Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Studying Asian and Middle Eastern languages at Oxford offers you a chance to learn in depth about a broad range of literatures and cultures, and to perfect your language skills. You are able to learn a new language from scratch and there are a wide range of options in fields such as art and archaeology, history, literature, philosophy, religion and modern social studies. You can also study core European languages along with a Middle-Eastern language.

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The course combines intellectual training – how to analyse, how to argue, how to read the meanings that lie below the surface of language – with the acquisition of practical skills: writing, comprehension and speaking other languages to a high level.

Students of Asian and Middle Eastern languages at Christ Church work hard for what is a richly varied and intellectually stimulating course, as well as participating in the exciting extra-curricular activities offered in the College and across the University as a whole. Most courses also offer the opportunity to spend a year in the region being studied.

Graduates with Oxford degrees in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies are highly employable in the UK and in other countries. Career options exist in finance, the media, commerce, the Civil Service, law, accountancy, and the arts to name but a few, and some 30% of course graduates go on to further study.

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Other related courses

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Classics and Modern Languages

Classics and Modern Languages enables you to combine the study of either one or both of Latin and Ancient Greek with a modern language. The course involves extensive study of major literary texts, alongside training in linguistic skills.

Religion and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Learn to understand and assess the sacred texts, traditions, and social and cultural contexts for the religious belief and practice of a number of the world’s major religions

History

History is about people and societies in the past – what made them tick, and why they did what they did. It helps us understand ourselves and others. Studying the past challenges our prejudices, broadens our outlook, and enables us to think for ourselves; writing about the past develops our analytical skills, and teaches us to organise clear and persuasive arguments.