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UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Denver, Colorado
Program
Graduate School of International Studies -
Middle East Concentration
Center for Judaic Studies
Degrees Offered
BA
MA
PhD
Middle East Languages
Arabic (available through University College and through Language Department
Hebrew (available through Judaic Studies)
Courses
Most offered in alternate years, some offered less frequently
Graduate School of International Studies
Comparative Area Problems: The Middle East
The Contemporary Middle East Crisis
Political Economy of the Middle East
Directed Readings and Research (each quarter)
History
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Israel
Muhammed and Islam
History of Israelite Religion
Jews in the Middle Ages
Modern Jewish History 1492-1948
Introduction to Islam and Islamic History
History of the Islamic Near East to the Fall of Baghdad
History of the Islamic Near East from the Fall of Baghdad to the Present
Modern Near East
Contemporary Near East
Holocaust
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Faculty
Graduate School of International Studies
Karen A. Feste (politics)
Joseph S. Szyliowicz (politics)
Economics
Nawfal Umari
History
Seth Ward
Judaic Studies
Leah Garrett
Fred Greenspahn
Uri Neil
Seth Ward
GSIS Degree Requirements
MA: 90 quarter hours of credit including 15 hours (3 courses) in international politics, comparative politics, international economics, or political theory; 15-25 hours (3-5 courses) in Middle East area
studies; 5 hours in methodology. Up to 15 hours will be credited toward foreign language study. A language proficiency examination is required. Up to 10 hours for thesis research. MA thesis or 2 substantial
research papers is required.
PhD: 135 quarter hours of credit, including 15 hours (3 courses) in international politics, comparative politics, international economics, or political theory; 15-25 hours (3-5 courses) in Middle East area studies; 15 hours in methodology including statistics and research training; 15 hours (3 courses) in international security, technology, human rights, policy analysis, political economy, development, or conflict resolution. Minimum of 120 hours in formal coursework altogether. Beyond that, 15 hours may be credited for language study, 10 hours may be credited for MA thesis research. The 90 hours of the MA transfer directly into the PhD program.
Director
Joseph S. Szyliowicz, Graduate School of International Studies
Scholarships/Graduate Support
A few GSIS full and partial fellowships are available for qualified students
Special Features
GSIS students combine social science methodology, international relations, and comparative politics with a specialization in Middle East area studies Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East (ISIME)
Inquiries
Graduate School of International Studies
Karen A. Feste, Associate Dean
University of Denver
Denver CO 80208
gsis02@medusa.cair.du.edu
www.du.edu/grad/index.html
Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East
Mark Montgomery, Executive Director
University of Denver
Denver CO 80208
303-871-3094
fax 303 871-24576
mmontgom@du.edu
Institute for Islamic-Judaic Studies
Seth Ward, Director
University of Denver
Denver CO 80208
303-871-3015
fax 303-871-3037
sward@du.edu
Center for Judaic Studies
Academic Program Director
University of Denver
Denver CO 80208
303-871-3012
fax 303-871-3037
www.du.edu
Last updated Wednesday, December 08, 2004
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