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Asian/Middle Eastern Studies Minor [AMES]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
17
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Asian/Middle Eastern Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program designed to serve the needs of students majoring in any subject area who desire more knowledge regarding Asia, Middle Eastern and Asian American concerns. The minor consists of 17 credit hours, including AST 100: Introduction to Asia and the Middle East and an additional 15 credit hours of upper-level course work that is usually drawn from at least two, preferably three, different departments.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_a140d369
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

A. Required Course: 2 credit hours

1 item
  1. AST 100
    Introduction to Asia and the Middle East (2 cr. hr.)
    Not resolved to a course

B. Elective courses with Middle East or Asia focus

0 items

    1. Middle East and Asia Area Elective Courses

    16 items
    1. ANT 310
      Peoples of South and Central Asia (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ANT 311
      Peoples of East Asia (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ANT 312
      Peoples of the Middle East (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. ATH 330
      Far Eastern Art (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ECO 313
      Economic Development of Asia (3 cr. hr.) or
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ECO 321
      Economic Development of Asia (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. GRY 486
      Geography of South and East Asia (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. HIS 383
      Chinese Civilization (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. HIS 384
      Modern China (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. HIS 385
      History of Japan (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. HIS 386
      Modern East Asia (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    12. HIS 461
      Modern Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    13. PHI 332
      Asian Philosophy (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    14. POL 376
      Asian Political Thought (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    15. POL 454
      International Politics in Asia (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    16. POL 456
      International Politics in the Middle East (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    2. Middle Eastern and Asian Issues Elective Courses

    19 items
    1. ANT 318
      Cross-Cultural Study of Health and Illness (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Also listed as SOC 318
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ANT 322
      Sociocultural Study of AIDS (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. Also listed as SOC 322
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ANT 326
      Archaeology of Religion (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ANT 372
      Cross-Cultural Study of Global Violence (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. Also listed as CRM 372 and SOC 372
      Not resolved to a course
    8. ANT 378
      Cross-Cultural Study of Sex Crimes (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. Also listed as CRM 378 and SOC 378
      Not resolved to a course
    10. ANT 406
      Contact and Culture Change (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. ECO 440
      International Trade (3 cr. hr.) or
      Not resolved to a course
    12. ECO 441
      International Trade (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    13. HLH 163
      The HIV Epidemic (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    14. IST 200
      Foundations of the International System (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    15. PHI 331
      War and Terrorism (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    16. POL 250
      International Relations (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    17. RLS 200
      World Religions (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    18. SOC 235
      Sociology of Globalization (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    19. SOC 365
      Sociology of Violence (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=8868&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0267.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.