Middle Eastern Studies

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 2.05 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 16.9 k / Year(s) Deadline: Dec 1, 2025
70 place StudyQA ranking:4531 Duration:12 months

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The MA in Middle Eastern Studies exposes you to research covering the history, literature, languages and politics of the Arab, Persian and Turkish world, with special attention for the field of Islamic law, anthropology, philology and the modern Middle East. You can specialise in one of five different areas, each of which can be further tailored to your field of interest by opting for a particular disciplinary approach, such as linguistics, anthropology, history, literary studies, or the Modern Middle East; or by choosing a particular geographic region, such as Morocco or Central Asia; or alternatively by concentrating on a particular historical period, such as the Middle Ages or the twentieth century. The staff's extensive international network will give you opportunities for research abroad at various institutions and universities in the Middle East itself, making the programme even more unique in the Netherlands.

Accreditation: NVAO

Erasmus Mundus program: This is an Erasmus Mundus program.

Admission requirements

See website www.unileidenmasters.nl

Other requirements

 

  1. minimum kennis (ISPAC: overige vereisten) Zie www.unileidenmasters.nl voor meer informatie.
  2. minimum kennis (ISPAC: overige vereisten) See website www.unileidenmasters.nl
  3. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) Zie www.unileidenmasters.nl voor meer informatie.
  4. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) BA degree in a relevant subject (see website www.unileidenmasters.nl for details)

 


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