Applicants from all undergraduate majors are eligible to apply to the program. We value, but do not require, a background or undergraduate training in a Middle Eastern language or in the politics, history and cultures of the region .For the TOEFL, the Graduate School recommends that the applicant achieve a minimum TOEFL score of 100 on the internet-based test. For the IELTS, a minimum overall band score of at least 7 is recommended.
Academic Transcripts from all previous institutions
3 Letters of recommendation
a r'sum or curriculum vitae
Statement of Academic Purpose: In a concisely written statement, please describe your past and present work as it relates to your intended field of study, your educational objectives, and your career goals. In addition, please include your intellectual and professional reasons for choosing your field of study and why your studies/research can best be done at the Graduate School of Arts and Science at NYU. The statement should not exceed two pages double-spaced.
Writing Sample: Please submit a piece of academic (or journalistic, for Global Journalism applicants) research that best showcases your abilities. It is not required that your writing sample be on the Middle East, but we strongly encourage it. It should be limited to 15 pages double-spaced, perhaps excerpting a longer work. It should be a term paper, essay, or publication that demonstrates your capacity to conduct research and/or social, political, or cultural analysis. It need not have been published.