Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Modern Middle Eastern Studies)

专业详情

The Modern Middle Eastern Studies pathway is designed for highly motivated students who would like to develop their knowledge and understanding of the Modern Middle East, together with the research skills necessary to carry out independent primary research work in the Humanities or Social Sciences to a high academic standard. Graduates will be well placed to pursue further research in a PhD programme, to use their skills and knowledge in NGOs, charities, government, education, or in any other field where cultural understanding, linguistic skills and high-level critical thinking, analysis and communication skills are needed.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the MPhil course, students will be able to:

· read, interpret and translate primary sources relevant to their research interests in Arabic, Hebrew or Persian;

· show a good understanding of more general scholarship on Modern Middle Eastern Studies;

· show an in-depth knowledge of the secondary literature relevant to the subjects of their coursework and dissertation;

· formulate original research questions on Modern Middle Eastern Studies and produce a well-constructed argument to answer them, based on the use of primary and secondary sources, using the methods of the Humanities and Social Sciences;

· communicate their research findings in the form of an independent piece of research; and

· use independent archival and library- and internet-based research skills concomitant with successful completion of a Masters-level degree in Modern Middle Eastern Studies.