Courses in English introduce students to masterpieces of Arabic literature and to the historical and cultural development of the civilization of Islam.

Courses include:

MES 155.
Sepharidic Literature in Translation

MES 160/HIST 117.
History and Civlization of Islam

MES 190.
Topics in Middle Eastern Culture and Literature in Translation

MES 200 VT.
Topics in Cultural Interpretation & Intellectual History

MES 240.
Images of the Middle East

MES 250.
Literatures from the Islamic World

MES 255.
Modern Arabic Literature in Translation

MES 260.
Revival and Reform Movements in Islam

MES 300.
Topics in Islamic Studies