Overview

Key Features

The Middle Eastern and North African Studies at The University of Arizona is a multi-disciplinary unit focusing on the region extending from Morocco to Afghanistan which includes the Arab world, Iran, Israel and Turkey, providing a full range of language courses in Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Hebrew (through Judaic Studies) and undergraduate and graduate studies in culture, history, religion, politics and conflict.

MENAS offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Arts (MA) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Near Eastern Studies, with courses in Anthropology, Art and Architecture, Geography, History, Linguistics, Islamic Studies, Literary Studies, Mass Culture and Media Studies, Minority Studies, and Political Science.

MENAS offers, in conjunction with other departments, a Dual MA in MENAS and Journalism, a Dual MA in MENAS and Library Science, a Dual MA-MPA in MENAS and Public Policy, and a Dual PhD in MENAS and Anthropology. Minor Programs in MENAS are offered for PhD students in other departments

Programme Structure

Concentrations at the doctoral level are available in the fields of:

Critical Studies in Modern Middle Eastern Culture and Society

Islamic Studies

Linguistics of Middle Eastern Languages

Middle Eastern Literatures (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-12 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

60

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

International Relations Linguistics View 13 other PhDs in International Relations in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

60

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Other requirements

General requirements

Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
3 Letters of recommendation from academic references preferable. Note: recommenders will be required to upload their letters through the graduate college website. Instructions on how this works are provided within the online application process- we do not have a recommendation form.
Statement of purpose
Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Writing Sample (term paper, chapter of thesis, etc.)

Tuition Fee

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International

34000 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 34000 USD per year during 60 months.
National

34000 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 34000 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

14400 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14400 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Tucson

830 - 1140 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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