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2017-2018 │COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Major Designated Sociology Course:
ICS 3140
Cultural Anthropology
3
Major Designated General Education Elective:
ICS 3110
Introduction to World Religions
3
Leadership Development & Christian Service Learning
6
CSL 0101
Christian Service Learning I [2nd Semester, First Year]
0
CSL 0201
Christian Service Learning II [1st Semester, Second Year]
0
CSL 0202
Christian Service Learning III [2nd Semester, Second Year]
0
ICS 1210
Discovering the Mission of God
3
MSD 1110
Encountering Spiritual Formation
3
Middle Eastern Studies Major
30
Foundation
12
GEO 311
Physical Settings of the Bible [JUC course]
4
MECR 360* Introduction to the Modern Middle East [JUC course]
or
3
MECR 365* Palestinian Society and Politics [JUC course]
MECR 380
Ministry Skills in Middle Eastern Studies [taken twice at JUC]
2
MECR 381
Practicum in Middle Eastern Studies [JUC course]
3
*Students also may have other course offered by JUC on the Modern Middle East to meet the foundation
requirement for the MES major or minor currently met by either MECR 360 or MECR 365.
Designated Electives
18
This major requires students to select 18 additional semester hours of courses in Middle Eastern Studies according to their
vocational goals. Courses that meet this requirement include (but are not necessarily limited to) the following:
ARCH 300
Biblical Archaeology I*
3
BL 460
Modern Standard Arabic I*
3
BL 461
Modern Standard Arabic II*
3
HIST 321
Cultural Background of the Bible*
3
HIST 331
History of the Second Temple Period *
3
MECR 340
History of the Church in the East*
3
MECR 342
History of the Holy Land from the Rise of Islam to 1948
3
MECR 345
Jewish Thought and Practice*
3
MECR 347
Islamic Thought and Practice*
3
MECR 349
Christian Communities in the Middle East*
2
MECR 363
Historical and Social Settings of Modern Israel*
3
*Other Jerusalem University College courses also meet this requirement. Consult the JUC catalog or website
(
www.juc.edu )for more information.
Open Electives
18