Middle Eastern Studies

2026-2027

231 courses

MES 097Proseminar
MES 119STopics in Middle Eastern Studies
MES 127Middle Eastern Cultural Exchange
MES 129STopics in Middle Eastern Studies
MES 194Professional Development in Middle Eastern Studies
MES 219STopics in Middle Eastern Studies
MES 229STopics in Middle Eastern Studies
MES 294Professional Development in Middle Eastern Studies
MES 301CGateway to the Middle East
MES 301JThe Ancient Middle East
MES 301KIntroduction to the Middle East: Religious, Cultural, and Historical Foundations
MES 301LIntroduction to the Middle East: Adjustment and Change in Modern Times
MES 304MAncient Cities
MES 310Topics in Middle Eastern Studies
MES 310.4Social Transformation of Love and Relationships
MES 310.5Introduction to Music in World Cultures
MES 310.6Jewish Civilization: Beginnings to 1492
MES 310.8Introduction to Jewish Studies
MES 310CIntroduction to the Old Testament
MES 310DIntroduction to Islam
MES 310NIntroduction to Modern North Africa
MES 310PRevolution and Decolonization in North Africa
MES 310RIntroduction to Middle East Religions
MES 311The History of Israel
MES 311CJudaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Introduction
MES 319STopics in Middle Eastern Studies
MES 323CEngaging the Middle East
MES 328DMaterial Cultures of Coexistence
MES 329STopics in Middle Eastern Studies
MES 331CHistory of the Ottoman Empire
MES 331OTwentieth-Century Arab World
MES 334CMusic Cultures of the Middle East, Past and Present
MES 341Topics in the Middle East: Social Science
MES 341.10Cultural Geographies of Israel
MES 341.11Rule of Law in the Middle East
MES 341.12Muslim Women in Politics
MES 341.13Sex and Sexuality in the Muslim World
MES 341.18Contemporary Jerusalem
MES 341.19Ottoman State and Society
MES 341.20The Politics and Art of Iran's Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising
MES 341.22Veiling in the Muslim World
MES 341.3The Cities of the Middle East
MES 341.5Arab-Israeli Politics
MES 341.6Negotiating Urbanization: Case Studies in Turkey
MES 341.7Gender Politics in the Islamic World
MES 341.8Multicultural Israel
MES 341.9Islam and Politics
MES 342Topics in the Middle East: Arts and Humanities
MES 342.1Introduction to Arabic Literature
MES 342.10Persian Literature, Past and Present
MES 342.11Iranian Women Writers
MES 342.13Iranian Literature in Exile
MES 342.14Iranian Film and Fiction
MES 342.16The Qur'an
MES 342.19Self-Revelation in Women's Writing
MES 342.2Loyalty and Rebellion in Arabic Literature
MES 342.20Autobiography: A Modern Literary Species
MES 342.22Biblical Archaeology
MES 342.23The Dead Sea Scrolls
MES 342.25Politics of Court Literature
MES 342.26Arab Women Poets
MES 342.27Islamic Law
MES 342.28Gender in North and West Africa
MES 342.3Memory and Identity in Ancient Arabia
MES 342.31Palestine and the Palestinians: A Journey Through Time
MES 342.32Women Filmmakers in the Middle East
MES 342.33Love in the East and West
MES 342.35Islamic Theology
MES 342.36Rumi and the Persian Sufi Tradition
MES 342.37Biblical Prophecy
MES 342.38Comparative Jewish Literature: Israel, France, and the United States
MES 342.4The Arabian Nights
MES 342.40Gender and Art in the Muslim World
MES 342.42Archaeology of Greek Prehistory
MES 342.44Graffiti and Poster Art in the Islamic World
MES 342.45Lost Languages and Decipherment
MES 342.5Israel Through Its Literature
MES 342.51Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
MES 342.52Abraham and Abrahamic Religions
MES 342.53Angels, Demons, and Magic in Early Christianity