A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- MA
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- CIP
- 05.0108
- Total credits (published)
- 6
- Credits (computed from items)
- 113-123
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232186
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232186_7c49ff9b
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Core Courses
major core · 11 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select one methods course from the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Electives
electives · 22 items
- Select five elective courses from the following:Not resolved to a course15
- As published: “Regional Ethnography (when topic is Middle East and North Africa)”3
- As published: “Special Topics in Art History (when topic is Middle Eastern or Islamic art)”1-6
- As published: “Topics in Art History (when topic is Middle East or Islamic art)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Seminar in Global Culture (when topic is Middle East or Muslim world)”3
- As published: “Special Topics (when topic is a language of the Middle East or Muslim world)”3
- As published: “Special Topics (when topic is a language of the Middle East or Muslim world)”3
- As published: “Issues in Regional Geography (when topic is Middle East)”3
- As published: “Advanced Seminar in Comparative Politics (when topic is the Middle East or a Muslim world region)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Religious Studies (when topic is Islam or Muslim communities)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Research Project
6 items
- Select one course from the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 1-6
- 21
Thesis
1 item
- 6
Accelerated Pathway Requirements
26 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Regional Ethnography (when topic is Middle East and North Africa)”3
- As published: “Special Topics in Art History (when topic is Middle Eastern or Islamic art)”1-6
- As published: “Topics in Art History (when topic is Middle East or Islamic Art)”3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Seminar in Global Culture (when topic is Middle East or Muslim world)”3
- As published: “Special Topics (when topic is a language of the Middle East or Muslim world)”3
- As published: “Special Topics (when topic is a language of the Middle East or Muslim world)”3
- As published: “Issues in Regional Geography (when topic is Middle East)”1-6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Special Topics in Religious Studies (when topic is Islam or Muslim communities)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
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