This information is part of the Colgate University catalog, 2026-27.
Minor Requirements
The minor in MIST consists of five courses, as described below.
Introductory Course
Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of MIIT in the course offerings.
One of the following:
- ARAB 315 - Classical Arabic of the Qur'an
- CORE C170 - Islamic North Africa
- CORE C181 - Arabs
- CORE C183 - The Middle East
- HIST 255 - The Ottoman Empire, 1300 - 1924
- MIST 214 - Muhammad and the Qur'an
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- RELG 202 - Introduction to Islam
Electives
Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of MIEL in the course offerings.
Four electives from the lists below, two of which must be at the 300- or 400-level:
- ANTH 382 - Nations, Power, Islam: Muslim Identity and Community in the Global Age
- ARTH 244 - Housing the Sacred in Ancient India
- ARTH 245 - Palaces and Paintings of India
- CORE C170 - Islamic North Africa
- CORE C181 - Arabs
- CORE C183 - The Middle East
- EDUC 246 - Forced Migration and Education
- EDUC 308 - Global Inequalities of Education
- FREN 455 - Francophone Voices from North Africa
- HIST 105 - Introduction to the Modern Middle East
- HIST 255 - The Ottoman Empire, 1300 - 1924
- HIST 269 - The Indian Subcontinent: Raj to Republics
- HIST 384 - Somalia: From Independence to Collapse
- HIST 385 - Darfur in Historical Perspective
- MIST 214 - Muhammad and the Qur'an
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- MIST 310 - Islamic Jurisprudence
- MIST 319 - Sufism and Spirituality in Islam
- MIST 330 - Capitalism & Imperialism in the Middle East
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- RELG 202 - Introduction to Islam
- RELG 221 - Religion, Identity, and Politics in Indonesia
- RELG 262 - Islam in Our Post-9/11 World
- RELG 329 - Modern Islamic Thought
- RELG 347 - Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy
- One course in ARAB or HEBR
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program
For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the catalog page.