Masters degrees in Near and Middle Eastern Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of North Africa, Southwestern Asia, Asia Minor, and the Arabian Peninsula, related borderlands and island groups, and including emigrant and immigrant groups.
Ordinarily, two years of full-time residence are required at the normal course rate of seven courses each academic year. At least eight of the fourteen required courses must be offered by members of the Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Department. Students may not include courses taken to prepare for the M.A. language examination (HBRW 102 and below, or ARBC 40 and below) among these eight courses, but may include them among the required 14 courses....
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) was established in 1954 for the purpose of supporting research and teaching in the languages, literatures, history, governments, economics, and cultures of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South Asia, with the emphasis on the modern period. At the core of its teaching and research is the pursuit of firsthand knowledge about the Middle East based on literacy in its languages and an understanding...
Students in this field focus on Akkadian and/or Sumerian languages, literature, and history. Applicants are normally expected to have studied at least one Semitic language at the time of application. Course work is aimed at providing a solid linguistic and historical basis for advanced study of ancient texts in their original form. Students working in this field sometimes choose to combine their interest with the study of ancient Israel in the biblical...
Arabic and Islamic studies emphasize the "classical" medieval period and attempt to give an integral view of Islamic culture in premodern times. Within this general framework the student will normally focus on one of the following fields: Arabic language and literature, Islamic religion, intellectual history (especially philosophy, history of science, and mysticism), institutional history, and Islamic law. A good grounding in classical Arabic is a...
Students will study the archaeology of the Levant from earliest times through late antiquity. Emphasis will focus on the material culture of various periods and the applicability of archaeological evidence to the reconstruction of the history of the ancient Near East. Students will be expected to become competent in Semitic languages as well as in the history of the area. Specialization and/or combination of related fields can be arranged.
Armenian can be pursued as an independent field, though it is generally recommended that specialists also acquire competence in another subject as well, such as Iranian Studies, Indo-European Linguistics, Comparative Religion, Art History, or Islamic (especially Turkic) Studies. The offerings in the department focus on Armenian language, literature, and cultural history of all periods, depending on students' needs.
The program of study in the Hebrew Bible is itself subdivided into different specializations, in recognition of the fact that students generally wish to define their interest in Bible in terms of various related disciplines and fields. Students are thus asked to choose among the following paths of specialization: Bible and the History of Israel (concentrating in either the preexilic or postexilic periods); Bible and Archaeology; Bible and Semitic...
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