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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Central and Southwest Asian Studies B.A.

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

BACHELOR OF ARTS - CENTRAL & SOUTHWEST ASIAN STUDIES

Lower-Division Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
ANTY 141HThe Silk Road3
ANTY 241HCentral Asian Culture and Civilization3
HSTR 262HIslamic Civilization: Classical Age3
Upper-Division Core Courses
Complete three of the following courses:9
Central Asia and Its Neighbors
Artistic Traditions of Central Asia
Iran Between Two Revolutions
Nationalism and the Modern Middle East
Language Requirement 1
Complete the second year sequence of one of the following languages:16-20
Arabic
Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I
and Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II
and Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I
and Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II
Chinese
Elementary Chinese I
and Elementary Chinese II
and Intermediate Chinese I
and Intermediate Chinese II
Russian
Elementary Russian I
and Elementary Russian II
and Intermediate Russian I
and Intermediate Russian II
Capstone Requirement
ANTY 494Seminar/Workshop3
Total Hours37-41
1

Students are strongly recommended to take a third or fourth year of language study.

 

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