Middle East Studies Minor
The Middle East Studies minor at BSU offers courses related to the region of the Middle East. Students choosing Middle East Studies as a minor will be exposed to the cultures and societies of the region through study of language, visual arts, history and social science. Minors will take an interdisciplinary approach to the political and socio-cultural aspects of the many countries of the region. The program seeks to complement other interdisciplinary minors offered by BSU. It serves to:
- offer a structured program of courses related to the Middle Eastern region;
- enhance both student awareness of geo-political complexities and student sensitivity to the diverse array of Middle Eastern cultures;
- foster media literacy skills, cross-disciplinary analysis, and research opportunities that only an interdisciplinary minor can provide; and
- prepare students for careers and post-graduate study.
For more information about the Middle East Studies Minor, view the Academic Catalog
Arabic Immersion Program
Since the beginning of the 1980s, the Language Center at Yarmouk University(YU) www.yu.edu.jo Irbid, Jordan offers a program of Arabic as a foreign language in addition to Arabic for special purposes. Bridgewater State University and YU has a strong institutional partnership and the Center for Middle East Study stands ready to assist you to translate your interest, in learning Arabic language or improving your Arabic speaking and writing skills, into reality. According to Language Center “Students are given various levels in Arabic in which they study the four skills of the language in addition to the grammar and culture of the Arabic language. At the end of the program, students are given certificates and transcripts that show their performance. The center also organizes various scientific and leisure trips to different touristic and cultural sights in Jordan.”
For more information about the Arabic Immersion Program contact Dr. Madhu Rao mrao@bridgew.edu