<p>I'm having a really difficult time with this major. I'm over 100% sure this is what I want to do, but there are limited schools offering it. Has anyone here had an experience with this as a major/minor, and could offer advice on a particular program? Thanks!</p>
<p>UVA, Boston U and Georgetown offer such majors. Usually there not referred to as Middle Eastern Studies, but rather as ‘Arab Studies’ or M.E. + S.A. studies.</p>
<p>Directory of Middle Eastern Studies programs:
[url=<a href=“http://fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/Directory/directory.htm]Directory[/url”>http://fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/Directory/directory.htm]Directory[/url</a>]</p>
<p>UT Austin has a good Arabic program and also has a Middle Eastern Studies program.</p>
<p>Middlebury offers a pretty decent program in that area (as well as in a LOT of other areas)</p>
<p>Consider these programs in Arabic or Hindi/Urdu (if interested in Pakistan and S. Asia):</p>
<p>[The</a> Language Flagship - Arabic](<a href=“http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/arabic]The”>Arabic | Flagship)</p>
<p>[The</a> Language Flagship - Hindi / Urdu](<a href=“http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/hindi-urdu]The”>http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/hindi-urdu)</p>
<p>They are among the very best language training programs available and you could still major in another discipline, too.</p>