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
Winter 2019
Menu A Courses
HIST 3511: Modern Middle East 1918-1956 (Online): (CRN: 22859)
Online Winter 2019 Instructor: Camron Michael Amin DDC: Social and Behavioral Analysis, Upper Level Writing, Critical and Creative Thinking Menu B Courses
ARBC 302: Higher Intermediate Arabic II (CRN: 20593)
3:30-4:45 PM MW Winter 2019 Instructor: Rifaat Dika DDC:None
ARBC 332: Arabic Cinema (CRN: 23103)
6:00-8:45 PM W Winter 2019 Instructor: Rifaat Dika DDC: Intersections, Critical and Creative Thinking
AAST 3151: Public Cultural Work (CRN: 22320)
6:00-8:45 PM W Winter 2019 Instructor: Sally Howell DDC: Intersections
AAST 3673: Arabs and Muslims in Media (CRN: 22875)
6:00-8:45 PM T Winter 2019 Instructor: Hani Bawardi DDC: None POL 385: Middle East Politics (CRN: 21400)
9:30-10:45 AM TR Winter 2019 Instructor: Ronald Stockton DDC: None