They present a thesis by May l of the second year and take a comprehensive examination. The curriculum is adjustable to the individual needs of students who are considering careers in diplomacy, business, the media, or international public and private agencies as related to the Near East. This program enables students to supplement their doctoral training in a discipline with a coordinated course of study in the languages, contemporary institutions, and modern history of the Near East. Students from other departments may enter the Program by special arrangement with the director of the Program in Near Eastern Studies. Their work is guided by their own departmental adviser and the director of the Program.
Students follow the course of study in their department, with certain exceptions.
Students in Near Eastern Studies will normally take Near East seminars in at least two other departments. Efforts are made to facilitate student participation in any of a number of excellent intensive summer language study programs in the US and the Middle East.