About the Middle East Studies Program

About

The purpose of the Middle East Studies Program is to combine training in a discipline or profession with insight and knowledge about the culture, languages, and problems of the area. The program adopts the basic philosophy that it is necessary to develop a new practical approach to the study of the Middle East by first acquiring sound training in a discipline or profession and then by applying the methods and concepts of that discipline and profession, as well as skills of inquiry and research, to specific problems in the Middle East. Economic planning, legal reform and institution building, urbanization, demography, housing, nutrition, agriculture, land problems, the organization and development of educational systems, and technical and vocational training at all levels are some of the fields covered by the program. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has extensive and unique resources in these fields, and it offers a broad range of courses on the languages, history, culture, and literature of the region.

The Middle East Studies Program offers a certificate for undergraduates. The program promotes the acquisition of the basic skills and concepts of a specific discipline or profession which may then be applied to research problems in a Middle Eastern context. Students at the undergraduate level may construct an individual major in Middle East Studies by utilizing the Individual Major option in the College of Letters and Science.

Faculty members of the Middle East Studies Program Advisory Committee are ready to assist students in the planning of such a major. The major must consist of a coherent pattern of courses in more than one department or recognized interdisciplinary program and must be approved by the Faculty Committee on Individual Majors Dean in 104 South Hall. Study Abroad programs are available for Israel and Egpyt through the Division of International Studies.


home about news calendar certificate courses languages faculty study abroad outreach resources contact	About The purpose of the Middle East Studies Program is to combine training in a discipline or profession with insight and knowledge about the culture, languages, and problems of the area. The program adopts the basic philosophy that it is necessary to develop a new practical approach to the study of the Middle East by first acquiring sound training in a discipline or profession and then by applying the methods and concepts of that discipline and profession, as well as skills of inquiry and research, to specific problems in the Middle East. Economic planning, legal reform and institution building, urbanization, demography, housing, nutrition, agriculture, land problems, the organization and development of educational systems, and technical and vocational training at all levels are some of the fields covered by the program. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has extensive and unique resources in these fields, and it offers a broad range of courses on the languages, history, culture, and literature of the region. The Middle East Studies Program offers a certificate for undergraduates. The program promotes the acquisition of the basic skills and concepts of a specific discipline or profession which may then be applied to research problems in a Middle Eastern context. Students at the undergraduate level may construct an individual major in Middle East Studies by utilizing the Individual Major option in the College of Letters and Science. Faculty members of the Middle East Studies Program Advisory Committee are ready to assist students in the planning of such a major. The major must consist of a coherent pattern of courses in more than one department or recognized interdisciplinary program and must be approved by the Faculty Committee on Individual Majors Dean in 104 South Hall. Study Abroad programs are available for Israel and Egpyt through the Division of International Studies.

The Middle East Studies Program is a member program of the International Institute. This site was last updated on January 3, 2007 . For technical questions & comments contact us. Copyright © 2006 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.