Middle East Studies: Curriculum

Elective Courses


IAFF 288 Security in the Middle East
IAFF 358 Political Islam
IAFF 358 Politics of Oil States in the Middle East
IAFF 358 Conflict and Peacebuilding in Divided Societies of the Middle East
IAFF 358 Refugees and Forced Migration in the Middle East
IAFF 358 U.S. Foreign Policy and Iraq
IAFF 358 U.S. Policy in the Gulf
HIST 297 War and Memory in the Middle East
HIST 297 Graduate Readings in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
PSC 276 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
ECON 295 Middle Eastern Economics
REL 770 Islamic Civilization & the West (3 credits - Special Topics course**)
REL 260 Topics in the Study of Islam (3 credits)
REL 261 Topics in Islamic Thought

* Please note that these classes may not be offered every semester of the academic year, and that this is NOT an exhaustive list.

** Special topics courses change every semester. Please check the bulletin and the schedule of classes for each semester's "Special Topics" options.

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