Located at the crossroads between Europe, Africa and Asia, the Middle East has played a pivotal role on the world stage from ancient times.

The University of Edinburgh is recognised in the UK and internationally as a leading institution for the study of the Middle East, Middle Eastern languages and the Islamic world.

Taking an Area Studies approach to the region, our highly flexible, four-year Master of Arts (MA) programme is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of Middle Eastern:

history
literatures
cultures
politics
You will develop the skills to analyse, critique and compare key issues and concepts, both in group discussion and in written work.

To help you access and interpret source material, you will take Year 1 classes in at least one of the three main languages of the Middle East:

Arabic
Persian
Turkish