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Islamic Studies

Kecia Ali, Coordinator
145 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
T: 617.353.4465
E: ka@bu.edu

The concentration in Islamic Studies is flexible and may be configured according to the student's interests and professional goals. The focus is on the religious, literary, and intellectual history of Islam, with emphasis on both the medieval and the modern periods. Students entering the program should have a broad range of courses in one or more of these fields: history of religion, Islamic history, late antique background of Islam, medieval studies, and an Islamic language (Arabic, Persian, or Turkish) and its literature.

Degrees offered:
Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy

Faculty: Ali, Barfield, Gendzier, Glick, Haeri, Hefner, Korom, Mason, Mustafa, Swartz

 

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