MEIS 245X GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST (IE) (GEOGRAPHY 245) The Middle East as a cultural crossroads; the region’s rich diversity of people, life, and landscape; and its dependence on oil production and scarce water supplies. This course satisfies the International Exploration requirement. Three semester hours. MEIS 315X AMERICA’S APPROACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST (WC) (POLITICAL SCIENCE 315) Historical and contemporary aspects of U.S.-Middle East relations, including alliances, attitudes, and U.S. foreign policies towards the region. Emphasis on how the Middle East has been constructed in American discourse and popular culture, how these constructions inform U.S. policies, and how U.S. relations with Middle Eastern countries have evolved over time with changing political interests and identities. This course satisfies the proficiency requirement for Written Communication in the disciplines. Three semester hours. MEIS 327X ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT (WC, CT) (POLITICAL SCIENCE 327) The dynamics of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its historical origins to its current manifestations as both a focal point in Middle Eastern politics and a case study in ethnic conflict. Special attention to interests, ideology, identity, Great Power politics, and political psychology in the conflict. Emphasis on the salience of the conflict to both international and U.S. politics. This course satisfies the proficiency requirement for Written Communication and Critical Thinking in the disciplines. Three semester hours. MEIS 460 INDEPENDENT STUDY Advanced research in a specific area of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisites: junior or senior status and permission of the Director of International and Area Studies. Three semester hours. MEIS 470 AND 471 INTERNSHIP I AND II Work experience related to the student’s major, jointly supervised by the instructor and agency personnel. Although the usual internship will carry either three or six hours credit, a student may elect to arrange an internship carrying between two and six hours credit with the permission of the department. Each hour of credit will require forty hours at the internship site. Prerequisite: junior or senior status. Two to six semester hours. Pass-Fail only. MEIS 490 AND 491 HONORS THESIS I AND II Independent research in a special topic for honors. Prerequisites: senior status, GPA of 3.5 in the major and 3.3 overall, and permission of the Director of International and Area Studies. Three semester hours.
LAND USE ANALYSIS AND PLANNING contextual and support area John T. Morgan, Program Advisor Land Use Analysis and Planning is available as a contextual and support area to complement primary disciplines in geography, political science, or economics. Objective: To provide students with the background necessary for graduate study or employment in land use planning or some field of public service. Requirements: Required courses are Geography 200, 201X, 332, and 350; and an internship approved by the program advisor. The mathematics requirement is met by completion of any mathematics course. Students planning to pursue graduate study are encouraged to take Statistics 161, 162, or 163. Additional courses to total twenty must be selected in consultation with the faculty advisor from the following approved courses: Biology 210, 411; Economics 151, 152, 331; Management 311; Geography 221, 311; Earth Science 111; Political Science 103, 203, 213, 333; Sociology 101, 104, 222. No more than ten courses from a single discipline may be applied toward the Land Use Analysis and Planning contextual and support area. Students in Land Use Analysis and Planning may obtain applied experience through the college internship program. Interns typically have been placed in municipal, county, and regional planning agencies; state and national forest and park offices; and environmental regulatory agencies. A maximum of two course credits may be earned through internships.
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