The Middle East Studies Certificate is a credential for students who have studied the history and culture of the Middle East from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
Requiring a minimum of 12 upper-division credits after the completion of pre-requisites, the MEST Certificate can complement your major or stand alone as a post baccalaureate credential.
Contact MEST Coordinator:
Camron Michael Amin, camamin@umich.edu, 313-436-9171
Information on the MEST Certificate
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Pre-requisites and Requirements
Required pre-requisites: Hist 101 or 102 or 103 and Comp 106
Course options and certificate notes and guidelines
Earning the certificate requires a minimum of 12 upper-division credit hours selected from among Menu A (history) and Menu B (non-history) courses. No more than 9 credit hours can be from Menu A. No more than 6 credit hours can be from Menu B.
All work will be at the 300+ level and only 3 hours may be shared with another major, minor, or certificate. There will be GPA criteria for admission and posting of the certificate.
If you are interested please see Prof. Amin in 1270 SSB, camamin@umich.edu, fall 2016. -
Program Goals
Students who complete the MEST should be able to demonstrate:
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The ability to formulate viable research projects in Middle East Studies.
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The ability to contextualize that research within the scholarly literature of Middle East Studies generally and relevant subfields (e.g. History, Anthropology).
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Faculty and Staff
Assistant Professor, English
gzeinedd@umich.edu
Associate Professor, Philosophy
iaijaz@umich.edu
Professor, History
camamin@umich.edu
Associate Professor, History
bawardi@umich.edu
Lecture IV, Arabic
rdika@umich.edu
Associate Professor, History
sfhowell@umich.edu
Associate Professor, History
arasan@umich.edu
Professor, Political Science
rstock@umich.edu
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
wellmanr@umich.edu
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Course Offerings
Summer I 2019
Menu B Courses
AAST 3150: Introduction to Arab American Studies (Online) (CRN: 31741)
Online Summer I 2019 Instructor: Rebecca Karam DDC: Intersections
Arabic 365: Introduction to the Quran (CRN: 31818)
2:00-4:45 PM MW Summer I 2019 Instructor: Rifaat Dika DDC: Humanities and Critical Thinking
Fall 2019
Menu A Courses
History 3512: The Modern Middle East 1945-1991 (CRN: 13394)
12:30-1:45 PM MW Fall 2019 Instructor: Ara Sanjian DDC: Social and Behavioral, Critical and Creative Thinking
Menu B Courses
AAST 3150: Intro to Arab American Studies (CRN: 11667)
11:00 AM-12:15 PM MW Fall 2019 Instructor: Sally Howell DDC: Intersections
AAST 473: Arab American Women Writers
2:00-3:15 PM TR Fall 2019 Instructor: Ghassan Abou Zeineddine DDC: Intersections, Humanities and the Arts
AAST 4678: Middle Eastern Diasporas (CRN: 13439)
6:00-8:45 PM W Fall 2019 Instructor: Sally Howell DDC: None
Arabic 301: Higher Intermediate Arabic (CRN: 10690)
9:30-10:45 AM MW Fall 2019 Instructor: Rifaat Dika DDC: None Arabic 335: Arabic Civilizations
3:30-4:45 PM MW Fall 2019 Instructor: Rifaat Dika DDC: Humanities and the Arts
ANTH 312: Islamophobia (CRN: 13581)
12:30-1:45 PM TR Fall 2019 Instructor: Rose Wellman DDC: None English 323: Advanced Creative Writing (CRN: 11085)
11:00 AM-12:15 PM TR Fall 2019 Instructor: Ghassan Abou Zeineddin DDC: Upper-Level Writing Intensive (This term, as part of the Middle East Studies Integrated Band initiative on the Transnational Middle East, students may petition for ENG 323 to count towards Menu B of MEST Certificate requirements.)
Philosophy 306: Islamic Philosophy (CRN: 12287)
2:00-3:15 PM MW Fall 2019 Instructor: Imran Aijaz DDC: Critical and Creative Thinking, Humanities and the Arts