Courses
Students in the MAAS program design an interdisciplinary program of study based on their individual academic and professional interests. In addition to courses taught by MAAS professors, students may select from a full range of courses related to Middle East Studies offered at Georgetown.
Below is a sampling of courses taught by MAAS professors during the 2022-2023 academic year. For the full schedule of courses offered at the University, visit the Georgetown course catalog.
Courses Taught in Arabic
Academic Topics in Arabic
MAAS Arabic Grammar and Conversation
Arab Feminism through Literature
Prison Literaturee
Advanced Arabic Writing / Compositione
Culture, Education & Development
CLab: Cultural Heritage
Culture & Society / Arab World
Development in the Arab World
Education in MENA: Knowledge & Power:
Palestine Today
Environment & Migration
Critical, Human & Environmental Security
Oil and Politics of the Gulf
Sahara: Authority, Mobility, Ecology
History of Migration / MENA
History & Survey Courses
Intro to the Study of the Arab World
Understanding the Arab World
Constructing the Modern MENA
IR & Regional Relations
International Relations / Middle East
China-MENA Relations
US Foreign Policy / Middle East
Comparative Arab Civil-Military Relations
Politics & Power
Palestinian Politics
Comparative Politics of the Middle East
Politics of North Africa
Political Economy / Middle East
Power & Society / Arabian Peninsula
Activism & Protest / Arab MENA
Research & Knowledge Production
Oral History / Documentary Filmmaking
Research Design
Thesis Workshop