11 PhD programmes in Middle Eastern Studies in Europe

Near and Middle Eastern Studies
The Near and Middle Eastern Studies programme from SOAS University of London provides training in research methods and the study of the Near and Middle East, an interdisciplinary subject area, with research undertaken in the School of Languages, Cultures and linguistics at SOAS.
Arab World Studies
Our PhD Arab World Studies programme at The University of Manchester offers wide-ranging opportunities for research and advanced training in the history, politics, gender studies, literatures, religious traditions and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
The doctoral programme in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at Stockholm University consists of regionally focused multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary area studies with focus on one or several of the language and culture areas of the Middle East and North Africa.
Middle East Politics
The Middle East Politics MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter is an Area Studies department grounded in multidisciplinary approaches to research and training.
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
This Asian and Middle Eastern Studies course from the University of Cambridge is offered at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies to those students who wish to study Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies, Hebrew Studies, Korean Studies, Japanese Studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (Arabic or Persian), and Sanskrit and South Asian Studies.
Arabic
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Arabic is to be awarded upon successful completion of the third-cycle programme at the University of Gothenburg.
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
At University of Oxford, the DPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies' main research degree.
Turkish Studies
The aim of the Doctoral Program of Studies at the University of Cyprus is to render the students capable of using scientific methods and knowledge, in order to be able to work autonomously on a scientific field of Turkish Studies.
Middle Eastern Studies
Our PhD Middle Eastern Studies programme at The University of Manchester enables you to carry out a piece of significant, original research under the supervision of our academics
Arab and Islamic Studies
The Arab and Islamic Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter is an Area Studies department grounded in multidisciplinary approaches to research and training.
Arabic Studies
At the Imperial, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Arabic Studies. For those who wish to improve their command of a foreign language or to embark on a new one, day and evening classes at all levels from beginners to advanced are available within the college.