通过中东研究计划，学习一种新的语言，对另一种文化有所欣赏，并积极参与当今的全球世界。该课程的学生将学习中东两种主要语言（阿拉伯语或波斯语）中的一种的基本教学方法，还将完成从许多不同角度着眼于中东的各种课程。除了特定地区的课程外，中东中心还与犹他大学的其他部门进行协调，以提供以下领域的跨学科课程：人类学，经济学，地理，历史，语言和文学，语言学和政治学。
Learn a new language, gain an appreciation for another culture, and become an active participant in today's global world with the Middle East Studies program. Students of this program may choose one of two emphasis areas Arabic or Persianand will also complete a wide spectrum of courses that approach the Middle East from many different perspectives. In addition to area-specific courses, the Middle East Center also coordinates with other University of Utah departments to offer interdisciplinary courses in the following fields: anthropology, economics, geography, history, languages and literature, linguistics, and political science.