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Mediterranean Studies 

Major Overview 

The Bachelor of Arts in Mediterranean Studies (BAMS) degree builds on the academic tradition and geographic location of ACM and its study abroad institute, IAU. Set in a dynamic and historically diverse environment, Mediterranean studies benefit from an intense critical perspective at the heart of ACM’s educational mission. Experienced and cultured faculty push students to see the world in unique and original perspectives, drawing on a variety of aspects concerning the region.  

Additionally, during their undergraduate career, students will participate in ACM’s Global Diversity (GD) requirement., taking at least one course that meets the GD requirement, which focuses on exploring and analyzing typically underrepresented groups of people on the global stage and incorporate international and cross-cultural studies These experiences allow graduates holding a BAMS to enter the global workforce with a wealth of knowledge gained through experiential learning. 

Course Requirements 

ACM’s Bachelor of Arts in Mediterranean Studies requires students to satisfy the ACM Core Curriculum and the following major-specific requirements: 

Lower-Division Mediterranean Studies, 15 credits required 

  • ARA 101 

  • ARA 102 

  • ART/ARH 201: Survey History of Western Art: Prehistory to Modern Times 

  • ART 342: European Art — Cross-Cultural Perspectives - Beginners/Intermediate 

  • ART 270: Creative Writing and the Intercultural Experience 

  • ES 200 Ecology of France and the Mediterranean Environment 

Upper-Division Mediterranean Studies, 33 credits required 

  • MED 400 – Capstone Study  

  • ARC/ARH 313 Powers and Identities in the Ancient Mediterranean  

  • ARC/ARH 312: European and Mediterranean Prehistoric Art and Archaeology  

  • FRE/HIS 348 Provencal History and Culture through its Monuments 

  • FRE/LIT 344 – French Children’s Literature: Powers of Imagination from Picture Books to Young Adult Fiction 

  • FRE/LIT 345 – French Children’s Literature: Exploring French Culture Through Classics and Modern Classics 

  • FRE/LIT 383 Writing in Provence: Literature and Regional Culture 

  • LIT/COM 312: Provençal Culture, from Myth to Media 

  • COM/HIS 314: France during the Occupation: 1939-1945 

  • ART/ARH 320 Picasso, Matisse, and the Mediterranean 

  • ART/ARH 382: Cezanne and Van Gogh 

  • HIS/SOC 304 Muslim Presence in Europe 

  • POL/IRL 308 Geopolitics of the Mediterranean Basin 

  • HIS/POL 321 French Colonialism in the Middle East and North Africa 

  • POL /IRL 323 Immigration, Borders, and Hospitality - Refugee Politics 

  • REL 311 Early Christianity in Europe 

  • REL 312 The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 

January Term Seminar (3 credits) 

 

Total Major Credits: 51 

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