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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

Culture Track (Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures)

Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements MLCCLTTRK

Requirements

The major requires at least 31 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Language Requirement. Four (4) courses in one (1) language (or equivalent proficiency):
    • Arabic Language
      • MELC-A 100 Elementary Arabic I
      • MELC-A 150 Elementary Arabic II
      • MELC-A 200 Intermediate Arabic I
      • MELC-A 250 Intermediate Arabic II
      • MELC-A 300 Advanced Arabic I
      • MELC-A 350 Advanced Arabic II
      • MELC-A 400 Advanced Arabic III
      • MELC-A 450 Advanced Arabic IV
    • Egyptian Language
      • MELC-E 100 Elementary Hieroglyphic Egyptian I
      • MELC-E 150 Elementary Hieroglyphic Egyptian II
      • MELC-E 200 Intermediate Middle Egyptian
      • MELC-E 250 Late Egyptian: Grammar and Texts
      • MELC-E 300 Demotic Egyptian I: Grammar and Script
      • MELC-E 350 Demotic Egyptian II: Persian and Ptolemaic Texts
    • Hebrew Language
      • JSTU-H 100 Elementary Modern Hebrew I
      • JSTU-H 150 Elementary Modern Hebrew II
      • JSTU-H 200 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
      • JSTU-H 250 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
      • JSTU-H 300 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
      • JSTU-H 350 Advanced Modern Hebrew II
    • Persian Courses
      • CEUS-T 151 Introductory Persian I
      • CEUS-T 152 Introductory Persian II
      • CEUS-T 251 Intermediate Persian I
      • CEUS-T 252 Intermediate Persian II
      • CEUS-T 351 Advanced Persian I
      • CEUS-T 352 Advanced Persian II
    • Turkish Language
      • CEUS-T 181 Introductory Turkish I
      • CEUS-T 182 Introductory Turkish II
      • CEUS-T 281 Intermediate Turkish I
      • CEUS-T 282 Intermediate Turkish II
      • CEUS-T 381 Advanced Turkish I
      • CEUS-T 382 Advanced Turkish II
  2. Electives. Additional courses, as needed, to fulfill remaining requirements.
    • Any MELC-A 100–499 except MELC-A 100; MELC-A 150
    • Any MELC-E 100–499 except MELC-E 100; MELC-E 150
    • Any MELC-H 100–499
    • Any MELC-M 100–499
    • Any MELC-P 100–499
    • Any MELC-T 100–499
    • Any MELC-U 100–499
    • ARTH-A 327 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Islamic Art
    • CEUS-T 251 Intermediate Persian I
    • CEUS-T 252 Intermediate Persian II
    • CEUS-T 281 Intermediate Turkish I
    • CEUS-T 282 Intermediate Turkish II
    • CEUS-T 351 Advanced Persian I
    • CEUS-T 352 Advanced Persian II
    • CEUS-T 381 Advanced Turkish I
    • CEUS-T 382 Advanced Turkish II
    • CMLT-C 370 Comparative Studies in Western and Middle Eastern Literatures
    • FOLK-F 307
    • JSTU-B 150 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II
    • JSTU-B 200 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I
    • JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
    • JSTU-C 240 Contemporary Israeli Culture
    • JSTU-H 200 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
    • JSTU-H 250 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
    • JSTU-H 296 Foreign Study in Hebrew
    • JSTU-H 300 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
    • JSTU-H 350 Advanced Modern Hebrew II
    • JSTU-H 365 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition
    • JSTU-H 375 Introductory Readings in Hebrew Literature (in Hebrew)
    • JSTU-H 396 Foreign Study in Hebrew
    • JSTU-H 460 Israeli Film and Fiction in Hebrew
    • JSTU-H 480 Modern Hebrew Literature in Hebrew
    • JSTU-H 485 Recent Hebrew Literature in Hebrew
    • JSTU-L 270 Coming to America: History and Memory of Immigration in Jewish Literature
    • JSTU-L 377 Victims and Avengers: Readings in the Holocaust Literature of Israel (in English Translation)
    • JSTU-L 380 Modern Hebrew Literature in English
    • JSTU-L 385 Recent Hebrew Literature in English
    • JSTU-L 390 Biblical Themes in Modern Hebrew Literature
    • JSTU-L 395 S. Y. Agnon and the Jewish Experience
    • JSTU-X 491 Individual Readings in Hebrew
    • POLS-Y 102 International Political Controversies
    • POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science
  3. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    5. College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Major Area Courses

  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the MELC subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement (unless otherwise noted) :

  • MELC-A 100 Elementary Arabic I *
  • MELC-A 150 Elementary Arabic II *
  • MELC-E 100 Elementary Hieroglyphic Egyptian I *
  • MELC-E 150 Elementary Hieroglyphic Egyptian II *
  • CEUS-T 151 Introductory Persian I *
  • CEUS-T 152 Introductory Persian II *
  • CEUS-T 181 Introductory Turkish I *
  • CEUS-T 182 Introductory Turkish II *
  • JSTU-H 100 Elementary Modern Hebrew I *
  • JSTU-H 150 Elementary Modern Hebrew II *
  • JSTU-H 190 *

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will count toward the College Breadth requirement.

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Language Track (Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures) (MLCLNGTRK)
  • Minor in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELCMIN)
  • [Name unavailable] (NELCBA1)
  • [Name unavailable] (NLCLNGTRK1)
  • [Name unavailable] (NLCCLTTRK1)
  • [Name unavailable] (NELCMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.