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Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
The Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures degree is flexible as it introduces languages, people, cultures, and societies of the Middle East to students. Students can choose to major in one of two tracks:
- The Culture Track
- The Language Track
The culture track requires two years of either Arabic or ancient Egyptian language coursework.
The language track requires:
- For non-native speakers of Arabic it requires three years of language proficiency in either Arabic or Egyptian.
- For native speakers of Arabic, this MELC language proficiency must be fulfilled by language study in the Hieroglyphic/Middle Egyptian/Demotic Egyptian sequence (6 semesters), or through intermediate (4 semester) proficiency in Turkish, Hebrew, or Persian.
Additional coursework for both the culture track and the language track may includes courses related to language, history, and/or culture of the Middle East.
Most of the cultural courses are open to students with no knowledge of the above languages and can be used in conjunction with other disciplines such as Comparative Literature, English, Folklore, and Linguistics, or to satisfy other requirements for a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences.
For detailed information about this major and degree requirements, visit the departmental website and the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Bulletin.
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Career Interests
John Holland developed a theoretical framework consisting of six general themes that describe broad areas interest relating to self and the working world. If you are interested in discovering your career interests, visit our Learn more about yourself page to learn about the Strong Interest Inventory.
This major consists of the following themes:
- Investigative
- Artistic
- Social
Related Skills
Below is a sampling of skills related to this major mapped from the Skillscan Driver Assessment. The SkillScan assessment provides a simple 3-step process to help you learn about your strengths and weaknesses, the skills you enjoy and want to use in a career and those skills needing development. Consider taking the SkillScan assessment to better understand your skills as it relates to majors at IU.
Analytical
- Analyze
- Categorize or Classify
Relationship Skills
- Train or Instruct
- Collaborate
- Demonstrate Social-Cultural Sensitivity
Communication
- Speak to Groups
- Listen
- Speak or Interact
- Write
Creative
- Visualize
- Conceptualize
- Author or Compose
Student Organizations
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Career Guides
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