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MA Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at University of Washington

University of Washington, United States

Programme overview

The department offers a graduate program of studies leading to the master of arts degree, designed to provide students advanced training in at least one Near Eastern language and in a field of specialization. Students may concentrate in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, or Central Asian Turkic and may choose as their field of specialization a civilization or literature related to their language of concentration.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures  |  Duration: 36 credits  |  Location: Seattle, WA, United States

What you will study

36 credits; Coursework determined in consultation with M.A. committee to prepare for written examinations.; Reading knowledge of French or German; or, with the prior approval of the student's MA committee, any other language pertinent to the research in the student's field of study. Normally, to satisfy this requirement, the student must pass a reading exam before beginning the second year of study towards the M.A.; A seminar paper representing the student's best work OR a thesis

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Application information

Graduate programmes open for admission at different times and have varying deadlines; entry quarter and dates are set by each programme.

Graduate application fee is $90 (USD), or $75 for Graduate Non-Matriculated applications, paid online by MasterCard or Visa; each submitted application requires a separate fee. Application dates and deadlines vary by programme and are shown in the Graduate School online application. The Law (JD), Dentistry (DDS), Pharmacy (PharmD) and Medicine (MD) programmes do not use the Graduate School application.

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