Graduate Program

Program Information

In addition to a B.A. program for undergraduates, NELC offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs in a wide variety of fields of study in the Near or Middle East, including: History and Culture, Language and Literature (including Linguistics), Intellectual History, and Art and Archaeology. These programs are grouped under three main headings, Ancient (prehistory to the rise of Islam) Modern (Muhammad to the present), and Interdisciplinary. There are departmental counselors for each of these areas who guide the students through their programs of study. 

Contact

Department Chair

David Schloen

Associate Chair for Graduate Studies

Frank Lewis

Graduate Counselor (Ancient Fields)

David Schloen

Department Graduate Counselor (Modern Fields)

Frank Lewis

Departmental Secretary
OR 212, 702-9512, ne-lc@uchicago.edu