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\n\n Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Civilization <\/a> \n\n<\/p>\n\n

This concentration provides students with an opportunity to engage in the study of\u00a0the Middle East and the broader Islamic world. Some of the objectives of the concentration include: developing a basic familiarity with the cultures and religions, politics and history, geography and economy of the Middle East and Islamic world; obtaining some understanding of the major methodological approaches involved in studying the Middle East and Islamic world; and gaining a deep appreciation of the social, political, cultural diversity and complexity of the Middle East and broader Islamic world. In this concentration, students will find ways to engage in difficult dialogues and tackle some of the major issues of the day and region. One will develop the capacity to engage thoughtfully and constructively in some of the more contentious issues affecting the region, which is a vital feature of this concentration. Students are strongly encouraged to learn at least one of the languages spoken by the people in the regions studied.<\/p>

Given that students and faculty come from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the concentration permits students to complete this concentration in conjunction with a wide array of majors\/minors. The program promotes breadth <\/em>by requiring that students complete courses (in several departments); it promotes depth <\/em>by requiring a research paper, internship, civic engagement project or artistic work focused on a relevant topic.<\/p>\n\n\n

Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Civilization<\/h2>\n \n

Structure of the Concentration<\/h3>

A concentration in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies consists of six (6) courses. Students must also complete a related project, which may be done as a research paper, internship, civic engagement project or artistic work and may be a part of any course (not necessarily one of the required six) or an extracurricular activity.\nUp to two study away courses may count toward the completion of the concentration. In order to ensure interdisciplinarity, no more than three courses from a single department will be accepted. Additionally, up to two courses in a Middle Eastern or Islamicate language may be used toward the six required courses.\nCourses that count toward the concentration include but are not limited to the list below. Other courses may count toward the completion of the concentration with the approval of the director.\nART 269 - Art, Trade, and Treasure of the Silk Road<\/a> \nART 280 - Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt<\/a>\nART 281 - Art and Architecture of Ancient Western Asia<\/a>\nART 282 - Art and Architecture of the Islamic World<\/a> \nART 284 - Art and Architecture of Byzantium and Medieval Europe<\/a> \n ART 285 - Making of Imperial Cities: Babylon, Rome, and Constantinople<\/a> \n CLAS 101 - The Classical Mediterranean and Middle East<\/a> \nCLAS 117 - Elementary Hebrew I<\/a> \nCLAS 130 - Early Arab and Persian Empires<\/a> \nCLAS 135 - India and Rome<\/a> \nCLAS 145 - Pagans, Christians and Jews in Classical Antiquity: Cultures in Conflict<\/a> \nCLAS 214 - Elementary Arabic II<\/a> \nCLAS 218 - Elementary Hebrew II<\/a> \nCLAS 237 - Intermediate Hebrew I<\/a> \nCLAS 241 - Intermediate Arabic I<\/a> \nCLAS 338 - Intermediate Hebrew II<\/a> \nCLAS 342 - Intermediate Arabic II<\/a>\nINTL 253 - Comparative Muslim Cultures<\/a>\nINTL 258 - The Middle East Through Film<\/a> \n INTL 263 - Muslim Women Writers<\/a> \nINTL 485 - Senior Seminar: Confronting Global Hatred<\/a> \n MUSI 280 - Uyghur Studies<\/a> \nRELI 100 - Introduction to Islam: Formation and Expansion<\/a> \nRELI 102 - Modern Islam<\/a> \nRELI 120 - The Jewish Bible<\/a> \nRELI 200 - The Qur'an and the Prophet<\/a> \nRELI 233 - Hindus and Muslims<\/a> \nPOLI 222 - Regional Conflict\/Security<\/a> \nSOCI 290 - Islam and the West<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":287,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}