Prof. Souaiaia mentors undergraduate, graduate, and professional students through a number of programs. Undergraduate students are able to participate in research opportunities, through paid and unpaid internships (depending on availability of funding). Undergraduate students are able to pursue Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies track through the International Studies major or through a number of certificates. In addition to the undergraduate courses Prof. Souaiaia offers regularly, students are able to sign for independent research and independent studies courses.
Prof. Souaiaia has advised and mentored MA and PhD students with a wide range of research interests, including modern and classical Islamic thought; human rights, governance, and dissent in Islamic societies; migration; economics and finance; and Islamic law and jurisprudence.
Although graduate students are encouraged to develop their own plan of study, interested applicants are advised to explore the research projects currently being pursued by Prof. Souaiaia and graduate students in order to gain a clearer sense of available resources and areas of interest.
Professional students are able to pursue SJD degree through the College of Law, with a focus on Islamic, comparative, and/or international law.
Lastly, students needing to gain research proficiency in Classical Arabic and Grammar are provided with online tools and focused courses designed to enhance researchers’ ability to deal with primary sources in Arabic and Persian.
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