Middle Eastern Studies Minor

Application Requirements

You've never attended college or all your college credits were earned prior to high school graduation (College Credit Plus or dual-enrollment).

Step 1:

Complete the application for undergraduate admission. Freshmen applicants can apply here through the CSU Application or the Common Application.

Step 2:

Submit the $40 application fee.

Step 3:

Submit official transcripts. Visit the transcripts page for more information on how to send your transcripts.

Step 4:

CSU is test optional for Admission. Students are encouraged to submit official ACT/SAT results for scholarship consideration.

Step 5:

Once your application is submitted and reviewed, you will receive an admission decision. Respond to your offer and complete these next steps to secure your spot.

For more information contact Arts and Science Academic Coach.

Minor Requirements

1. Core Requirements: 11 credits

Minors in Middle Eastern Studies must complete one core course and demonstrate intermediate foreign-language skills.

Core course (choose one):

• ARB 274 - Introduction to the Middle East
• HIS 274 - Introduction to the Middle East
• PSC 274 - Introduction to the Middle East
• REL 275 - Introduction to the Middle East

Language requirement:

A student must demonstrate an intermediate-level language skill in an identified and regionally appropriate foreign language, including Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish or Persian. A maximum of 8 credit hours of language instruction may count toward the minor.

2. Electives: 6 credits

Students must complete at least two elective courses for a total of 6 credit hours one of which must be at the 300-400 level (see list of approved Middle Eastern Studies electives below).

Although a student is free to complete the minor requirements with any combination of Middle Eastern Studies electives, the MES program believes that the minor is greatly strengthened and better organized when there is a judicious selection of electives. The MES program makes available to every student who declares a minor in Middle Eastern Studies an Undergraduate Adviser. The student is expected to plan a total academic program with the assistance of the program adviser. Only the 8 language credits may be double-counted with a minor in Arabic.

• ART 353 - Art of Islamic World
• HIS 377 - History of Islamic Civilizations
• HIS 385 - History of the Middle East to 1405
• HIS 386 - History of Islamic Gunpowder Empires, 1301-1798
• HIS 387 - Modern Middle East
• HIS 388 - The Qur’an: Language, History, and Religion or WLC 375 or REL 475 or ARB 475
• WLC 235 - Arab Film
• WLC 245 - Arabic Resources of Cleveland
• WLC 278 - Gender Boundaries and Sexuality in the Arab World
• WLC 284 - Arab Civilization and Culture
• PSC 332 - Politics in the Middle East
• PSC 339 - Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa
• REL 364 - Islam
• REL 366 - Modern Islamic Movements
• REL 367 - Muslim Relations with Christians and Jews
• REL 368 - Religion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• WLC 380 - Arabic Literature: Major Genres and Literary Figures or ARB 480