阿拉伯和伊斯兰文明（AIC）博士课程的课程和考试对伊斯兰世界的文字和文化进行了培训，重点关注阿拉伯世界及其内部的各种文化和宗教。论文可能专注于这些文化或宗教之一的特定方面，或者可能是一项比较研究。该计划提供的培训为学生提供了使用主要文化和宗教的原始语言和文字进行研究的工具，并帮助他们获得了广泛的能力，将为他们在整个职业生涯中的研究和教学奠定基础。在这些研究领域中，该计划通过密切阅读原始语言的文本来强调对宗教，文学和史学的研究。每学年至少需要七个学期课程的正常费用，需要三年全日制居住。从其他认可机构获得研究
The coursework and exams of the doctoral program in Arabic and Islamic Civilizations (AIC) train students in the texts and cultures of the Islamic world with a concentration on the Arab world and the various cultures and religions within it. <br><br>The dissertation may focus on a particular aspect of one of these cultures or religions, or may be a comparative study. The training provided by the program gives students the tools to do research in the original languages and texts of the major cultures and religions, and helps them to gain broad competence that will serve as a foundation for their research and teaching throughout their careers.<br><br>Within these areas of study, the program emphasizes the study of religion, literature, and historiography through close reading of texts in their original languages.