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PhD Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University

Princeton University, United States

Programme overview

The Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies is a five-year programme with considerable flexibility in the course of study and dissertation topic.

Faculty: Princeton Graduate School  |  Department: Near Eastern Studies  |  Duration: 5 years  |  Intake: Fall 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Princeton, NJ, United States

What you will study

Students take at least six courses a year over the first two years, at least three of them graduate seminars; they must show research-level competence in one Near Eastern language, two years of study in a second, and pass an exam in a European language of scholarship before the general examination and dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School, department-level requirements for Fall 2027 entry: application deadline December 15 (11:59 p.m. Eastern); application fee $90; GRE General Test optional/not required. A written work sample (25 pages maximum) and the NES Fact Sheet naming up to two preferred faculty are required. Applicants whose primary language is not English submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test scores; the Graduate School sets no minimum score.

Requirements published at program group level.

Intake: Fall 2027

Duration: 5 years

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.princeton.edu/admission

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