MEST - Middle Eastern Studies

MEST 300 Cultures of the Middle East

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.

Credits

3.0

Core

Global Perspectives

Offered

Spring Semester

MEST 375 Independent Study

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

Credits

1.0 - 3.0

Offered

Both Semesters and Summer

MEST 399 Internship

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.

Credits

3.0 - 9.0

Offered

Both Semesters and Summer

MEST 499 Departmental Honors

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.

Credits

6.0

Offered

Year Long

MEST 499A Departmental Honors

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.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Both Semesters and/or Summer

MEST 499B Departmental Honors

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.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Both Semesters and/or Summer