University of Virginia
Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures
Degree Programs
  Degree Programs - Graduate
 

Potential Curricula for MA Students in Middle Eastern Studies

This sample curriculum assumes that an incoming student has an interest in Arabic and has completed two years of college-level Arabic. Note that these courses amount to more than the 30 credits required.

Year 1, Semester 1 Year 1, Semester 2
ARAB 5010
ARAB 5020
HIME 7011
HIME 7021
RELI 5400
ARAB 5290
Year 2, Semester 1 Year 2, Semester 2
ARAB 5530
ARAB 5870
PLIR 7650
PETR 5220
PLCP 5410
MESA 8995

 

Potential Curricula for MA Students in Middle Eastern Studies -- Languages and Literatures Concentration

This sample curriculum assumes that an incoming student has an interest in Arabic, has already completed two years of college-level Arabic language. Note that these courses amount to more than the 30 credits required.

Year 1, Semester 1 Year 1, Semester 2
ARAB 5010
ARAB 5020
PETR 5210
ARTR 5290
RELI 5400
HIME 7021
Year 2, Semester 1 Year 2, Semester 2
ARAB 5530
ARAB 5540
ARAB 5330
ARAB 5870
PLIR 7650
MESA 8995

Potential Curriculum for MA Students in South Asian Studies

This sample curriculum assumes that an incoming student has an interest in Urdu and has completed two years of Urdu prior to coming to UVa.

Year 1, Semester 1 Year 1, Semester 2
URDU 5010
URDU 5020
HISA 5021
RELH 5054
SATR 5110
PLCP 8561
Year 2, Semester 1 Year 2, Semester 2
HISA 7011
HISA 8021
ANTH 5750
MESA 8995