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USC Catalogue 2015-2016 
    
USC Catalogue 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Middle East Studies Minor


Drawing on courses from nine different departments, this interdisciplinary minor offers students interested in exploring the richness and complexity of the Middle East, broadly defined as extending from Morocco through Iran, a framework for developing a basic but solid understanding of the region. Students may select courses that provide a broad introduction across disciplines, or they may choose courses that address a particular historical period or theme.

Five courses (20 units) are required for the minor. All students must take HIST 180 . To complete the minor a student must also take four upper-division courses from the list below from at least three departments. There is no language requirement for the minor.

Required Courses


Four of the following courses:


Note:


*Counts as an upper-division course
**Counts toward major only with departmental approval