中东研究的本科证书为学生提供了一个多学科的学习课程，将为他们提供在一个特殊领域的深入培训，这可能对他们在学术，法律，公共历史，教育等领域的职业发展特别有用，商业甚至医学领域，他们将与中东不同社会的主题或人群合作，在国外实践专业或利用国际经验来加深对这些地区的了解。该证书可作为大学所有专业的补充，也适用于可能希望返回大学接受中期职业培训的非学位学生。
The undergraduate certificate in Middle Eastern Studies offers students a multi-disciplinary course of study that will provide them with in-depth training in a special area that may be particularly useful as they pursue careers in such fields as Academia, Law, Public History, Education, Business, and even Medicine, where they will practice their profession abroad or use their international experience to expand their understandings of these regions as they work with topics on or populations from diverse societies in the Middle East. The certificate complements any major in the university and is also appropriate for non-degree students who might like to return to the university for mid-career training