Arabic and Islamic Studies MPhil

The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies is an Area Studies department grounded in multidisciplinary approaches to research and training. Within a purpose-built space, it brings together anthropologists, archaeologists, literary scholars, linguists, political scientists, historians, sociologists and scholars of religion. Researchers collaborate within the Institute, as well as within disciplinary networks at Exeter, alongside their contributions at national and international levels. We strongly believe that the presence of a variety of disciplines, along with geographic and temporal specialisms, within one building enriches the work we produce as a collective.<br/><br/>Staff and postgraduate research students are affiliated to one of our research centres, where they can share their research findings, participate in seminars, lectures and research projects.<br/><br/>MPhil/PhD students work alongside researchers within the following research centres:<br/><br/><br/>• Centre for Gulf Studies<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Centre for Persian and Iranian Studies<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Centre for Kurdish Studies<br/><br/><br/><br/>• European Centre for Palestine Studies<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Centre for the Study of Islam<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Centre for Islamic Archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Centre for Middle East Politics<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Centre for Magic and Esotericism<br/><br/><br/><br/>To learn more about modules, assessment methods, facilities and our staff research expertise please visit our course page.