MELLC-MIN - Middle Eastern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Minor)
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Program Overview
The undergraduate minor in Middle Eastern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MELLAC) has been designed to give students majoring in a variety of departments an opportunity to gain a substantial introduction to Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Middle Eastern, and African languages, and to the cultures and civilizations of the Middle East and Africa. The minor in Middle Eastern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MELLAC) has five tracks.
Minimum of 24 units total for this minor path.
Coursework in each path may not duplicate work counted toward other majors or minors.
All courses must be taken for a letter grade, and a grade of “C” or better must be achieved in each course.
Completion of six ARABLANG courses at the third and fourth year levels, excluding conversation and colloquial courses. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
Up to 5 units of transfer credit may count towards this minor, subject to approval of the faculty director.
Students must test for proficiency in Arabic through the Language Center by the Winter Quarter of their senior year. Students should minimally receive a notation of intermediate-high. Those requiring outside tutoring are advised to seek resources available through the DLCL student services office in Pigott Hall 128, odunlop@gmail.com.
All courses must be approved by the faculty director.
Minimum of 32 units total for this minor path.
Coursework in each track may not duplicate work counted toward other majors or minors.
All courses must be taken for a letter grade, and a grade of “C” or better must be achieved in each course.
Minimum of 3 HEBREW language classes. Students may test out of this requirement with the approval of the faculty director.
Minimum of 20 units of Hebrew literature and culture courses, one of which must be listed in COMPLIT. The Hebrew Forum may count towards this requirement with the approval of the faculty director.
All courses must be approved by the faculty director.
Minimum 32 units for this minor path.
Coursework in each path may not duplicate work counted toward other majors or minors.
All courses must be taken for a letter grade, and a grade of “C” or better must be achieved in each course.
Three AMELANG language classes in an African language.
All three courses must be in the same language.
20 additional units from relevant literature and culture courses, one of these courses must be a COMPLIT course.
Other relevant courses are listed under AFRICAST.
The faculty director may approve some upper-level language classes to count towards the 20 additional units.
All courses must be approved by the faculty director.
Minimum of 30 units total for this minor path.
Coursework in each path may not duplicate work counted toward other majors or minors.
All courses must be taken for a letter grade, and a grade of “C” or better must be achieved in each course.
Completion of 20 units of Persian courses listed in AMELANG.
Completion of 10 units of Persian courses listed in COMPLIT.
All courses must be approved by the faculty director.
Minimum 30 units total for this minor path.
Coursework in each path may not duplicate work counted toward other majors or minors.
All courses must be taken for a letter grade, and a grade of “C” or better must be achieved in each course.
15 units of Turkish courses listed in AMELANG.
15 units of Turkish courses listed in COMPLIT.
All courses must be approved by the faculty director.