In this taught masters programme, students will gain an advanced, interdisciplinary understanding of the history, modern politics, society and culture of the Islamic Middle East, and explore the paradigms behind the various disciplines within this field.

The programme combines:

a course in critical readings
training in research skills and methods
option courses spanning a wide range of specialisms
optional language learning
Students will be supported to closely and critically evaluate primary and secondary sources on a range of relevant subjects.

They will learn and be assessed through a combination of:

seminar work
oral presentations essays
a dissertation