A unique MSc programme exploring the dynamics of contemporary Muslim societies in our increasingly interconnected and globalised world. Suspended for the 2025/26 Academic Year An exciting restructure of the University of Edinburgh's MSc progammes is currently underway and the Globalised Muslim World MSc will therefore be suspended for the 2025/26 academic year. Students who were interested in this progamme should consider the MSc in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. Learn my about our MSc Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Image Image Image This exciting taught MSc programme explores the inherent diversity of the world's Muslim societies whilst encouraging students to critically analyse some of the major global, international and transnational trends and movements that cut across borders and connect Muslims across the world.Moving Beyond the Middle EastUnlike the majority of masters programmes currently available to students with interests in contemporary Muslim societies, the MSc The Globalised Muslim World offers a genuinely global perspective, pushing the boundaries of enquiry beyond the Middle East to South Asia, Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa as well as a number of key Muslim-minority contexts in Europe and North America.An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate ExperienceThe University of Edinburgh is home to a critical mass of expertise on Islam and the Muslim world with leading experts working across a number of discplines and Subject Areas. Our MSc The Globalised Muslim World capitalises on Edinburgh's world-class, multidisciplinary teaching and research by offering students option courses in a variety of Subject Areas, including:Islamic and Middle Eastern StudiesTheology and Religious StudiesPolitics and International RelationsSociologyAnthropologyHistory This rich interdisciplinary environment helps students refine their research interests as they plan their own original research project in the form of a 15,000 word supervised dissertation.Additional Language OptionsThose with an interest in languages can also undertake introductory Arabic, Persian or Turkish during their time in Edinburgh.Stay in TouchIf you would like to register your interest in this programme, please provide us with your contact details by completing our online contact form.Further Information about the ProgrammeProgramme StructureThis programme is run over one year (full time) or two years (part time).You will complete three core taught courses across two semesters which will provide you with the knowledge and research expertise needed in order to embark on your own original research project in the form of a 15,000-word final dissertation.Core coursesRegional Perspectives in a Globalised Muslim WorldInternational, Transnational and Globalised Dynamics of the Muslim world Research Methods and Dissertation Writing on the Muslim World (taught across semesters 1 and 2)Option coursesIn addition to your core courses, you will have the opportunity to select three option courses which reflect your individual interests. Option courses are taught by leading experts from across the University of Edinburgh's College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences. Click on any of the names below to find out more.Option Courses may includeMuslims in Europe - Dr Richard McNeil-WillsonMuslim Society in Southeast Asia - Dr Siti Sarah MuwahidahIslamic Africa - Dr Jeremy DellLaw and Power in the Muslim World - Dr Nora JaberUnfolding Afghanistan in a Globalised Context - Dr Sayed Mahdi MosawiSouth Asia: Culture, Politics & Economy Dr Hugo GorringePolitical Contestation in the Middle East - Dr Ewan SteinInternational Relations Theory - Dr Andrew NealInternational Security - Dr Andrew NealThe Middle East in International Relations - Dr Lucy AbbottGender and Media in the Arab World - Dr Ebtihal MuhadeenThe History and Culture of Iran - Dr Andrew NewmanDigital Islamic Art History - Dr Glaire AndersonCritical Readings in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies - Dr Elvire CorbozMajor Themes in the Study of Islam - Dr Shadaab RahemtullaPolitical Islam: Key Thinkers and their Contexts - Dr Shadaab RahemtullaLiberation Theologies in Christianity and Islam - Dr Shadaab RahemtullaFrom diatribe to dialogue in Christian-Muslim relations - Dr Joshua RalstonIslamic Theology: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives - Dr Joshua RalstonArabic languagePersian languageTurkish languageDissertationYou must also complete a 15,000-word dissertation on a relevant subject of your choosing.Meet the Programme LeadsProfessor Frédéric Volpi: Programme Director Image Frédéric Volpi is Chair of the Politics of the Muslim World in the University of Edinburgh’s Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. He is also the Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2000. Before coming to Edinburgh in 2018, he was in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews.Frédéric's research addresses the processes of democratization and authoritarianism in the contemporary Muslim world, the role of Islamist actors in social and political mobilizations, the construction of the discourse of political Islam, and the contemporary regional and transnational dynamics of North Africa and the Mediterranean region.Learn more about Professor Volpi's workDr Kholoud Al-Ajarma: Programme Co-Director Image Kholoud Al-Ajarma is Alwaleed Lecturer in the Globalised Muslim World with research interests in environmentalism across the contemporary Muslim World.In addition to her academic experience in anthropology and religion, Kholoud has worked in the fields of refugee studies, gender, youth development, migration, human rights, and environmental justice in several countries of the Mediterranean region including Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, and Morocco. She was a Chevening visiting fellow at Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and peace fellow of the MENA cohort fellowship programme of the United Nations Allience of Civilizations.Learn more about Dr Al-Ajarma's workEntry requirementsThese entry requirements are for the 2024/25 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ.Entry requirements for the 2025/26 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2024.A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant discipline.Students from ChinaThis degree is Band C.Postgraduate entry requirements for students from ChinaInternational qualificationsCheck whether your international qualifications meet our general entry requirements:Entry requirements by countryEnglish language requirementsRegardless of your nationality or country of residence, you must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies.English language testsWe accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:IELTS Academic: total 7.0 with at least 6.5 in each component.TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 100 with at least 23 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.C1 Advanced (CAE) / C2 Proficiency (CPE): total 185 with at least 176 in each component.Trinity ISE: ISE III with passes in all four components.PTE Academic: total 70 with at least 62 in each component.Your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start date of the programme you are applying to study, unless you are using IELTS, TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE, in which case it must be no more than two years old.Degrees taught and assessed in EnglishWe also accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in English in a majority English speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration:UKVI list of majority English speaking countriesWe also accept a degree that has been taught and assessed in English from a university on our list of approved universities in non-majority English speaking countries (non-MESC).Approved universities in non-MESCIf you are not a national of a majority English speaking country, then your degree must be no more than three and a half years old at the beginning of your programme of study.Find out more about our language requirements:English language requirementsFees and CostsAwardTitleDurationStudy modeFeesMScGlobalised Muslim World1 YearFull-timeTuition feesMScGlobalised Muslim World2 YearPart-timeTuition fees This article was published on 2024-08-13