خلاصة:
This article compares the educational structure of Middle
East Studies at an MA level at the Universities of Tehran and Georgetown. It also studies how the two sub-disciplines of Middle East and North African Studies at the University of Tehran in Iran and the Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University in the United States differ from each other in terms of educational methods, credits, internal organizations and the possibility of studying for a Ph.D.? To answer this question, the article firstly presents objectives and reasons for introducing the Regional Studies program, its sub-disciplines and its MA requirements at the universities of Tehran and Georgetown. The article proceeds by comparing these two universities in terms of the educational structure of the Middle East Studies program at MA levels. It then concludes in addressing the weaknesses and strengths of the educational structure of the MA program of Middle East Studies. In the end, the authors come up with some suggestions that might promote the educational structure of the Middle Eastern and North African sub-discipline at an MA level in Iran.
ملخص الجهاز:
"It also studies how the two sub-disciplines of Middle East and North African Studies at the University of Tehran in Iran and the Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University in the United States differ from each other in terms of educational methods, credits, internal organizations and the possibility of studying for a Ph. D.
As a result of educational courses and authors carried out in all sub-disciplines of the Regional Studies program in Iranian Centers of Ecellency, including University of Tehran, professionals are trained to regulate international relations by working in executive and decision- proximity" as one of the main features of a region.
The indicators of educational structure include: educational methods (sabbatical leaves and internship courses in the Middle Eastern countries), high level of proficiency in the Arabic language as the dominant language of the Middle East Region, categorizing Regional Studies program into some sub-disciplines, presented credits, and possibility of studying at Ph. D.
In general, the current article answers the two main and corollary questions: How do the two sub-disciplines of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Tehran and Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University differ in terms of educational methods, credits, internal organizations and the possibility of further education?
In addition, Students who are accepted for the MA program of Middle East Studies at Georgetown University focus on only one of the five important areas, namely culture and society, economy (including trade and development), history, politics and women and gender."