SFS Students Go Global Over Spring Break
School of Foreign Service students spent spring break engaging thoughtfully with host communities and gaining insight into diverse worldviews in Ghana, Taiwan, Romania, and more.
Middle East and North Africa
Since the School of Foreign Service opened a campus in Doha, Qatar in 2005, Georgetown University in Qatar has become a hub for Georgetown’s academic and outreach activities in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies Georgetown Unit
The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies is an academic department in the College offering undergraduate and graduate degrees which seeks to develop a determined and vigorous long-term strategy to create and maintain linguistic and cultural…
M.A. in Arab Studies Activity
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies sponsors this M.A. program. Participants, including researchers, practitioners, and activists, study the language, history, culture, politics, and economics of the contemporary Arab world.
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Georgetown Unit
Established in 1975, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) is a research center in the School of Foreign Service offering courses, certificates, and degree programs in the language, history, culture, politics, and economics of the…
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Georgetown Unit
Founded in 1993 as the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding is a research center at Georgetown University offering events and academic programming to improve relations…
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Georgetown Unit
Established in 2005 as a branch campus of the School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar, the Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) campus is now home to university-wide programming.
Upcoming Event
April 09
Upcoming Event
April 05
Keep Eyes on Sudan: Teaching and Artistic Production on Sudan
Upcoming Event
April 03
“Windows into Gaza”: A Conversation on Culture and Journalism with Fadi Abushammalah and Jen Marlowe
Explore the Region by Country
B.S. in Foreign Service/M.A. in Arab Studies
Executive Master in Diplomacy and International Affairs (EMDIA) Asia-Pacific
Executive Master's in Diplomacy and International Affairs (EMDIA)
Executive Master’s in Diplomacy and International Affairs
Graduate Certificate in African Studies
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Government
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in History
M.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies
Major in Regional and Comparative Studies
Minor in Persian Language and Culture
Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies
U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative Student Leaders Program