  {"id":4508,"date":"2020-07-08T12:35:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T16:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/cmalc\/?page_id=4508"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T15:55:07","slug":"hebrew-and-middle-eastern-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/cmalc\/hebrew-and-middle-eastern-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew and Middle Eastern Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||10px||true|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Ubuntu|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|20px|10px|20px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Hebrew and Middle Eastern Studies<BR>(Islamic Culture, Sephardic and Israeli Culture)<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|20px||20px|false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text ul_position=&#8221;inside&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact Professor Beck at <a href=\"mailto:kbeck@qc.cuny.edu\">kbeck@qc.cuny.edu<\/a> for Arabic language program.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Contact Professor Segal at <a href=\"mailto:miryam.segal@qc.cuny.edu\">miryam.segal@qc.cuny.edu<\/a> for Hebrew language program.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Contact Professor Segal at <a href=\"mailto:miryam.segal@qc.cuny.edu\">miryam.segal@qc.cuny.edu<\/a> for Middle Eastern Studies program.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Major programs are available in Hebrew and Middle Eastern Studies. Arabic and Hebrew may be studied for a minor in that language or as part of a major. 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Students must consult the advisor for placement in the language program and to determine the distribution of credits for the major. HEBRW 203 and 204 may be applied to the Hebrew major only if students have been placed into these courses by the department. All students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits in courses in Hebrew numbered above 300. The remaining credits may include additional courses in Hebrew, courses in Arabic or Yiddish, or courses in Hebrew, Jewish, Israeli, or Mideastern literature or culture given in English. At least 12 credits must be taken at ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ. Students must attain an average of at least 2.0 in the courses composing their major. (30 credits)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Middle Eastern Studies Major&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Degree requirements for a BA in Middle Eastern Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign language:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both A and B must be satisfied:\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha\">\n<li>Two semesters of college-level Arabic (at an appropriate level depending on proficiency).<\/li>\n<li>Two semesters of Hebrew, Farsi, Turkish, or two more semesters of Arabic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"CRtext\" style=\"line-height: 120%\"><strong>Introductory courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MES 160 and MES 255; or, one of these two courses and one of the following history courses: HIST 146\u2013149. (6 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"CRtext\" style=\"line-height: 120%\"><strong>Core courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four of the following: HIST 204, 256 or 298, MES 155, 240, 250 or 260, PSCI 240, or one more introductory course (listed above) not already taken. (12 credits)<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;font-family: times-roman\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"CRtext\" style=\"line-height: 120%\"><strong>Electives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three additional courses chosen in consultation with an advisor within the department&#8217;s offerings in Arabic, Hebrew, or Middle Eastern Studies, or college-wide courses relevant to the Middle East. (9 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"CRtext\" style=\"line-height: 120%\"><strong>Senior Seminar:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Either A or B must be satisfied:\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha\">\n<li>MES 380<\/li>\n<li>With permission of an advisor, a 300-level course or seminar on a Middle Eastern topic in another department (for example, HIST 339). (3 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Arabic Minor&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Requirements for a Minor in Arabic<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Required:<\/strong> A minimum of 18 credits. Three or four semesters of Arabic\u00a0study\u00a0(at an appropriate level) and two or three semesters in courses taught in English relevant to the history and civilization of Islam and the literature and culture of the Arab world, chosen in consultation with the\u00a0Minor\u00a0advisor. A cumulative 2.0 grade-point average must be maintained in all courses toward the minor and at least 9 of the 18 Credits must be at the 200 level or above.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Hebrew Minor&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong> Requirements for a Minor in Hebrew<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;color: #c00000\"><\/span><\/strong><strong>Required:<\/strong> 18 credits in Hebrew beyond HEBRW 102. For details, please consult the coordinator or the chair. 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