Career Paths

A Master of Arts in Arab Studies (MAAS) will prepare you with the knowledge and expertise to think critically and engage ethically with the region.

Our graduates work in diplomatic and public service, international finance, media, human rights and development, and faculty at leading universities.

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MAAS graduate employers 

  • American Councils for International Education
  • Arab Gulf States Institute
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • European Council on Foreign Relations
  • International Organization for Migration
  • Kingdom of Jordan
  • Middle East Children’s Institute
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Thailand
  • U.S.-Mideast Partnership Initiative
  • World Bank Group

Alumni spotlight

  • Minatullah Alobaidi argues that clerics and adherents to stubborn cultural norms are failing the young girls of Iraq The post MAAS alum writes for New Lines Magazine appeared first on […]
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  • Professor Killian Clarke and MAAS alum Jérémie Langlois use protest data to reveal how Sudan’s 2019 uprising unfolded—and what it can tell us about people power and state repression. The […]
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  • MAAS alum Nisrine Hilizah reflects on her work at the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program The post Supporting Peace in Sudan appeared first on CCAS.
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