• Few parts of our world are more in the news—or vital to U.S. interests—than the Middle East. As the Middle East studies major at Fordham, students will become well versed in the complexities and intricacies of Middle Eastern and North African culture, history, religion, civilization, economics, and politics. They train and equip students to step into challenging positions related to Middle East affairs.
  • They are one of the few schools in the U.S. to offer an interdisciplinary undergraduate major in Middle Eastern studies. students will begin with language training in modern standard Arabic—a distinctive asset. students will then explore the Middle East and North Africa from Morocco to Afghanistan, Turkey to Somalia.