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Program checklist · B.A.

Middle East Studies

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
05.0108
Credits (computed from items)
33
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_4c9275a2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements for the Major

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. HIST/JST 181
        Introduction to the Middle East
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. HIST/JST 305Y
        Middle East Studies Research Workshop
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        55 items
        1. Select 3 credits from the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. CMLIT 7
          Introduction to Middle Eastern Literatures
          Not resolved to a course
        3. HIST/ARAB/RLST 165
          Islamic States, Societies and Cultures c. 600-1500
          Not resolved to a course
        4. HIST/JST 190
          The Middle East Today
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PLSC 267N
          Government and Politics of the Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
        6. RLST 107
          Introduction to Islam
          Not resolved to a course
        7. Students should choose 24 credits from the list below with the following criteria: 9 credits at the 400-level; no more than 12 credits of languages. 1
          Not resolved to a course
          24
        8. ANTH/JST/PLSC/SOC 60N
          Society and Cultures in Modern Israel
          Not resolved to a course
        9. ARAB 1
          Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I
          Not resolved to a course
        10. ARAB 2
          Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II
          Not resolved to a course
        11. ARAB 3
          Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic
          Not resolved to a course
        12. ARAB 110
          3
        13. ARAB/RLST 164
          Introduction to the Qur'an
          Not resolved to a course
        14. ARAB/HIST/RLST 165
          Islamic States, Societies and Cultures c. 600-1500
          Not resolved to a course
        15. ARAB 401
          3
        16. ARAB 402
          3
        17. ARTH 125
          3
        18. ASIA/HIST/JST 186
          The Silk Roads
          Not resolved to a course
        19. ASIA 401
          Technology & Society in Modern Asia
          Not resolved to a course
        20. CAMS 10
          Mesopotamian Civilization
          Not resolved to a course
        21. CAMS 10U
          MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION
          Not resolved to a course
        22. CAMS 20
          Egyptian Civilization
          Not resolved to a course
        23. CAMS/RLST 44
          Myth in Egypt and the Near East
          Not resolved to a course
        24. CAMS/JST/RLST 90
          Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future
          Not resolved to a course
        25. CAMS/HIST/JST/RLST 102
          Ancient Israel
          Not resolved to a course
        26. CAMS/HIST 104
          Ancient Egypt
          Not resolved to a course
        27. CAMS 115
          Literature of the Ancient Near East
          Not resolved to a course
        28. CAMS 405
          Law & Economy in the Ancient Near East
          Not resolved to a course
        29. CAMS 470
          Languages and Cultures of the Ancient Near East
          Not resolved to a course
        30. CMLIT 7
          Introduction to Middle Eastern Literatures
          Not resolved to a course
        31. CMLIT 449
          Literary Cultures of Islam
          Not resolved to a course
        32. HEBR 1
          Basic Modern Hebrew I
          Not resolved to a course
        33. HEBR 2
          Basic Modern Hebrew II
          Not resolved to a course
        34. HEBR 3
          Intermediate Modern Hebrew
          Not resolved to a course
        35. HEBR 401
          3-6
        36. HEBR 402
          3-6
        37. HIST 105
          The Byzantine Empire
          Not resolved to a course
        38. HIST 106
          Early Modern Empires of Islam: The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals
          Not resolved to a course
        39. HIST 108
          Crusades: Holy War in the Middle Ages
          Not resolved to a course
        40. HIST/JST 140
          The History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (1917-Present)
          Not resolved to a course
        41. HIST 169
          The Indian Ocean World
          Not resolved to a course
        42. HIST/JST 193
          Modern Iran
          Not resolved to a course
        43. HIST 238N
          Society and Culture in Palestine/Israel
          Not resolved to a course
        44. HIST 245
          Middle Eastern Cities
          Not resolved to a course
        45. HIST 252
          Revolutions in the Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
        46. HIST/JST 260
          The Middle East in Film
          Not resolved to a course
        47. HIST/JST 416
          Zionism
          Not resolved to a course
        48. HIST/RLST 423
          Not resolved to a course
        49. HIST/JST 443
          Jewish Histories of the Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
        50. HIST/RLST 471Y
          Classical Islamic Civilization, 600-1258
          Not resolved to a course
        51. HIST 472
          The Ottoman Empire
          Not resolved to a course
        52. HIST/JST 473
          The Contemporary Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
        53. PLSC 267N
          Government and Politics of the Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
        54. PLSC 467
          International Relations of the Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
        55. RLST 107
          Introduction to Islam
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/liberal-arts/middle-east-studies-ba/. Captured page pages/0573.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.