Middle East Studies
Director, 2011 - 2012: Jamie Schillinger (Religion)
Faculty, 2011 - 2012: Ibtesam Al-Atiyat, (Sociology/Anthropology,) Richard Allen (Mathematics), Wendy Allen (French),
Amine Bekhechi (French), Mara Benjamin (Religion), Abdulai Iddrisu (History), Eric Lund (Religion), Robert McClure (Education), Jamie Schillinger (Religion).
The interdisciplinary concentration in Middle Eastern studies is ideal for students with an interest in the Middle East who are majoring in economics, history, political science, religion, or sociology, among other areas, or who have participated in St. Olaf study abroad programs. The interdisciplinary concentration allows students to combine courses from various departments by crafting a five-course concentration. Students may include Independent Study/Independent Research courses as well as courses taken through relevant off-campus programs; at least one course must be completed on campus.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the many opportunities to study in the Middle East through St. Olaf international programs, including: Global Semester, Term in the Middle East, and Semester at Bogazici University (Istanbul, Turkey), or Semester at American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt).
Courses taken abroad should be certified by the director of the Middle East Studies Concentration as fulfilling the appropriate course requirements. Students who wish to count off-campus courses toward a major or concentration should seek approval from the chair of the relevant department before beginning their programs. Some restrictions apply.
The following courses, offered on campus during the 2011-2012 school year, all count towards the Middle Eastern Studies Concentration:
COURSES 2011 - 2012
Fall 2011
ALSO 100, Beginning Arabic I
French 372, Topics in Francophone Studies: Women, Identity, and Maghrebi Literature
ID 234, Human Geography of the Middle East
ID 235, Introduction to Modern Middle Eastern Studies
REL 217, Comparative Christian and Islamic Ethics
Soc/Anth 236, The Arab World
Interim
French 235, French Language and Moroccan Culture
Soc/Anth 235, Introduction to Islamic Feminisms
REL 272, Sacred Place: Greece and Turkey
Spring 2012
ALSO 101, Beginning Arabic II
French 372, Topics in Francophone Studies: The North African Novel
Hist 292, Muslim Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa
REL 246, Islam: Religion and Community
REL 248, Judaism
