The School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS)

The School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) is a multi-disciplinary unit focusing on the region extending from Morocco to Afghanistan, which includes the Arab world, Iran, Israel, and Turkey. We provide a full range of language courses in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew (through Judaic Studies) and undergraduate and graduate studies in culture, history, religion, politics, and conflict.

Rigorous, Interdisciplinary Education

MENAS offers small, engaging classes with dedicated, renowned professors. It provides undergraduate and graduate students with a well-rounded interdisciplinary education in preparation for careers in government service, international business, journalism, NGOs, military and advanced academic study.

MENAS offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Arts (MA), Accelerated Master’s (AMP), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Middle Eastern and North African Studies, with courses in anthropology, art and architecture, geography, history, linguistics, Islamic studies, literary studies, mass culture and media studies, minority studies, and political science. The School also offers a B.A. in Arabic.

MENAS is one of the few programs in the country that offers extensive language training in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. Hebrew is also offered through the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies.

MENAS offers, in conjunction with other departments, a dual M.A. in MENAS and Journalism, a dual M.A. in MENAS and Library Science, a dual MA-MPA in MENAS and Public Policy, and a Dual Ph.D. in MENAS and Anthropology.

Regions

• Arizona

Location