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Students who successfully complete a minor in Middle East and North African studies will be able to:<\/p>
The minor in Middle East and North African (\"MENA\") Studies is an interdivisional program examining the history, politics, religion, culture, and economics of the region. Through this minor, students will gain an in-depth understanding of the MENA region and the contexts through which we understand it. One of these courses must be at or above the 300 level, and students must have at least a 2.0 GPA in the minor. Students petitioning to include classes not listed below must provide a course syllabus. The minor requires a minimum of 24 semester credit hours, and no more than 12 credits of foreign language study may be included in the 24-credit minimum.<\/p>
Because this minor is interdivisional, students may complete any major to satisfy the college requirement that the major and minor be in different divisions.<\/p>
When appropriate, other courses \u2013 for example, courses taken during study abroad \u2013 may be substituted for any of the requirements. All substitutions of alternatives for required courses must be approved by the minor coordinator, and students are strongly encouraged to discuss any potential course substitutions prior to enrolling in the course.<\/p><\/div>
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) have prerequisites.<\/p><\/a:content><\/div>
Take one<\/strong> of the following:<\/p><\/a:content> Students must demonstrate proficiency in Arabic equivalent to three semesters of college-level study as demonstrated by the successful completion of at least one Arabic language course numbered 215 or above. \u200bWith the approval of the minor coordinator, transfer credit or demonstrated proficiency in a regional language (e.g., Hebrew, Kurdish, Turkic languages, Persianate languages) may be used to satisfy this requirement.\u200b \u200bIf a student completes fewer than \u200b12 credits of language they should select additional electives from the list below to bring the total number of credits presented for the minor to 24. \u200b<\/p><\/a:content><\/div> Take additional courses from among those listed below to bring the total credits for the minor to at least 24.<\/p><\/a:content> <\/i>Visit the Allegheny College Academic Bulletin<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":560,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"https:\/\/allegheny.edu\/academics\/programs\/middle-east-and-north-african-studies\/","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-197","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/560"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":195,"date":"2017-03-14T09:46:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T13:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/mena\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2023-10-11T10:15:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:15:19","slug":"department-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/mena\/department-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Information"},"content":{"rendered":" Professors Alkyam (Program Coordinator), Hilal, Kirschner, Krone, Mattiace, Miller,\u00a0 Onyeiwu<\/p>\n An interdivisional minor examining the history, politics, religion, culture, and economics of the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”). Through this minor, students will gain an in-depth understanding of the region and the contexts through which we understand it. See also the Middle East and Northern Africa track in the “<\/em>International Studies<\/a><\/em>” major.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/i>Visit the Allegheny College Academic Bulletin<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Middle East and North African Studies Professors Alkyam (Program Coordinator), Hilal, Kirschner, Krone, Mattiace, Miller,\u00a0 Onyeiwu An interdivisional minor examining the history, politics, religion, culture, and economics of the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”). Through this minor, students will gain an in-depth understanding of the region and the contexts through which we understand it. 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ARAB 130\u00a0-\u00a0Introduction to Arab Cultures<\/a>
HIST 123\u00a0-\u00a0A History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1918<\/a>
HIST 124\u00a0-\u00a0A History of the Modern Middle East, 1839-present<\/a>
POLSC 232\u00a0-\u00a0Government and Politics of the Middle East<\/a>
RELST 144\u00a0-\u00a0Modern Islamic Movements<\/a><\/div>Language Requirement (12 Credits):<\/h4>
Electives:<\/h4>
ARAB 250\u00a0-\u00a0Modern Arabic Novel in Translation<\/a>
ENGL 415\u00a0-\u00a0Topics in Literature of the Middle Ages<\/a> *
FRNCH 330\u00a0-\u00a0\"The Empire Writes Back\"<\/a> *
HIST 123\u00a0-\u00a0A History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1918<\/a>
HIST 124\u00a0-\u00a0A History of the Modern Middle East, 1839-present<\/a>
HIST 280\u00a0-\u00a0Bodies, Bloodletting, and Bile: Healers, Health, and Medicine from Antiquity through the Early Modern Period<\/a>
HIST 358\u00a0-\u00a0Migrants & Refugees in the 20th Century<\/a> *
HIST 360\u00a0-\u00a0Middle East Nationalisms<\/a> *
POLSC 232\u00a0-\u00a0Government and Politics of the Middle East<\/a>
POLSC 330\u00a0-\u00a0Megacities<\/a> *
POLSC 354\u00a0-\u00a0War and Peace in the Middle East<\/a> *
POLSC 355\u00a0-\u00a0The Arab-Israeli Conflict<\/a>
POLSC 459\u00a0-\u00a0Civil Wars<\/a> *
POLSC 587\u00a0-\u00a0Seminar: Comparative Politics - National<\/a> *
RELST 115\u00a0-\u00a0Religion in the Ancient Near East<\/a>
RELST 120\u00a0-\u00a0The Faith of Ancient Israel<\/a>
RELST 140\u00a0-\u00a0Islam: Faith, History, and Culture<\/a>
RELST 144\u00a0-\u00a0Modern Islamic Movements<\/a>
RELST 147\u00a0-\u00a0Judaism<\/a>
RELST 171\u00a0-\u00a0Islam and Other Religions<\/a>
RELST 188\u00a0-\u00a0Encountering the Other: Judaism's Relations with Christianity and Islam<\/a>
RELST 215\u00a0-\u00a0Marriage and Sexuality in Islam<\/a>
RELST 222\u00a0-\u00a0The Qur'an<\/a>
SOCAN 200\u00a0-\u00a0Introduction to Cultural Anthropology<\/a><\/div>
\n<\/i>Academic Bulletin<\/span><\/h4>Visit the Academic Bulletinfor information on all majors, minors, and other programs at Allegheny college.\n
Middle East and North African Studies<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n<\/i>Academic Bulletin<\/span><\/h4>Visit the Academic Bulletinfor information on all majors, minors, and other programs at Allegheny college.\n
These professors are either doing research or teaching on topics related to the Middle East and\/or North Africa.<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>Teaching and Research Areas: Arabic Language and Literature, Media and Digital Culture, Arabic Dictator Novels, Translation Theory<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Teaching and Research Areas: Arabic Language and Literature, Arab and Muslim Identity in the Diaspora, Cultural Studies<\/p>\n
\nTeaching and Research Areas: Arab-Israeli Conflict, Middle Eastern Politics, Ethnic Conflict, Civil War, International Institutions<\/p>\n
\nTeaching and Research Areas: Judaism, Religious Food Reform Movements<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Teaching and Research Areas: Nationalism; Transnational Social Movements; Immigration; Political Anthropology; Urban Politics<\/p>\n
\nTeaching and Research Areas: Modern Turkey, Migration & Diaspora Studies, Transnational & Globalization Studies<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/em>Teaching and Research Areas: Management of Innovation and Technology, Managerial Economics, Middle Eastern and African Economic Development<\/p>\n<\/div>\n