Requirements

1. Language or Culture Focus. One (1) of the following options:
   • Language Focus.
     1. Language Requirement. Two (2) courses in one (1) language (requirement cannot be satisfied through testing):
        • Arabic Language
        • Any MELC-A 200–299
        • Any MELC-A 300–399
        • Any MELC-A 400–499
        • Persian Language
        • CEUS-T 351 Advanced Persian I i
        • CEUS-T 352 Advanced Persian II i
        • Turkish Language
        • CEUS-T 281 Intermediate Turkish I i
        • CEUS-T 282 Intermediate Turkish II i
        • CEUS-T 381 Advanced Turkish I i
        • CEUS-T 382 Advanced Turkish II i
        • CEUS-T 485 Media Turkish I i
        • CEUS-T 486 Media Turkish II i
        • CEUS-T 487 Classical Turkish: Ottoman i
        • CEUS-T 489 Advanced Readings and Communication in Turkish i
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     2. Related Content. At least three (3) additional credit hours in courses that cover content related to the language chosen to fulfill the language requirement.
   • Culture Focus.
     1. Islamic Studies and Near Eastern Civilization. 15 credit hours:
        • 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 i
        • CEUS-T 251 Intermediate Persian I i
        • CEUS-T 252 Intermediate Persian II i
        • CEUS-T 281 Intermediate Turkish I i
        • CEUS-T 282 Intermediate Turkish II i
        • CEUS-T 351 Advanced Persian I i
        • CEUS-T 352 Advanced Persian II i
        • CEUS-T 381 Advanced Turkish I i
        • CEUS-T 382 Advanced Turkish II i
        • CMLT-C 370 Comparative Studies in Western and Middle Eastern Literatures i
        • FOLK-F 307
        • JSTU-B 150 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II i
        • JSTU-B 200 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I i
        • JSTU-B 250 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II i
        • JSTU-C 240 Contemporary Israeli Culture i
        • JSTU-H 200 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I i
        • JSTU-H 250 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II i
        • JSTU-H 296 Foreign Study in Hebrew i
        • JSTU-H 300 Advanced Modern Hebrew I i
        • JSTU-H 350 Advanced Modern Hebrew II i
        • JSTU-H 365 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition i
        • JSTU-H 375 Introductory Readings in Hebrew Literature (in Hebrew) i
        • JSTU-H 396 Foreign Study in Hebrew i
        • JSTU-H 460 Israeli Film and Fiction in Hebrew i
        • JSTU-H 480 Modern Hebrew Literature in Hebrew i
        • JSTU-H 485 Recent Hebrew Literature in Hebrew i
        • JSTU-L 270 Coming to America: History and Memory of Immigration in Jewish Literature i
        • JSTU-L 377 Victims and Avengers: Readings in the Holocaust Literature of Israel (in English Translation) i
        • JSTU-L 380 Modern Hebrew Literature in English i
        • JSTU-L 385 Recent Hebrew Literature in English i
        • JSTU-L 390 Biblical Themes in Modern Hebrew Literature i
        • JSTU-L 395 S. Y. Agnon and the Jewish Experience i
        • JSTU-X 491 Individual Readings in Hebrew i
        • POLS-Y 102 International Political Controversies i
        • POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science i
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2. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   2. Minor 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 minor.
   3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   4. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.