The Journalism and Near Eastern Studies Joint M.A. at the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) is a 42 credit program (20 Journalism credits and a 2 credit master’s project and 20 Near Eastern credits). Course requirements in Journalism are: Writing, Research and Reporting Workshop I, JOUR-GA 1021; Writing, Research and Reporting Workshop II, JOUR-GA 1022; three Journalism electives (at least two reporting-oriented); and a Master’s thesis completed while enrolled in Directed Reading, JOUR-GA 1299. Course requirements in Near East are: Problems & Methods in Middle Eastern Studies, MEIS-GA 1687, History of Middle East (1750 to Present), MEIS-GA 1642; one course each from two of the following disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, Politics, Sociology; and one other elective selected in consultation with DGS.