跨学科研究学士-中东研究

世界语言和文化系提供中东研究（MES）的跨学科专业，中东研究的辅修和阿拉伯语的辅修。该专业是希望全面了解中东以及有机会学习该地区语言的学生的理想选择。学生在中东学习各种学科的课程，包括历史，文学，政治学，宗教研究，传播和妇女研究。每个学生在咨询课程顾问的情况下，都可以选择自己学习计划中包含的特定课程。MES专业为学生准备研究生或政府，企业，非营利部门或军队的职业做好了准备。MES系教授阿拉伯语课程。可能会提供暑期强化课程。该系鼓励学生利用出国留学的机会，加深他们对中东文化和语言的了解。
The Department of World Languages and Cultures serves a threefold purpose: to encourage an appreciation of humanistic values through the study of foreign languages, literatures, and cultures, to teach foreign languages as a means of communication, and to prepare students for academic careers and the opportunities available in the field of international business. As part of a dynamic urban university in a city of growing international awareness and status, the department is fulfilling its responsibility to meet the increasing foreign language needs of the governmental, business, and professional communities. The department recognizes that an active command of the foreign language and a thorough exploration of the foreign culture form an essential basis for further study in the various areas of its curriculum.