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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies B.A.
Sub-plan: Middle Eastern Studies
Sample Plan: Middle Eastern Studies
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ARAB 1101 - Beginning Arabic I : 5.0 cr
CLA 1001: The First-Year Experience 1.0 cr
WRIT 1301: Freshman Composition 4.0 cr
LE (Environment) :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ARAB 1102 - Beginning Arabic II : 5.0 cr
CLA 1002: The First-Year Experience 1.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ARAB 3101 - Intermediate Arabic I : 5.0 cr
AMES 3001 - Concepts in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies : 3.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ARAB 3102 - Intermediate Arabic II : 5.0 cr
AMES 3856W - Palestinian Literature and Film : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
ARAB 5101 - Advanced Arabic I : 4.0 cr
HIST 3507 - History of Modern Egypt : 3.0 cr
ID 3201 : Career Plan 2.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ARAB 5102 - Advanced Arabic II : 4.0 cr
AMES 3832 - The Politics of Arabic Poetry : 3.0 cr : LITR, GP
HIST 3514W - Water and Oil: An Environmental History of the Middle East : 3.0 cr : HIS, ENV, WI
AMES 3356W - Chinese Film : 3.0 cr : AH, WI
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AMES 3920 - Topics in Asian Culture : 3.0 cr
AMES 3866 - Arab American Experiences : 3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
AMES 4901W - Capstone Project in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr