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Asian and Middle Eastern Studies B.A.

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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)202 - Bachelor of Arts
Completion requirement
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7937091
Completion requirement

Majors take at least 7 courses from Groups A, B and C.

The 7 courses must total at least 20 credits.

At least 3 of the 7 courses must be from Group A. Courses from Group B and C are optional. No more than 2 course may be from Group C.

At least 5 of the 7 courses from Groups A, B and C must be upper-division courses worth at least 3 credits.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

At least 1 course from Group A must be in the area of the student's chosen sub-plan.

Complete 3 - 7 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 7969181
  • 8252821
  • 7973991
  • 7908531
  • 8269831
  • 7987131
  • 7972821
  • 8179441
  • 7896851
  • 8168711
  • 8179451
  • 8026691
    OR
    8018921
  • 7972831
    OR
    8013431
    OR
    8013811
  • 8188481
  • 8016831
    OR
    8017341
  • 7908561
  • 0111091
  • 0111991
  • 0112061
  • 0111101
  • 0112071
  • 7967851
    OR
    7962351
  • 8154641
  • 8164041
  • 8114211
  • 8186991
    OR
    8187141
  • 8085781
    OR
    7920871
    OR
    0033681
  • 7908581
  • 8065651
  • 8069701
    OR
    8256101
  • 8204931
  • 8162941
  • 8142411
  • 8252831
  • 8183991
    OR
    7954121
  • 7961391
  • 8165081
  • 0085581
    OR
    7999201
  • 8144911
  • 8005851
  • 7934261
  • 8252841
  • 8266281
  • 8083791
    OR
    0035041
  • 8177571
  • 8187881
  • 8269911
    OR
    8018941
  • 8189881
  • 8180841
  • 8142421
  • 8203431
  • 8204731
  • 8168721
  • 8266481
  • 8174841
  • 8266741
    OR
    8269121
  • 8100071
    OR
    7922651
  • 8203441
    OR
    8251771
  • 8256371
  • 7898481
  • 7898431
  • 8265671
  • 8175081
  • 8268061
  • 8267381
  • 8169261
  • 8005871
  • 8020501
  • 8197651
  • 8165181
  • 8165191
  • 8186101
  • 8250571
  • 8180851
  • 8255441
  • 8165011
  • 7928831
  • 0094491
    OR
    8106861
    OR
    8106881
AND

Take no more than 3 courses from the following:

  • Other Upper Division Courses

  • Advanced Language and Reading Courses beyond the required courses

  • Intermediate Language Courses different from the sub-plan language

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete up to 3 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 8056041
    OR
    8018931
  • 8106321
    OR
    8097261
  • 0027671
    OR
    8029261
  • 8083791
    OR
    0035041
  • 0024131
    OR
    8169671
  • 0094501
  • 8181711
    OR
    8182771
  • 7920861
    OR
    0033671
  • 7920851
    OR
    8108691
    OR
    0033651
    OR
    8106851
  • 7898951
    OR
    8027001
  • 8022731
    OR
    0134181
  • 8014151
  • 7922651
  • 8018261
  • 8018271
  • 8109241
    OR
    8151071
  • 8184611
  • 8019961
    OR
    8029791
  • 7922611
    OR
    8176971
  • 8094841
    OR
    0035021
  • 8166181
  • 8168001
  • 8171891
  • 8251231
  • 8252521
  • 8261521
  • 8267961
  • 8256131
  • 8084651
  • 0063651
  • 7990151
AND

Advanced Language and Reading Courses may only count towards Group B if they are not already counting towards a student's sub-plan.

Complete up to 3 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 8167681
  • 8186011
  • 0055301
  • 0055311
  • 8263831
  • 8008421
  • 8008431
  • 8177151
  • 8176781
  • 8189971
  • 7954071
  • 8187821
  • 7912651
  • 0111181
  • 0111191
  • 7912961
  • 8020521
  • 8020561
  • 8187871
AND

Intermediate Language Courses may only count towards Group B if they are different from the student's sub-plan language.

Complete up to 3 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 0055281
  • 0055291
  • 7896841
  • 0094431
  • 0094441
  • 0094461
  • 0094471
  • 7906101
  • 7919231
  • 7919241
  • 8039031
  • 0080201
  • 0080211
  • 0080231
  • 8181981
  • 0110871
  • 0112331
  • 0110891
  • 0112341
  • 0165941
  • 0165961
  • 0165971
  • 0166001
  • 0164291
  • 0164301
  • 8185941
  • 8185951
AND

Take no more than 2 courses from Group C: Other Electives.

Up to 1 1xxx-level Language Course may count towards Group C: Other Electives, only if it is different from a student's sub-plan language.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete up to 2 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 7934651
  • 8137781
  • 8268891
  • 8186001
  • 8252811
  • 0090411
  • 8256311
  • 8263701
  • 8165041
  • 7877181
  • 0094511
  • 0165111
  • 8169331
AND
Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 0055261
  • 0055271
  • 0094391
  • 0094401
  • 0094411
  • 7916011
  • 7919221
  • 7905961
  • 0080061
  • 0080081
  • 0110841
  • 0112301
  • 0165891
  • 0165911
  • 0164321
  • 0164311
Completion requirement

The capstone project in the department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is meant to demonstrate the cumulative language and critical thinking and analysis skills developed by students over the course of their undergraduate studies. It consists of a thesis at least 6000 words long, in which students must synthesize research in primary language sources (i.e. texts, films, or other forms of cultural production in the original language of students’ declared subplan) with secondary research.

Students are required to complete AMES 3001W before taking AMES 4901W.

Students who double major in CLA and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other CLA major may waive the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies capstone, but must take another course from Group A to replace AMES 4901W. All major requirements in both majors must be completed in order to waive the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies capstone.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7900121
Completion requirements
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 7969181
  • 7973991
  • 7896851
  • 0111101
  • 7961391
  • 8168721
  • 7900121
Completion requirements
Completion requirements
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students with advanced proficiency may be exempt from taking one or more courses.

Complete up to 4 course(s) and earn up to 20 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0094391
  • 0094401
    OR
    0094411
  • 0094431
  • 0094441
    OR
    7896841
AND
Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 0094461
  • 0094471
  • 8008421
  • 8008431
  • 8177151
  • 8176781
  • 8189971

Students are required to take one Group A course within the sub-plan. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 7969181
  • 7908531
  • 8269831
  • 7987131
  • 7972821
  • 8179441
  • 7896851
  • 8168711
  • 8179451
  • 8026691
    OR
    8018921
  • 7972831
    OR
    8013431
    OR
    8013811
  • 8016831
    OR
    8017341
  • 8268061
  • 8267381
  • 8169261
  • 8020501
  • 0094491


Completion requirements
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students with advanced proficiency may be exempt from taking one or more courses.

Complete up to 4 course(s) and earn up to 20 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0110841
  • 0112301
  • 0110871
  • 0112331
AND
Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 7 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 0110891
  • 0112341
  • 0111181
  • 0111191
  • 7912961

Students are required to take one Group A course within the sub-plan. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 7969181
  • 7908561
  • 0111091
  • 0111991
  • 0112061
  • 0111101
  • 0112071
  • 7967851
    OR
    7962351
  • 8154641
  • 8164041
  • 8114211
  • 8186991
    OR
    8187141
  • 8085781
    OR
    7920871
    OR
    0033681
  • 8197651
  • 8165181
  • 8165191


Completion requirements
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students with advanced proficiency may be exempt from taking one or more courses.

Complete up to 4 course(s) and earn up to 20 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0165891
  • 0165911
  • 0165941
  • 0165961
AND
Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 0165971
  • 0166001
  • 8020521
  • 8020561

Students are required to take one Group A course within the sub-plan. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 7908581
  • 8065651
  • 8069701
    OR
    8256101
  • 8204931
  • 8162941
  • 8142411
  • 8252831


Completion requirements

Arabic or other Middle Eastern languages by exception. Other languages that are consistently available through Courseshare include: Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian for Southeast Asian Studies and Persian for Middle Eastern Studies.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students with advanced proficiency may be exempt from taking one or more courses.

Complete up to 4 course(s) and earn up to 20 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0055261
  • 0055271
  • 0055281
  • 0055291
AND

ARAB 5040 must be taken for at least 3 credits to count towards this sub-plan.

Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 8167681
  • 8186011
  • 0055301
  • 0055311

Students are required to take one Group A course within the sub-plan. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 8189881
  • 8180841
  • 8142421
  • 8203431
  • 8204731
  • 8168721
  • 8266481
  • 8174841
  • 8266741
    OR
    8269121
  • 8100071
    OR
    7922651
  • 8203441
    OR
    8251771
  • 8180851
  • 8165011
Completion requirements

Hindi or Urdu or other South Asian languages by exception. Other languages that are consistently available through Courseshare include: Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian for Southeast Asian Studies and Persian for Middle Eastern Studies.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students with advanced proficiency may be exempt from taking one or more courses.

Complete up to 4 course(s) and earn up to 20 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0080061
  • 0080081
  • 0080201
  • 0080211
AND
Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 0080231
  • 8181981
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete up to 4 course(s) and earn up to 20 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0164321
  • 0164311
  • 0164291
  • 0164301
AND
Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 0164291
  • 0164301

Students are required to take one Group A course within the sub-plan. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 8183991
    OR
    7954121
  • 7961391
  • 8165081
  • 0085581
    OR
    7999201
  • 8144911
  • 8005851



Completion requirements

Hmong or other Southeast Asian languages by exception. Other languages that are consistently available through Courseshare include: Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian for Southeast Asian Studies and Persian for Middle Eastern Studies.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students with advanced proficiency may be exempt from taking one or more courses.

Complete up to 4 course(s) and earn up to 20 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7916011
  • 7919221
    OR
    7905961
  • 7919231
  • 7919241
    OR
    7906101
AND

HMNG 3993 must be taken for 4 credits to count toward this sub-plan.

Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 8039031
  • 8105851

Students are required to take one Group A course within the sub-plan. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 7934261
  • 8252841
  • 8266281
  • 8083791
    OR
    0035041
  • 8177571
  • 8187881
  • 8269911
    OR
    8018941
  • 8250571
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