Center for Middle Eastern Studies
All applicants for whom English is not a primary language may be required to submit current scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language or the International English Language Testing System
This dual degree program addresses the needs of students wishing to acquire a solid background in modern Middle Eastern languages, history, and civilization while developing their abilities in policy analysis in preparation for professional careers in scholarly, educational, governmental, non-governmental, and business environments in the United States and abroad.
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Near Eastern Studies Cornell Arts Sciences
All students admitted to the program are expected to earn a doctoral degree, with the option of earning a master’s degree along the way.
If their native language is not English, applicant must submit a TOEFL score.
Near Eastern Studies University of California, Berkeley
Graduate programs leading to the PhD degree are offered in Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian Languages and Literatures Near Eastern Archaeology Cuneiform Hebrew Bible Biblical and Judaic Studies Egyptology and Islamic Studies. Degree requirements should be completed according to the University normative time standards. Normative time for an advanced degree in the department is seven years for the MA plus PhD, and five years for those entering with an MA.
If the applicant comes from a country or political entity where English is not the official language, adequate proficiency in English to do graduate work, as evidenced by a TOEFL score of at least 90 on the iBT test, 570 on the paper-and-pencil test, or an IELTS Band score of at least 7 on a 9-point scale and.
Applicants may only to one single degree program or one concurrent degree program per admission cycle.
Letters of recommendation: Applicants may request letters of recommendation through the application system. Hard copies of recommendation letters must be sent directly to the program, not the Graduate Division.
Official TOEFL score reports must be sent directly from Educational Test Services TOEFL and IELTS score reports are only valid for two years.
All applicants should have fulfilled the equivalent of the departmental requirements for the BA degree.
Applicants to the Near Eastern Studies graduate program may already hold the MA or an equivalent degree.
NE STUD 200
The modern language proficiency examinations will follow the form prescribed under the MA requirements
The preliminary examinations may be of any written form determined by the examiners, but it is suggested that they should consist of a choice of not than three from a wide range of essay questions.
Another modern language may be substituted for one of these if it is clearly necessary to the student field of study.
This course introduces the principles of the hieroglyphic writing system, and the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary necessary to begin reading, transliterating, and translating Middle Egyptian texts.
After completing the sequence Egyptian 100A and Egyptian 100B, the student will have the foundation necessary to read, transliterate, and translate Middle Egyptian texts.
Readings from primary texts, including Babylonian astronomical and astrological documents and Greek treatises such as Geminos Introduction to the Phenomena and Ptolemy Almagest are used.
South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies University of Illinois
Applicants must have a BA or a BS degree to MA program.
Financial aid packages usually combine some form of fellowship support with teaching or research assistantships in a manner that allows for both teaching experience and timely completion of the degree.
Graduate Admissions
A letter of recommendation that focuses on their language skills or a current French ACTFL Oral Profiency Interview certificate may replace the submission of the critical paper in French.
Admissions
The Northwestern University does NOT require the GRE from the university applicants.
International students need NOT take the TOEFL or IELTS if.
