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Study Details: MA 1 year full-time, 2-3 years part-time
The MA in Near and Middles Eastern Studies provides exceptional opportunities for studying this diverse and fascinating area at the postgraduate level through a variety of disciplinary approaches. The main emphasis of the programme is on the modern period through the courses in history, geography, politics, economics and anthropology. Some exposure is provided, however, to the pre-modern culture and society of the area through courses in religious studies, Islamic art and archaeology, and history. Courses based on Arabic are offered for those with an adequate knowledge of the language, while courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish are available for those who wish to acquire or develop skills in these languages.
We will consider all applications with 2:ii (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application including supporting statement and references.
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Graduates of the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics leave SOAS not only with linguistic and cultural expertise, but also with skills in written and oral communication, analysis and problem solving.
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Core - Dissertation
Dissertation in Near and Middle Eastern Studies - 60 credits
Open
Compulsory
Remapping Area Studies in Asia, Africa and the Middle East - 15 credits
Open
Guided options - List A - Major or Minor
15 to 105 credits from List A
Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural Contacts - 15 credits
Open
Arab Painting - 15 credits
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Vision, Visuality and Islamic Visual Culture Studies - 15 credits
Open
Art and Architecture of the Seljuks and Ottomans (12th -15th centuries) - 15 credits
Open
China and the Silk Road: Art and Archaeology - 15 credits
Open
Political Economy of Development and Change in the Middle East - 15 credits
Open
Gender, Race and History - 15 credits
Open
The Early Development of Islam in Context - 15 credits
Open
The Afghanistan Wars, 1979 to the Present - 15 credits
Open
Colonialism and Revolution in the Middle East - 15 credits
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Reconfiguring Global History - 15 credits
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Gender, Law and Society in The Middle East and North Africa - 15 credits
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Islamic Family Law - 15 credits
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Islamic Legal Theory - 15 credits
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Human Rights and Islamic Law 1 - 15 credits
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Human Rights and Islamic Law 2 - 15 credits
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Music, Exile and Diaspora: the Jews of Arab Lands - 15 credits
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Modern Palestinian Literature (PG) - 15 credits
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Classical Persian Poetry: Texts and Traditions (PG) - 15 credits
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Palestine, History, Culture, Politics - 15 credits
Open
Zionism: Critical Perspectives (PG) - 15 credits
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From Palestine to Israel - 15 credits
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Turkey: Continuity and Change (1908-1945) - 15 credits
Open
Film and Society in the Middle East and North Africa - 15 credits
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The Middle East in Ten Weeks - 15 credits
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Iran, History and Politics - 15 credits
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Iran: Society and Culture - 15 credits
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Thinking the Political in the Middle East - 15 credits
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Muslim Britain: Perspectives and Realities - 15 credits
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Jewish Thought in its Historical, Political, and Cultural Contexts - 15 credits
Open
Zoroastrianism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives - History - 15 credits
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Zoroastrianism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives - World View - 15 credits
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