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What are
the application requirements for the CAMES MA program?
Students are required to submit
a complete
graduate application to the AUB
Admissions Office. Students should have a GPA of at least 80
or 3.0 and good recommendations to be considered for admission
into the CAMES MA program. Since spaces in the program are
limited, the admissions process to CAMES is quite competitive.
What
are the course requirements for the MA Degree at CAMES?
Students are required to complete twenty-one
credit hours of coursework (seven courses), usually taken over a
period of three to four semesters. These seven courses should be:
MEST 301 Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies, two Arabic language courses
(for non-native speakers of Arabic) and four other graduate courses
to be selected from CAMES or from other departments at AUB. No more than 9 credits of language instruction will count
towards the MA degree. In addition to the coursework, the
student is required to prepare a thesis.
How
does the course MEST 301 Introduction to Middle Eastern
Studies work?
The main course requirement for the MA program is that all
students take MEST 301 Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies.
It is offered each Fall semester and surveys a range of topics from a
variety of academic disciplines that relate to the Middle East. A
different AUB professor is invited each week to give a session
related to his/her field of expertise in Middle Eastern Studies.
Reading lists and articles are made available to the students
prior to the lectures. Students are required to submit three short
analytical research papers relating to topics covered in the
seminar.
What
type of courses are available at the graduate level for students
pursuing their master's degree?
Students may select any graduate course offered at AUB that is
related to Middle Eastern Studies. CAMES students take courses in
Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology,
Anthropology, History, Economics, Urban Planning and Arabic. CAMES students may also take
up to two tutorial courses as part of their coursework. For
these tutorials,
they may arrange for an individualized program of study with a
particular professor.
Is
it possible to take CAMES courses without applying to the MA
program?
It is possible to apply to AUB's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (but
not directly to CAMES) as a Visiting Student or as a Special
Student Not Working for a Degree in order to take courses at
AUB. Students at the graduate level may take all CAMES courses except MEST 301, which
is reserved for CAMES MA students. Please check the
Admissions Office website for application forms and
information on applying.
What level of English is
required for the CAMES Masters program?
Since the language of instruction at AUB is English, CAMES requires of all its students a high level of proficiency
in English. Non-native speakers of English who are graduates of
universities where the language of instruction is not English
will be required to pass the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) or its equivalent.
Are applicants to the CAMES Masters program
required to have a previous knowledge of Arabic?
No previous knowledge of Arabic is required of
applicants to the MA program. All students in the MA program are
required to take at least two Arabic language courses (no more
than three Arabic language courses may count for credit towards the MA
degree).
What
are the fees for the master's program?
The tuition
fees year are listed
online
and in the AUB catalogue. During the academic year
2008-2009, the cost of a
credit at CAMES is approximately $590, and this amount will likely
increase at least incrementally in the next year. In addition, registration for the MA
thesis costs approximately $4,000. The cost of the MA thesis is paid once and covers a student's thesis registration for
four semesters. Students will also incur further administrative fees
during their registration.
What form of financial aid is
available through CAMES?
A limited number of graduate assistantships are available each
semester. Students employed as graduate assistants at CAMES work
on the CAMES Newsletter, organize an informal "Brown Bag"
lecture series, maintain the CAMES departmental library and
perform a number of other administrative tasks at the Center in
return for a waiver of their tuition fees. An graduate
assistantship application is included in the MA application or
may be downloaded off the
Admissions Office web page.
Is
it possible to contact some current or former students?
Please contact
CAMES if you would like to
get in touch with current or former students.
How
can I obtain additional information about the CAMES master's
program?
Please contact
the Center for Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies with any
additional questions or concerns you may have and the CAMES
staff will try to answer all of your questions.
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