The program aims at training a qualified specialist of Middle East studies, a qualified specialist of one of the three main languages of the Middle East (Arabic, Persian, Turkish), a citizen with high social awareness and democratic values, who can understand and respect different cultures; an individual with analytical, critical and communication skills. At the same time, the program provides knowledge about the history of the Middle East region, economic, political, legal, religious systems and culture, political trends and factors leading to various types of conflicts considering the peculiarities of the countries of the region, the dynamics of political relations with each other and with Georgia, the current situation, and perspectives.

The program develops the student's ability to critically understand the past and present of the Middle East; in general, the ability to identify the main characteristics of the Middle East as a large region and the separate countries within it, and a general understanding of the characteristics of the regional development and diachronic framework. The undergraduate of the program will be employed in almost all areas related to various aspects of the acquired competences: public service, international organizations, scientific-research institutes, foreign relations service, Eastern private or state trade / economic missions, macro and microeconomic international companies, diplomatic missions of the relevant countries, etc.

• the method of working on the book;

• explanatory method;

• using video-audio material;

• interactive lectures;

• Dislike news;

• team working;

• Practical working;

• Written working

• make a presentations;

• Verbal or oral method

• Discussion-debates

In addition to the core subjects shaping competence, the program two university-compulsory elective subjects - social/humanitarian and STEM blocks, a block of mandatory elective oriental languages and free credits; In addition to the major specialty, a student can choose a minor specialty. It is possible to choose an minor specialty both in the school offering the major specialty or in another school (the minor specialty does not grant the student an academic degree, however, in combination with the major specialty, it strengthens the general and sectoral competencies of the student and/or provides an opportunity to acquire certain basic knowledge, which, along with the major specialty, will form the sectoral competences necessary for employment or pursuing studies at the next level of education).   

The program is meticulously designed to account for the individualization of students' language competencies. Specifically, students start learning the English language at a proficiency level relevant to the assessed knowledge evidenced by the unified national examinations and internal assessments.

The maximum raw score determined on the unified national exam:

• If 63% is obtained, the student is admitted at the B1/1 level of English;
• in case of receiving 64% to 86% - at B1/2 level;
• In case of receiving 87% to 100% - at B2/1 level.
• In case of receiving more than 93%, the student is given a language proficiency test, and if the threshold score is achieved, the student will be able to register at the B2/2 level of English. If the student does not pass the threshold, he/she will be admitted to the B2/1 level.
• In case of obtaining more than 93%, if the student does not appear for the test, he/she will be admitted to the B2/1 level.

To obtain a bachelor's degree in Near and/or Middle Eastern Studies, a student must earn 240 credits comprising:

• Core courses of the program – 96 ECTS (including English language B 2/2 6 ECTS);
• 18 ECTS of university compulsory-elective courses (6 ECTS from the social/humanitarian block and 12 ECTS from the STEM block);
• Compulsory elective oriental languages block - 48 ECTS;
• Minor specialty subjects - 60 ECTS
• Free credits - 18 ECTS.