MA (Honours) International Relations with Persian in St Andrews United Kingdom | University of St Andrews

The four-year joint Honours program's Persian component is offered by the School of Modern Languages' Department of Arabic and Persian. Persian is considered quite accessible for learners, allowing students to achieve proficiency within the initial two years before tackling more complex historical and literary studies of Persian-speaking cultures. This International Relations with Persian program delivers advanced, research-focused instruction, helping students comprehend how knowledge evolves, progresses, and revitalizes. It fosters independent scholarship among all participants, promoting curiosity, precision, academic integrity, and rigorous thinking. Spanning 48 months, this curriculum culminates in a Master of Arts (Honours) degree. Like all St Andrews programs, it comprises credit-based modules requiring 480 credits total, typically 120 per academic year. The first two years generally combine program-specific core modules with elective options (sometimes including cross-faculty courses), while subsequent years focus on specialized, research-driven advanced studies.