HHS 135 Survey of the Islamic World (3-0-3)
This course provides a survey of the origin and development of the modern Islamic World.  Beginning in sixth-century Arabia, the course follows the theological and political development of the Muslim community. It explores the reasons for the great appeal Islam has had and the reasons for its spread throughout the Middle East, North Africa and Southern Asia as well as other regions of the world.

HHS 340 History of the Middle East I (3-0-3)
This course is a general survey of the Middle East beginning in pre-Islamic Arabia in the year 600 and ending with the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt in 1798.   The course examines the early formation of the Muslim community and follows its growth under the Umayyid and Abbasid empires.  It also explores the influence of the Persians and the Turks in the region examining the Ottoman and Safavid empires, the Mongol invasion, and ultimately the influence of Western European powers leading to Napoleons conquest of Egypt in 1798.

HHS 341 History of the Middle East II (3-0-3)
This course is a survey of the development of the modern Middle East from the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt in 1798 to the present.  The course examines the early efforts for political reform and the beginnings of nationalism with particular emphasis on the period following World War I and the development of modern Middle Eastern nation states.

HHS 430 History of Modern Turkey (3-0-3)
A study of the emergence and development of the Turkish Republic. The course examines the Republic's origins in the Ottoman Empire and traces its development from the period after the First World War to the present.

HHS 431 History of Twentieth Century Arab Nationalism (3-0-3)
formerly HSS 474 Modern Middle East
A survey of the development of Arab Nationalist movements in the Middle East beginning in the period following WWI and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and tracing the different approaches to nationalism adopted in response to late Colonial forces and the emerging State of Israel.

HHS 432 Comparative Nationalism in Turkey, Iran, and Egypt (3-0-3)
A comparative review of the differing histories and alternative approaches to nationalism in the three major Middle Eastern States.

HHS 433 History of Central Asia (3-0-3)
A survey of the History of Central Asia from the period of Persian domination through the Mongol period and the development of the Khanates leading to the Russian conquest and finally to today's reemergence of autonomous states.

HHS 434 History of the Ottoman Empire (3-0-3)
An examination of the economic, social and political transformations that created one of Europe's most powerful empires from 1299 until 1918. The course follows the growth and later dismemberment of the Empire with special focus on the continuities found in the region today.

HMU 350EV Music of Eastern Mediterranean (3-0-3)
This course examines the development of music in the Middle East with particular attention to Turkey. Comparisons are made with western music. The influence of Middle Eastern music on the West is also examined.

HAR 389 History of Middle Eastern Art (3-0-3)
This course is a survey of the myriad art and architectural forms of the Middle East.  From earliest origins in Mesopotamia and Egypt, the course examines Byzantine and Sassanid influences on the development of Islamic Art under the Umayyids and Abbassids as well as the Ottomans and Persians.  It follows these influences through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, examining the current state of art, including film, in the Middle East.

HHS 379 International Politics (3-0-3)
An analysis of the contemporary international political framework. The course explores the character of the state system, the nation-state, the role of leadership personality, transnational actors, the balance-of-power, security and economic issues, the nature and limitations of power, the uses of terrorism and Third World issues.