中东和北非研究
Develop an in-depth perspective on a key region of the world that affects the daily lives of Americans. You will study both language—at least two terms of Arabic—and culture by selecting from courses in history, 艺术, 解决冲突, 法国, 性别/妇女研究, 音乐, 政治科学, 宗教研究和社会学/人类学. Your related activities will include opportunities to visit and work in the Chicago region and to study abroad in Morocco, 约旦和土耳其. 研究生s with MENA minors will fill the growing need for employers to hire applicants with a strong knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa.
辅修中东和北非研究
The Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Studies minor is an interdisciplinary area studies minor that equips students to analyze the MENA region through the lens of several disciplines such as history, 文学, 艺术, 解决冲突, 性别与性研究, 音乐, 政治科学, 宗教研究和社会学/人类学. Co-curricular activities will include opportunities to visit and work in the Chicago region and to study abroad in Morocco, 约旦或土耳其. 研究生s with MENA minors will not only fill the growing need for employers to hire applicants with a strong knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa, 但也可以从各种各样的部门中选择工作/学习, 国际公司, 非营利组织, 政府机构及非政府机构.
有关此程序的其他信息，请参见 中东和北非研究.
至少24个学分，包括:
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中东和北非入门课程
中东和北非入门课程
4.00学时
一个跨学科的介绍多样化的哲学, religious and historical concepts and values of the peoples and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa.
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中东和北非文学景观310
中东和北非文学景观310
4.00学时
This interdisciplinary course focuses on works of fiction by authors from the Middle East and North Africa and contextualizes them in 现代 Middle Eastern history, aiming to acquire a more intimate understanding of the cultural and intellectual history of the region.
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阿拉伯101 -初级阿拉伯语1
阿拉伯101 -初级阿拉伯语1
4.00学时
介绍现代标准阿拉伯语的字母和基本结构, 强调阅读, 写作, 口语和听力. 现代标准阿拉伯语基本句型的理解与生成. 探索阿拉伯文化在日常生活中的体现.
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阿拉伯语102 -初级阿拉伯语2
阿拉伯语102 -初级阿拉伯语2
4.00学时
说话能力的发展, 阅读, 现代标准阿拉伯语的听力和写作能力, 越来越强调阿拉伯语的句子结构, 日常生活以外的语法和词汇，如新闻, 商业世界, 政治, 历史与文学.
选修
以下四个学时:
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ARTH 100 -世界艺术史I
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HIST 180 -现代中东
HIST 180 -现代中东
4.00学时
A survey of the Middle East from the rise of Islam in the sixth century to the present, 特别关注欧洲帝国主义, 民族主义运动, 泛伊斯兰, 性别/性, 以及阿以冲突.
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HIST 185 -非洲历史
HIST 185 -非洲历史
4.00学时
This survey of the history of Africa introduces students to the cultural diversity and complexity of African societies. 研究了撒哈拉以南非洲和北非. Attention is given to the long period of independent development of traditional societies, 跨大西洋奴隶贸易的影响, 欧洲殖民统治的时代, and to post-1945 struggles to regain independence and create new national identities.
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MUSI 156 -音乐的世界
MUSI 156 -音乐的世界
4.00学时
入门课程，使用案例研究的方法来呈现各种全球音乐, exploring the relationship of 音乐 and sound to social and cultural life in different countries of the world.
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POLS 102 -国际关系概论
POLS 102 -国际关系概论
4.00学时
介绍各种概念, 问题, 辩论, 意识形态, and theoretical perspectives that have traditionally defined the discipline of International Relations. 特别是, 本课程探讨国际冲突等核心问题, 合作, 全球化, 国际法, 人权, 经济发展, 贫困, 和恐怖主义. A great deal of time is devoted to exploring the dominant theoretical perspective of the field including realism, 自由主义, 马克思主义, 建构主义, 和女权主义.
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pol 221 -比较政治学
pol 221 -比较政治学
4.00学时
对概念的介绍性介绍, 意识形态, 以及定义比较政治学领域的方法论. The course will provide a comparative analysis of the various institutions of governance around the world and how those institutions structure state behavior. Comparative Politics seeks to understand different forms of government by comparing them to one another. 立博在线体育还将调查国家等关键话题, 政治文化, 种族, 民族主义, 威权主义 & 极权主义，民主，发展，全球化和政治暴力.
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《立博在线体育》中的和平与暴力
《立博在线体育》中的和平与暴力
4.00学时
一门旨在探讨和平主题的概览课程, 战争, 以及希伯来圣经旧约和新约中的暴力. Special attention is given to the historical context in which the Bible was written and the portrayals of God that result.
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RELG 240 -美国的宗教多元化.S
RELG 240 -美国的宗教多元化.S
4.00学时
美国多宗教全景研究.S. P艺术icular emphasis is placed on the voices of minority traditions and how religious commitments and freedoms are negotiated in the context of religious pluralism.
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RELG 270 -犹太教
RELG 270 -犹太教
4.00学时
犹太教课程:关于犹太教的信仰、传统和历史的课程. Special attention is given to the Jewish experience, p艺术icularly in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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RELG 280 -伊斯兰教
RELG 280 -伊斯兰教
4.00学时
This course provides an overview of basic Islamic beliefs and practices through an examination of Islamic theology as 艺术iculated in Islamic classical traditions and reinterpreted for today. The course analyzes the impact of Islamic beliefs and values on social and cultural practices, 以及制度的形成, 社区, 和身份.
注意:
A May Term study away seminar and travel experience may apply if focused on the Middle East or North Africa.
先进的选择性
以下四个学时:
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GSST 350 -性别与世界宗教
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fren370 -马格里布
fren370 -马格里布
4.00学时
A survey of the 文学, theory and cultural production in 法国 from the Maghreb. 法语授课.
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LEAD 350 -种族和宗教冲突的解决
LEAD 350 -种族和宗教冲突的解决
4.00学时
学生 discover the origins of and build a conceptual framework for understanding ethnic and religious conflict. 该方法将是跨学科的，并检查核心原因, 后果, 以及最终解决种族和宗教冲突的办法. We will use numerous case studies to explore the key conceptual and theoretical areas and questions within the field. 阅读材料很丰富, 但发人深省, and should enable you to explore the dynamics of global conflict with greater rigor and precision. 来准备一个刺激的学术经验.
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RELG 344 -宗教和政治秩序
RELG 344 -宗教和政治秩序
4.00学时
An examination of primary texts from the history of religious political philosophy with an eye to their relevance for understanding current events and challenges at the intersection of religion and 政治. 重点是犹太教，基督教和穆斯林的来源.
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SGBH 313 -阅读古兰经
SGBH 313 -阅读古兰经
4.00学时
对伊斯兰教圣书的探索. 学生将完整地阅读《立博在线体育》, along with selected parallel passages from the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures and excerpts from an early biography of the Prophet Muhammad.
NOTE: The courses listed herein have been approved by the faculty as authorized by the Board of 受托人. Prerequisites (if any) and the General Education Requirement(s) which each course fulfills (if any) are noted following each course description.
目前的课程安排可在 梅林.
MENA 130中东概论 & 北非(4).00)
一个跨学科的介绍多样化的哲学, religious and historical concepts and values of the peoples and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa.
主要方向指定:社会科学，全球理解.
iCon(s):体验地方，思考全球.
MENA 310文学景观中东和北非(4).00)
This interdisciplinary course focuses on works of fiction by authors from the Middle East and North Africa and contextualizes them in 现代 Middle Eastern history, aiming to acquire a more intimate understanding of the cultural and intellectual history of the region.
主要方向指定:人文，全球理解.
iCon(s):放眼全球.
教职员工
- 选择与你的专业和个人兴趣相匹配的MENA课程.
- 完成B.A. 要求掌握两门阿拉伯语的外语.
- 探索芝加哥的阿拉伯裔美国人社区.
- 出国留学 在北非或中东.
- P艺术icipate in interfaith dialogue workshops among Christian, Muslim and Jewish people.