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

Public Lands Justice

Oct

26

Public Lands Justice

Oct 26 Knight Library
Cinema Studies Fall Term Coffee Hours

Oct

27

Cinema Studies Fall Term Coffee Hours

Oct 27 Villard Hall
Eco-Fascism Lecture Series: "Blood and Soil: Race, Gender and Food in Nazi Ideology"

Oct

27

Eco-Fascism Lecture Series: "Blood and Soil: Race, Gender and Food in Nazi Ideology"

Oct 27 Gerlinger Hall
History Department Fall Term Coffee Hour

Oct

29

History Department Fall Term Coffee Hour

Oct 29 McKenzie Hall
Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies: Open House

Oct

29

Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies: Open House

Oct 29 McKenzie Hall
OHC Work-in-Progress Talk: "Peoples of the Heartland: Native Nations, Sovereign Acts, and the Making of California"

Oct

30

OHC Work-in-Progress Talk: "Peoples of the Heartland: Native Nations, Sovereign Acts, and the Making of California"

Oct 30 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (PLC)
Halloween Night at the Aquarium

Oct

31

Halloween Night at the Aquarium

Oct 31 Charleston Marine Life Center
High School Cybersecurity Pathways Conference

Nov

2

High School Cybersecurity Pathways Conference

Nov 2 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Future Frequencies: Making Environmental Humanities Audible Through Podcasting and Public Audio Storytelling

Nov

2

Future Frequencies: Making Environmental Humanities Audible Through Podcasting and Public Audio Storytelling

Nov 2 Knight Library
Cinema Studies Fall Term Coffee Hours

Nov

3

Cinema Studies Fall Term Coffee Hours

Nov 3 Villard Hall