Bachelor of Languages (Middle Eastern and Central Asian)
The program consists of 144 units of which 96 units must be drawn from the College of Arts and Social Sciences. No more than 48 units may be at 1000 level.
The degree consists of:
a) a 42 unit language major selected from Arabic or Persian.
b) 12 units LING courses: LING1001 - Introduction to the Study of Language and LING2010 - Phonetics: Sounds of the World's Languages.
c) 30 units of courses coded ARAB, PERS, or TURK additional to the major. With the approval of the Middle Eastern and Central Asia convener a student may undertake MEAS courses where the student uses a significant amount of material in the major language in the course assignments
d) 12 units of courses studying the culture(s) of the Middle East and/or Central Asia including MEAS2104 - Islam:History and Institutions, and one other course selected from List A.
e) 48 units of electives.
List A
Compulsory course:
MEAS2104 - Islam : History and Institutions
Elective Courses:
MEAS1001 - Introduction to the Modern Middle East
MEAS2000 - Iranian History and Culture
MEAS2106 - The History of Persian Art
MEAS2002 - Turkish History: Ottoman State to Modern Turkey
MEAS2003 - Modern Turkey: History, Culture and Regional Relations
POLS2031 - Politics in the Middle East
POLS2070 - Politics in Central Asia
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