9 PhD programmes in Islamic Studies in North America

At the New York University we offer a phd degree in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies - Law. Join us. 

Islamic Civilizations Studies (ICIVS) at Emory University is a unique Ph.D. program that investigates Islamic civilizations through trans-regional and multidisciplinary perspectives.

The Ph.D. program in Islamic Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is designed primarily for students preparing for an academic career. 

The Persian and Iranian Studies program at The University of Arizona focuses specifically on either modern or classical Persian literature and culture, or Iranian (or other Persian speaking societies’) history, religion, social organization, and politics.

The Arabic and Islamic Studies program at Georgetown University seeks to advance knowledge and understanding of classical and modern Islamic thought and to provide understanding of Arabophone culture and intellectual history in the pre-modern and modern periods. 

We offer our graduate students a program in Islamic Studies - Gender and Women's Studies at the McGill University.

The University of Washington Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies is designed for students who wish to pursue research with a comparative perspective.

Students in the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies doctoral program at New York University concentrate their studies in one of the three tracks which the department offers.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Islamic Studies offered by the Institute of Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes innovative and specialized learning opportunities.