International Relations of the Middle East with Advanced Arabic

Entry requirements

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

You should also have Arabic language skills at a level between CEF B1 and C1 to be a good fit in the relevant classes.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This degree offers an intensive Arabic language programme to develop advanced Arabic proficiency, including a period spent in the Arab world, along with advanced theoretical and empirical understanding of the international relations of the Middle East.

You will use the Arabic language both as a means of communication and a research tool to interview informants, read the local press and scholarship, and explore Middle Eastern culture in a way not available to non-Arabic speakers.

Please note students must have a level of Arabic language proficiency on entry. Students with no prior study of Arabic language are directed to the MSc International Relations of the Middle East with Arabic