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Major and Minor
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Major
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Major options in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures (DAMELL) are available for students who plan to pursue the study of Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, or Japanese language and literature.
The DAMELL curriculum is also designed to accommodate those with a broad cultural interest in China, Japan, or the Middle East, and those students whose future career aspirations necessitate their learning the languages, and gaining a familiarity with the general cultural backgrounds of the people of these regions.
Within the chosen major, the student's individual program is designed in consultation with a faculty advisor. All major cards must be signed by the student's Major Advisor in DAMELL, as well as the Chair of the Department.
Majors must either write an Honors thesis (for those who meet the entry requirements for the Honors Program) or take an advanced seminar or Independent Research course to fulfill the culminating requirement in the major.
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
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DAMELL revised the description of the major in 2005. The revised major options take effect BEGINNING WITH THE CLASS OF 2009. Students in the classes of 2007 and 2008 who wish to do a major in DAMELL should plan their course of study according to the requirements set out in the old description of the major.
- For descriptions of both the old and revised major options and prerequisites, please refer to the ORC.
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Minor
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The minor has the following requirement:
- six (6) AMELL courses approved by the Chair.
- Literature courses should be in the student's area of concentration (i.e., Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, or Japanese); only language courses beyond the first year count towards the minor; as many as three of the six courses may be language courses.
- Chinese 52, 53 and above can be counted as a non-language course.
- For minor requirements and prerequisites, please refer to the ORC.
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