Undergraduate Program

Why Minor in Middle East and North Africa Studies?   

This minor offers a broad examination of the MENA region. Students focus their study with a concentration in language, study abroad, or research. The minor is designed to offer flexibility to examine critical issues across the region and to focus on particular areas of interest. The minor requires a minimum of 24 credits and one of three concentrations: language study, study abroad, or research.


students sitting in Amman, Jordan, watching the sunset

Get Real-World Experience

The best way to get to know a place is to spend time there. Improve your language skills while gaining a deeper understanding of the Middle East and North Africa region and its significance to the world.

Study Abroad


Advising and Academic Support

Undergraduates are strongly encouraged to meet regularly with an academic advisor to plan and track their academic progress. For current and prospective MENA minors, please schedule an appointment with Tykeson Advising to set up an appointment.

All graduating seniors are encouraged to set up an appointment with an advisor in the first few weeks of your graduating term as a starting point to go over any questions you may have.


Events

Quackademics: A Ducks' Guide to Dark Matter
May15
Quackademics: A Ducks' Guide to Dark Matter May 15
Schnitzer School Ring Lecture: Transnational Trashscapes
May15
Schnitzer School Ring Lecture: Transnational Trashscapes May 15 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA)
Tech for Good
May16
Tech for Good May 16 Knight Library
Dept. of History and School of Law Present: "Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812–1924"
May19
Dept. of History and School of Law Present: "Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812–1924" May 19 McKenzie Hall
CLLAS and Latinx Studies Celebration and Mixer
May19
CLLAS and Latinx Studies Celebration and Mixer May 19 McKenzie Hall
Pint of Science - Our Universe: From Molecules to Galaxies
May19
Pint of Science - Our Universe: From Molecules to Galaxies May 19 Drop Bear Brewery
Department of History Coffee Hour
May20
Department of History Coffee Hour May 20 McKenzie Hall
Writing Lab and UO Libraries Writing and Research Drop-in Event
May20
Writing Lab and UO Libraries Writing and Research Drop-in Event May 20 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Writing Lab: Drop-In Writing and Research Support Event
May20
Writing Lab: Drop-In Writing and Research Support Event May 20 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Wine Chat: "Incantation: The Power of Legal Language and Black Feminist Imagination"
May20
Wine Chat: "Incantation: The Power of Legal Language and Black Feminist Imagination" May 20 Capitello Wines