A minor in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies with an Arabic concentration is available via two options: the language track and the literature track
Option 1: Language Track Requirement: 5 Courses (at least 5 credits)
- 3-4 language courses, 2 of which at the 300 level or above*
- 1-2 corresponding literature/culture courses at the 100 level or above.
Option 2: Literature Track Requirement: 5 Courses (at least 5 credits)
- 2 language courses*†
- 2-3 corresponding literature/culture courses at the 100 level or above. Courses must be taken in AMES.
- Students may take 1 at large literature/culture course. Courses must be taken in AMES.
* Elementary level courses (100 level ) will not count toward the major or the minor. †Students whose competence in a language exceeds the most advanced level offered by the department may substitute literature/culture courses for language courses.
For additional information, or to schedule a placement test, please contact the Coordinator of the Arabic Language Program Professor Mbaye Lo (mbayelo@duke.edu).
Example Course Plan for Students Taking Intermediate-level Arabic
The language track
ARABIC 203—Intermediate Arabic I
ARABIC 204—Intermediate Arabic II
ARABIC 305—Advanced Arabic I
ARABIC 306—Advanced Arabic II
AMES 322—Mystical Literature
AMES 629S—Muslim Networks Across Time and Space
The literature track
ARABIC 203—Intermediate Arabic I
ARABIC 204—Intermediate Arabic II
AMES 322—Mystical Literature
AMES 225—Egypt: Mother of the World
or any other two AMES courses on Arabic literature/culture
and
AMES 311S—Poetic Cinema
or any other AMES course on areas and cultures beyond Arabic