Asian and Middle Eastern Studies MSt

<strong>The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2025). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.</strong><br/><br/><strong>DPhil</strong><br/>The DPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies main research degree. <br/><br/>Supervision can be offered in the full-range of areas in which the faculty has expertise. All topics fall under the general degree title of DPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. <br/><br/>Through independent research, and with the guidance of your supervisor, you will be required to complete a thesis. The DPhil normally takes between three and four years to complete. <br/><br/>You will have the opportunity to attend faculty seminars, lectures and colloquia, as well as a variety of skills training sessions offered by the faculty, as appropriate to different stages of the graduate career. All research students are offered an opportunity to attend the tutorial teaching day at the faculty in Hilary term. Those completing the training are then placed on the Graduate Teaching Register and may provide teaching for undergraduates if the opportunity arises.<br/><br/><strong>MSt</strong><br/>The MSt in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Oxford aims to provide tailor-made courses for training graduate students at the beginning of their research in different areas of Asian and Middle Eastern studies.<br/><br/>The course is aimed at students who need some additional training before applying for doctoral studies. Only specified teaching staff in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies accept students for this degree (a list of these staff is available on the faculty’s course webpage). Once you and your prospective supervisor have agreed on your course of study, it is not normally possible to make any changes.<br/><br/>The MSt in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is designed for students who hold a first degree in the same field as that of their proposed research, or one closely related. As an example, most students who wish to study Arabic for this MSt will have either a BA in Arabic or one in which Arabic has been a majority of the course. The decision on whether a candidates first degree qualifies for the course is taken by the Faculty Board.