Masters Program in Middle Eastern Studies
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Sample Programs

The following is a sample schedules for MA students. Courses other than those to be offered by MES are generally offered on a regular basis by doctoral programs. 

Sample Program: Four Years

Year One, FALL
Approaches to the Study of the Middle East [MES, 3 credits]
Elementary Arabic I [credits not counted toward total]

Year One, SPRING
History of the Modern Middle East [MES, 3 credits]
Elementary Arabic II [credits not counted toward total]

Year Two, FALL
Special Topics I [MES, 3 credits]
Intermediate Arabic I [credits not counted toward total]

Year Two, SPRING
Special Topics II [MES, 3 credits]
Intermediate Arabic II [credits not counted toward total]

Year Three, FALL
Middle Eastern Diasporas [SOC 82100, 3 credits]
Islamic Art and Architecture [ART 75600, 3 credits]

Year Three, SPRING
Theater and Drama of the Middle East [THEATRE 85400, 3 credits]
Ethnology and Ethnography of the Middle East [ANTH 72100, 3 credits]

Year Four, FALL
Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa [PSC 87401, 3 credits]

Year Four, SPRING
Thesis Writing [MES, 3 credits]

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

 

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