Middle East Studies Program Announces Courses for Spring 2016
The Middle East Studies Program in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences will offer courses in anthropology, Arabic language, literature, history, political science and religion during the spring 2016 semester and January 2016 Intersession. This spring's course offerings reflect the diverse specialties and academic interests of the program's faculty, and maybe used to satisfy requirements for the Middle East Studies major and minor.
The Middle East Studies Program is administered by the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies, an academic and research unit in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. An interdisciplinary and interdepartmental area studies center that offers diverse cultural, intellectual, and educational opportunities for the University of Arkansas community, it promotes research and teaching in interdisciplinary Middle East studies.
The center offers an undergraduate major in Middle East Studies and supports graduate studies in related departments through the Middle East Studies Program, as well as summer language study and research assistantships for graduate students and teaching and research by visiting scholars from affiliated universities and programs.
More information about the King Fahd Center can be found at http://mest.uark.edu. For ongoing news, follow the Center on Facebook and Twitter.
Middle East Studies Courses (January 2016 Intersession)
- Apostle Paul and His Legacy - Allen, Spencer
MEST4003/H
M-S noon to 3:45 p.m. - Syria's Conflict and the Rise of ISIS - Ghadbian, Najib
PLSC400V/MEST4003
M-S noon to 3:45 p.m.
Middle East Studies Courses (Spring 2016)
- Egyptology - Morey, Erika
ANTH3033
M/W 3:05-4:20 p.m. - Islam & Early South Asia - Brubaker, Robert
ANTH3903/HIST3823
M/W/F 9:40-10:30 a.m. - Middle East Popular Culture - Swedenburg, Ted
ANTH4913
Tu/Th 11-12:15 p.m. - Intensive Arabic II - Haydar, Paula
ARAB2016
M/W/F, 9:40-10:30 a.m.
Tu/Th, 9:30-10:45 a.m. - Intensive Arabic II - Haydar, Paula
ARAB2016
M/W/F, 10:45-11:35 a.m.
Tu/Th, 11-12:15 p.m. - Intensive Arabic IV - Haydar, Adnan
ARAB4016
M/W/F, 9:40-10:30 a.m.
Tu/Th, 9:30-10:45 a.m. - Advanced Arabic II - Haydar, Adnan
ARAB4033
M/W/F, 8:35-9:25 a.m. - Islamic Civilization - Parnell, Matthew
HIST3033
Tu/Th, 2-3:15 p.m. - Palestine and Israel in Modern Times - Parnell, Matthew
HIST3473
Tu/Th, 12:30-1:45 p.m. - Camp David 1978 & Mideast - Gordon, Joel
HIST4893 (priority given to History students)
T, 5-7:50 p.m. - Intro to Islam - Alam, Sarwar
MEST2003
Tu/Th, 2-3:15 p.m. - Intro to Middle East Studies - Gordon, Joel
MEST2013
W, 3-5 p.m. - Early Christian History - Allen, Spencer
MEST4003/H
Th, 6-8:50 p.m. - The Rise of Monotheism - Allen, Spencer
MEST4003/H/HIST3853
Tu, 6-8:50 p.m. - Women of the Bible - Allen, Spencer
MEST4003/H
Tu/Th, 3:30-4:45 p.m. - Politics of the Middle East - Ben Ali, Dhia
PLSC3523
M/W, 6:20-7:35 p.m. - Gender & Policy in the Middle East and South Asia - Alam, Sarwar
PLSC400V
Tu/Th, 12:30-1:45 p.m. - Islam and Politics - Brown, Daniel
PLSC4593
M/W/F, 12:55-1:45 p.m. - The Middle East in World Affairs - Ghadbian, Najib
PLSC4843
M, 6-8:30 p.m. - Modern Arabic Literature - Kahf, Mohja
WLIT3983
M/W/F, 12:55-1:45 p.m.
Contacts
Nani Verzon, HEI Program coordinator
Middle East Studies Program
479-575-2175,
hverzon@uark.edu
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