The interdisciplinary MENAS major and minor is designed to give students a broad background of the region. Faculty and courses are from departments within the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA), and it is the combination and coordination between them that provides a wide base of knowledge of the past and present issues involving the region. While the program focuses on the modern Middle East, many courses are offered that demonstrate the connection between ancient and modern history and contemporary affairs in the region including training through advanced levels of contemporary language courses of the regionArabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish. CMENAS offers major and minor options for undergraduate students. The program draws upon the expertise of nearly 70 faculty affiliates who are distinguished scholars of the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region in fields such as anthropology, political science, history, classical studies, language, and literature. Students in these programs can choose both general and highly specialized coursework in a variety of disciplines.