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Bachelors in Middle East and South Asia Studies

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of California Davis

Program Overview

The major in Middle East/South Asia Studies (MESA) offers comparative studies of the Middle East and South Asia, regions that have been integrally linked for centuries by trade, migration, exchange of scientific, mathematical, political and philosophical ideas, religion, literature and art. This region encompasses 44 countries, and the major focuses on the Arab Gulf, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, the Meghreb (North Africa), Palestine, Syria and Turkey. Students will explore the culture, history, politics and economies of these regions through courses from a variety of disciplines: anthropology, art, Asian American and English studies, classics, comparative literature, film, gender, history, music, politics and religion.

Program Key Stats

$45947 (Annual cost)



42 %

Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Academic Records, Test scores: ACT with Writing, SAT with Essay, TOEFL score of 550 on the paper-based , 213 on the computer-based TOEFL or 80 on the Internet-based, IELTS score of 7, Personal Insight Questions

Career Options

  • Teaching
  • Journalism
  • Publishing
  • Law
  • Broadcasting and Librarianship

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