The University of Arizona offers many forms of global engagement from academic degree programs, language study, and programs abroad to comprehensive service and support resources on campus. Please visit the links below to explore the opportunities for engagement in the Middle East.

• Departments, Centers, Schools & Programs
• Degree Programs
• Language Study
• Partnerships, Projects & Experts
• Study Abroad and Student Exchange
• Student Clubs and Organizations
• Travel Information
• Resources
• Statistics

DEPARTMENTS, CENTERS, SCHOOLS & PROGRAMS

• Arizona Center for Judaic Studies
• Center for Middle Eastern Studies
• Department of  Near Eastern Studies 
• Ethnomusicology
• Global Health Institute
• International Journalism
• School of Anthropology
• School of Geography and Development
• School of International Languages, Literatures and Cultures
• School of Middle Eastern & North African Studies

DEGREE PROGRAMS

Bachelors

• Anthropology
• Ethnomusicology
• Geography
• Global Studies Major
• Near Eastern Studies

Masters

• Anthropology
• Arid Lands Resource Sciences
• Ethnomusicology
• Geography
• International Trade and Business Law (L.L.M.)
• Master's in Development Practice
• Near Eastern Studies

Doctoral

• Anthropology
• Ethnomusicology - Minor
• Geography
• Global Change - Interdisciplinary Minor
• Middle Eastern Histories
• Near Eastern Studies
• Near Eastern Studies - Minor

Joint and Dual Degree Programs

• International Management (M.I. M) and Business Administration (M.B.A.) - the Master of International Management (M.I.M.) degree is awarded by the Thunderbird School of Global Management
• Near Eastern Studies and Journalism - Dual M.A.
• Near Eastern Studies and Library Science - Dual M.A.
• Near Eastern Studies and Anthropology – Dual Ph.D.

Certificates

• Global Health and Development
• Middle Eastern Studies

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LANGUAGE STUDY

• Arabic
• Critical Languages Program: Kazakh  |  Kurdish
• Hebrew
• Persian
• Turkish

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PARTNERSHIPS, PROJECTS & EXPERTS

• Institutional Partners Database
• Projects and Experts Database

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STUDY ABROAD AND STUDENT EXCHANGE

• Study Abroad and Exchange Programs Database

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STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

• ASUA Student Clubs and Organizations
• Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Graduate Student Organization
• Near Eastern Studies Undergraduate Organization
• Muslim Student Association
• Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
• Students United for Real Global Engagement (SURGE)

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TRAVEL INFORMATION

• International Travel on UA Business or Programs
• UA Alumni  Association Travel

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MIDDLE EAST RESOURCES

• UA Libraries
  • Middle East Collection
  • Middle Eastern Studies [Subject Guide]
  • Foreign Newspapers at the University of Arizona Library
  • Government Documents – International [Subject Guide]
  • Government Documents – International / Region-Specific [Subject Guide]
  • Geography [Subject Guide]
  • International Statistics [Subject Guide]
  • Political Science [Subject Guide]
  • Second Language Acquisition and Teaching [Subject Guide]
  • International & Foreign Law Research [Law Library]
  • International Trade Law and Development [Law Library]
  • Worlds of Words International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature [College of Education]

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UA STATISTICS AT A GLANCE: MIDDLE EAST

• Inbound international students (Fall 2009): 177
• Inbound international scholars (2008 – 2009): 32
• Outbound study abroad students (2009 calendar year): 4
• Sponsored Projects (1990 – 2009): 133 projects, $66,861,407