We offer expert supervision for postgraduate studies in Islam, the Middle East and related subjects. You will be studying in an environment that produces world-leading work, with staff who are conducting research of international significance. A broad spectrum of research areas is available to you as a postgraduate student. Areas include: cinema and media studies of the Middle East; comparative historical studies of Islam and Europe; cultural studies of the modern Middle East; diaspora studies; Islamic history; Islamic philosophy; modern and classical Arabic literature; modern and classical Persian literature; modern Middle Eastern history; Persian, Arabic and Turkish languages; politics of the modern Middle East; Shi-ism; Sufism; translation studies. We also offer opportunities for interdisciplinary study across the University.