Prob & Meth in Mideast Studies

(4 Credits)

This is the gateway course for all incoming doctoral students in MEIS and the Joint History-MEIS program as well as MA students in the Near Eastern Studies Program. This course is required for all entering graduate students in these programs unless they receive a waiver from their Director of Graduate Studies. The course surveys the field of Middle East studies and explores epistemological, methodological, and theoretical challenges and debates.