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PhD Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Programme overview

PhD Near Eastern Languages and Cultures is a doctoral programme in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, College of Letters and Science at UCLA. Areas of study: Major fields of specialization include Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, Arabic, Armenian, Assyriology, Egyptology, Hebrew Bible, Iranian Studies, Jewish Studies, Near Eastern Archaeology, Semitics, and Turkic.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science  |  Department: Near Eastern Languages and Cultures  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall, Winter, Spring  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Areas of study: Major fields of specialization include Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, Arabic, Armenian, Assyriology, Egyptology, Hebrew Bible, Iranian Studies, Jewish Studies, Near Eastern Archaeology, Semitics, and Turkic. Students may concentrate on language, literature, or archaeology in their selected field, but are expected to engage broadly with these fields of study as part of their individual program. A minimum of nine upper division (100 series) and graduate courses (200 series) (36 units) is required, of which at least six (24 units) must be at the graduate level for a letter grade.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline: December 15, 2026. GRE: Optional. Letters of recommendation: 3. In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose, and recent term paper (strongly recommended). M.A.: A bachelor's degree or the equivalent in the language area chosen for the degree. As a rule, applicants selected for admission have a grade-point average of at least 3.25 and competitive GRE scores. The GRE must be taken within 24 months prior to the date of the application; use department code 2602 to have GRE scores sent to the department.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Graduate application fee: $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all other applicants; deadlines are set by each programme, mostly in November and early December for the following fall.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply/

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