Departments
Near Eastern and Asian Studies
Anthropology

Degrees Offered
BA in Near Eastern Languages
BA in Near Eastern Studies
MA in Near Eastern Studies; Specialization Arabic on Hebrew
Minor in Arabic
Minor in Hebrew
Minor in Near Eastern Studies

Middle East and Far East Languages
Arabic (Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, Arabic for Business, Media Arabic, Medieval Arabic Texts, Arabic Linguistics)
Hebrew (Elementary, Intermediate, Modern Hebrew Literature)

Courses
Near Eastern and Asian Studies
Introduction to Islamic Civilization
Age of Islamic Empire, 600-1600
Islamic History, The Formation of Empire
Islamic History, The Formation of the State
Family Muslim Law
Women and Gender in the Middle East History
Colonization and Decolonization in North Africa
Arabic Linguistics
Arabic Sociolinguistics
History and Civilization of Ancient Near East
Survey of Jewish History
Bible and Ancient Mythology
Readings in the Old Testament
Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

Anthropology
Arab Society in Transition

Faculty
Near Eastern Studies
Muneer Fareed (Islamic studies)
Edith Covensky (Hebrew)
Aleya Rouchdy (Linguistics)
May Seikaly (Modern Middle East history, Women’s Studies)

Anthropology
Vacant

Scholarships/Graduate Support
A number of grants and scholarships are offered through the University
A scholarship for Arab-Americans is also offered