Graduate Courses

Check the course schedule for more details. Note course details are subject to change. For questions, reach out at meis@gmu.edu. 

Core Course Options

  • MEIS 500: Critical Issues and Debates in Middle East and Islamic Studies (override required, reach out at meis@gmu.edu) 
  • HIST 575: Approaches to Middle East and Islamic History
  • GOVT 632: Politics and Societies of the Middle East

Methods Course Options 

  • ANTH 650: Ethnographic Research Methods
  • GLOA 605: Interdisciplinary Research Methods
  • GOVT 500: The Scientific Method and Research Design
  • HIST 610: The Study and Writing of History

Elective Course Options

  • HIST 585: Modern Middle East
  • GOVT 733: Islam and Politics
  • POGO 550-003: Israel and Palestine
  • RELI 591/MEIS 599: Qur’an and Hadith (override required, reach out at meis@gmu.edu)