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Academic Life
A St. Olaf Education
The 4-1-4 Calendar
Academic Resources
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Graduation Requirements
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Leaving St. Olaf

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Admissions and Financial Aid
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People
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Facts and Figures
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College Calendar
2000-2001 College Calendar
2001-2002 College Calendar
2002-2003 College Calendar

Middle East Studies

Director, 2000-01: Samiha Sidhom Peterson, Sociology/Anthropology

This interdisciplinary concentration in Middle East Studies allows students to combine courses from various departments to complete a five-course concentration. Students must complete a designated course/seminar on campus that could be offered by faculty in various disciplines. The other four courses are electives chosen in consultation with the director and may include Independent Study/Independent Research courses as well as courses taken on relevant off-campus programs.

COURSES

The following two courses will be offered

Political Science 254 Politics of the Middle East

Sociology 236 Arabs and the Middle East

Students may also complete a major through the Center for Integrative Studies.