MA/MS in Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

This two-year Master of Arts is an interdisciplinary graduate degree run by the center devoted to Middle Eastern studies. It pairs demanding language instruction with regional study and allows students to enroll in courses across other divisions and professional schools of the university. Language options include Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and Turkish, and also ancient tongues of the region, among them Egyptian, Akkadian and comparative Semitics. Because the structure is flexible, students can concentrate on a chosen area and work with faculty in anthropology, political science, Islamic studies, history, economics, policy, literature and theology. Funding is a notable feature, and the center says most students in their second year hold awards covering full tuition. Alumni enter professional work or continue to doctoral programs at other institutions. The center's website also describes admissions, costs, what life in Chicago is like, the requirements for the degree, a combined bachelor's and master's path, career services and alumni networks, giving prospective applicants a broad view before they apply.