Middle Eastern Studies
| Graad: | Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies |
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| Onderwijsvorm: | Voltijd |
| Duur: | 1 jaar |
| Start: | September, februari |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Vestigingsplaats: | Leiden |
| Croho/isatcode: | 60842 |
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De MA Middle Eastern Studies bestrijkt vrijwel het gehele Midden-Oosten, zowel in tijdsspanne als geografisch. Een dergelijk breed aanbod is uniek in Nederland en zul je zelden ergens anders vinden. Als je interesse uitgaat naar de talen, literatuur, religie of geschiedenis van het Midden-Oosten, zul je ontdekken dat ontwikkelingen in de moderne tijd een centrale plaats innemen in de studie van deze disciplines. Aan de andere kant is het ook mogelijk om het historische erfgoed van de islam te bestuderen, waar Leiden internationaal beroemd om is.
Het uitgebreide internationale netwerk van de docenten biedt je kansen om onderzoek te doen aan verschillende instituten en universiteiten in het Midden-Oosten, wat deze opleiding in Nederland nog meer bijzonder maakt.
The MA in Middle Eastern Studies exposes you to research covering the history, literature, languages and politics of the Arab, Persian and Turkish world, with special attention for the field of Islamic law, anthropology, philology and the modern Middle East.
You can specialise in one of five different areas, each of which can be further tailored to your field of interest by opting for a particular disciplinary approach, such as linguistics, anthropology, history, literary studies, or the Modern Middle East; or by choosing a particular geographic region, such as Morocco or Central Asia; or alternatively by concentrating on a particular historical period, such as the Middle Ages or the twentieth century.
- Arabic Studies
The history of Islam, contemporary developments in the Arab world, Arabic literature, and rich manuscript traditions are your topics of study in Arabic Studies.
- Islamic Studies
You study the rich context of Islamic law and anthropology of the Muslim world from the perspective of the social sciences combined with philology.
- Turkish Studies
If you concentrate on Turkish Studies, you take courses on such topics as Turkish history and Turkey’s relation to Europe, viewed against its transition from the multi-ethnic Osman state to a nation state.
- Persian Studies
Persian Studies will focus on courses combining philology with modern history, literature with linguistics, religion with rituals, and visual arts with the rich Persian iconography and visual arts. The scope of the programme extends beyond present-day Iran.
- Modern Middle East Studies
Modern Middle East Studies focuses solely on modern times, as you study the rich cultures, literatures and religions of this strategically important region while examining the Islamic Revolution (1979) in Iran, revolts and revolutions in Arab countries, and political developments in Turkey, Central Asia and Afghanistan.
