Middle East/South Asia Studies, Minor College of Letters & Science
The Middle East/South Asia Studies (ME/SA) Studies Minor features the interdisciplinary and comparative study of West Asia, North Africa, South Asia, and Central Asia, regions that have been linked for centuries by trade, migration, the exchange of scientific, mathematical, philosophical, and political ideas, religion, literature, and the arts. The ME/SA Studies Minor is open to undergraduates in all four colleges.
Minor Advisor
Consult the Middle East/South Asia Studies Advisor in 1287 Social Science & Humanities, 530-752-3576, or Middle East/South Asia Studies.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Middle East & South Asia | ||
| MSA 100 | Middle East & South Asia: Comparative Perspectives | 4 |
| Choose one: | 4 | |
| Peoples of the Middle East | ||
| Topics in Asian American Studies: Comparative Racial Studies | ||
| Literatures of the Modern Middle East | ||
| History of Modern Palestine/Israel | ||
| Middle Eastern History I: The Rise of Islam, 600-1000 | ||
| Middle Eastern History II: The Age of the Crusades, 1001-1400 | ||
| Middle Eastern History III: The Ottomans, 1401-1730 | ||
| History of the Modern Middle East, 1750-1914 | ||
| History of the Modern Middle East, From 1914 | ||
| Musics of Africa, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent | ||
| Introduction to Islamic Thought | ||
| Modern Islam | ||
| Introduction to Islamic Law | ||
| Gender in the Arab World | ||
| Choose 4 units: | 4 | |
| Performance, Embodiment, & Space in South Asia | ||
| South Asian American History, Culture, & Politics | ||
| Topics in Asian American Studies: Comparative Racial Studies | ||
| Undergraduate Proseminar in History: India | ||
| Medieval India | ||
| Modern India | ||
| Musics of Africa, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent | ||
| Hindustani Vocal Ensemble | ||
| Additional Electives from Core Course list for major. | 8-12 | |
| With prior consultation with an advisor, students can petition the Program Committee in advance to accept: 1 | ||
Other elective courses toward the minor program. Under no circumstances may more than one lower division course be offered in satisfaction of requirements for the minor. | ||
| Total Units | 20-24 | |