MEST - Middle Eastern Studies

Prerequisite: Completion of one of the following sections of the core: Visual and Performing Arts or Philosophical Inquiry. The goals of this course are to define what we commonly refer to as the “Middle East” and to study the cultures of this region within the framework of various disciplines.  Emphasis is placed on the long history of the Middle East and the role it plays in our understanding of the region today.

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the department chair. Study of a selected subject. Conferences and reports.

Participation in a supervised off-campus project related to Middle Eastern Studies. Credit requires submission of written work discussing the philosophical issues and/or implications of the work done in the internship. Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

Prerequisite: By invitation of the department. The departmental honors paper is a two-semester senior-year program designed for students who wish to pursue intensive research or special projects in close coordination with faculty advisers. Departmental honors students are known as the Christine P. Tischer Scholars and receive 6 credits for this work.