Understanding the Middle East Region: Political Science in Tel Aviv

The NYU Department of Politics emphasizes the science in Political Science and teaches modern methods for analyzing and explaining political events. Students in the "Understanding the Middle East Region" cluster will enroll in two Politics Department courses, and one language course in either Hebrew or Arabic at the appropriate skill level. A fourth class in Qualitative Research Methods which will require fieldwork is encouraged. Students will also have the opportunity at intern at one of numerous organizations to help bring the material learned in class to everyday life.

Students will gain a vivid and objective understanding of the Middle East region and the interrelationships among cultures, political movements, environments, and religious traditions. Students will have an incomparable vantage point from which to survey and explore the many forces that shape all regions of the world today.

Reporting World Issues: Journalism in Tel Aviv

Ranked as one of the leading undergraduate departments of journalism in the United States, NYU Journalism offers an exciting opportunity for student reporters to develop their writing skills and their understanding of the region while studying in the Middle East. Journalism students follow a “Reporting World Issues” cluster by enrolling in the course Reporting Armed Conflict while simultaneously following a track in politics (Diplomacy and Negotiation, Electoral Politics), sociology (Religion, Politics and the State; Politics and the Production of Everydayness), or the arts (Israeli Cinema). Students choose to enroll in a language course in either Hebrew or Arabic at the appropriate skill level. Students will have the opportunity to intern in one of numerous organizations in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv is one of the world’s most important and closely-watched global cities, ranking third after Tokyo and Paris as the city with the most news agencies. From their base in Israel, journalists cover the entire Middle East.