Middle East Studies

The graduate certificate in Middle East Studies is an 18-credit hour program consisting of six courses at the graduate (201-300) level. To successfully complete the program, students must complete three required core courses. Students will also select three additional courses, in consultation with the program director, that focus primarily on the Middle East (though up to six credits may be taken in functional subjects connected with the student's professional development). These courses may be in any department of the University.

Required Courses

Students must select three of the following courses:

Political Science
PSC 277 Comparative Politics of the Middle East
PSC 278 International Relations of the Middle East

History
HIST 297 History of the Modern Middle East

Anthropology
Anthropology of the Middle East (specific courses offered will vary by semester)

International Affairs
IAFF 346 Political Economy of the Middle East
IAFF 347 Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East

Suggested Elective Courses
HIST 297 Readings in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
HIST 297 War and Memory in the Middle East
ECON 295 Middle East Economics
IAFF 342 Regional Security in the Middle East
IAFF 358 Lebanon and Syria
IAFF 358 U.S. Policy in the Gulf
IAFF 358 Iraq and Iran
IAFF 358 Refugees and Forced Migration in the Middle East
IAFF 358 U.S. Foreign Policy and Iraq
IAFF 358 Political Islam
IAFF 358 Politics of Oil States in the Middle East