Program
Departments:
French
History
Philosophy of History
Political Science
Religion

Degrees Offered
Disciplinary:
BA
MA
PhD

Middle East Languages
Arabic (Elementary and Intermediate, self-paced method with drill)
Hebrew (Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced)

Courses
French
North African Literature

History
Social History of Islam
US Foreign Policy in the Middle East
Modern Arab History
The Third World Today
The Ancient Near East
Ancient Egypt
Introduction to Jewish History
Israel and the Arabs

Political Science
Israeli Politics and Peace
Comparative Political Systems of South Asia
Government and Politics of the Middle East

Religion
Qur'an
Islamic Jurisprudence
Islam and Judaism
Islam and Women
Islam and the State
Islamic Mysticism
Islamic Philosophy and Theology
Islamic History: Classical
Islamic History: Medieval and Modern
Islamic History: Sirah and Hadith
Islamic Sects

Faculty
History
Harriet Freidenreich
Peter Gran

Political Science
Edward Glick
Stanley Newman

Religion
Mahmud Ayoub
Khalid Blankinship

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Support through teaching assistantships and research assistantships

Special Features
The History Department conducts a program in Comparative Third World History of which Middle East History is one part

Additional Information
Substantial research in the Middle East is carried out in our Communications School, Medical School, and Education facilities, although the programs are not organized to present the Middle East formally. The Religion Department has a special concentration in Holocaust Studies.