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150 Master's degrees in Middle Eastern Studies
Arabic Studies
Through Arabic Studies from The American University in Cairo students gain a comprehensive academic and intellectual foundation through eight graduate courses, culminating in a research-based thesis that offers original contributions to their field of specialization.
Middle Eastern and North African Studies
The Middle Eastern and North African Studies programme at The University of Arizona offers a rigorous curriculum that encourages you to engage in a critical analysis of current ideas and methodologies in the field.
Islamic Finance
The Islamic Finance course from Durham University Business School provides you with a transformative journey, as it will equip you with the crucial knowledge and skills needed to be part of this dynamic and exciting alternative financing field.
Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East
Lund University's Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East MA program offers a comprehensive study of the political dynamics, societal developments, and regional challenges in the Middle East. Join Lund University to gain in-depth knowledge of the complexities of the region, analyze political processes, and contribute to the understanding of Middle Eastern affairs.
Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (Advanced)
The Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (Advanced) program at the Australian National University includes intensive options for busy professionals, and online options* for those based remotely, alongside traditional face-to-face seminars, culminating in an original research thesis where you work on- on-one with a leading global expert on the Middle East and Central Asia.
Modern Middle Eastern Studies
The Modern Middle Eastern Studies offered at the University of Oxford is a two-year course intended for students from all social science and humanities backgrounds. The course provides intensive training in a Middle Eastern language, training in research methods and topics relevant to the study of the Middle East.
Turkish Studies
The Turkish Studies programme from Sabanci University aims to train the next generation of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners and equip its graduate student with necessary skills to analyze, understand, evaluate, and make policies in key areas including foreign and environment policies as well as, energy, urbanization, health, and welfare.
Turkish Literature
The duration of the Turkish Literature programme from Bilkent University is three years, including a prep year, during which students take courses designed to introduce them to various aspects of literature and to strengthen their proficiency in Ottoman Turkish and foreign languages.
Islamic Finance
The Islamic Finance master by research programme from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin is supervised by a graduate faculty (or a panel of graduate faculty members). The directed research work introduces candidates to the processes by which new knowledge is developed and applied accordingly
Modern Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
The Modern Asian and Middle Eastern Studies program at University of Zurich introduces the social, cultural, and political dynamics of modernization and globalization processesacross Asia and the Middle East from a comparative and historical perspective.
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - Classical and Medieval Hebrew Literature
In addition to the MA awarded within the PhD program, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - Classical and Medieval Hebrew Literature at University of Pennsylvania offers an independent (terminal) MA degree in Hebrew Literature and Jewish Tradition, which is one of the tracks in MELC’s graduate program in Hebrew and Judaic Studies.

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
On the Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies programme offered by The University of Edinburgh, you 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.
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
The Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations program at the University of Toronto offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts.
Arabic Language Education
At Arabic Language Education from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia you will be able to work closely with our highly accomplished award winning faculty members whose devotion to quality teaching, learning and research ensure an effective and meaningful learning experience.
Arabic
The Arabic programme of the University of Peshawar is profoundly proud of having an enlightened faculty and a rich library containing books, reference materials and manuscripts of rarity and a computer lab for Research Students.

Middle East Studies
Throughout the Middle East Studies programme from The University of Exeter you’ll develop your research skills through in-depth study of the recent and social history of the Middle East.
Arabic
Arabic from University of the Punjab is designed to develop scientific, socio-cultural, economic and political leadership, through learner-centered teaching and research among the graduates in order to promote national cohesion and stability through providing quality education at par with international standards.

Middle East Politics
This Middle East Politics programme from The University of Exeter provides you with a solid foundation in core theories and methods of political science and research methodology focusing specifically on the Middle East and North Africa.
Cultural Heritage in the Near and Middle East, and in Africa
The Master's Degree course in English “Cultural Heritage in the Near and Middle East, and in Africa” is aimed at the study of the Mediterranean and the Asian region of the Near and Middle East (including Egypt). Learn more with this programme in Cultural Heritage in the Near and Middle East, and in Africa from Sapienza University of Rome.
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
The M.A. in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is a two-year, interdisciplinary humanities degree that prepares students to engage with the social, environmental, and political challenges facing countries in Asia and the Middle East, and their transnational communities.