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Five College Certificate Program in Middle Eastern Studies NB: The Five College Certificate Program in Middle Eastern Studies is pending approval at Amherst College. Students at Amherst should consult the campus advisor about the current status of the program at their institution. The Five College Certificate Program provides an opportunity for students to complement a disciplinary major with multidisciplinary studies and linguistic attainments. Because of the wide range of courses available through the five colleges, students must design a program that will meet their intellectual, academic, and prospective professional needs in conjunction with an advisor from their home institution. The Program is administered by the Five College Committee for Middle Eastern Studies, which includes the program advisors from each campus. Students are encouraged to declare intentions and begin work with an advisor during the sophomore year. In addition to the courses offered through each of the five insitutions, students are encouraged to spend time in the Middle East, learning Arabic and other languages and immersing themselves in the culture of the area. Plans for study abroad should be designed in consultation with the student's advisor. Courses from outside the five colleges will be counted as contributing toward fulfillment of Certificate requirements on the recommendation of the campus advisor and the approval of the Committee. Students must receive a grade of B or better in every course counted towards the Certificate. Requirements 1. Knowledge equivalent to at least two years of college study of a language of the region. Arabic and Modern Hebrew are currently taught in the Five Colleges; in consultation with an advisor, other languages of the region may be substituted. 2. Two introductory courses providing a historical overview of the medieval and modern periods. 3. Five courses from the following categories. Students must take at least one course from each of the first three groups, but no more than two from any single group will be counted toward certificate credit. Group one: Religion/Philosophy A list of courses offered at the five colleges that qualify for each of the requirements is available from the advisors below and through the Five College Center. Courses not listed, whether taken at one of the five colleges or elsewhere, must be approved by the Committee on the recommendation of the campus advisor. Advisors Requirements for the Program 1: Knowledge equivalent to at least two years of college-level study of a Middle Eastern language, such as: Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Persian, and Armenian. Requirement may be fulfilled through course completion or by examination. 2: Two introductory courses providing an historical overview of the medieval (600-1500 A.D.) and modern (1500-present) periods. Students must at least take one course from each of the following categories: a: Medieval Period: 7th to 15th Century AC His 72 The Middle East from 600-1300 A.D. b: Modern Period: 15th Century to Present AC His 73 The Middle East from 1300 to present. 3: In addition, students must take five courses from the following lists. Students must at least take one course from each of the following three groups. No more than a total of two courses in any of these groups can be counted toward fulfilling the program requirement. Group One: Religion/Philosophy AC Rel 17 The Islamic Religious Tradition Group Two: History, Literature and Arts AC Arabic 21 Introduction to Arab Culture and Society. Group Three: Social Sciences HC SS 235 Societies and Cultures of the Middle East. | |