Study the people, culture, politics, history, networks and languages of the Middle East and deepen your knowledge through study abroad.
As a Middle Eastern Studies major or minor, you’ll explore the Middle East, Africa and South Asia from a global and cross-regional perspective.
The interdisciplinary curriculum provides opportunities to develop complementary skills in fields such as anthropology, history, international relations, politics or religious studies.
Students study Arabic or Persian and are encouraged to study abroad in locations in the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and the Indian Ocean region.
What You’ll Study
- Middle Eastern culture
- History of the Middle East
- Arabic
- Research methods
- Anthropology, history, politics or religion
Learning at Pomona
Exploring Connections Between Cultures
Courses such as The Arab Spring and the Remaking of the Middle East exposed Ivan Solomon ’19 to the history of the Middle East region, allowing him to filter through Islamophobia to gain a more accurate understanding of the region’s histories and cultures.
Pomona's Middle Eastern studies program is effective because of its independence from U.S. politics. It focuses on people, not policy. The curriculum offers students a collection of ideas and allows them to make their own assessment.