Programme overview
This Masters programme is open to graduates with no prior background in Kurdish studies, as well as those who would like to develop their existing knowledge of the Kurdish people and their history.
Our programme will provide you with an understanding of how Kurdish societies have been created and shaped by history, politics, and economics, via the transformation of pre-capitalist structures into the institutional and social frameworks that exist today in Kurdish regions of the Middle East and the Caucasus. In relation to this, you will study the historical development of modern states with sovereignty over Kurdish regions, considering them in the context of colonial and post-colonial powers.
This programme will help you to relate your understanding of Kurdish history to the evolution of modern identities - of nations, of communities, and of individuals - and in so doing you will develop a valuable and comprehensive insight into the impressions and self-perceptions of Kurdish people and of Kurdish societies. You will also study the ways in which cultural and social differences manifest themselves in the interpretation and understanding of religious and ethnic identities, and the ways in which cultural stereotypes are constructed.
As a graduate of this programme you will therefore be in a position to progress to relevant study or career pathways, taking with you the ability to analyse, evaluate, and present clear and consistent arguments relating to the social and political dynamics of Kurdish regions and Kurdish people, both in the Middle East and internationally.
We are now taking applications for this programme.
