Featured Faculty Courses Offered Autumn ‘24
Looking to learn more about the Middle East? Check out these courses below! Find a full list of ME-related courses here!
ARTSSCI First Year Seminar
Career Paths in Middle East Studies
Career Paths in Middle East Studies is a dynamic seminar designed to guide students through the myriad of career opportunities within the realm of Middle East Studies. Led by Professor Joy McCorriston and Dr. Melinda McClimans, the course offers a comprehensive exploration of diverse career opportunities available to students with an interest in Middle East Studies. Through a combination of guest lectures, readings, discussions, and reflective exercises, this seminar equips students with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to navigate their career paths successfully. Led by experienced instructors and featuring insights from industry professionals and successful alumni, the course aims to assist students in charting their own course toward fulfilling and impactful careers.
Melinda McClimans and Joy McCorriston
JEWSHST 2201
Introduction to Jewish Culture, Thought, and Practice
An introduction to the historical, ideological, and cultural growth of Judaism examined from a variety of methodological perspectives. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 201. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
Adena V. Tanenbaum
ISLAM 2350
Islam, Politics, and Society in History
Introduction to the manner in which Islam has interacted with politics in the Middle East and vicinity from the rise of Islam through the present. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for History 2350. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in History.
Mehrak Kamali Sarvestani
HISTORY 2675
The Indian Ocean: Communities and Commodities in Motion
This course examines the history of the Indian Ocean world, a dynamic inter-regional arena that touches three continents. The course will explore historical processes as they cross traditional boundaries between geographic regions. With its focus on communities and commodities, this course will expose students to the continuities and change that have created the modern Indian Ocean world. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
Thomas F. McDow
PERSIAN 2701
Persian Literature in Translation
A study of Persian literature in translation and the history of its discourses, genres, and styles. Prereq: English 1110, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
Mehrak Kamali Sarvestani
NELC 3667
Messages from Beyond: Divination, Prophecy, and the Occult in Religion and Culture
In this course, we will explore how people from antiquity to our time have sought to find meaning in the complexity and uncertainty around their physical and social environment to access what they perceived as hidden realms as sources of meaning. Students will learn how messages from beyond guide their daily lives, provide them with sources of authority or companionship for their art of philosophy. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for RelStds 3667. GE theme lived environments course. Cross-listed in RelStds.
Daniel Frank
TURKISH 3797
Global Intercultural Citizenship in the Middle East: Turkey
The course offers a collaborative online international learning (COIL) virtual education abroad experience that includes immersive opportunities such as virtual reality visits to important sites, online conversations and collaborations with students at a university in the Middle East, and workshops and demonstrations with local scholars and artists. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
Danielle Schoon
HISTORY 3480
Israel/Palestine: History of the Present
The course will enable students to reflect on the ways in which the past informs interpretations of the present and the ways in which the present informs interpretations of the past. The course will adopt a broad definition of the "present", investigating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict primarily against the background of the collapse of the Oslo peace process in the early 2000s. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for JewshSt 3480. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course. Cross-listed with JewshSt.
Ori Yehudai
