Diploma in Middle East Studies

Understand Middle East history and culture, analyze regional policies, understand contemporary challenges in the region, work in regional studies field

Bachelor’s degree from accredited university, acceptable GPA, English proficiency test, one recommendation letter

Courses

Five courses are required for the Diploma, from at least three departments. Students can take a maximum of two courses at the 4000 level. Students must take three of the following courses:

ARIC 5133 – Islamic Institutions (3 cr.)
ARIC 5232 – Seminar on the Twentieth-Century Middle East (3 cr.)
or
HIST 5223 – Seminar on the Twentieth-Century Middle East (3 cr.)
ECON 5252 – Economic Development in Middle East Countries (3 cr.)
MEST 5201 – A Critical Introduction to Middle East Studies (3 cr.)

The remaining two courses must be related to the Middle East, from Arab & Islamic Civilizations, Economics, Gender and Women’s Studies, History, Law, Middle East Studies, Political Science, Anthropology/Sociology, Migration & Refugee Studies or Public Policy & Administration.