• MID E 4510: Introduction to Islam

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Islam is the faith of over a billion followers. Most Muslims live in Indonesia, India, and Pakistan; the majority of Middle Easterners and many Africans are Muslims. The strong political engagement of the United States in the contemporary Middle East has made familiarity with Islam an urgent contemporary issue. This course will introduce students to Islam in its many forms, and help them to gain a better understanding of this world religion in its contemporary transnational and international dimensions.
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• MID E 4541: Arabian Days Caliphates

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Arabian Nights is the most famous piece of literacy fiction in Islamic civilization. "Arabian Days" is a course that will focus on this civilization during its formative and mature periods (700-1259 C.E.). During these periods, Muslims shaped their religion, science, arts, architecture, and literature which will be investigated in this course.
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• MID E 4542: The Crusades

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and its role in Middle Eastern society and economy, 1100-1300 CE.
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• MID E 4549: Major Issues Mid E Hist

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Selected regional topics of contemporary political/economic interest. Examples: Palestine mandate, Arab/Israeli conflict, oil in the Middle East.
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• MID E 4580: Oil in the Middle East

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  This course focuses on the paramount position and various facets and functions of the oil industry in the Middle East. We first look at this region within the framework of its oil resources and enterprises; we then explore the emergence and development of the modern oil industry in the Middle East, how national oil companies (NOCs) operate in selected Middle Eastern countries and the challenges these enterprises face both domestically and internationally. Finally, we review the impact of oil on the Middle East's international relations, governance, economy, and society. The overall goal of the course is to provide a knowledge base so that students better understand the historical events, geopolitical relations, and economic changes in the Middle East from an oil perspective, and can pursue further research in this critical area.
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• MID E 4880: Special Topics

  0.50 - 4.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Course number used on as-needed basis. One use is for mini-seminars by visiting scholars.
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• MID E 4910: Directed Reading

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Readings selected by student and designated professor to broaden student's back ground in area where no course is taught.
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• MID E 4960: Undergraduate Research

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Individual Undergraduate Research under the supervision of Middle East Studies faculty.
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• MID E 4999: Honors Thesis

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree. Prerequisite: Department consent required.
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• MID E 5511: Arch Field School

  3.00 Credits

  University of Utah

  
  Students participate in the Upper Tigris Archeological Research Project (UTARP) in SE Turkey to gain hands-on training in archeological field methods.
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