12 monthsProgramme duration
22,900 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Middle Eastern Studies at Leiden University distinguishes itself from similar programmes through its disciplinary breadth and historical depth, through its wide range of research-based electives, and through its flexibility, which enables students to tailor their individual programmes to their interests. You will be able to explore topics across the humanities and social sciences, including modern and premodern history, politics, international relations, religion, anthropology, literature, and philology. It is also possible to train your language skills and take courses in Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Hebrew, Turkish and Persian (Farsi). All courses are taught in English by internationally respected scholars.
Read more about Middle Eastern Studies on the Leiden University website
Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Middle Eastern Studies at Leiden University distinguishes itself from similar programmes through its disciplinary breadth and historical depth, through its wide range of research-based electives, and through its flexibility, which enables students to tailor their individual programmes to their interests. You will be able to explore topics across the humanities and social sciences, including modern and premodern history, politics, international relations, religion, anthropology, literature, and philology. It is also possible to train your language skills and take courses in Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Hebrew, Turkish and Persian (Farsi). All courses are taught in English by internationally respected scholars.
Read more about Middle Eastern Studies on the Leiden University website
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Admission Requirements
For entry requirements, please visit the website.
For entry requirements, please visit the website
English language requirements: Cambridge English 180, C1 level; Cambridge English 180, C2 level; IELTS 6.5; TOEFL internet-based 90.
Admission requirements and application: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/middle-eastern-studies/admission-and-application/admission-requirements?utm_source=qs&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=Middle+Eastern+Studies+MA&utm_content=entry_requirements_other
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The Middle Eastern Studies programme will help you make a clear difference in your chosen career. It will introduce you to the conceptual and academic approaches at play in the region, such as linguistics, history, anthropology and political science. Furthermore, developing your in-depth knowledge in the field and giving you the ability to think critically and analytically are also key goals of the programme.
All students start with a common core course of 10 EC, Theories and Methods of Middle Eastern Studies, in their first semester. Besides this course, students can choose courses in historic and contemporary cultures, languages, literatures, and religions, politics and society. In line with one of the themes in these courses, students write a thesis based on individual academic research and supervised by one of the members of staff of Middle Eastern Studies.
After successfully completing the Middle Eastern Studies programme you will have developed and honed a unique set of academic skills that will be highly relevant to a career requiring a specialist language or cultural knowledge of the Middle East.
These skills and competences will serve as a strong foundation for a wide variety of academic-level positions, and will also enable you to furthering your academic education with a PhD programme.
After graduation, you can pursue careers in:
- Diplomacy, NGOs, and cultural institutions
- Academia and research
- International organisations and development
- Journalism, consultancy, and education
For entry requirements, please visit the website.
For entry requirements, please visit the website
English language requirements: Cambridge English 180, C1 level; Cambridge English 180, C2 level; IELTS 6.5; TOEFL internet-based 90.
- Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS)
- StuNed Scholarship Programme
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