Program
South Asian and Middle East Studies

Degrees Offered
MA

Middle East Languages
Arabic (3 years)
Coptic (1 year)
Hebrew (3-4 years)
Persian (3 years)

Courses
Agriculture
Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
International Experience
Anthropology
Colonialism and Culture
Non-Western Architecture: Native America, the Islamic Middle East, and Asia
Art History
Ancient and Medieval Art
Business Administration
International Business Operations
Classical Civilization
Sex and Gender in Classical Antiquity
Comparative Literature
Classic Masterpieces of Non-Western Cultures
Modern Masterpieces of Non-Western Cultures
Crop Sciences
The Global Food Production Web
Economics
The Israeli Economy
French
Studies in Francophonie
Geography
Geography of Development and Underdevelopment
The Geography of Developing Countries
History
Egypt Since the First World War
Europe in the World Since 1750
History and Civilization of the Islamic Middle East 7th - 20th Centuries CE
History of North and West Africa
Immigrant America
Messianic Movements in History
Problems in Near and Middle Eastern History
Religious Rebellions and Messianic Movements in History
Seminar in Near and Middle Eastern History
The Ancient World
The Emergence of the Modern Middle East in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
The Middle East in the Twentieth Century
The Ottoman Empire, 1566-1924
Human Development and Family Studies
Comparative Family Organization
The Family in International Settings
Human Resource Education
International Human Resource Development in Developing Countries
Law
International Human Rights Law
International Law
Linguistics
Seminar in Bilingualism
Labor and Industrial Relations
Labor in Less Developed Countries
International Human Resource Management
Music
Anthropology of Music
Area Studies in Ethnomusicology
Political Science
Comparative Foreign Policies
Governments and Politics in the Middle East
International Communications
International Law
International Political Economy
International Relations
International War
International War and Peace
Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to International Security and Arms Control
Methodology in International Relations
Senior Thesis in International Relations
The Emerging Nations
Topics in Non-Western Political Thought
Religious Studies
A History of Judaism
Ancient Near Eastern Culture
Archaeology and the Bible
Biblical Prose
Comparative Muslim Societies
Hebrew Bible in English
Hebrew Poetry
History of Early Judaism
Intellectual Debates in Medieval Islam
Introduction to Classical Hebrew
Islam and Society in the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Islam: An Introduction
Jewish Practices: A Religio-Historical Approach
Jewish Sacred Literature
Language of Religion
Language of Religion
Muslims and Christians: Interactions and Reactions
Mystics and Saints in Islam
The Bible as Literature
The Qur'an (Koran) and Its Interpreters
Women in Muslim Societies
World Religions
Rural Sociology
Social Change in Developing Areas
Sociology
Political Sociology
Asian American Experiences
Recent Developments in Transnational Studies
Women’s Studies
Gender Roles and International Development

Degree Requirements
Candidates for the MA degree must meet four requirements:
1) demonstrate a reading knowledge of Arabic, Hebrew or Persian, either by passing a proficiency examination or by successful completion of appropriate language courses
2) complete nine units of area courses
3) present two satisfactory 400-level research seminar papers in lieu of a thesis, and
4) pass a comprehensive oral examination covering their area course work

Director
Kenneth Cuno

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Tuition waivers available through affiliated departments

Additional Information
FLAS fellowships in Arabic are available through the Center for African Studies