Middle East/South Asia Studies (ME/SA) at UC Davis provides students with a place to learn about the languages, cultures, and societies of this diverse and dynamic region from an interdisciplinary perspective. The Middle East/ South Asia Studies Program was founded in 2004 as an undergraduate Minor in response to the demands of UC Davis students and the urgent need for understanding this crucial a
rea of the world. Department of Education grant to launch Arabic and Hindi/Urdu instruction, new courses, conferences, lectures, and K-12 teacher training. The ME/SA undergraduate Major was launched in Fall 2008. By 2010, UC Davis had 30 ME/SA affiliated faculty, 19 teaching faculty, and over 80 courses. As the only University of California campus with a minor and major in Middle East/South Asia Studies, UC Davis is a pioneer in the study of the Middle East and South Asia in relationship to each other.
