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Our prestigious Master of Arts in Arab Studies (MAAS) provides interdisciplinary education covering politics, culture, history, economics, and languages of the modern Arab Middle East and North Africa, combined with intensive Arabic language instruction. Learners craft personalized study plans to gain specialized knowledge in key regional topics across five focus areas: Politics, Culture and Society, Development, History, or Women and Gender Studies. Beyond their primary concentration, students can choose from Georgetown's extensive Middle East Studies course offerings. MAAS enhances regional understanding through its immersive Arabic program, helping participants achieve fluency. A distinctive feature allows students to strengthen their language abilities by enrolling in courses conducted exclusively in Arabic.