PhD Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

At the doctoral level, students select a field of study from among the following: linguistics (historical linguistics or language pedagogy), literature & culture, history, Hebrew Bible/ancient Near East, or Islamic studies.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts | Duration: 30 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 30 semester credit hours. The program is designed to increase the breadth and depth of the student’s knowledge and to develop a capacity for independent scholarly research. The courses required are determined by the student’s interests in consultation with the doctoral supervisor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): In applying to the doctoral program in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, students select an area of study from among the following: linguistics (historical linguistics or language pedagogy), literature & culture, history, Hebrew Bible/ancient Near East, or Islamic studies. Because scholarship in Middle Eastern languages and cultures requires a high degree of language proficiency, students normally complete a Master of Arts in the area of concentration before acceptance into the PhD program. In exceptional cases, the Graduate Admissions Committee may take extensive study outside of a master’s program into account. For students specializing in a living language tradition, advanced proficiency in the language of concentration is required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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