Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, offering the study of Middle Eastern and Jewish and Islamic Civilisations from antiquity to the present

Study Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Trinity College Dublin

We are a vibrant, student-friendly and diverse department, committed to the development of Middle Eastern Studies in Ireland through undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, research and public outreach. Our department forms part of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies.

The study of the civilisations of the Middle East and North Africa is inherently multidisciplinary. Students can engage with all aspects of society and culture, encompassing history, religion, politics, literature, media, the arts, habits and customs, languages, identity politics, and local and international relations.