must be from Group A and at least two courses must be from Group B. | ||
| For the BS in international affairs program: Three courses selected from the following. At least one course must be from Group A and at least one course must be from Group B. | ||
| Courses in Group A are typically in the social sciences, and do not include the humanities. Courses in Group B are in history and other humanities disciplines (literature, film, religion, etc). | ||
| Group A: | ||
| ANTH 3707 | Anthropology of the Middle East | |
| ARAB 2105 | Topics in Arabic Studies (Oman: Business & Culture Exploration) | |
| ARAB 3105 | Special Topics (Arabic for International Affairs) | |
| ECON 2151 | Economic Development | |
| GEOG 3154 | Geography of the Middle East and North Africa | |
| IAFF 2095 | The Middle East in International Affairs | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Arab Politics) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (North Africa and the World) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Politics and Culture in the Middle East) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Turkey and Its Neighbors) | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (National Security Crisis Simulation) | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (All IAFF 3188 topic offerings are approved for the Middle East concentration Group A) | |
| IAFF 3352 | Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilding | |
| JSTD 2002 | Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Identity, Politics, Society: Israel) | |
| JSTD 2002 | Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding) | |
| PSC 2337 | Development Politics | |
| PSC 2377 | Comparative Politics of the Middle East | |
| PSC 2379 | Politics and Foreign Policy of Israel | |
| PSC 2476 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | |
| PSC 2478 | International Relations of the Middle East | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Democratization) | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Israeli Politics and Culture) | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Political Violence in the Middle East) | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Politics of Modern Iran) | |
| PSC 2994 | Special Topics in International Relations (U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East) | |
| Group B: | ||
| ARAB 3105 | Special Topics (Arabic and Social Media) | |
| ARAB 3105 | Special Topics (Arabic Literature: Arabia to America) | |
| Or IAFF 3188: Arabic Literature: Arabia to America | ||
| ARAB 3105 | Special Topics (Contemporary Arabic Literature) | |
| ARAB 3105 | Special Topics (Islamic Political Thought) | |
| ARAB 3105W | Special Topics (Gender and the Arab World) | |
| Or HIST 3001W or WGSS 3170W: Gender and the Arab World | ||
| ARAB 3301 | Modern Arabic Literature | |
| ARAB 3302 | Media Arabic | |
| ARAB 3501 | Arabic and Arab Identity | |
| ARAB 3502 | Arab Film and Culture in English | |
| ARAB 4002 | Arabic Narratives Through the Ages | |
| CAH 3113 | Islamic Art and Architecture | |
| CLAS 2802 | Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East | |
| CLAS 2804 | History of Ancient Israel | |
| Or HIST 2804 or REL 3990: History of Ancient Israel | ||
| HEBR 3103 | Israeli Cinema (in English) | |
| Or JSTD 2002: Israeli Cinema (in English) | ||
| HEBR 3104W | Gender and Sexuality in Israel | |
| HEBR 3301 | Modern Hebrew Fiction | |
| or HEBR 3301W | Modern Hebrew Fiction | |
| HIST 2001 | Special Topics (Imperial Islam) | |
| HIST 2001 | Special Topics (Migration and Documentation in the Middle East) | |
| HIST 2001 | Special Topics (War & Peace in Israeli History) | |
| HIST 2060 | Modern Jewish History | |
| HIST 2803 | The Ancient Near East and Egypt to 322 B.C. | |
| HIST 2804 | History of Ancient Israel (same as REL 3990: History of Ancient Israel) | |
| HIST 2805W | Majors’ Introductory Seminar: Middle East (Land and Power in Israel and Palestine) | |
| HIST 3001W | Special Topics (Gender and Sexuality in Israel) | |
| HIST 3001W | Special Topics (Gender and The Arab World) | |
| HIST 3801 | Topics in Middle Eastern History (The Middle East Since WWII) | |
| HIST 3810 | History of the Middle East to 1800 | |
| HIST 3811 | The Emergence of the Modern Middle East | |
| HIST 3820 | History of Israel | |
| HIST 3825 | Land and Power in Israel/Palestine | |
| HIST 3830 | History of Iraq | |
| HIST 3850 | Modern Iran | |
| HONR 2047 | Self and Society Seminar (Holocaust Memory) | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Arabic Literature: Arabia to America) * | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Identity, Politics, Society: Israel) * | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (The Middle East Since WWII) * | |
| IAFF 3205 | Holocaust Memory | |
| JSTD 2002 | Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Israeli Cinema (in English)) | |
| JSTD 2002W | Topics in Judaic Studies Modern (Gender and Sexuality in Israel (Same as WGSS 3170W Gender and Sexuality in Israel) ) | |
| PERS 3002 | Media Persian | |
| or PERS 3002W | Media Persian | |
| REL 2211 | Rabbinic Thought and Literature | |
| REL 2401 | Islam | |
| REL 3141 | Second Temple/Hellenistic Judaism | |
| REL 3291 | Modern Jewish Thought | |
| REL 3405 | Shi'ite Islam | |
| REL 3414 | Islamic Philosophy and Theology | |
| REL 3419 | Islamic Civilization and the West | |
| REL 3425 | Islamic Political Thought | |
| REL 3431 | Sufism/Islamic Mysticism | |
| REL 3432 | Persian Sufi Literature East and West | |
| REL 3475 | Islamic Religion and Art | |
| REL 3481 | Women in Islam | |
| or WGSS 3481 | Women in Islam | |
| REL 3990 | Selected Topics in Religion (Dead Sea Scrolls) | |
| REL 3990 | Selected Topics in Religion (topic: History of Ancient Israel. Same as HIST 2804: History of Ancient Israel) | |
| Any undergraduate literature or film course numbered 2000 or above with this regional focus. | ||
| *Only these specific topics under IAFF 3188 are approved for Group B. | ||