#  Graduate Program Overview 

 



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**NELC has four main fields, each comprising several subfields.**

Sort[Ancient Near Eastern Studies](/ancient-near-eastern-studies-0)**whose sub-fields include**

a. [Archaeology of the Levant](/ancient-near-eastern-studies-0)

b. [Assyriology](/ancient-near-eastern-studies-0#Assyriology)

c. [Egyptology](/ancient-near-eastern-studies-0#Egyptology)

d. [Hebrew Bible/Old Testament](/ancient-near-eastern-studies-0#Hebrew%20Bible/Old%20Testament)



   ![gradoverview_ancientneareast4](/sites/g/files/omnuum4571/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/nelcnew/files/gradoverview_ancientneareast4.jpg?itok=1tnPMpL5) 

 







Sort[Armenian and East Christian Studies](https://nelc.fas.harvard.edu/armenian-and-east-christian-studies)   ![armen_pic_2_copy](/sites/g/files/omnuum4571/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/nelcnew/files/armen_pic_2_copy.jpeg?itok=-_noPa09) 

 









Sort[Jewish History and Culture](/jewish-history-and-culture)**whose sub-fields include**

a. The Hebrew Bible in Its Jewish Interpretive Context

b. Jewish History and Culture of Antiquity

c. Medieval Jewish History and Culture

d. Modern Jewish History and Culture

e. Modern Jewish Literatures



   ![gradoverview_jewish](/sites/g/files/omnuum4571/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/nelcnew/files/gradoverview_jewish3_0.jpg?itok=DEihe8Wp) 

 







Sort[Histories and Cultures of Muslim Societies](/history-and-culture-islamic-world-0)**whose sub-fields include**

a. Arabic language and literature

b. Islam in South Asia

c. Islamic Philosophy and Theology

d. Modern Middle East Studies

e. Persian language and literature

f. Quranic studies



   ![gradoverview_historyculture](/sites/g/files/omnuum4571/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/nelcnew/files/gradoverview_historyculture.jpg?itok=mpn0_uCF)