Middle Eastern Studies is one of the geographical specializations offered for International Studies majors. This interdisciplinary regional specialization gives provides students with course work in the languages, history, and politics of the Middle East. Students may study Intensive Arabic, and take politics and history courses specific to the Middle East. Students are required to complete, at minimum, one semester abroad. This specialization is an excellent choice for students interested in a career that involves business or politics in the Middle East and US foreign relations with the Middle East.
If you do not have a specialization listed in PAWS, complete a Specialization Declaration Form and submit it to Dr. Zakiya Adair, IS Program Director, at intst@tcnj.edu. If you have any questions about which specialization to choose, please set up a meeting with your advisor.
Major Requirements – 12 Course Units
Only 1 course at the 100-level may be counted toward a specialization.
INT 200 / International Studies – 1 Course Unit
ECO 102 / Principles of Macroeconomics – 1 Course Unit
Foreign Language – 2 Course Units at 200 Level or Above
Arabic
History – 1 Course Unit
HIS 341: Islamic World
HIS 342: Modern Middle East
Political Science – 1 Course Unit
INT 361: The Middle East through Literature and Film
POL 357: Middle East Politics
POL 362: Islam and Politics
Humanities – 1 Course Unit
AAH 212: Arts of the Islamic World
AAH 312: Arts of Iran
ARA 171: Contemporary Arab World
HGS 370: Topics in Holocaust and Genocide (if relevant)
HIS 130: Topics: Asia/ Eurasia/ Middle East
HIS 330: Topics: Asia/ Eurasia/ Middle East
HIS 341: Islamic World
HIS 342: Modern Middle East
HIS 452: Reading Seminar: Middle East
HIS 453: Reading Seminar: Middle East Early
LIT 499: Seminar in Research and Theory (if relevant)
REL 110: World Religions
REL 113: Islam and Islamic Thought
Social Science – 1 Course Unit
ANT/COM 245: Modern Arabic Society in the Media
CRI 340: International Terrorism
INT 361: The Middle East through Literature and Film
POL 130: International Relations
POL 335: International Organization
POL 337: International Law
POL 345: Human Rights in International Relations
POL 352: Comparative Political Economy of Development
POL 355: Political Economy of Natural Resources
POL 362: Islam and Politics
POL 370: Special Topics in Political Science (if relevant)
POL 380: International Political Economy
POL 390: Tutorial in Political Science (if relevant)
POL 498: Seminar in Political Science (if relevant)
SOC 370: Topics in Sociology (if relevant)
Business – 1 Course Unit
INB 260: Multinational firms
BUS 360: Issues in International Business law
ECO 210: History of Economic Thought
ECO 310: Money, Credit & Financial mark
ECO 335: Economics of Development
ECO 340: International economics
ECO 345: Comparative Economic Systems
FIN 335: Capital Flows & Currency Crisis
FIN 340: International Finance
INB 330: Capital Flows and Currency Crisis
INB 350: International Trade in the Caribbean
INB 365: International Trade Operations
INB 370: Topics in International Business
INB 391: Independent Study in International Business
MGT 310: Cross-Cultural Management
MKT 340: Marketing in International Environment
Middle Eastern Studies Electives – 2 Course Units
AAH 212: Arts of the Islamic World
AAH 312: Arts of Iran
ANT/COM 245: Modern Arabic Society in the Media
ARA 171: Contemporary Arab World
ARA 252: Second-Year Intensive Arabic II
ARA 270: Intermediate Topics in Arabic
ARA 301: Advanced Arabic I
ARA 302: Advanced Arabic II
ARA 370: Topics in Arabic
ARA 391: Independent Study in Arabic
ECO 210: History of Economic Thought
ECO 310: Money, Credit & Financial markets
ECO 335: Economics of Development
ECO 340: International economics
ECO 345: Comparative Economic Systems
FIN 335: Capital Flows & Currency Crisis
FIN 340: International Finance
HGS 370: Topics in Holocaust and Genocide (if relevant)
HIS 187: Topics: World History (when relevant)
HIS 230: Modern World History & Geography (when relevant)
HIS 341: Islamic World
HIS 342: Modern Middle East
HIS 452: Reading Seminar: Middle East
HIS 453: Reading Seminar: Middle East Early
INB 260: Multinational firms
INB 330: Capital Flows and Currency Crisis
INB 350: International Trade in the Caribbean
INB 365: International Trade Operations
INB 370: Topics in International Business
INB 391: Independent Study in International Business
INT 361: The Middle East through Literature and Film
LIT 316/WGS 376: Global Women Writers
LIT/CMP 337: Postcolonial and Anglophone Literature
MGT 310: Cross-Cultural Management
MKT 340: Marketing in International Environment
POL 130: International Relations
POL 150: Comparative Politics
POL 200: Political Analysis
POL 335: International Organization
POL 337: International Law
POL 345: Human Rights in International Relations
POL 352: Comparative Political Economy of Development
POL 355: Political Economy of Natural Resources
POL 362: Islam and Politics
POL 370: Special Topics in Political Science (if relevant)
POL 380: International Political Economy
POL 390: Tutorial in Political Science (if relevant)
POL 498: Seminar in Political Science (if relevant)
REL 110: World Religions
REL 113: Islam and Islamic Thought
SOC 370: Topics in Sociology (if relevant)
INT 498 / Senior Seminar in International Studies – 1 Course Unit
Plus minimum of 1 semester study abroad experience (includes some courses which will fulfill above requirements). Courses in relevant Middle Eastern languages taken during study abroad (not offered at TCNJ, such as Modern Hebrew, etc.) will be counted as electives toward this specialization. Topics courses must have a relevant topic to count towards the major.