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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Program
anthropology, art, English, history, political science and religion
Degrees Offered
undergraduate minor in Middle East and South Asia Studies
Languages
Arabic, French
Courses
The Middle East and South Asia Studies minor provides students with an
opportunity to engage in a multidisciplinary study of the history, politics,
literature, peoples, and cultures of the Middle East and South Asia. To fulfill
the minor, students must complete eighteen hours from an approved list of
courses on file with the coordinator and listed below.
Anthropology
334. Peoples and Cultures of South Asia. (3h)
383, 384. Field Research in Cultural Anthropology. (when topic is appropriate)
(3h,3h)
Art
104. Topics in World Art. (when topic is appropriate) (3h)
English
358. Postcolonial Literature. (3h)
359. Studies in Postcolonial Literature. (3h)
History
211. Colloquium. (when topic is appropriate) (3h)
310. Seminar. (when topic is appropriate) (3h)
342. The Middle East before 1500. (3h)
345. The Middle East since 1500. (3h)
Humanities
2248. Cross-cultural Encounters in Morocco. (3h) International Studies 220.
Forms of Orientalism. (3h)
Political Science
242. Topics in Comparative Politics. (when topic is appropriate) (3h)
246. Politics and Policies in South Asia. (3h)
247. Islam and Politics. (3h)
252. Topics in International Relations.(when topic is appropriate) (3h)
259. The Arab-Israeli Conflict. (3h)
274. Religion and Politics in Medieval Thought. (3h)
281. Forms of Orientalism. (3h)
290. Senior Seminar in Political Science. (when topic is appropriate) (3h)
Religion
337. Religion and Politics in Medieval Thought. (3h)
362. Islam. (3h)
Faculty
Charles H. Kennedy (political science)
Michaelle Browers (political science)
Charles Kimball (religion)
Nagesh Rao (English)
Steven Folmar (anthropology)
Ellen Miller (anthropology)
Darlene May (Arabic)
Ananda Mitra (communication)
Director
Charles H. Kennedy, coordinator of the Middle East and South Asia Studies minor
Special features
Wake Forest hosts a summer study abroad program in Fez, Morocco through the
Arabic Language Institute for Foreigners (ALIF)
Contact
Charles H. Kennedy
Coordinator of Middle East and South Asia Studies
Department of Political Science
Box 7568, Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
phone: 336-758-5453
ckennedy@wfu.edu
Last Updated: Monday, July 11, 2005
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