Middle Eastern Studies and Related Undergraduate Courses

Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs offer several courses for undergraduate students who want to increase the breadth and depth of their knowledge in Middle Eastern studies.


Fall 2024

Course TitleCross-listed with InstructorDay/Time
ARB 101 - Arabic II 

TBA

TuTh 11:00AM - 12:20PM

We 10:35AM - 11:30AM


ARB 202 - Arabic III
TBATuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM
We 11:40AM - 12:35PM

ARB 301- Arabic V
TBATuTh 2:00PM - 3:20PM
ARB 326 - Structure of Standard Arabic

LIN 326, LIN 626

R. Habib

TuTh 5:00PM - 6:20PM


TRK 101 - Turkish I
TBA

We 5:15PM - 6:35PM
TuTh 5:00PM - 6:20PM


 HEB 101 - Hebrew I

M. Downie





Section M001:

TuTh 2:00PM - 3:20PM
We 2:15PM - 3:35PM


Section M002:

TuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM
We 12:45PM - 1:40PM


HEB 201 - Hebrew III
E. Brown Sofer

TuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM
We 11:40AM - 12:35PM


MES 165 - Discovering Islam REL 165, SAS 165J. JouiliMoWe 5:15PM - 6:35PM
MES 342 - Religion and Politics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 

JSP 342, PSC 342, REL 342

I. Raines

 MoWe 5:15PM - 6:35PM
MES 344 - Politics of the Middle East 


TBA

TBA


MES 386 - Sounds of the Silk Road SAS 386S. WangTuTh 3:30PM - 4:50PM
MES 394 - History of Islamic Political Thought 

PSC 394

H. Bashiriyeh

MoWe 12:45PM - 2:05PM


MES 208 - Middle East Since the Rise of Islam

HST 208

O. ChetaMoWe 12:45PM - 2:05PM
MES 393 - Middle Eastern Political SystemsPSC 393H. BashiriyehMoWe 3:45PM - 5:05PM
JSP 114 - The Bible in History, Culture and Religion 

REL 114

J. WattsTuTh 3:30PM - 4:50PM
JSP 131 - Great Jewish Writers LIT 131, REL 131K. FriedenMoWe 12:45PM - 2:05PM
JSP 300 - Selected Topics 

S. Shirilan



H. Teres

Section M001:

MoWe 2:15PM - 3:35PM


Section M002:

TuTh 2:00PM - 3:20PM


JSP 307 - The Temple and the Dead Sea Scrolls 

REL 307

J. WattsTuTh 12:30PM - 1:50PM
REL 135 - Judaism 

M. Moreau

MoWe 3:45PM - 5:05PM
REL 265 - Muslim Women's Voices 
T. KassamONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS
REL 365 - Muslim Politics in Real Time 
J. JouiliMoWe 2:15PM - 3:35PM