The university regularly offers many courses that deal with the history, politics, and culture of the Middle East. In addition, special topics courses that cut across disciplines and offer diverse perspectives on the Middle East are taught each semester. This wide range of graduate and undergraduate coursework provides the student with a rich understanding of the role of the Middle East in a globalized world.
ARAB 360 - Africans, Arabs and Women
GLOA 450-004: Islamophbia, Antisemitsm, Questn
GOVT 444-009 - The Arab Spring and Beyond
HIST 282 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization
HIST 387-007: Europe and the Middle East
RELI 211 - Religions of the West RELI 272 - Islam RELI 355 - Sufism
GOVT 332 C01 – Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
ARTH 699 001 – Topics in Art History: The Ottoman Empire
ENGH 665 001 – Middle Eastern Literature
GOVT 500 001 – The Scientific Method and Research Design
GOVT 500 002 – The Scientific Method and Research Design
GOVT 733 001 – Islam and Politics
HIST 575 001 – Approaches to the History of Islam and the Middle East
HIST 610 001 – The Study and Writing of History
HIST 610 002 – The Study and Writing of History
MEIS 500 001 – Critical Issues and Debates in Middle East and Islamic Studies
RELI 630 001 – Approaches to the Study of Religion
SOCI 620 002 – Methods and Logic of Social Inquiry
ARAB 210 – Intermediate Arabic
ARAB 250 – Gateway to Advanced Arabic
ARAB 330 - Reading and Conversation I
ARAB 331 – Reading and Conversation II
ARAB 350 – Media Arabic I (Written Media)
ARAB 420 – Survey of Arabic Literature
ENGH 202 003 – Middle Eastern Literature
GGS 325 001 – Geography of North Africa and the Middle East
GOVT 332 001 – Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
GOVT 345 001 – Political Islam
HIST 281 001 – Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization
HIST 387 002 – The World of the Islamic Mediterranean
HIST 387 007 – The Ottoman Empire: 1300-1800
PERS 110 001 – Elementary Persian
PERS 210 001 - Intermediate Persian
RELI 365 001 – Muhammad: Life and Legacy
RELI 387 001 – Islam, Democracy, and Human Rights
TURK 110 001 – Elementary Turkish
ARAB 210 – Intermediate Arabic
ARAB 250 – Gateway to Advanced Arabic
ARAB 325 – Major Arabic Writers
ARAB 330 – Reading and Conversation I
ARAB 351 – Media Arabic II (Spoken Media)
ARAB 440 – Topics in Arabic: Religious Thought and Texts
ARTH 320 – Art of the Islamic World
ENGH 202 - Middle Eastern Literature
GGS 325 – Geography of North Africa and the Middle East
GOVT 332 – Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
GOVT 340 - Central Asian Politics
GOVT 345 – Political Islam
HIST 387 003 – History and Politics of Shiism
PERS 210 – Intermediate Persian
RELI 376 001 – Islam in the Modern Age
TURK 210 – Intermediate Turkish
ANTH 650 002 - Ethnographic Methods and Research Design
GOVT 500 - The Scientific Method and Research Design
GOVT 731 002 - Politics of the Middle East
HIST 610 - The Study and Writing of History
RELI 591 - Sunni/Shi'a Thought
ANTH 308 - Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
ARAB 210 - Intermediate Arabic
ARAB 250 - Gateway to Advanced Arabic
ARAB 331 - Reading and Conversation II
ARAB 350 - Media Arabic I (Written Media)
ARAB 380 - Arabic Dialects
ARAB 420 - Survey of Arabic Literature
ARTH 430 - Advanced Studies in Medieval/Islamic Art: Textiles and Trade
GOVT 332 - Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
GOVT 345 - Political Islam
HIST 281 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization I
PERS 210 - Intermediate Persian
ARTH 599 - Special Topics in Art History and Decorative Arts: Textiles and Trade
CONF 722 002 - Conflict and Religion
GOVT 500 - The Scientific Method and Research Design
HIST 610 - The Study and Writing of History
MEIS 500 - Critical Issues and Debates in Middle East and Islamic Studies
RELI 591 - Islamic Law: Theory and Practice
RELI 644 - Islamic Texts and Contexts
SOCI 620 - Methods and Logic of Social Inquiry
This information is provided by the Middle East Studies Program and is subject to change. It is not meant to replace the Schedule of Classes on the website of the Office of the Registrar, which is the official and most up-to-date source for the schedule.