PhD in Near and Middle Eastern Studies in Seattle United States | University of Washington

The University of Washington's interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies caters to students interested in comparative research across several disciplines. These include literature, culture, and languages of the region (covering Arabic, Hebrew, Persian [including Dari and Tajik], Turkish, and Central Asian Turkic), Islamic studies encompassing law, history, theology, and mysticism, comparative religious studies, and modern interdisciplinary research using social science approaches.

An interdisciplinary Graduate School committee oversees the program. Cabeiri deBergh Robinson, Associate Professor in International Studies, Comparative Religions, and South Asian Studies, with an adjunct position in Anthropology, currently serves as interim director. The curriculum draws from courses in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, the Jackson School of International Studies, and other university departments. Participants must complete coursework spanning both humanities and social science disciplines.