Graduate Certificate of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
The Australian National University (ANU)
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00120C
If youre fascinated by the Middle East and Central Asia, transform your passion into a Graduate Certificate in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies at the ANU. Study in small groups with country experts and gain a deep regional grounding from multiple interdisciplinary perspectives, including contemporary politics, international relations, modern history, political economy, development studies, sociology, and religious and cultural studies. The degree includes intensive options for busy professionals, and online options for those based remotely, alongside traditional face to face seminars with leading global experts on the Middle East and Central Asia. This degree can also be your pathway into further graduate study, such as our Master of Middle East and Central Asian Studies
Structure
The Graduate Certificate of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies requires the completion of 24 units
Subjects
- IDEC8034 Middle Eastern Economies
- IDEC8035 Islamic Economies in Practice
- MEAS6003 Critical Perspectives on Arabic Culture
- MEAS6004 Iran in World Politics
- MEAS6005 Modern Iraq: State, Politics and Society
- MEAS6006 Turkish History: Ottoman State to Modern Turkey
- MEAS6007 Syria in the Levant: State, Society, and the Current Turmoil
- MEAS6008 Egypt: Social and Political Dynamics in a Changing Middle East
- MEAS6503 Modern Turkey: History, Politics and Culture
- MEAS6504 Turkish Politics and Foreign Policy
- MEAS8102 Islamic Radicalism
- MEAS8108 Issues of Development in the Middle East
- MEAS8109 Energy and Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus
- MEAS8111 Drivers of Violent Extremism: The Local and the Global in the Middle East
- MEAS8112 Dynamics of Israeli Palestinian Conflict
- MEAS8113 Gulf Strategic Environment
- MEAS8114 Geopolitics of Central Asia
- MEAS8115 Islam in World Politics
- MEAS8116 Authoritarianism, Democratisation, and Protest in the Muslim Middle East
- MEAS8117 Islam in Central Asia
Standard entry requirements
- Bachelor or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7
- Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7
- Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7
- Masters or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7
- 24 units of courses in a postgraduate program with a GPA of 4/7
- PhD
- The GPA for a Bachelor program will be calculated from (i) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades and/or (ii) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades other than those from the last semester (or equivalent study period) of the Bachelor degree. The higher of the two calculations will be used as the basis for admission.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Canberra | International: $25,410 | No |
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