30 credits, to include the following:
NEAR E/SISME 210 (5 credits)
NEAR E/RELIG 210 or NEAR E/RELIG 212 (5)
10 credits in Islamic religious traditions and texts, chosen from an approved list*
10 credits in history society and culture of Islam, chosen from an approved list*
Minimum grade of 2.0 required in each course applied toward the minor.
Electives Lists
*Islamic Religious Traditions and Texts (10 crs)
Classical Arabic Literature in Translation (3)
Persian Literature in Translation (3)
Turkish Literature in Translation (3)
NEAR E 425
Current Trends Modern Near Eastern Lit and
Criticism (3)Scripture and Law in Islam (5)
Ritual and Territory in Islam (5)
Life of Prophet Muhammad (5) I&S/VLPA
Adab Prose: Jahiz (3)
Maqamat: Hamadhani, Hariri (3)
Historical Texts (3)
Quran and Its Interpretation (3)
Ritual and Legal Texts (3)
Islamic Political Theorists (3)
Islamic Philosophical Literature (3)
Islamic Theological and Mystical Literature (3)
Sirah and Maghazi Texts (3)
Stories of the Prophets (3) I&S/
Modern Persian Literature: A Survey (3)
Classical Persian Literature: A Survey (3)
The Epic Tradition in Iran (3)
The Persian Ghazal (3)
Sufism: Thought and Expression (3)
Introduction to Uzbek Literature (3)
Introduction to Uzbek Literature (3)
Introduction to Uzbek Literature (3)
Readings in Turkish Literary Hist I: Modern (3)
Readings in Turkish Lit Hist II: Lit of Ottoman
Empire (3)
*History, Society, and Culture of Islam (10 crs)
Culture, Environment, Identity of Island SE Asia (5)
Peoples and Cultures of the Islamic Middle East (3)
West African Societies (3)
Survey of the Muslim Near East (5)
Slavery in History: A Comparative Study (5)
History of the Middle East: 622-1300 (5)
History of the Middle East: 1258-1798 (5)
History of the Middle East Since 1789 (5) I
History of Southeast Asia (5)
HSTAS 402
History of Medieval and Mughal India (5)
History of Modern India to 1900 (5)
Southeast Asian History to 1800 (5)
Southeast Asian History from 1800 to the Present (5)
History of the Balkans, 1400 to the Present (5)
Music Cultures of the World (5)
Music of Indonesia and the Philippines (3)
Music of the Near East (3)
Cultural History of Turkey: From Empire to Nation (5)
Iranian Culture and Civilization (5) I
Calligraphy in Islamic Culture (3)
Govt and Politics in the Middle East & North Africa (5)
International Relations in the Middle East (5)
International Relations in Southeast Asia (5)
Government and Politics of South Asia (5)
International Relations of South Asia (5)
Politics and Change in Southeast Asia (5)
Turkic Peoples of Central Asia (3)
SIS 406 /POL S 432
Political Islam and Islamic Fundamentalism (5)
Economic Development of the Middle East (5)
Trends in the Contemporary Middle East (3)
Writers and Intellectuals of Central Asia (3)
Survey of Cultures of the Turkic Peoples of Central Asia (3)