The School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies is a multi-disciplinary unit focusing on the region extending from Morocco to Afghanistan which includes the Arab world, Iran, Israel and Turkey, providing a full range of language courses in Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Hebrew (through Judaic Studies) and undergraduate and graduate studies in culture, history, religion, politics and conflict. Our faculty have been training graduate students since the 1980s. Our very diverse students and alumni come to Tucson from all regions of the United States as well as the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Ph.D. students complete 54-57 units of coursework, including 45 units in the major track and 9-12 units in a minor.<br><br>The track provides training in research methods and analysis, and features discussions on current debates on Middle Eastern languages and their varieties within regional and national contexts. The Ph.D. program in the linguistics of Middle Eastern languages accommodates students interested in Ph.D. research and students with primary interest in language pedagogy. The track is designed for students interested in the following specializations: Empirical analysis of the phonology, morphology, or syntax of Middle Eastern languages, Regional and social varieties of Middle Eastern languages, Middle Eastern languages in social and political contexts and Historical and contemporary study of Middle Eastern languages.