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M.A. IN NEAR EASTERN STUDIES WITH A BUSINESS OPTION (With the Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

The Master of Arts degree in Near Eastern Studies with a Business Option prepares students to work in organizations that require research on business and finance in the Middle East. Graduate business courses for the degree are offered through NYU's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Students are advised by the Kevorkian Center director of graduate studies. The 40 point degree consists of 25 points in Middle Eastern studies and 15 points of business courses. There is no language requirement, but students are encouraged to develop a competence in a Middle Eastern language and can apply for the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships. Applicants to the business option should have taken undergraduate calculus and introductory economics courses, or the equivalent.

The required Middle Eastern Studies courses are:

Middle Eastern Studies: Problems and Methods in Middle Eastern Studies (G77.1687), History of the Middle East 1750 to the Present (G77.1642), or, with the approval of the director, an advanced history seminar, and Economics of the Middle East (G31.1608), and at least one course from one of the following disciplines: Anthropology, Politics, and Sociology. For example, Anthropology for Middle East Studies (G14.1322), Middle East Government and Politics (G53.2590) or Sociology of the Middle East (G68.2785).

There are four required courses for the Business Option, totaling 12 points: Statistics & Data Analysis B01.1305 (3 pts.); Financial Accounting & Reporting B01.1306 (3 pts.); Understanding Firms & Markets B01.1303 (3 pts.); The Global Economy B01.2303 (3 pts.); The distribution requirement can be satisfied by completing one of the following 3 point courses: either Managing Organizations B01.1302; Marketing: Delivering Value to Customers & Businesses B01.2310; Foundations of Finance B01.3211; Strategy B01.2301; or Competitive Advantage from Operations B01.2314.

Graduate School of Arts & Science students are limited to 6 points of Stern classes per semester, and students should plan their schedules accordingly in order to finish the business requirements. Students with an undergraduate business major or minor may be able to waive some of the above business core courses, with the permission of the director of graduate studies, if they have taken equivalent courses and enroll in elective business classes.

Students accepted to the Stern School of Business may add an informal concentration in Middle Eastern studies to their M.B.A. program. Full-time students in the Stern School are eligible for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships, provided they will be studying a Middle Eastern language and enroll in courses with Middle East content.

For further information, contact the Hagop Kevorkian Center at (212) 998-8877 or e-mail us at kevorkian.center@nyu.edu.

You may visit the Stern School of Business website at http://www.stern.nyu.edu/