Middle Eastern Studies Course Lists
II. Middle Eastern Studies
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 4733 | Economic Development in the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3003 | Topics in International and Area Studies (Middle Eastern content) | 3 |
| IAS 3203 | The Middle East Since World War I | 3 |
| IAS 3223 | Modern Iran: Islam, Politics, and the State, 1500 to the Present | 3 |
| IAS 3233 | Nationalism and the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3403 | US-Iranian Relations: History, Politics, and the Road to Confrontation | 3 |
| IAS 3413 | Iran & Islam to 1800: History, Culture, and Society in the Pre-Modern Period | 3 |
| IAS 3423 | Middle East Through Film | 3 |
| IAS 3433 | International Relations in the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3443 | Political Islam | 3 |
| IAS 3473 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 |
| IAS 3503 | The United States and the Middle East: 1945-Present | 3 |
| IAS 3663 | Comparative Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3683 | Poverty and Inequality in the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3693 | Military, State & Society | 3 |
| IAS 3723 | Sexuality & Identity in the Islamic World | 3 |
| IAS 3753 | Youth Culture in Contemporary Iran | 3 |
| IAS 3763 | Women and Gender in the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3913 | The Practice of Diplomacy | 3 |
| IAS 3943 | Global Intelligence Challenges | 3 |
| IAS 3983 | Anti-Muslim Racism | 3 |
III. History and Religion
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 2013 | Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 3403 | Modern Israel | 3 |
| HIST 3563 | Jerusalem | 3 |
| HIST 3953 | The Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 3963 | From Zionism to Modern Israel | 3 |
| HIST 3973 | Judaism - A Religious History | 3 |
| HIST 3993 | The Evolution of Martyrdom in the Judeo-Christian Civilization | 3 |
| HSTM 3453 | Science and Civilization in Islam | 3 |
| RELS 2303 | Introduction to Islam | 3 |
| RELS 3533 | The Qur'an | 3 |
| RELS 3543 | Islamic Law | 3 |
| RELS 3563 | Islamic Theology | 3 |
IV. Arts and Culture
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARCH 4183 | Survey of Middle Eastern Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH 4283 | Persian Architecture | 3 |
| FMS 3843 | Topics in National Cinema (Topics: Turkish Cinema or Iranian Cinema) | 3 |
| HIST 3313 | Israeli Culture Through Film | 3 |
| IAS 3393 | Iranian Society through Cinema | 3 |
| IAS 3783 | US-Arab Cultural Encounters | 3 |
| MLLL 3063 | Survey of Jewish Literature from Antiquity to the Present | 3 |
| MLLL 3323 | Language, Culture, and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa | 3 |
| MLLL 3413 | Arabic Literature and Culture | 3 |
| MUNM 3613 | Middle Eastern Music | 3 |