中东与中亚研究 Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS)

The Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS) at the Australian National University is a 1.5-year program requiring completion of 72 units, offered by the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies. It provides students with a deep regional grounding in the Middle East and Central Asia from multiple interdisciplinary perspectives, including contemporary politics, international relations, modern history, political economy, development studies, sociology, and religious and cultural studies. The curriculum includes compulsory research training, advanced disciplinary courses covering topics such as Islamic radicalism, energy and security in Central Asia, dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Islamic banking, and authoritarianism in the Muslim Middle East.