Approved Courses for the Social Sciences Distribution
The following is a pre-approved list of courses that can be taken to fulfill the social sciences requirement for the Modern Middle Eastern Studies major. Other courses may be counted; please email the Center with any questions about a course that does not appear on this list. Keep in mind that not all courses are offered every year, and that new courses might not yet appear on this list.
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See also: Humanities Distribution | Research Seminars | Foundational Courses
| ANTH 100 | Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan (Topics in Anthropology and the Modern World) |
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| ARAB 433 | Arabic Readings in the Social Sciences and the Media | |
| HIST 081 | History of the Middle East since 1800 (NELC 031) | Foundational Course; Also counts as Humanities |
| HIST 084 | (Topics in the Middle East in the 20th Century) | Also counts as Humanities |
| HIST 317 | Islam & the West | Also counts as a seminar |
| HIST 371 | Africa and the Middle East (NELC 334) | Foundational Course; Also counts as Humanities or a seminar |
| INTR 290 | The Arab Spring and American Foreign Policy (Topics in International Relations) |
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| LGST 229 | Women, Law, and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa | |
| NELC 132 | Origins of Islamic Political Thought | Also counts as Humanities |
| NELC 238 | Classical Islamic Law | Also counts as a seminar |
| NELC 239 | Migration and the Middle East | Also counts as Humanities or a seminar |
| NELC 331 | Iraq, Egypt & Algeria |
Also counts as Humanities or a seminar |
| NELC 332 | North Africa: History, Culture, Society |
Also counts as Humanities or a seminar |
| NELC 336 | Nationalism and Communal Identity in the Middle East |
Also counts as Humanities or a seminar |
| NELC 638 | Approaches to Islamic Law | Also counts as a seminar |
| PSCI 211 | Politics in the Contemporary Middle East | Foundational Course |
| PSCI 253 | International Politics in the Middle East // The Arab-Israeli Conflict | Foundational Course |
| PSCI 275 | Muslim Political Thought | |
| PSCI 598 | Politics of Contemporary Iraq and Sudan | Also counts as a seminar |
| SAST 169 | Transnational Islam and the Indian Ocean | |
| SAST 260 | Modern History of Afghanistan and Pakistan (HIST 384) | |
| SAST 367 | Central Asia and South Asia in World History (NELC 387) | |
| SAST 369 | Islam and the Cultural Politics of Nations | |
| SAST 383 | Global War on Terror |
