Middle East and North African Studies

• Understand the merits and limitations of conceptualizing the Middle East and North Africa as a region of study.

• Gain knowledge of the historical, cultural, political, and linguistic processes that have forged the region in its global contexts.

• Demonstrate mastery of intermediate Arabic language skills (or, in some cases, another regionally significant language).

• Appreciate how complementary and competing academic approaches to the Middle East and North Africa condition an interdisciplinary understanding of the region.

• Develop a foundation for continued study of the Middle East and North Africa and for applied work in the region.