Program
Middle East Area Studies

Degrees Offered
BA
MA

Courses
Economics
Economic Growth and Development

English
World Mythology

Geography
World Regions
Geography of Africa

History/Religion
Near Eastern and Western Religions
Egypt, Sudan and North Africa 1798-Present
Middle East 1798-Present
Modernization and Nationalism in Middle East (graduate course)
Independent Studies

Music
World Music

Political Science
Government and Politics of the Middle East
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Independent Studies

Sociology/Anthropology
Peoples of Africa
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Social and Cultural Change
Women in the Middle East

Faculty
Anthropology
B. Bilge
M. Moaddel

Economics
Raouf S. Hanna

Geography
D. Nazarro
N. Raphael

History
J. J. Terry
P. Schmitz

Political Science
B. Hourani
H. Sabki

Chair
G. Nelson, Head, Department of History and Philosophy

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Several graduate and undergraduate scholarships and teaching assistant fellowships available

Special Features
Summer tour of Eastern Mediterranean, including Egypt and Israel—contact Study Abroad, Office of International Studies