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MSc Arab World Studies - 2 Years (Full-time)

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Contact information: Postgraduate Administrator
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 4465
Email: llc.postgrad@ed.ac.uk; Dr Anthony Gorman (Programme Director)
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 4183; Address: Graduate School, Room 12.16 David Hume Tower
George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9JX

Entry requirements

There are two deadlines for application to this programme: 1 December 2012 and 1 May 2013. Please note that places are limited so you are advised to apply early.

A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.

Applicants are requested to submit a CV with their application.

International students

All applicants must meet our general entry and language requirements. Detailed advice for international students is available here:

Programme description

This two-year Masters programme is offered by the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW).

The programme involves intensive Arabic language training and area-specific research training.

Eight months of the first year of the programme is delivered at Edinburgh. Pending successful completion of this year at Edinburgh, students will spend a further four months of intensive language acquisition in an Arab country.

After their return from that country, students will return to Edinburgh to continue with the second year of the programme.

Programme structure

In the first year, students will focus on the intensive Arabic language part of the programme through 15-20 contact hours per week. This will be followed by 4 months of study abroad at an approved institution in the Arab World.

In the second year, students will continue the Arabic language programme, enrol in research methods training and complete their dissertation.

Throughout the degree, students will combine seminar and tutorial work with essays, written and oral exams and research projects.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this programme students will have:

gained the opportunity to learn Arabic language from beginner's level and experience Arab culture through a period of immersion in the Arab world;
developed knowledge of the historical and contemporary Arab World from a range of disciplinary perspectives;
achieved a thorough grounding in modern critical theoretical approaches to Arab World Studies, Middle Eastern Politics and Area Studies;
been introduced to the study of the literature, history, politics and culture of Arabic-speaking countries;
become familiar with key primary texts either in the original language or in translation;
become fully conversant with the methods of scholarly research in a humanities discipline.

Funding

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This article was published on Apr 25, 2013