Middle East and Islamic Studies, MA at George Mason University

The Master of Arts in Middle East and Islamic Studies introduces students to the major methodological and theoretical issues and debates in the study of the Islamic tradition and of Middle Eastern societies. The program situates the study of the Middle East and Islam within a globalized world. The curriculum covers topics of recent scholarly significance including political Islam, the political economy of business-government networks, the relationship between "resource wars" and the "war on terrorism," new diasporas and transnational Muslim communities in the “West,” and the changed geopolitical environments of Muslim and Middle Eastern countries.

Faculty: College of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 30 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Fairfax, VA, United States

What you will study

Total 30 credits. Curriculum courses listed include Critical Issues and Debates in Middle East and Islamic Studies; Approaches to Middle East and Islamic History; Islamic Texts and Contexts; Politics and Societies of the Middle East; Ethnographic Research Methods; Interdisciplinary Research Methods.

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