Central and Southwest Asian Studies Minor

The Central and Southwest Asian Studies Minor is available to all students and consists of eighteen credits. Students selecting the minor are required to successfully complete ANTY 141H and six credits in foundational Central and Southwest Asian Studies courses (200-level courses). Students must then complete nine credits of additional course work at the 300- or 400- level. No language courses are required; however, students pursuing the minor are strongly encouraged to meet the university-wide general education modern and classical language competency requirement by completing at least the second semester of one of the following languages (100 level or higher): Chinese, Persian, Arabic, Turkish or Russian. Participation in a study-abroad program is strongly recommended.

Minor - Central & Southwest Asian Studies

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 18

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2020-21

Note: The Central and Southwest Asian Studies minor is available to all students. No language courses are required. Participation in a study-abroad program is strongly recommended.

Summary

Lower-Division Core Courses		9
Introductory Course
Foundational Courses
Upper-Division Core Courses		9
Total Hours		18

Lower-Division Core Courses

Introductory Course

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
ANTY 141H	The Silk Road	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Foundational Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ANTY 241H	Central Asian Cult & Civ	3
HSTR 262	Islamic Civil: Classical Age	3
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Core Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete three of the following courses:		9
ANTY 347	Central Asia and Its Neighbors
ANTY 442	Cities/Landscapes Central Asia
ANTY 444	Artistic Tradtns Central Asia
ANTY 492	Independent Study
HSTR 368	Iran Between Two Revolutions
HSTR 386	Nationalism Modern Middle East
HSTR 492	Independent Study (Must be taken for 3 credits)
HSTR 494	Seminar (Central Asia)
Total Hours		9

Minimum Required Grade: C