SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Syracuse, New York

Programs
Anthropology
Architecture 
Communications & Rhetorical studies
Fine Arts
Health and Wellness
History 
International Relations 
Judaic Studies
Law 
Language, Literature, and Linguistics
Political Science 
Religion 

Degrees
Minor in Middle Eastern Studies (21 credits) 

Middle East Languages
Arabic (I to IV)
Hebrew (I to V and beyond)
Turkish (I to IV)

Courses
Anthropology
ANT/IRP/MES 430 Middle East in Anthropological Perspective

Architecture
ARC 435/FIA 457 Islamic Architecture

Fine Arts
FIA 490 Independent Studies in Middle Eastern Music

History
HST 318 Islamic Civilization to 1500
HST 373 Middle East Since 1500
HST/JSP 392 History of the Holocaust
HST 401 The Modern Middle East

Language, Literature and Linguistics
ARB 101 Arabic I
ARB 102 Arabic II
ARB 201 Arabic III
ARB 202 Arabic IV
HEB 101 Hebrew I
HEB 102 Hebrew II
HEB 201 Hebrew III
HEB 202 Hebrew IV
TRK 101 Turkish I
TRK 102 Turkish II
TRK 201 Turkish III
TRK 202 Turkish IV

Political Science
PSC/MES 300 Representations of the Middle East
PSC/MES 300 Oil, Water & War
PSC 300 Sociology of Islamic Fundamentalism
PSC 300 Jewish Political Thought
PSC/MES 344 Politics of the Middle East
PSC/MES 345 Islam and Politics in Asia
PSC/MES 349 Politics of Iran
PSC 682/MES 430 Social Theory & Middle East Politics
PSC 760 International Negotiations

Religion
REL/JSP 114 The Bible  
REL/JSP 135 Judaism
REL/SAS 165 Islam
REL 200 Science and Spirituality in Islam
REL/JSP 215 The Hebrew Bible
REL 217 The New Testament
REL/JSP/LIT/ETS 231 Judaic Literature
REL 301 Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Cultures
REL/JSP 302 Second Temple Judaism
REL/JSP/LIT 333 Hebrew & Yiddish Literature in Translation
REL/JSP 334 Modern Judaism
REL/JSP/LIT 335 Israeli Literature & Culture
REL 364 Islamic Literatures
REL 367 Islamic Arts and Aesthetics
REL/WSP/SAS 465 Gender in Islam
REL 607 Ancient Religious Rhetoric
REL 625/MES 430 Pluralism in Islam
REL/ANT 628/MES 430 Muslim Rituals, Practices, and Performance
REL 676/JSP 600/MES 430 Religion and Literature 

Faculty
Anthropology
Robert A. Rubinstein

Architecture
Susan R. Henderson

Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Amos Kiewe

Fine Arts
Carol Babiracki

Health and Wellness
Sandy Lane

International Relations
Goodwin Cooke

Language, Literature and Linguistics
Violette Humsi
Arsalan Kahnemuyipour
Jaklin Kornfilt
Eva Phillips
Dina Vincow

Law
Donna Arzt (Law School)

Political Science
Hossein Bashiriyeh
James P. Bennett
Mehrzad Boroujerdi
Julie E. Cooper

Religion
Zachary Braiterman
Ken Frieden
Tazim Kassam
James W. Watts

Directors
Mehrzad Boroujerdi
Middle East Studies Program and Political Science

Scholarships/Support
There are a small number of scholarships available to both undergraduate and graduate students for field work or language training in the Middle East. There is also a best student paper award.

Special Features
Syracuse University Press http://www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/
Study Abroad opportunities and exchange relationships in Egypt, England, Israel, Lebanon, and Turkey

Contact
Mehrzad Boroujerdi
mboroujerdi@maxwell.syr.edu
http://thecollege.syr.edu/depts/mes/index.htm

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 16, 2007