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Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Dates of course

Sunday 29th June - Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Course description

Middle Eastern Studies course is a chance for you to study the ancient languages, literature and history of a range of cultures spanning from North Africa to East Asia. In previous years, participants have focused on sources such as the scripts of Egypt and Iraq/Mesopotamia (Akkadian). You will experience lectures on various topics from the undergraduate course such as poetry, folk tales, religion and economy. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of these languages or subjects before the course.

During the week, you will have language classes and engage with texts – including poetry, folk-tales, liturgies, hymns, legal documents, and letters – making these cultures come to life. Through such texts and their contexts we will explore areas from social structure and economy to religion and ideologies. These themes will be introduced to you through lectures, interactive talks, and study sessions.

In this way, we hope to give you a taste of the many fascinating aspects of a degree in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Oxford.

Additional requirements for this UNIQ course

Check the admission information for the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies subjects of your interests.

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General requirements for UNIQ

As well as any requirements or recommendations listed above, you will need to meet UNIQ's minimum criteria of being a current student in your penultimate year at a UK state school, and your application will be considered in the context of the information you provide about your background and prior academic attainment.

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