Programme overview
This masters is designed to develop your research skills within Middle Eastern and Islamic arts or humanities as you research your own particular area of interest (subject to mutual agreement with your research supervisor). It is open to students who have completed undergraduate study on the Middle East and Islam, as well as those who have sufficient equivalent experience in this subject.
Our programme is constructed around research training involving both practical skills and theoretical approaches, which you will then apply to your own detailed and advanced piece of original research, under the supervision of a qualified expert.
Middle East and Islamic Studies is, by its nature, interdisciplinary, and you will gain an understanding of the appropriateness of particular methodologies to the varied elements of this subject area, as well as learning how to relate those approaches to the discipline closest to your chosen specialism. You will also explore the relevant ethical issues linked to the study of the Middle East and Muslim world.
The programme content develops the skills required for a career in humanities research. You will learn how to develop a research plan; identify the data requirements of particular research projects; evaluate different data capture techniques; collect, synthesise, and analyse data from various sources; as well as identifying, formulating and evaluating research questions and problems.
In applying these skills to your own research you will also consider how to construct and defend clear lines of argument – in written form and orally – using both primary and secondary materials.
We are now taking applications for this programme.
