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At the undergraduate level, McGill offers a broad range of courses on the Middle East:
Languages and Literature
ISLA 521D1 Introductory Arabic
ISLA 521D2 Introductory Arabic
ISLA 522D1 Lower Intermediate Arabic
ISLA 522D2 Lower Intermediate Arabic
ISLA 522 Lower Intermediate Arabic
ISLA 523D1 Higher Intermediate Arabic
ISLA 523D2 Higher Intermediate Arabic
ISLA 524 Advanced Arabic 1
ISLA 525 Advanced Arabic 2
ISLA 532D1 Introductory Turkish
ISLA 532D2 Introductory Turkish
ISLA 533D1 Lower Intermediate Turkish
ISLA 533D2 Lower Intermediate Turkish
ISLA 534D1 Higher Intermediate Turkish
ISLA 534D2 Higher Intermediate Turkish
ISLA 535D1 Advanced Turkish
ISLA 535D2 Advanced Turkish
ISLA 541D1 Introductory Persian
ISLA 541D2 Introductory Persian
ISLA 542D1 Lower Intermediate Persian
ISLA 542D2 Lower Intermediate Persian
ISLA 543 Upper Intermediate Persian 1
ISLA 544 Upper Intermediate Persian 2
ISLA 545 Advanced Persian 1
ISLA 546 Advanced Persian 2
JWST 200 Hebrew Language (Intensive)
JWST 220D1 Introductory Hebrew
JWST 220D2 Introductory Hebrew
JWST 320D1 Intermediate Hebrew
JWST 320D2 Intermediate Hebrew
JWST 340D1 Advanced Hebrew
JWST 340D2 Advanced Hebrew
JWST 367 Hebrew Lang&Israeli Culture 1
JWST 368 Hebrew Lang&Israeli Culture 2
JWST 369 Studies in Hebrew Lang & Lit
JWST 370 Studies in Hebrew Lang & Lit
JWST 403 Contemporary Hebrew Literature
JWST 411 Top:Mod Hebrew Lit 1881-1948
JWST 412 Top:Mod Hebrew Literature 2
JWST 438 Survey of Hebrew Literature 1
JWST 439 Survey of Hebrew Literature 2
JWST 502 Modern lsraeli Literature
History (*denotes core course)
* ISLA 350 From Tribe to Dynasty
* ISLA 355 Modern History: Middle East
* ISLA 410 History:Middle-East 1798-1918
* ISLA 411 History:Middle-East 1918-1945
* ISLA 510D1 Hist:Islamic Civ-Classical
* ISLA 510D2 Hist:Islamic Civ-Classical
* ISLA 511D1 Hist:Islamic Civ-Mediaeval Era
* HIST 240 Mod Hist of Islamic Movements
* HIST 339 Arab-Israeli Conflict
HIST 448 Women,Gender&Sexuality:MidEast
JWST 323 The Israeli Novel
JWST 366 History of Zionism
Religion and Philosophy (*denotes core course)
* ISLA 200 Islamic Civilization
* ISLA 325 Introduction to Shi\'i Islam
* ISLA 345 Science&Civilization in Islam
* ISLA 380 Islamic Philosophy & Theology
* ISLA 383 Central Questions-Islamic Law
* ISLA 501 The Qur\'an: Text and History
* ISLA 505 Islam:Origin&Early Development
* ISLA 506 Islam: Later Developments
* ISLA 531D1 Survey Dev of Islamic Thought
* ISLA 531D2 Survey Dev of Islamic Thought
* ISLA 581 Special Topics 1 in winter 2013
JWST 562 Medieval Islamic & Jewish Phil
PHIL 356 Early Medieval Philosophy
PHRW 300 course description not available
PHRW 301 course description not available
RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity&Islam
(RELG-204 may not be taken after a core course has been taken.)
RELG 256 Women in Judaism and Islam
(RELG-256 may not be taken after a core course has been taken.)
RELG 307 Bible, Quran & Interpretations
Social Sciences
ANTH 340 Middle Eastern Society&Culture
ISLA 210 Muslim Societies
ISLA 360 Islam and Politics
ISLA 385 Poetics & Politics in Arab Lit
ISLA 388 Persian Literature
ISLA 392 Arabic Lit as World Lit
ISLA 415 Modern Iran: Anthro Approach
ISLA 585 Arab Women\'s Literature
JWST 325 Israeli Lit in Translation
POLI 340 Developing Areas/Middle East
POLI 341 Foreign Policy:The Middle East
POLI 347 Arab-Israel Confl,Crisis,Peace
POLI 437 Politics in Israel
Middle East Studies
MEST 375 Topics in Middle East Studies
MEST 495 Middle East Studies:Res Sem
MEST 496 Independent Reading & Research
Prerequisites
History courses: Normally, the 400/500-level courses can only be taken in U2 or U3.
Religion/Philosophy courses: RELG 204 and RELG 256 can only be taken prior to the upper-level courses. (RELG 204 and RELG 256 can only be taken for program credit if taken prior to any "core" courses.) The 500-level courses can only be taken in U2 or U3.
Social Science courses: Normally, the social science courses can only be taken in U2 or U3. Students wishing to take POLI 341 or 347 are strongly advised to take POLI 244 in preparation; for POLI 340, the appropriate preparation is POLI 227; for POLI 437, POLI 211 or 212 are recommended.
Middle East Studies (MEST) courses: These courses may be counted as language, history, religion, or social science courses, depending on their content. MEST 495 is a research seminar intended for students in the final year of either the Major or Honors in Middle East Studies. MEST 496 is a reading course for Honours students, and is subject to the availability and willingness of a suitable faculty member.
Credit for Middle East related courses taken at other universities
In addition, Middle East related courses taken at Concordia University, UdeM and UQAM may also be credited in the program. Advance approval from the MES advisor is required.