Middle East Politics Minor

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The minor in Middle East politics is open to students majoring in disciplines other than political science. It requires successful completion of five courses selected from the following, which may be taken with the consent of the instructor:

Requirements:

POLS 202 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)
This course must be taken if, and only if, POLS 101 was not taken during the Freshman year.
POLS 308 - Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 cr.)

Additional Requirements

and Four courses (three courses if POLS 202 had to be taken) selected from the following:

POLS 325 - Government and Politics of Egypt (3 cr.)
POLS 353 - Muslim Political Thought (3 cr.)
POLS 354 - Political and Social Thought in the Modern Arab World (3 cr.)
POLS 405 - International Politics in the Middle East (3 cr.)
See footnote one.
POLS 420 - Issues in Middle East Politics (3 cr.)
POLS 422 - Seminar: Twentieth-Century Egypt (3 cr.)
POLS 430 - Seminar: Special Topics in Political Science (3 cr.)
(Whenever content is relevant. May be taken more than once for credit if content changes)
POLS 432 - Seminar: Comparative Politics and/or Policies (3 cr.)
(Whenever content is relevant)

Notes:

Footnote 1: The requirement that POLS 320 be taken as a prerequisite for POLS 405 may be waived for minors with the consent of the instructor.

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Middle East Politics Minor

Requirements:

Additional Requirements

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