Requirements: Middle Eastern and Islamic Cultures Minor

MINOR REQUIREMENTS – 20 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)
 
Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
ME/HI2011 Early Islamic History, 600-750 AD [course:hi2011:prereq]
 
Four courses focusing on the Middle East offered in any discipline, for example:
Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
HI1015 History of the Middle East I [course:hi1015:prereq]
HI1016 History of the Middle East II [course:hi1016:prereq]
ME2010 Situating the Middle East I [course:me2010:prereq]
ME2035 Situating the Middle East II [course:me2035:prereq]
ME/HI2040 Encounters between the Middle East and the West [course:me2040:prereq]
AH2024 Introduction to Islamic Art and Architecture [course:ah2024:prereq]
CM4073 Media and Society in the Arab World [course:cm4073:prereq]
ES/HI3017 Mediterranean Urban Culture: The Islamic City: History, Spaces, and Visual Culture [course:hi3017:prereq]
FM3076 Arab Cinema [course:fm3076:prereq]
PO3072 Politics of the Middle East [course:po3072:prereq]
ES/FR3090 Topics (Sorbonne, if the topic is appropriate) [course:fr3090:prereq]

 

MINOR GUIDELINES

Minors must be completed at the same time as the BA or BS degree. No more than 8 credits from courses taken outside AUP may be applied towards a minor, and these courses must be specifically accepted by the department supervising the minor. All courses counting in a minor must be completed with a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average, with no individual grade lower than “C-.”

Courses taken to satisfy requirements for a minor must include at least three courses which are not being applied towards a major or towards another minor. Courses taken to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements, including FirstBridge courses, may be applied towards a minor. Minors do not appear on diplomas but are noted on students' transcripts. A self-designed minor is an option for students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher; the student and her or his advisor design these minors.