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First Year

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Sources and Methods of Middle East Studies: History and Social Theory 10
Term paper: Critical Study of Literature and Sources in Preparation for the MPhil Thesis 10

Literature seminar I & II: students choose two of the following four courses (20 ects)

From Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic 10
MA Christianity in the Ottoman Empire 5
Society and Culture in the Caucasus and Central Asia 10
The Ottoman Empire and Europe 10

Students staying in Leiden choose from the following courses up to a total of 20 ects. Courses can be extended to 10 ects.

From Protectorates to Sovereign States: Practicing Modernity in Central Asia and the Caucasus 10
Manuscripts as Sources for Ottoman Cultural History 5
Topics in Turkish Linguistics 5
Turkey since World War II 5
Worlds of Fiction, Modernism and Postmodernism in Turkish Literature 5

Second Year

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Intellectual and Cultural Debates 10
MPhil Thesis 40
Start of Mphil thesis (10 ects) 0

Master Class / Tutorial: students choose one of the following four courses

From Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic 10
Society and Culture in the Caucasus and Central Asia 10
The Islamic book: from Manuscript to Modern Media 10
The Ottoman Empire and Europe 10

More info

Start of the academic year 2009-2010

The Department welcomes its Master students and those from other departments in the
School of Middle Eastern Studies on Monday, August 31, 11.15 -15.00 hrs in Building
Matthias de Vrieshof 4, room 008A.

Classes will start on Monday, September 7. The academic year, however, officially starts on 31 August 2009.
We expect you to be in Leiden on that date.

Prior to the start of the academic year, Leiden University offers you an Induction Programme consisting of three parts.
1) 10-14 August- “EL CID” Orientation Week (Costs 60 EURO)
2) 17-26 August ACCULTURATION WEEKS (Costs 200 EURO)
3) A two day introduction programme organized by the International Office. This
two-day programme, which this year will take place on August 27 and 28, consists
of a general introduction to the university, the city of Leiden, and the student
organisations. This programme is free of charge.

FAQ on the start of the programme.

Time table first semester