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Program checklist · Middle Eastern Studies

Middle Eastern Studies

Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA

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Program
Award
Middle Eastern Studies
CIP
51.3204
Total credits (published)
40
Credits (computed from items)
111-115
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166939
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166939_bb222461
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for the Major

major core · 2 items
  1. Four courses (16 credits), equivalent to two years of college-level study of a Middle Eastern language, such as Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Persian, and Armenian 1
    Not resolved to a course
    16
  2. Two introductory courses (8 credits) providing an overview of Middle Eastern history: 2
    Not resolved to a course
    8

One course (4 credits) must be in the premodern period (pre-1500 CE). The following course(s) fulfill the premodern history requirement:

1 item
  1. RELIG 102

One course (4 credits) must be in the modern period (1500–present).

1 item
  1. Four elective courses (16 credits): 2
    Not resolved to a course
    16

Two (8 credits) must be from Group One: Humanities (language, literature, the arts, history, philosophy, and religion and interdisciplinary courses in these areas) 3

0 items

    Two (8 credits) must be from Group Two: Social Science (anthropology, economics, geography, international relations, linguistics, politics, sociology, and interdisciplinary courses in these areas)

    0 items

      At least three courses (12 credits) must be at the 300 level. One of the three 300-level courses must be a non-language and non-independent study course. 4

      0 items

        Requirements for the Certificate

        2 items
        1. Knowledge equivalent to at least two years of college-level study of a Middle Eastern language, such as Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Persian, and Armenian 1
          Not resolved to a course
          0-4
        2. Two introductory courses providing an overview of Middle Eastern history:
          Not resolved to a course
          2

        One course must be in the pre-modern period (600-1500 CE)

        0 items

          One course must be in the modern period (1500-present)

          1 item
          1. Five courses from the following groups, including at least one course in each of the following three groups:
            Not resolved to a course
            5

          Group one: Religion and Philosophy

          0 items

            Group two: Literature, Art, and Language study beyond what is required to satisfy the language requirement above

            0 items

              Group three: History and Social Sciences

              0 items

                Courses Counting toward the Major in Middle Eastern Studies

                major core · 0 items

                  Anthropology

                  1 item
                  1. ANTHR 316ME
                    4

                  Art History

                  1 item
                  1. ARTH 221
                    4

                  Asian Studies

                  3 items
                  1. ASIAN 130
                    4
                  2. ASIAN 131
                    4
                  3. ASIAN 362
                    4

                  Gender Studies

                  1 item
                  1. GNDST 210SL
                    4

                  Politics

                  6 items
                  1. POLIT 216
                    4
                  2. POLIT 224
                    4
                  3. POLIT 226
                    4
                  4. POLIT 333
                    4
                  5. POLIT 341
                    4
                  6. POLIT 342
                    4

                  Religion

                  4 items
                  1. RELIG 102
                    4
                  2. RELIG 207
                    4
                  3. RELIG 311
                    4
                  4. RELIG 343
                    4
                  Source. Mount Holyoke College, catalog 2026 — http://catalog.mtholyoke.edu/areas-study/middle-eastern-studies/. Captured page pages/0164.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.