Program Details

   All students enroll in Modern Standard Arabic and Jordanian Colloquial Arabic, at a level consistent to their background and proficiency, and select three other courses from offerings in Middle East and North African studies in a variety of disciplines including Anthropology, Art, Political Science, Environmental Studies, Religion, and Sociology.  Faculty members are drawn from a variety of institutions around the region.

Current course offerings are as follows:

(Please check the Amideast site for an up to date course listing.)

·         Modern Standard Arabic I (Arabic 101; 4 credits)

·         Modern Standard Arabic II (Arabic 102; 4 credits)

·         Modern Standard Arabic III (Arabic 201; 4 credits)

·         Modern Standard Arabic IV (Arabic 202; 4 credits)

·         Modern Standard Arabic V (Arabic 301; 4 credits)

·         Modern Standard Arabic VI (Arabic 302; 4 credits)

·         Jordanian Arabic I (Arabic 131; 3 credits)

·         Jordanian Arabic II (Arabic 231; 3 credits)

·         Jordanian Arabic III (Arabic 331; 3 credits)

·         Media Arabic I (Arabic 215; 3 credits; Prerequisite:  Mastery of the material covered in AMIDEAST’s Arabic 102; Co-requisite:  Arabic 201)

·         Media Arabic II (Arabic 315; 3 credits; Prerequisite:  Mastery of the material covered in AMIDEAST’s Arabic 201; Co-requisite:  Arabic 202 or higher)

·         Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East (Anthropology 301, 3 credits),SPRING 2012.

·         Modern and Contemporary Art in the Arab World (Art 320, 3 Credits, SPRING 2012.

·         Traditional Islamic Arts (Art 350, 3 credits,  SPRING 2012.

Environmental Issues in the Middle East (Environmental Studies 310, 3 credits), FALL SEMESTER

·         Contemporary Jordanian Culture, (MENA Studies 330, 3 credits), ALL SEMESTERS.

·         Community-Based Learning in the MENA Region (MENA Studies 390, 3 credits)

ALL SEMESTERS.

·         The Arab Spring:  Revolution and Reform in the Arab World (Political Science 312; 3 credits), ALL SEMESTERS.

·         Contemporary Issues in the Arab World (Political Science 315, 3 credits)

·         International Relations in the Middle East and North Africa: Hard and Soft Threats (Political Science 320; 3 credits)

·         Arab Israeli Relations (Political Science 325, 3 credits), SPRING SEMESTER.

·         Radical Islamic Political Movements (Political Science 330, 3 credits), FALL SEMESTER.

·         Contemporary Islamic Thought (Religion 330, 3 credits), SPRING SEMESTER.

·         Understanding Arab Society From Within (Sociology 320, 3 credits), FALL SEMESTER.

·         Ethnic and Minority Relations in the Middle East and North Africa (Sociology 330; 3 credits), FALL SEMESTER.

·         Women and Society in the Arab World (Women’s Studies 330, 3 credits), FALL SEMESTER.