In consultation with the director of the Middle Eastern and Islamic studies (MEIS) minor,
students can construct a personalized course of study according to their
academic, professional, and personal interests. The minor requires that
students complete 18 credits chosen from core and elective courses. At
least three courses in core courses must be taken from at least two
different departments. A grade of C or better is required for each
course applied to the minor.
The following courses can be used to
satisfy the MEIS minor requirements. The director will consider other classes with related content for
minor credits. If you have a question about whether a particular class
can be counted toward the minor, be sure to consult the director of the minor in advance.
Core Courses
African American and African Studies
21:014:390 Islam in the African-American Experience
English
21:350:338 Topics Literature: Transnational Muslim Fiction
History
21:510:287 History of Islamic Civilization I
21:510:288 History of Islamic Civilization II
21:510:337 The History of Iran
21:510:338 The Ottoman Empire
21:510:339 The West, Islam, and the Middle East
21:510:361 The Modern Middle East
21:510:404 Topics Intellectual History: Zionism since 1948
21:510:462 Topics Transnational History: Zionism to 1948
21:510:433 Topics in Islamic History: Science, Medicine, Technology
Political Science
21:790:333 Government and Politics of the Middle East
21:790:334 International Relations of the Middle East
21:790:466 Topics Global Politics: Global Politics of Islam
Sociology and Anthropology
21:070:310 Comparative Religion [cross-listed as 920:340 Sociology of Religion]
21:920:394 Topical Issues in Sociology: Urban Space and Conflict in the Middle East
Spanish and Portuguese
21:074:101 Elementary Modern Arabic I
21:074:102 Elementary Modern Arabic II
21:074:131 Intermediate Modern Arabic I
21:074:132 Intermediate Modern Arabic II
21:074:220 Contemporary Arabic Language and Culture I
21:074:221 Contemporary Arabic Language and Culture II
21:074:245 Arab Society and Media
21:074:301 Quranic Arabic I
21:074:302 Quranic Arabic II
21:074:311 Arabic Literature in English Translation I
21:074:312 Arabic Literature in English Translation II
21:074:353 Independent Study in Arabic I
21:074:354 Independent Study in Arabic II
21:074:396 Introduction to Arabic Music
Elective Courses
21:350:352 Survey of World Literature: Elizabethan Drama
21:510:286 The Ancient Near East
21:510:365 Islam, Africa and the Contemporary World
21:510:379 Colonialism and Decolonization
21:510:407 Topics in Ancient History II: The History of Early Christianity
21:840:456 Rumi Seminar
School of Arts and Sciences-Newark 
