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As an MEIS minor, you will take a year of Arabic (or demonstrate the equivalent of a year’s proficiency in any Middle Eastern language), study diverse cultures across the Arab world, and gain a better understanding of the Middle East and the Islamic world’s history, politics and societies through a diverse array of classes, guest lectures and cultural activities.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê professors in the departments of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, History, Political Science, Religious Studies, and Sociology have come together to offer an array of courses pertaining to the Middle East (ancient and contemporary), and the Islamic world that leads to a minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies.

• Any student at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê
• Students interested in attending graduate school
• Students interested in careers in cyber security, social or humanitarian work
• Students interested in government jobs, intelligence careers, or joining the U.S. State Department
• Students interested in intelligence careers
• Students interested in taking the foreign service exam and joining the state department

This program focuses on key institutional and core curriculum learning outcomes:

• Students will critique several approaches to cultural, religious, and political identity taken across the Middle East and Muslim World (Jesuit Identity; Disciplinary Inquiry);
• Students will analyze competing power dynamics across and within diverse cultures, with attention to international history and politics (Diversity);
• Students will analyze social, religious, and political issues in the context of social justice (Social Justice; Ethical Integrity; Critical Thinking);
• Students will communicate effectively in diverse venues including public speaking and in studying a Middle Eastern language (Oral Communication).