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.

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 3707Anthropology of the Middle East
ARAB 2105Topics in Arabic Studies (Oman: Business & Culture Exploration)
ARAB 3105Special Topics (Arabic for International Affairs)
ECON 2151Economic Development
GEOG 3154Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
IAFF 2095The Middle East in International Affairs
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Arab Politics)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (North Africa and the World)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Politics and Culture in the Middle East)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Turkey and Its Neighbors)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (National Security Crisis Simulation)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (All IAFF 3188 topic offerings are approved for the Middle East concentration Group A)
IAFF 3352Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilding
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Identity, Politics, Society: Israel)
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding)
PSC 2337Development Politics
PSC 2377Comparative Politics of the Middle East
PSC 2379Politics and Foreign Policy of Israel
PSC 2476The Arab-Israeli Conflict
PSC 2478International Relations of the Middle East
PSC 2993Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Democratization)
PSC 2993Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Israeli Politics and Culture)
PSC 2993Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Political Violence in the Middle East)
PSC 2993Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Politics of Modern Iran)
PSC 2994Special Topics in International Relations (U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East)
Group B:
ARAB 3105Special Topics (Arabic and Social Media)
ARAB 3105Special Topics (Arabic Literature: Arabia to America)
Or IAFF 3188: Arabic Literature: Arabia to America
ARAB 3105Special Topics (Contemporary Arabic Literature)
ARAB 3105Special Topics (Islamic Political Thought)
ARAB 3105WSpecial Topics (Gender and the Arab World)
Or HIST 3001W or WGSS 3170W: Gender and the Arab World
ARAB 3301Modern Arabic Literature
ARAB 3302Media Arabic
ARAB 3501Arabic and Arab Identity
ARAB 3502Arab Film and Culture in English
ARAB 4002Arabic Narratives Through the Ages
CAH 3113Islamic Art and Architecture
CLAS 2802Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East
CLAS 2804History of Ancient Israel
Or HIST 2804 or REL 3990: History of Ancient Israel
HEBR 3103Israeli Cinema (in English)
Or JSTD 2002: Israeli Cinema (in English)
HEBR 3104WGender and Sexuality in Israel
HEBR 3301Modern Hebrew Fiction
or HEBR 3301W Modern Hebrew Fiction
HIST 2001Special Topics (Imperial Islam)
HIST 2001Special Topics (Migration and Documentation in the Middle East)
HIST 2001Special Topics (War & Peace in Israeli History)
HIST 2060Modern Jewish History
HIST 2803The Ancient Near East and Egypt to 322 B.C.
HIST 2804History of Ancient Israel (same as REL 3990: History of Ancient Israel)
HIST 2805WMajors’ Introductory Seminar: Middle East (Land and Power in Israel and Palestine)
HIST 3001WSpecial Topics (Gender and Sexuality in Israel)
HIST 3001WSpecial Topics (Gender and The Arab World)
HIST 3801Topics in Middle Eastern History (The Middle East Since WWII)
HIST 3810History of the Middle East to 1800
HIST 3811The Emergence of the Modern Middle East
HIST 3820History of Israel
HIST 3825Land and Power in Israel/Palestine
HIST 3830History of Iraq
HIST 3850Modern Iran
HONR 2047Self and Society Seminar (Holocaust Memory)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Arabic Literature: Arabia to America) *
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Identity, Politics, Society: Israel) *
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (The Middle East Since WWII) *
IAFF 3205Holocaust Memory
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Israeli Cinema (in English))
JSTD 2002WTopics in Judaic Studies Modern (Gender and Sexuality in Israel (Same as WGSS 3170W Gender and Sexuality in Israel) )
PERS 3002Media Persian
or PERS 3002W Media Persian
REL 2211Rabbinic Thought and Literature
REL 2401Islam
REL 3141Second Temple/Hellenistic Judaism
REL 3291Modern Jewish Thought
REL 3405Shi'ite Islam
REL 3414Islamic Philosophy and Theology
REL 3419Islamic Civilization and the West
REL 3425Islamic Political Thought
REL 3431Sufism/Islamic Mysticism
REL 3432Persian Sufi Literature East and West
REL 3475Islamic Religion and Art
REL 3481Women in Islam
or WGSS 3481 Women in Islam
REL 3990Selected Topics in Religion (Dead Sea Scrolls)
REL 3990Selected 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.