Program
Departments
Languages and Cultures of the Middle East
Anthropology
Art and Archaeology
Economics
Politics
Geography
History
Law
Linguistics
Politics
Religion
Centre of Near and Middle Eastern Studies

Degrees Offered
School of Oriental and African Studies:
BA
BSc
LLB
MA
MSc
Mmus
Mphil
PhD
Diploma
Certificate

Middle East Languages
Arabic
Turkish
Persian
Hebrew
Kurdish
Georgian
Old Iranian
Western and Eastern Middle Iranian
Ancient Anatolian Languages
South Arabian
Amharic
Akkadian
Ugaritic
Hittite
Hausa (all in the School of Oriental and African Studies
all offered to PhD level)

Courses
School of Oriental and African Studies:
BA
BSc
LLB
Single-subject degrees:

Arabic
Hebrew
Persian
Turkish
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Semitic Languages

Two-subject degrees:
Arabic Studies
Hebrew Studies
Persian Studies
Turkish Studies.

In these degrees, the language named is combined with a discipline, or a second language. Subjects include: Art and Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Music, Politics, Religions, Social Anthropology, another Asian or African language or French. Courses relevant to the Middle East are also available in the LLB and in BA and BSc degrees without a language component in Art and Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Linguistics, Music, Politics, Religions, and Social Anthropology

LLM
Islamic Law

MA
Area Studies (Near and Middle East)
Religions (Islam, Zoroastrianism)
Oriental and African History
Islamic Societies and Cultures
Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Turkish
Ancient Near Eastern Civilization
Archaeology
English-Arabic Applied Linguistics and Translation

MSc
Politics
Economics
Environment and Development

MPhil and PhD by research
Ancient Semitic Studies
Arabic
Ethiopian Studies and South Arabian
Ancient Anatolian Studies
Islam
Islamic Art and Archaeology
Hebrew
Iranian and Central Asian Studies
Persian
Turkish (all of the above courses draw upon the other departments of this School
if a student wants to combine certain disciplines, the departments will work to satisfy the student's needs)

Faculty
Arabic, religions
J. A. Abu-Haidar (Arabic)
Shirin Akiner (Central and Inner Asian studies)
C. E. Alisik (Turkish)
J. A. Allan (Middle East geography)
M. Brett (history of North Africa)
R. Burrell (contemporary history of the Near and Middle East)
M. Charette (linguistics)
E. Cotran (law)
G. Dyer (Middle East economics)
I. D. Edge (Islamic law)
N. Farzad (Persian)
U. Freitag (history)
A. R. George (ancient Near Eastern studies)
L. Glinert (Hebrew)
S. Hafez (Arabic)
H. Hakimian (economics)
W. N. Hale (politics)
J. Hawkins (ancient Anatolian languages)
G. Hawting (history of Near and Middle East)
B. G. Hewitt (Caucasian languages and linguistics)
C. Heywood (history of Near and Middle East)
D. Hinchcliffe (law)
B. Ingham (dialectology, phonetics, Arabic, Persian)
A. Irvine (Semitic languages)
D. Kandiyoti (anthropology)
M. Karshenas (Middle East economics)
E. Kienle (Middle East politics)
G. R. D. King (Islamic art and archaeology)
P. Kreyenbroek (Iranian languages)
C. W. Mallat (Islamic law)
K. S. McLachlan (Middle East geography)
D. O. Morgan (history of Near and Middle East)
A. H. Morton (Persian)
A. N. Palmer (religions)
T. Parfitt (Hebrew)
J. M. Rogers (Islamic art and archaeology)
B. Rona (Turkish)
M. Said (Arabic)
M. Salih (Arabic)
N. Sims-Williams (Iranian)
S. Sperl (Arabic)
R. L. Tapper (Middle East anthropology)
C. R. H. Tripp (Middle East politics)
O. Turel (economics)
O. Wright (Arabic)
K. Zebiri (Arabic and modern Islamic studies)

Degree Requirements
MA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies or MA in Area Studies (Near and Middle East) or MA in Oriental and African Religious Studies: Candidates in the above MA frameworks take four subjects with at least three to be examined by a written paper, and the fourth by a dissertation of 10,000 words--on a topic agreed between candidate and tutor
MA in Islamic Societies and Cultures: The program consists of at least one core course chosen from a list of courses dealing with subjects of general interest throughout the Islamic World and two or three further courses selected from a wide ranging list. The choice of courses taken by each student must cover at least two separate regions. The examination consists of (a) one paper and a dissertation of 10,000 words in a major subject, and (b) one paper in each of the two minor subjects
MA in Modern Turkish Studies: Students normally take three courses and offer a dissertation of 10,000 words on an approved topic in the major Turkish area subject chosen for study. For all degrees, the full-time program is one academic year (early October to late June) for candidates taking four courses and one whole calendar year for those doing three courses plus a dissertation. The part-time program extends over two academic years for candidates taking four courses, and two calendar years for those doing three courses plus a dissertation. Examinations for each course are held in June. Dissertations are submitted by 30 September of the year of the final examinations.

Chairs
Nicholas Sims-Willisms, Head, Department of Near and Middle East (School of Oriental and AfricanStudies)
R.H. Tripp, Chair, Center of Near and Middle Eastern Studies (School of Oriental and African Studies)

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Some scholarships and bursaries are available (details may be obtained from the Registrar)

Special Features
Junior Year Abroad programs, special courses provided upon sufficient demand

Additional Information
The Departments of Anthropology, Art and Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Geography, Linguistics, Politics, and Religions have specialized courses which refer to Middle Eastern Studies.