Studies in History of the Middle East and its Cultures toward a Dual-Disciplinary Degree

At least 54 credits, including at least 12 advanced credits

Required courses – 36 credits

Level

Credits

Islam: Introduction to the History of the Religion (10432)

intermediate

6

Introduction to the Modern History of the Middle East (10109)

intermediate

6

Jews Among Muslims: Introduction to the History of the Jews in Muslim Lands in the Modern Era (1750-1914) (10499)

intermediate

6

The Middle East Between the World Wars (10425)

intermediate

6

From 'National Home' to a 'State in the Making': The Jewish Community in Palestine between the World Wars (10423)

intermediate

6

The Modern Middle East (10646)

intermediate

6

Electives – 18 credits

Of the courses below, students must select 12 advanced credits from clusters A and B (including at least 6 credits from cluster A), and 6 credits from cluster C.

Cluster A – History of Arab and Islamic societies and their cultures

Youth, Education and Politics in the Middle East (10510)

advanced

6

Palestinian Cinema (10578)

advanced

6

Political Demography of the Middle East (10918)

advanced

6

Cluster B – Muslims, Christians, Jews: Modern Nationalism

The Jews of North Africa: 1830-1956 (10311)

advanced

6

Ethiopia: Christianity, Islam, Judaism (10333)

advanced

6

The Jews of Yemen: History, Culture, Society (10565)

advanced

6

Literature and Ideology in Palestine in the 1930s (10346)

advanced

6

Cluster C – 6 credits

The Arab Community in Israel (10657)

intermediate

6

History of Zionism: 1881-1914 (10121)

intermediate

6

Jerusalem Throughout the Ages (10208)

intermediate

6

The Emergence of New States in Africa (10206)

intermediate

6

The Holy Land between Christianity and Islam, 324-1099 (10676)1

intermediate

6

Pilgrimage: Jews, Christians, Muslims (10500)

advanced

6

Arabic language proficiency

All students must demonstrate proficiency in Arabic in one of the following ways:

This requirement is a prerequisite for the program, and no credits are granted for its fulfillment.

Seminar requirements

Two seminar papers in the History of the Middle East and its Cultures. In special cases, one of the seminar papers can be replaced by an extended paper (referat).

General Requirements

Fulfilling all requirements for a dual-disciplinary degree as detailed here.

Before enrolling in any course, students must ensure that they have taken all the prerequisites for it, even when the prerequisites are not included among the courses listed above.


1

The course is not yet being taught.


General note regarding combining two fields

When combining fields in a dual-disciplinary program, students are required to take the basic studies in both fields. If a course is required in both fields, taking it fulfills the requirements of both. If a course is required in one field and is an elective in the other, it can only be taken as a required course in the relevant field. If a course is an elective in both fields, it will only grant credits in one of the fields.