MA Middle East Studies

University of Exeter

Equips you with the skills, sources and tools to study the Middle East, North Africa and the Muslim world
Introduces you to theorists whose work has underpinned scholarship in key fields
You’ll learn how to make choices around your own work and be exposed to the forms of work found in the most successful research
Your understanding and appreciation of the culture, history and language of the Middle East will open up career paths in a wide variety of areas such as academia and education, international development, government and NGO’s

Equips you with the skills, sources and tools to study the Middle East, North Africa and the Muslim world
Introduces you to theorists whose work has underpinned scholarship in key fields
You’ll learn how to make choices around your own work and be exposed to the forms of work found in the most successful research
Your understanding and appreciation of the culture, history and language of the Middle East will open up career paths in a wide variety of areas such as academia and education, international development, government and NGO’s

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Sep 2025

Sep 2026

Duration

Campus

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4 - 6 weeks after your application is submitted

Backlogs accepted

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Equips you with the skills, sources and tools to study the Middle East, North Africa and the Muslim world
Introduces you to theorists whose work has underpinned scholarship in key fields
You’ll learn how to make choices around your own work and be exposed to the forms of work found in the most successful research
Your understanding and appreciation of the culture, history and language of the Middle East will open up career paths in a wide variety of areas such as academia and education, international development, government and NGO’s

Equips you with the skills, sources and tools to study the Middle East, North Africa and the Muslim world
Introduces you to theorists whose work has underpinned scholarship in key fields
You’ll learn how to make choices around your own work and be exposed to the forms of work found in the most successful research
Your understanding and appreciation of the culture, history and language of the Middle East will open up career paths in a wide variety of areas such as academia and education, international development, government and NGO’s

Requirements

The requirements may vary based on your selected study options.

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Modules

Compulsory modules

Theorising the Middle East

Dissertation skills

MA Dissertation

Optional modules

MA Dissertation

State and Society in the Middle East

Iranian History, 1500 - the Present

Advanced Arabic Language

Dissertation

Islam in Practice

New Approaches to Islamic Thought

Independent Reading Course - Sem 1

Independent Reading Course - Sem 2

Nationalisms in the Middle East

The Kurds: History and Politics

International Relations of the Middle East

Research Methods Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

Themes and Conflicts in Iranian History and Culture

Islamic Culture and Civilisation

The Palestine Question: Past and Present

Gender and Politics in the Middle East

Oral History: Principles and Practice

Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel