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BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Waltham, Massachusetts
Program
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Program
Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Degrees Offered
BA
MA
PhD
Middle East Languages
Arabic (all levels)
Hebrew (all levels)
Ancient Near Eastern Languages
Yiddish
Courses
Islam: Civilization and Institutions
History of the Ottoman Empire
Explorations in Islamic Literature
Islam in West Africa
Comparative Politics of North Africa
The Great Powers and the Middle East since 1798
Arabs and Jews in Palestine, 1856-1948
The Making of the Modern Middle East
State and Society in the Middle East
Nationalism in the Middle East
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Seminar on Religion and Nationalism in the Middle East
International Relations in the Middle East and North Africa
Jewish Communities in the Middle East
History of Israel
History of Zionism
The Women’s Voice in the Muslim World
Additional courses are offered in the following fields
Ancient Near Eastern languages and civilizations
Biblical studies
Hebrew literature
Talmud and Rabbinic literature
Jewish philosophy
Jewish history
Yiddish
Third World studies
women's studies
With the exception of language courses, most other courses are offered biennially
Faculty
Tzvi Abusch (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
Seyom Brown (Politics)
Gordon Fellman (Sociology)
Avigdor Levy (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
Kanan Makiya (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
Leonard Muellner (Classical Studies)
Yitzahak Nakash (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
Wellington Nyangoni (Arican and Afro-American Studies)
Luis Yglesias (Romance and Comparative Literature)
Students
Undergraduate, 12 (7 female, 5 male)
Graduate, 9 (4 female, 5 male)
Degree Requirements
MA: 2 years residence
proficiency in Arabic or another Middle Eastern language and one European language,
normally French or German
comprehensive examination
PhD: 3 years residence
research competence in at least Arabic or another Middle Eastern languages and one
European language, normally French or German
two comprehensive examinations
dissertation
Director
Yitzhak Nakash
BA program
Avigdor Levy, MA and PhD programs
Scholarships/Graduate
Support
Tuition scholarships, fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships
Special Features
The graduate and undergraduate programs in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies have been
constituted as distinctive programs within the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic
Studies. Joint degrees with the Departments of Anthropology, Sociology, Politics, or Women
Studies are available. Outreach programs include public lectures and adult education
courses.
Inquiries
Undergraduate: Office of Admissions
Brandeis University
Waltham MA 02254
617-736-3500
Graduate
Graduate School
Brandeis University
Waltham MA 02254
617-736-3410
admissions@brandeis.edu
www.brandeis.edu
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 08, 2004
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