Program Outcomes

The METU non-thesis program of Middle East Studies curriculum is designed to achieve the following program outcomes:
Graduates of the Department:

1. acquire basic information and knowledge about historical, social and economic processes in the Middle East.
2. qualify in the languages such as Arabic, Persian and Hebrew, and in the frame of opportunities that the department provides chances to develop their skills.
3. are able to follow and analyze historical, social and economic processes related to the Middle East Region.
4. are familiar with the existing scholarly literature-primarily in English and languages of the region- and have developed the ability to analyze critically.
5. are able to conduct academic and professional research, write articles, annotations, and media evaluations.
6. are able to present their works both in oral and written form.
7. are acquainted with disciplinary, interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches and are able to work individually and as a part of a team in both these approaches.
8. are acquainted with the theoretical framework of Area Studies in general and Middle East Studies in particular.
9. are aware of the ideologies of prejudices and discrimination such as Islamophobia and anti-Semitism and embrace frameworks that avoid these ideologies in their academic and professional works.
10. are equipped with academic and professional ethics.