New York University College of Arts and Science 1 courses 128 total credits
The Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS) focuses on the past and present of a vast and culturally diverse region of the world that extends from North Africa to Central Asia and from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean. It adopts interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to Middle Eastern societies from antiquity to the present, with particular focus on the period after the emergence of Islam. A Middle Eastern Studies major offers students the opportunity to master one of the regional languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu. Students also acquire an interdisciplinary understanding of this pivotal area of the world by studying with the department’s specialists in history, anthropology, political science, literature, law, religious studies, and language. With permission of the department, students are encouraged to select cross-listed courses in other departments and programs that complement the department’s offerings, such as Anthropology, Art History, Comparative Literature, Hebrew and Judaic Studies, History, Politics, Religious Studies, and Sociology.
| Foreign Language | 16 credits |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 4 credits |
| Physical Science | 4 credits |
| Life Science | 4 credits |
| Texts and Ideas | 4 credits |
| Cultures and Contexts | 4 credits |
| Societies and the Social Sciences | 4 credits |
| Select four courses from one of the languages below. This also satisfies the foreign language requirement above. | 0 credits |
| Arabic | credits |
| Hindi | credits |
| Persian | credits |
| Turkish | credits |
| Urdu | credits |
| Non-language Courses | credits |
| Select six non-language courses. Please see the Policies tab for specific distribution requirements for this major. | 24 credits |
General Education Requirements
First-Year Seminar
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EXPOS-UA 1 | Writing as Inquiry | 4 |
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