Graduates will be able to work independently to design research projects, and will have an in-depth knowledge of the primary sources and secondary literature in their chosen specialism in Aramaic Studies.

They will be very well placed to study for a PhD, and will also be in a position to use their skills and knowledge of Aramaic in other professions and activities where advanced research skills and independent critical thinking, analysis and communication skills are needed.

Learning Outcomes

The Aramaic Studies research pathway develops its graduates' ability to develop a research project, to research independently using Aramaic language sources and the related secondary literature, and to communicate those findings effectively.

Graduates also develop their ability to read, interpret and translate primary sources in Aramaic, acquire a good knowledge of current scholarship on modern and/or pre-modern Middle Eastern culture(s), and acquire an in-depth knowledge of the secondary literature relevant to the subject of their dissertation.

Continuing

Applicants for the PhD should submit, via the Applicant Portal, a workable and interesting research proposal and demonstrate that they have the required academic knowledge and skills to carry out their project.

Admission is at the discretion of the Degree Committee, which judges each graduate's applicant on its own merits and in accordance with set rules and regulations.