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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
CMENAS offers an undergraduate concentration and a minor in Modern Middle Eastern and North African Studies through the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts. The MENAS concentration is an interdisciplinary program designed to give students a broad background of the region including history, language and culture. The faculty and courses are from departments within the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, and it is the combination and coordination between them that provides a wide base of knowledge of the past and present issues involving the region.
For students needing to meet with an academic advisor (including undergraduate students needing to declare the MENAS concentration or minor), please contact the MENAS student advisor.
MENAS Concentration Checklist (fillable pdf)
MENAS Minor Checklist (fillable pdf)
MENAS Senior Honor's Thesis Prospectus Approval Form
MENAS Senior Honor's Thesis Guidelines
GRADUATE PROGRAM
CMENAS offers a general interdisciplinary Master of Arts program in Modern Middle Eastern and North African Studies designed to introduce students to the area and to one or more of its languages. It is intended to provide broad area and language training at the graduate level for students with either academic or professional interests. It is most appropriate for students who are committed to the area and interested in an interdisciplinary approach at the MA level. For those who have received training in fields such as journalism, business administration, library science, social work, public health, teaching at the high school and community college levels, and so forth, the program provides an opportunity to gain a strong background in the cultures and languages of the area. This program is offered through the University of Michigan Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
