Middle East Studies
Center for Global & International Studies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

 

Core Courses  
REL 350/AAAS 349 Islam 3
or AAAS 102 Arabic and Islamic Studies
and  
POLS 661 Politics of the Middle East 3
or HIST 328 The Modern Middle East
or ANTH 303 Peoples and Cultures of North Africa and the Middle East
Electives 12
These courses allow students to deepen their knowledge of the countries and issues in the region. Students must take at least one course from each emphasis—i.e. social science and humanities, as listed below--but can choose to take three courses from one emphasis and one from the other or take two from each.  
Regularly offered and upcoming elective options are:  
Social science emphasis: (minimum 3 credit hours)  
ANTH 303
 Peoples and Cultures of North Africa and the Middle East  
ANTH 372
 Religion, Power, and Sexuality in Arab Societies  
GIST 424
 Nationalism(s) in Turkey  
GIST 530
 Politics and Society in the Contemporary Persianate World  
GIST 624
 Social Movements in the Middle East  
GIST 633
 Iran, Turkey, and the Kurds  
JWSH 329
 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An Introduction  
JWSH 410
 Israel: From Idea to State  
JWSH 414
 Israel/Palestine: The War of 1948  
JWSH 420
 Government of Israel  
JWSH 426
 Polls and Public Opinion in Israel  
JWSH 440
 International Relations of the Middle-East  
JWSH 681
 Regimes in the Middle-East and North Africa  
JWSH 679
 Palestinians & Israelis: Advanced Topics in  
POLS 661
 Politics of the Middle East  
POLS/GIST 667
 Islam and Politics  
POLS 670
 United States Foreign Policy  
SOC 532
 Sociology of the Middle East  
Humanities emphasis: (minimum 3 credit hours)  
AAAS 102
 Arabic and Islamic Studies  
AAAS 415
 Women and Islam  
AAAS 433
 Islamic Literature  
AAAS 543
 Language and Culture in Arabic-Speaking Communities  
AAAS 545
 Unveiling the Veil  
GIST 535
 Literature and Society in the Contemporary Middle East  
HIST 327
 The Premodern Middle East  
HIST 328
 The Modern Middle East  
HIST 480
 Travelers' Tales of the Middle East  
HIST 481
 From Harem to the Streets: Gender in the Middle East, 1900-Present  
HIST 570
 The Middle East After World War II  
JWSH 382
 Jerusalem Through the Ages  
REL 311/JWSH 321
 Religion of Ancient Israel  
REL 355
 Muslim Societies  
REL 447
 Islamic Law in the Digital Age  
REL 551
 Shari'a, Democracy, and Society  
REL 557
 Modern Islamic Reform Movements

Language Option: A student pursuing a Middle East Studies minor may also use one 300-level or above ARAB, PERS, TURK, or HEBR language course as an elective that counts toward three credit hours of “Humanities emphasis.”

   
     
   
   
     
   
   
 
 

Student Spotlight

Meet Zoya Khan, who graduated with the Middle East Studies minor  along with a double major in Global & International Studies and Political Science. Watch the video below and read more about Zoya here.

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