Regional Option
The regional option in the African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian languages and literatures (AMESALL) major requires the successful completion of at least 33
credits, with the first two years of language study/proficiency as a
prerequisite.
This option is designed to allow students to explore
in depth one of the literatures offered by AMESALL, within a regional context. All majors must take the following two courses to complete this major option:
- 01:013:201 Crossroads: Classical Literatures of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia (3) and
- 01:013:401 Senior Seminar in Literature and Society (3)
Students enrolling in this option must complete at least 6 credits of language courses at the advanced 300 level or higher.
Students must also take one of the following courses, as appropriate to their region of study:
- 01:013:211 Introduction to the Literatures of Africa (3) or
- 01:013:221 Introduction to the Literatures of the Middle East (3) or
- 01:013:231 Introduction to the Literatures of South Asia (3)
Finally, students must complete 18 credits of additional literature, sociolinguistics, or linguistics courses on the region of their concentration. Of these, 9 credits must be upper-level courses at the 300 level or above. These courses must either be taught in AMESALL, cross-listed with AMESALL, or approved by the department chair.
Global Humanities Option
The global humanities option in African, Middle Eastern, and
South Asian languages and literatures requires the successful completion of at
least 36 credits.
This is an interdisciplinary program of study that provides
opportunities to view the world from multiple perspectives, and a framework for
understanding and negotiating global realities and challenges in the 21st century.
All majors must take the following three courses to complete
this major option:
- 01:013:201 Crossroads: Classical Literatures of
Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia (3)
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01:013:205 Cultural Forces in
International Politics (3)
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01:013:401 Senior Seminar in
Literature and Society (3)
Students enrolling in this option must also take two courses
from each of the following categories:
Transregional Sociolinguistics
Courses
- 01:013:115 History of the Alphabet (1.5)
- 01:013:203 Language and Society in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia (3)
- 01:013:204 Introduction to Discourse Analysis (3)
- 01:013:225 Global Arabic
- 01:013:285 Language and
Globalization (3)
- 01:013:305 Languages in Peril (3)
- 01:013:409 Introduction to Semitic
Languages (3)
Transregional Culture Courses
- 01:013:202 Cinemas of Africa and
Asia (3)
- 01:013:206 Banned Books (4)
- 01:013:210 World Literature and Social Change (3)
- 01:013:304 Introduction to Translation Studies (3)
- 01:013:307 Introduction to Postcolonial Literature
and Theory (3)
- 01:013:365 Bollywood (3)
- 01:013:324 Ottoman Africa (3)
- 01:013:412 Literature and Religion
- 01:013:445 Storytelling
in the Muslim World (3)
Majors must also take at least three courses (a total of 9 credits)
in any combination of their choice, from the following departmental courses:
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African literature/cinema courses
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Middle Eastern literature/cinema courses
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South Asian literature/cinema courses
In
addition, majors will take at least 6 credits, in any combination of
their choice, from the following:
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AMESALL's
literature/sociolinguistics/cinema/culture courses
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AMESALL's language courses at the intermediate
level or above
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Study Abroad program courses
-
Approved courses from other units with
significant AMESALL content
