Program
Middle East Studies Center

Degrees Offered
BA in International Studies/Middle East
Certificate in Middle East
MA and PhD offered through individual departments

Middle East Languages
Arabic (four years and spoken)
Hebrew (two years)
Persian (two years)
Turkish (two years)

Courses
Anthropology
Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
Art
Ancient Art
English
Post-Colonial Literature
Arab Literature in Translation
Foreign Languages and Literature
Folk Literature of the Arabs
Geography
Geography of the Middle East (annually)
History
Islamic Civilization
Middle East in Modern Times (three course sequence)
The Ottoman World
Palestine and Israel
Modern Arabia
Introduction to Islamic Law
Palestine in the 19th Century
Middle East Documents
Political Science
Governments and Politics of the Middle East
Arab-Israeli Conflict
International Relations of the Middle East
North African Politics (annually)
Sociology
Sociology of the Middle East (annually)

Faculty
Lisa Andrus (art history)
Pelin Basci (Turkish language and literature)
Shervin Behroozian (Persian language)
Kim Brown (cross cultural communication, Persian language)
Karen Carr (Mediterranean History)
John Damis (political science, North Africa)
Grant M. Farr (comparative sociology, Iran, Afghanistan)
Jon Mandaville (history of Arabic provinces of the Ottoman Empire and Arabian Peninsula)
Dirgham Sbait (Hebrew and Arabic languages and literature)

Students
Undergraduate, 40
Graduate, 15

Director
Jon Mandaville

Associate Director
Marta R. Colburn

Program Coordinators
Linda Morrell, Turkish Programs
Wajdi Said, Islamic Studies

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Graduate teaching and/or research assistantships are available through several departments in which courses related to the Middle East are taught
Patty and Gary Leiser Scholarship in Middle Eastern Languages
Elizabeth Ducie Scholarship for Arabic language

Special Features
Outreach: The Middle East Studies Center has an active outreach program, bridging the academic resources at PSU and the community. This includes such activities as public lecture series, workshops for educational institutions throughout the state, and sponsoring Middle Eastern concerts and cultural activities.
Summer Offerings: Portland State University cooperates with the Middle Eastern Consortium of western universities to offer an extensive range of language and humanities courses during the summers. In 1996 this was held at PSU, with courses in 16 different departments. Additionally, some languages are offered on campus during the summer

Inquiries

Middle East Studies Center
Jon Mandaville, Director
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97201-0751
503-725-3983 or 503-725-5467
fax 503-725-5320
campbell@pdx.edu

Catalog and registration information :
Admissions
104 Neuberger Hall
PO Box 751
Portland OR 97207-0751
503-725-3511
www.pdx.edu

Last updated Tuesday, August 19, 2003