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 since the 2018-2019 academic year. For the full schedule of courses offered at the University, visit the Georgetown course catalog.

Courses taught in Arabic
ARST 340: Academic Topics in Arabic
ARST 220: Advanced Arabic Writing/Composition
ARST 521: Prison Literature
ARST 552: Arab Feminism through Literature
ARST 581: Arab Politics through Literature
ARST 231: Syrian Dialect
ARST 202: MAAS Arabic Conversation

Culture & Multimedia
ARST 452: Oral History/Documentary Filmmaking
ARST 476: Politics of Modern Middle Eastern Art
ARST 529: Media and the Arab World
ARST 518: Culture & Society: Arab World
ARST 429: Global Media, Digital Dystopia, and the Middle East
ARST 478: Cultural Heritage, Conflict, and Diplomacy

Development, Displacement & Education
ARST 533: Refugees: Middle East & North Africa
ARST 523: Displacement in the Arab World
ARST 640: Development in the Arab World
ARST 611: Education in MENA—Knowledge and Power

Environmental Security
ARST 548: Critical & Human Security
ARST 629: Environmental Security and Conflict
ARST 571: Oil and Politics
ARST 546: Water Politics
ARST 432: Oil & Politics of the Gulf
ARST 541: Food/Labor/Agriculture: MENA

Gender, Race & Minorities
ARST 532: Women & Gender in the Arab World
ARST 634: Race & Ethnicity: MENA
ARST 515: Sectarianism in the Middle East

History & Survey Courses
ARST 501: Intro to the Study of the Arab World
ARST 500: 20th Century History of the Middle East
ARST 528: History and Politics of Iraq

International Relations
ARST 573: Comparative Arab Civil-Military Relations
ARST 619: International Relations: Middle East
ARST 468: The U.S. and the Palestinians
ARST 578: Negotiation and Mediation in the Middle East and Beyond
ARST 573: Comparative Arab Civil-Military Relations

Politics
ARST 441: Islamic Movements
ARST 625: Comparative Politics of the Middle East
ARST 564: Political Economy of the Middle East
ARST 627: Political Memoirs
ARST 561: Politics of North Africa
ARST 647: Politics of Syria
ARST 467: Palestinian Politics
ARST 527: War and Capitalism: The Arab World
ARST 580: Politics and Economics of Authoritarianism
ARST 436: Civil Activism: North Africa
ARST 472: Contentious Politics and Activism: MENA