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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Atlanta, Georgia
Programs
BIS in Middle East Studies
The Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development at Georgia State University
offers a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Middle East Studies. This
interdisciplinary program focuses on the modern Middle East. Students take a range of
courses, including Arabic or other Middle Eastern language, from faculty in numerous
departments.
History (BA, MA, PhD with Middle East as a minor field)
Middle Eastern Languages
Arabic is offered through the second year (intermediate) level cross-registration enables
students to take advanced Arabic, Hebrew, or Persian at Emory University or Clark Atlanta
University
Courses
Undergraduate
Middle Eastern History 600-1800
Middle Eastern History since 1800
Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
Graduate
Seminar in Modern Middle Eastern History
Geography of the Middle East
Judaism
Art of Egypt, Nubia and the Maghrib
Art of the Near East from Antiquity through Islamic Conquest
Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa
Islam
Worlds of Eastern Christianity
The Holocaust
Biblical Studies
(each course is usually taught once a year)
Faculty
History
Donald M. Reid (Egypt, modern Arab world)
Geography
Dona Stewart (Urban Geography, Middle East)
Political Science
Michael Herb (Arab Gulf States)
Art History
Emily Hanna
Religious Studies
Kathryn McClymond (Judaism)
Special Features
The Middle East Center at Georgia State University provides opportunities for students to
learn more about the Middle East. The Center hosts a Speaker Series each semester. Study
abroad opportunities are also available.
Scholarships/Graduate Support
Graduate assistantships available through the History department.
Inquiries
Dona J. Stewart
Middle East Center
Georgia State University
PO Box 4038
Atlanta, GA 30302-4038
404-651-1829
fax 404-651-1542
djstewart@gsu.edu
Donald M. Reid
BIS Middle East Studies Academic Advisor
Department of History
Georgia State University
Atlanta GA 30303
404-651-3259
fax 404-651-1745
hisdmr@panther.gsu.edu
Last updated Tuesday, August 19, 2003