Overview

In the NELC department, we make the past come alive. We make cultural studies of the Middle East relevant to undergraduate students and the larger Los Angeles community, and in our graduate programs, we create the next generation of experts in the ancient Near Eastern and modern Middle Eastern region.

Features

The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC) department at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) sees as its mission the scholarly discovery, interpretation, dissemination, and preservation of the history, practices, and conceptual categories originally from the Near Eastern region, the cradle of human civilization, created over a period of more than 10,000 years and continuing as a font of human innovation and a focus of world attention.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Teaching and Learning of Heritage Languages

Anthropology and History of Mediterranean

Central Asian Studies: Discipline, Methods, Debates

Teaching Apprentice Practicum

Cooperative Program

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Beverly Hills, United States

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies View 65 other PhDs in Area & Cultural Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Letters of Recommendation

A master's degree or the equivalent in the applicant's field (the master's degree need not have been completed at UCLA).

As a rule, applicants selected for admission have a grade-point average of at least 3.25. The GRE must be taken within 24 months prior to the date of the application; use code department code 2602 to have scores sent to the department.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

36297 USD / year

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Out-of-State

36297 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

21115 USD / year

≈ 21115 USD / year

Living costs

Beverly Hills

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Beverly Hills

Funding

Scholarships Information

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