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Minor in Middle Eastern Studies

Curriculum

The Middle Eastern Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that gives student the opportunity to study the Middle East in-depth by combining existing course offerings from a number of disciplines. The minor is available to students from a wide variety of majors, and is particularly valuable option for students majoring in International Studies, Political Science, Anthropology, or History. The minor consists of 18 credit hours, including three required upper-division courses in politics, cultures and history of the Middle East, and three elective courses with a focus on the Middle East. The list of available elective courses is expanding.

The minor is a part of a broader Middle Eastern Studies Program, funded by the King Fahd endowment. The program offers, on competitive basis, grants for Middle Eastern Studies students studying at UALR and for UALR faculty with interest in the Middle East. The program also supports a series of monthly lectures and events on the Middle East. For further information, please contact the program coordinator, Jacek Lubecki.
The minor requires 18 upper level hours to include:

and 9 hours of elective credit selected from courses with a Middle Eastern focus including the following courses:

An archaeological expedition to Jordan, offered by University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is for credit activity that can be applied to the minor upon proper credit transfer. Likewise, students can transfer their credits for other minor-related coursework, including study of Middle Eastern Languages. Other elective courses may be substituted with prior consent of the program coordinator.

Updated 10.15.2007