Master of Arts in Middle East and Islamic Studies: Curriculum

 

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Master of Arts in Middle East and Islamic Studies

 
 

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ME_IS5010

Methodology of Viewing the Middle East and the Islamic world [syllabus]

 

 

 

ME/IS5015

Modern Islamic Revivalist Movements (1700- Present) [syllabus]

 

 

 

ME5023

The History of the Middle East 1800 to present

 

 

 

ME5025

State, Society and Political Economy of Contemporary Middle East [syllabus]

 

 

 

IS5050

Islam: Religion and Law [syllabus]

 

 

 

IS5055

The History of Islam and Islamic thought (600-1100) [syllabus]

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

ME/IS5016

History of Islamic Middle East (1200-1800)

 

 

 

ME/IS5017

Art and Architecture in the Middle East and the Islamic world

 

 

 

ME5019

Gender and the Middle East

 

 

 

ME_IS5020

Diversity and Pluralism in the Muslim World with an emphasis on the Middle East

 

 

 

IS5052

Islamic Philosophy

 

 

 

IS5053

Islamic Law

 

 

 

IS5054

The Islamic City

 

 

 

IS5056

Islamic Economics

 

 

 

IS5057

Sufism

 

 

 

IS5058

Islam in Europe

 

 

 

ME5021

The Palestinian Condition: History, Refugees and Every Day Life

 

 

 

ME5026

Politics of the Middle East

 

 

 

ME5027

Europe and the Middle East

 

 

 

ME5028

US Foreign Policy in the Middle East

 

 

 

ME5029

Middle East in the International Context

 

 

 

ME5030

The Arab-Israeli Conflict

 

 

 

ME5031

Conflicts in the Middle East

 

 

 

IS5051

Human Rights and Islam

 

 

 

ME5091

Special Topics on: Modern Turkey; Modern Egypt; Modern Iran; Modern Pakistan and Afghanistan; Modern North Africa; Modern Fertile Crescent; Modern South-East Asia, Modern Central Asia.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 
 
 
 

The above courses, which are subject to expansion according to student and faculty interests, will be in the form of class lectures, seminars or a combination of the two, depending on the topic and the instructor. Classes will meet for two hours and thirty minutes per week over approximately 12 weeks per semester. The academic year is composed of two semesters.

 
 
 
 
 
 

1-year program
 
The one-year M.A. degree (MEIS) requires the successful completion of 32 credits:
 

Seven 4-credit courses (28 credits):

   
 

Six core courses (24 credits)

One elective course (4 credits)

 

 

A 10,000 word MA research project in the last semester of studies (4 credits).

 

 
MEIS students in good academic standing may apply for the 2-year option mid-program. Contact Prof. Ali Rahnema for details »
 
 

2-year program
 
The two-year M.A. (MEISL) degree requires the successful completion of 64 credits:
 

Fourteen 4-credit courses (56 credits):

 

  
 

Six core courses (24 credits)

Four language courses (16 credits)

Four elective courses (16 credits)

 

 

A 20,000 word MA thesis in the last semester of their studies (8 credits).

 

  

An oral comprehensive examination on the core courses.

 

  
 
 

3-semester MEL program
 
The 3-semester MA degree (MEL) requires the successful completion of 42 credits:
 

Nine 4-credit courses (36 credits):

 

  
 

Four IS courses (16 credits)

Four Arabic language courses (16 credits)

One elective ME or IS course (4 credits)

 

 

A 10,000 word MA research project in the Spring semester of studies (4 credits).

 

  

A 4,000 word paper largely based on primary sources in Arabic in the Summer semester of studies (2 credits)

 

  
 
 

3-semester ISL program
 
The 3-semester MA degree (ISL) requires the successful completion of 42 credits:
 

Nine 4-credit courses (36 credits):

 

  
 

Four core ME courses (16 credits)

Four Arabic language courses (16 credits)

One elective ME or IS course (4 credits)

 

 

A 10,000 word MA research project in the Spring semester of studies (4 credits).

 

  

A 4,000 word paper largely based on primary sources in Arabic in the Summer semester of studies (2 credits)

 

  
 

 
 

All graduate students in this program are required to maintain a 3.00 GPA. Courses in which a student has earned a grade of C- or below must be repeated to obtain credit. No more than two grades of C will be accepted for this Master's degree.
 
 

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