Core Requirements:

A minor in Middle Eastern Studies requires 18 semester credit hours in the interdisciplinary field of Middle Eastern Studies.  No more than 50 percent of the credit hours can be taken in any one academic department and at least 9 of the 18 semester credit hours should be taken at the 300-400 level. Courses taken while participating in William and Mary’s approved study-abroad programs can count towards the minor. Minors are encouraged to take AMES 250 . Courses for this minor can be selected from the list for Middle Eastern Studies.  Students are required to take any two courses from the following:

• ANTH 331 - Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East and North Africa (3)
• ANTH 333 - Anthropology of Islam (3)
• ANTH 350 - Special Topics in Anthropology (3-4) (Middle Eastern Topics Only)
• ANTH 470 - Senior Seminar in Anthropology (4) (Middle Eastern Topics Only)
• ARAB 309 - Survey of Arabic Literature in Translation (3)
• ARAB 310 - Topics in Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (3)
• ARAB 311 - Special Topics in Arabic Culture (3)
• ARTH 330 - Topics in Art History (1-4) (Middle Eastern Topics Only)
• ARTH 460 - Seminar Topics in Art History (3) (Middle Eastern Topics Only)
• GOVT 339 - Middle Eastern Political Systems (3)
• HIST 171 - History of the Middle East to 1400 (3)
• HIST 172 - Modern Middle East since 1400 (3)
• MUSC 367 - Topics in Ethnomusicology (4) (Middle Eastern Topics Only)
• MUSC 372 - Music Cultures of the Middle East (4)
• RELG 212 - Introduction to Islam (3)
• RELG 317 - Women in Islam: Tradition and Change (3)
• RELG 318 - Islam in the Modern World (3)