Muslim American Scholars Initiative includes academic coursework which is an integral part of the Internship experience. The Washington Center typically offers up to 30 courses each semester. Led by a well-qualified faculty who are dedicated teachers, classes are grounded in traditional disciplines. Classes meet one evening a week and are taught in a seminar style.

Courses are frequently taught in the following areas:

• International Affairs & Foreign Policy
• Communications
• American Politics and Public Policy
• Law and Criminal Justice
• Business and Administration
• History and Cultural Studies

International Affairs & Foreign Policy

• U.S. Foreign Policy
• How Washington Engages the Arab Middle East: Strategies, Policies and Realities
• Rising China and the U.S. – Relations in the 20th and 21st Centuries
• Washington and the World

Communications

• Communication Law and Ethics
• Introduction to Public Relations and Public Relations Writing

American Politics and Public Policy

• Campaigning for a Cause: How Advocacy Groups Change the World
• Government and Business in the New Economic Reality: How Washington Really Works
• The Federal Budget: Can Congress and the President Govern America?
• Mass Media and American Politics

Law and Criminal Justice

• Philosophy of Law, the Supreme Court and the U.S. Constitutional Tradition
• Introduction to Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
• International Organizations and Humanitarian Law
• Forensic Psychology

Business and Administration

• Essentials for Aspiring Leaders
• Global Markets and International Business Strategies
• Nonprofit Leadership and Management
• International Business: Case Studies in the Strategic Management of International Trade Affairs
• From Ideas to Action: the Anatomy of Entrepreneurship

History and Cultural Studies

• Scandalous Washington: Uncovering D.C. History
• Media and the Movies