Courses

The courses listed below are offered to Middle East Center students.

Spring 2026

Department Code Section Course Title Days Times Location Instructor
Modern Languages
  ARA 1120 1 Elementary Arabic I MWF 10:40-11:30AM TBA Jessika Valentine
  ARA 1121 1 Elementary Arabic II MWF 12-12:50PM TBA Jessika Valentine
  ARA 2220 1 Intermediate Arabic MWF 10:40-11:30AM TBA Zafer Lababidi
  ARA 3222 1 Mid-Intermediate Arabic MWF 12PM-12:50PM TBA Zafer Lababidi
  IDS 3450 1 Through an Arabic Lens: The Intersection of Film and Culture Online   Jessika Valentine
  2 Honors Section - IDS-3450-0002 Online   Jessika Valentine
  FOL 2100   ARABIC LANGUAGE HOUSE  
Classics
  CLA 2110 1 Debates About the Past: Greek Civilization, History and Culture MW 1:20-2:35PM MON 0005 TBA
  2   TTh 3:05-4:20PM MON 0005 TBA
  CLA 2123 1 Debates About the Past: Roman Civilization, History and Culture MW 4:50-6:05PM MON 0005 TBA
  2   TTh 1:20-2:35PM MON 0005 TBA
  CLT 2375 1 Ancient Mythology, East and West TTh 11:35AM-12:50PM TBA Emma Warhover
  2   TTh 11:35AM-12:50PM TBA Emma Warhover
  3   TTh 3:05-4:20PM TBA Emma Warhover
  4   MW 1:20-2:35PM BEL0005 TBA
  5   MW 3:05-4:20PM MON 0005 TBA
  6   MW 4:50-6:05PM HCB0313 TBA
  7   TTh 4:50-6:05PM MON 0005 TBA
Hebrew
  HBR 1103 1 Beginning Hebrew II MWF 9:00-10:10AM TBA David Levenson
  HBR 1121 1 Elementary Modern Hebrew II MW 3:05-4:50PM TBA Melanie Annis
History
  ASH 3930 1 Studies in Asian History TTh 9:45-11AM TBA Nilay Ozok Gundogan
  IDS 3198 1 Terrorism in Historical Perspective Online   George Williamson
  ASH 3100 1 History of Asia TTH 3:05-4:20 TBA Claudia Liebeskind
Political Science
  INR 4011 1 Political Responses to Economic Globalization TTh 1:20-2:35PM HCB0212 TBA
  2   TTh 3:05-4:20PM HCB0212 TBA
     
  INR 4083 1 International Conflict TTh 9:45-11:00AM HCB0217 TBA
  INR 3933 1 Special Topics in International Relations TTh 3:05-4:20PM BEL0115 TBA
  POS 3931 12 Special Topics: Where do Human Rights Begin M 5:30-8:00PM HCB0310 Mark Schlakman
  POS 3931 14 Special Topics: National Security Transformation W 5:30-8:00PM HCB0310 Mark Schlakman
  CPO 3034 1 Politics of Developing Areas Th 4:50-6:05PM BEL004 Hao Zouh
  CPO 3055 1 Authoritarian Regimes MW 3:05-4:20PM BEL0115 TBA
  2   MW 4:50-6:05PM BEL0115 TBA
  INR 3084 1 Terror and Politics TTh 11:35AM-12:50PM BEL0115 Na'Ama Nagar
  INR 4011 1 Political Responses to Economic Globalization TTh 1:20-2:35PM HCB0212 TBA
 

2

  TTh 3:05-4:20PM HCB0212 TBA
Public Administration
  PAD 4084 1 International Terrorism Policy Online   Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
  PAD 4374 1 Introduction to Terrorism: Preparedness and Response Online   Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
  3   TTh 3:05-4:20PM BEL0180 Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
  PAD 4433   Women, Disasters, and Conflict Online   Carolyn Washington
  PAD 4831 3 Special Topics in Public Administration: Understanding 9/11 Online   Rebecca Rogers
  PAD 4897 1 Global Security and Fusion TTh 4:50-6:05PM TBA Robert Duggleby
Religion
  HBR 1103 1 Beginning Hebrew II MWF 9:00-10:10AM TBA David Levenson
  HBR 1121 1 Elementary Modern Hebrew II MW 3:05-4:50PM TBA Melanie Annis
  IDS 3198 1 Terrorism in Historical Persepctive Online   George Williamson
  REL 1300 1 Introduction to World Religions TTh 11:35AM-12:50PM DHA0103 TBA
  2   MWF 10:40-11:30AM TBA TBA
  3   TTh 9:45-11AM TBA TBA
  4   TTh 1:20-2:35PM TBA TBA
  6   Online   Shulamit Shinnar
  7   MWF 12:00-12:50PM TBA TBA
  8   MWF 1:20-2:10PM TBA TBA
  REL 2210 1 Introduction to the Old Testament MW 1:20-2:35PM TBA Florence Egbeyale
  REL 2240 1 Introduction to the New Testament MWF 10:40-11:30AM TBA Jessica Ontek and Junqi Kou
  REL 2315 1 Religions of South Asia TTH 1:20-2:35PM TBA TBA
  REL 3367 1 Islamic Traditions II: Islamic up to the Modern World MWF 10:40-11:30AM TBA Adam Gaiser
  REL 3505 1 The Christian Tradition MWF 12-12:50PM TBA TBA
  REL 3494 1 Religion and Global Human Rights TTh 1:20-2:35PM TBA Ridwan Balogun
  REL 3171 2 Topics in Ethics: Islamic Ethics TTh 1:20-2:35PM TBA Richard Bursey
  REL 3171 4 Topics in Ethics: Religion and Violence MW 3:05-4:20PM TBA John Kelsay
  REL 3623 1 Jewish Ethics MW 4:50-6:05PM TBA Martin Kavka
  REL 3936 1 Special Topics in Religion: Gender, Law and Religion TTh 3:05-4:20PM TBA John Cole
  REL 4510 1 Christianity after the New Testament TTh 1:20-2:35PM TBA Elecia Kelley
  REL 4491  1 Undergraduate Religious Thought Seminar: Islam and Human Rights T 1:20-4:05 DOD 207 John Kelsay
Art History
  ARH 4118 1 Archaeology of Ancient Egypt MW 9:45-11:00AM LSB0002 Alice Crowe
Misc.
  FIL 3884 1 International Human Rights and Film M 5:30-8:30PM HCB0216 Terrence Coonan

Fall 2025

Code Section Course Title Days Times Location Instructor
Modern Languages
ARA 1120 1 Elementary Arabic I MWF 12:00-12:50 PM BEL 0045 Jessika Valentine
ABT 3504 1 Trailblazing Arab Women MWF 1:20-2:10 PM BEL 0045 Jessika Valentine
ARA 1121 1 Elementary Arabic II MWF 10:40-11:30 AM BEL 0045 Jessika Valentine
ARA 2220 1 Intermediate Arabic MWF 10:40-11:30 AM DIF 0112 Zafer Lababidi
ARA 2240 1 Intermediate Arabic Conversation MW 9:45-11:00 AM DIF 0112 Zafer Lababidi
FOL 2100   Arabic Language House        
Classics
CLA 2110 1 Debates About the Past: Greek Civilization, History and Culture T Th 9:45-11:00 AM TBA Marcus Ziemann
- 2 - MW 3:05-4:20 PM MON 0005 TBA
- 3 - T Th 4:50-6:05 PM WJB G0039 TBA
CLT 3378 1 Ancient Mythology, East and West T Th 3:05-4:20 PM WJB 2005 TBA
- 2 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM WJB 2005 Matthew Lupu
- 3 --honors section T Th 3:05-4:20 PM MON 0005 Nancy De Grummond
- 4 - MW 3:05-4:20 PM TBA Jessica Clark
- 5 - MW 4:50-6:06 PM MON 0005 TBA
- 6 - MW 11:35-12:50 PM TBA TBA
- 7 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM TBA TBA
- 8 - T Th 4:50-6:06 PM TBA TBA
Hebrew
HBR 1120 1 Elementary Modern Hebrew I MW 1:25-3:20 PM WJB G0039 Melanie Annis
HBR 2220 1 Intermediate Modern Hebrew MW 3:35-4:50 PM WJB G0039 Melanie Annis
History
ASH 1044 1 A Survey of Middle Eastern History MWF 10:40-11:30 AM HCB 0208 Nilay Ozok Gundogan
HIS 4935 1 Senior Seminar W 3:00-5:45 PM BEL 0404 Nilay Ozok Gundogan
AMH 4511 1 20th Century United States Foreign Relations T Th 1:20-2:35 PM BEL 0030 Michael Creswell
Political Science
CPO 4504 1 Institutional Approaches to Democracies and Dictatorships T Th 8:00-9:15 AM BEL 0115 TBA
- 2 - T Th 9:45-11:00 AM BEL 0115 TBA
INR 4274 1 Studies in International Politics: The Middle East T Th 9:45-11:00 AM HCB 0217 Na'Ama Nagar
INR 4011 1 Political Responses to Globalization T Th 11:35-12:50 PM BEL 0115 TBA
- 2 - T Th 1:20-2:35 PM BEL 0115 TBA
INR 4083 1 International Conflict T Th 9:45-11:00 AM BEL 0004 Mark Souva
INR 3933   Special Topics in International Relations: Insurgency, Terrorism, and Civil War T Th 3:05-4:20 PM HCB 0212 Dotan Haim
Public Administration
PAD 4374 1 Introduction to Terrorism: Preparedness and Response TBA TBA Online Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
- 2 - TBA TBA Online Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
- 3 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM BEL 0180 Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
PAD 4375 1 Advanced Topics in Terrorism T Th 1:20-2:35 PM TBA Bradley Skillman
PAD 4433 1 Women, Disasters, and Conflict TBA TBA Online Carolyn Washington
- 2 - TBA TBA Online Carolyn Washington
PAD 4831 1 International Conflicts and Terrorism T Th 1:20-2:35 PM HCB 0216 Bradley Skillman
PAD 4936 5 Special Topics in Public Administration: Understanding 9/11 T Th 11:35-12:50 PM TBA Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
Religion
HBR 1102 1 Beginning Hebrew II MWF 9:20-10:10 AM DOD 0207 David Levenson
HBR 2222 1 Intermediate Hebrew MWF 12:00-1:10 PM DOD 0207 David Levenson
IDS 3197 1 Responses to the Holocaust T Th 1:20-2:35 PM HCB 0312 Martin Kavka
REL 1300 1 Introduction to World Religions T Th 9:45-11:00 AM DHA 0103 Drew Durdin
- 2 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM BEL 108 Drew Durdin
- 3 - MWF 10:40-11:30 AM TBA TBA
- 4 - T Th 11:35-12:50 PM RBB 0332 TBA
- 5 - T Th 1:20-2:35 PM RBB 0332 Ngawang Sherpa
- 6 - MWF 12:00-12:50 PM TBA Ridwan Balogun
- 8 - TBA TBA  Online TBA
- 9 - TBA TBA Online TBA
REL 2210 1 Introduction to the Old Testament T Th 11:35-12:50 PM LSB 0214 Florence Egbeyale
REL 2240 1 Introduction to the New Testament MWF 9:20-10:10 AM TBA Jerry Kou
REL 2315 1 Religions of South Asia T Th 11:35-12:50 PM DIF 0204 TBA
REL 2292 1 Apocalypse Now and Then T Th 11:35-12:50 PM HCB 0312 Matthew Goff
REL 3494 1 Religion and Global Human Rights T Th 1:30-2:35 PM LSB 0214 Joseph Hellweg
IDH 3140 1 Freedom and Religion: Muslim and Liberal Perspectives T Th 3:05-4:20 PM TBA TBA
REL 3171 1 Topics in Ethics: Islam and Mysticism T Th 3:05-4:20 PM HCB 0312 TBA
REL 3363 1 Islamic Traditions MWF 9:30-10:10 AM KRB 0110 Adam Gaiser
REL 3936 1 Special Topics in Religion: Jerusalem T Th 1:20-2:35 PM WMS 0204 David Levenson
REL 4304 1 Undergraduate History of Religions Seminar: Qur'anic Studies W 1:20-4:05 PM DOD 0207 Adam Gaiser
- 3 Undergraduate History of Religions Seminar: The Just War Idea Tu 3:05-5:50 PM DIF 0118 John Kelsay
REL 4510 1 Christianity after the New Testament T Th 9:45-11:00 AM DOD 0207 Nicole Kelley
Miscellaneous
ARH 3130 1 Survey of Greek Art and Archaeology MW 11:35-12:50 PM LSB 0002 Christopher Pfaff
ARH 4212 1 Late Antique and Early Christian Art T Th 11:35-12:50 PM WJB G0040 Lynn Jones

Summer 2025

Code Section Course Title Days Times Location Instructor
Modern Languages
FOL 3930 1 Experiments in Modern Languages TBA TBA TBA Zafer Lababidi
Classics
CLA 2110 1 Debates About the Past: Greek Civilization, History and Culture MWF 9:45-11:00 AM MON 0004 TBA
- 2 -summer B MWF 9:45-11:00 AM MON 0004 TBA
- 3 -summer B MWF 1:20-3:25 PM MON 0004 TBA
CLA 2123 1 Debates About the Past: Roman Civilization, History and Culture MWF 1:20-3:25 PM MON 0004 TBA
CLT 3378 1 Ancient Mythology, East and West MWF 9:45-11:00 AM MON 0005 TBA
- 2 - MWF 1:20-3:25 PM MON 0005 TBA
- 3 - MWF 1:20-3:25 PM MON 0005 TBA
Hebrew
HBR 1121 1 Elementary Modern Hebrew II MW 3:05-4:20 PM WMS 0209 Melanie Annis
Political Science
POS 3931 1 Special Topics in Govt: Where Do Human Rights Begin T Th 5:30-7:20 PM HCB 0212 Mark Schlackman
- 2 - T Th 5:30-7:20 PM TBA Mark Schlackman
POS 3931 4 Special Topics in Govt: Refugees, Asylees and Migrants MW 5:30-7:20 PM HCB 0212 Mark Schlackman
- 5 - MW 5:30-7:20 PM HCB 0212 Mark Schlackman
INR 4011 1 Political Responses to Economic Globalization MTWThF 3:05-4:20 PM BEL 0115 TBA
Public Administration
PAD 4084 1 International Terrorism Policy TBA TBA Online Bradley Skillman
- 2 - TBA TBA Online Bradley Skillman
PAD 4374 1 Introduction to Terrorism: Preparedness and Response TBA TBA Online Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
- 2 - TBA TBA Online Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
PAD 4375 1 Advanced Topics in Terrorism T Th TBA TBA Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
- 2 - TBA TBA Online Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
PAD 4831 1 International Conflicts and Terrorism T Th 1:20-2:35 PM HCB 0216 Bradley Skillman
PAD 4936 5 Special Topics in Public Administration: Understanding 9/11 TBA TBA TBA Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
- 6 - TBA TBA TBA Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
PAD 4433 1 Women, Disasters, and Conflict TBA TBA Online Carolyn Washington
- 2 - TBA TBA Online Carolyn Washington
Religion
REL 1300 1 Introduction to World Religions MTWThFr 9:45-11:00 AM BEL 0001 Ngawang Sherpa
- 2 - TBA TBA TBA TBA
- 3 - TBA TBA TBA TBA
- 4 - MTWThF 11:35-12:50 PM DIF 0204 TBA

Spring 2025

Code Section Course Title Days Times Location Instructor
Modern Languages
ARA 1120 1 Elementary Arabic I MWF 10:40-11:30 AM DIF 0212 Jessika Valentine
ARA 1121 1 Elementary Arabic II  MWF 10:40-11:30 AM DIF 0118 Farida Badr 
ARA 1121 2 Elementary Arabic II MWF 12:00-12:50 PM DIF 0212 Jessika Valentine
ARA 2220 1 Intermediate Arabic MWF 10:40-11:30 AM DIF 0210 Zafer Lababidi
ARA 3222 1 Mid-Intermediate Arabic MWF 12-12:50 PM DIF 0210 Zafer Lababidi
ARA 3241 1 Intermediate Arabic Conversation MW 3:05-4:20 PM DIF 0210 Zeina Schlenoff
IDS 3450 1 Through an Arabic Lens: The Intersection of Film and Culture TBA TBA Online Jessika Valentine
IDS 3450 2 Through an Arabic Lens: The Intersection of Film and Culture TBA TBA Online Jessika Valentine
FOL 2100   Arabic Language House        
Classics
CLA 2110 1 Debates About the Past: Greek Civilization, History and Culture MW 3:05-4:20 PM MON 0004 TBA
- 2 - MW 3:05-4:20 PM MON 0004 TBA
- 3 - T Th 4:50-6:05 PM MON 0004 TBA
- 4 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM TBA TBA
-B16 5 - T Th 4:50-6:05 TBA TBA
CLA 2123 2 Debates About the Past: Roman Civilization, History and Culture MW 3:05-4:20 PM KRB 0110 TBA
- 2 - MW 4:50-6:05 PM MON 0005 TBA
- 3 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM TBA TBA
- 4 - T Th 4:50-6:05 MON 0005 TBA
CLA 3440 1 History of Ancient Rome T Th 1:20-2:35 PM WJB G0039 Jessica Clark
CLT 3378 1 Ancient Mythology, East and West T Th 11:35-12:50 PM TBA Matthew Lupu
- 2 - T Th 11:35-12:50 TBA Matthew Lupu
- 3 --honors section T Th 3:05-4:20 PM MON 0004 Matthew Lupu
- 4 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM WJB G0039 Jessica Clark
- 5 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM TBA Amy Dill
- 6 - MW 1:20-2:35 PM KRB 0110 TBA
- 7 - MW 4:50-6:05 PM KRB 0110 TBA
- 8 - T Th 4:50-6:05 PM WJB G0039 TBA
- 9 - MWF 12:00-12:50 PM KRB 0110 TBA
- 10 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM TBA TBA
- 11 - TBA TBA Online TBA
- 12 - TBA TBA Online TBA
Hebrew
HBR 1121 1 Elementary Modern Hebrew II MW 3:05-4:20 PM WMS 0209 Melanie Annis
HBR 2220 1 Intermediate Modern Hebrew MW 1:25-3:20 PM WJB 0039 Melanie Annis
History
ASH 3930 1 Studies in Asian History: Legal History Middle East MW 3:05-4:20 PM TBA Will Hanley
IDS 2681 1 Digital Microhistory Lab MWF 10:40-11:30 AM BEL 0007 Will Hanley
IDS 3198 1 Terrorism in Historical Perspective TBA TBA TBA George Williamson
Political Science
CPO 3055 1 Authoritarian Regimes T Th 1:20-2:35 PM BEL 0004 Holger Kern
- 2 - T 5:00-7:30 PM TBA David Fistein
CPO 4504 1 Institutional Approaches to Democracies and Dictatorships T Th 8:00-9:15 PM HCB 0217 TBA
INR 3084 1 Terror and Politics T Th 9:45-11:00 AM BEL 0004 Na'Ama Nagar
INR 4011 1 Political Responses to Economic Globalization T Th 3:05-4:20 PM BEL 0005 TBA
INR 4083 1 International Conflict  T Th 9:45-11:00 AM HCB 0217 TBA
- 2 - T Th 11:35-12:50 PM HCB 0217 TBA
Public Administration
PAD 4084 1 International Terrorism Policy TBA   Online Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
- 2 - TBA   Online Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
PAD 4374 1 Introduction to Terrorism: Preparedness and Response TBA TBA Online Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
- 2 - TBA TBA Online Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
- 3 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM BEL 0180 Audrey Heffron-Casserleigh
PAD 4375 1 Advanced Topics in Terrorism TBA TBA Online Bradley Skillman
- 2 - TBA TBA Online Bradley Skillman
PAD 4433 1 Women, Disasters, and Conflict TBA TBA Online Carolyn Washington
- 2 - TBA TBA Online Carolyn Washington
PAD 4831 1 International Conflicts and Terrorism T Th 1:20-2:35 PM HCB 0216 Bradley Skillman
PAD 4936 3 Special Topics in Public Administration: Understanding 9/11 TBA TBA TBA Katherine Reid
- 4 - TBA TBA TBA Katherine Reid
Religion
HBR 1102 1 Beginning Biblical Hebrew I MWF 9:00-10:10 AM DOD 118 David Levenson
HBR 2222 1 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew MWF 12:00-1:10 PM DOD 118 David Levenson
REL 1300 1 Introduction to World Religions T Th  11:35-12:50 PM DHA 0103 Tommy Woodward
- 2 - MWF 9:20-10:10 AM TBA Ngawang Sherpa
- 4 - T Th 9:45-11:00 AM TBA Florence Egbeyale
- 5 - T Th 3:05-4:20 PM TBA Ridwan Balogun
- 6 - TBA TBA TBA Ian MacCormack
- 8 - TBA TBA TBA Ian MacCormack
REL 2210 1 Introduction to the Old Testament T Th 9:45-11:00 AM TBA Matthew Goff
REL 2240 1 Introduction to the New Testament MWF 10:40-11:30 AM TBA Jerry Kou
- 2 -honors section T Th 9:45-11:00 AM TBA Nicole Kelley
REL 4304 1 Undergraduate History of Religions Seminar: Judaism and Gender T Th 1:20-4:05 PM TBA Shulamit Shinnar
REL 3367 1 Islamic Traditions II: Islam up to the Modern World MWF 10:40-11:30 AM TBA Shulamit Shinnar
REL 3293 1 Topics in Biblical Studies: Forgery in Antiquity T Th 3:05-4:20 PM TBA Shulamit Shinnar
REL 3505 1 The Christian Tradition T Th 1:20-2:35 PM TBA Shulamit Shinnar
REL 3607 1 The Jewish Tradition T Th 11:35-12:50 PM TBA Shulamit Shinnar
REL 3623 1 Jewish Ethics MW 3:05-4:20 PM TBA Shulamit Shinnar
REL 3936 1 Special Topics in Religion: Syriac MW 1:20-2:35 PM TBA Shulamit Shinnar
REL 3936 2 Special Topics in Religion: REL & Public Health in Africa MW 1:20-2:35 PM TBA Joseph Hellweg
REL 3936 2 Special Topics in Religion: Jerusalem  T TH 1:20-2:35 PM WMS 204 David Levenson
REL 4920 1 Undergraduate Biblical Studies Seminar T Th 3:05-4:20 PM TBA David Levenson
Miscellaneous
FIL 3884 1 International Human Rights and Film M 5:30-8:30 PM HCB 0216 Terry Coonan