Overview

Key Features

The Arabic Studies program from Emory University is built upon strengths in the cultures, literatures, and histories of the region that spans from the Pillars of Hercules to the Bay of Bengal. As one of the few departments in the United States that offers an undergraduate degree in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, MESAS is dedicated to understanding the region through primary sources, whether textual, oral, or material, as well as through multiple theoretical and disciplinary perspectives. We specialize in the languages of Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, and Tibetan as tools for our broader inquiry.

With faculty members whose areas of expertise include archaeology, anthropology, gender studies, history, linguistics, literature, and religion, MESAS approaches the study of the region integrally, focusing on historical, cultural, linguistic, and religious continuities from the Ancient Mediterranean and Indo-Pakistani sub-continent, through the Islamic period to the present day.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Four Language Courses- ARAB 201, ARAB 202, ARAB 301, ARAB 302

Two Arabic Capstone Courses - ARAB 401, 402

Two courses in either Arabic linguistics or Arabic literature, or a combination of the two. Examples of linguistics courses include: ARAB 425 (Arabic Dialectology), MESAS 420 (Judeo-Arabic) or courses in Arabic Sociolinguistics. Examples of literature courses include: Arabic 410 (Advanced Language and Culture), ARAB 497 (Supervised Reading in Arabic Literature), MESAS 211 (Arabic Literature), MESAS 315 (The Qu'ran), MESAS 415 (Great Books of the Islamic World).

One Course in the culture of the Arab World. (e.g. one of the following): MESAS 210 (Arab World: Culture and Society), MESAS 260 (Cultures of the Middle East); MESAS 310 (Voices of Arab Women)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Atlanta, United States

Disciplines

Islamic Studies Middle Eastern studies View 143 other Bachelors in Middle Eastern studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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130

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100

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General requirements

The Common Application or Coalition Application
$75 application fee or application fee waiver
Official high school transcripts and official college transcripts, if applicable
If English is your second language, TOEFL or IELTS results are also recommended
Secondary school report/counselor’s recommendation
Two teacher letters of recommendation from core-area academic teachers
For those applying EDII or RD: Midyear report and transcript

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

70300 USD / year

≈ 70300 USD / year
Out-of-State

70300 USD / year

≈ 70300 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

70300 USD / year

≈ 70300 USD / year

Living costs

Atlanta

United States

1213 - 2208 USD / month

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