Program
Middle East Studies

Degrees Offered
International Studies:
- BA
- MA
Minor in Middle East Studies

Middle Eastern Languages
Arabic (Beginning, Intermediate, Foreign Study)
Hebrew (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced)
other Middle Eastern languages offered periodically through Critical Languages Program

Courses
Anthropology
Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
Near Eastern Pre-History

Art
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Egyptian Art
Islamic Art

Business
International Business

Communication
The International Information Order

Economics
International Trade
International Finance
Economic Development

Geography
The Geography of Economic Development
Advanced Economic Geography

Geology
Mineral Resources

Hebrew Civilization
Selected Books of the Hebrew Bible
Sects and Movements in Judaism
Literature of Modern Israel

History
Medieval Islamic Civilization
The Modern Middle East from 1700
Ancient Near East
The Middle East Crucible

Interdepartmental
Global Militarism and Human Survival
The Bible

Linguistics
The Linguistic Basis of Reading and Writing
Language and Culture

Management
International Business
Comparative Management Systems

Marketing
Global Marketing Strategy

Philosophy
Medieval Philosophy

Political Science
American Diplomacy in the Middle East
International Politics of the Middle East
World Diplomacy
Contemporary International Politics
Global Interdependence and the Crisis of World Order
Recent American Diplomacy
International Organizations and Law
Politics and Security in the Middle East
United States Foreign Policy in the Middle East

Sociology
Sociology of Religion
Third World Development
The American in Foreign Cultures

Spanish
Literature of Sephardic Jewry

courses offered annually

Faculty
Fakrheedin Azimi (history)
Larry Bowman (political science)
Metin Cosgel (economics)
Arnold Dasahevsky (sociology, Judaic studies)
Mohamed Hussein (accounting)
Issam Kanaan (critical languages)
Mahar Kanaan (critical languages)
Edward Khairallah (biology)
Joel Kupperman (philosophy)
Jeffrey Lefebvre (political science)
Robert Luyster (philosophy)
Bernard Magubane (anthropology)
Lucy McNeece (literature)
Stuart Miller (Judaic studies)
Richard Vengroff (political science, Dean of International Affairs)
Anita Walker (history)
Mark Wenzel (international affairs)

cholarships/Graduate Support
Available through individual departments, and through Dean of International Affairs

Special Features
Under a reciprocal agreement, the University of Connecticut Program in Middle Eastern Languages and Area Studies is recognized as a regional resource, and students from New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont may officially enroll in the program at reduced tuition for an undergraduate major. Facilities exist from study abroad with credit from the University of Connecticut Program. The University of Connecticut Program maintains ties with two other University topical and area studies programs -- The Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, and the Center for Contemporary African Affairs.