Middle Eastern & African Studies
Program Director: Prof. Guy Thompson (Department of History and Classics) The Office of Interdisciplinary Studies provides administrative support to seven interdisciplinary programs. Five of these are governed by Advisory Councils and Program Directors appointed by the Dean in the Faculty of Arts: Comparative Literature (BA, MA, PhD), Humanities Computing (MA), Middle Eastern & African Studies (BA), Religious Studies Program (BA, MA), and Science, Technology and Society (BA). Two other programs, the Individualized Major/Minor (whereby students design their own programs in consultation with a committee) and the Minor in International Studies are administered by the Senior Director, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies.
What is MEAS?
MEAS is a diversity of students and faculty working, learning and enjoying together.
MEAS is a forum for student and community-based activities devoted to discussion of contemporary issues facing the Middle East and Africa.
MEAS is the opportunity to develop interdisciplinary research interests and to participate in ongoing faculty projects.
MEAS IS FOR YOU if these aims and activities are what you're looking for at the UofA.
For other inquiries, please e-mail guy.thompson@ualberta.ca
General Enquiries
Office of Interdisciplinary Studies
1-53 Humanities Centre
e-mail: ois@ualberta.ca
phone: 780-492-4802