Carl Medearis is one of the biggest names in Islamic studies. Imagine studying personally with him via special online courses. Now you can, via William Jessup University in Sacramento, CA? There are six courses all focused on the Middle East (although one is an “Intro to Islam” course which would be broader than the Middle East). Check it out
http://www.jessup.edu/sps/program/modern-middle-east-studies/
And enjoy learning from a famous dude. :-)
Your news item mentions that this program is through learning online, but I have scoured the William Jessup website and have found no mention of the word “online” anywhere except for online application. Is this program really an online distance learning program?