Harvard’s BA in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) immerses students in the languages, literature, religion, and material culture of the ancient and modern Middle East. Whether decoding Akkadian tablets, analyzing medieval Arabic poetry, or tracing the geopolitics of oil, majors gain linguistic proficiency and critical historical insight. Field projects at excavations, study-abroad in Jerusalem or Cairo, and access to the Semitic Museum’s collections prepare graduates for diplomacy, archaeology, law, and cultural heritage leadership.
Epigraphic study of cuneiform trade records
Digital map of Islamic architectural patronage in Cairo
Podcast on women poets of medieval Persia
Excavation report on ceramics from a Bronze-Age tell
Policy brief on water politics along the Tigris-Euphrates
Translation and commentary on Judeo-Arabic manuscripts
Virtual reality tour of Palmyra before destruction
Linguistic analysis of modern Persian loanwords in Urdu
Study of Ottoman coffeehouse culture and sociability
Interactive timeline of Arabic printing presses, 1800–1950
Documentary on music traditions of the Levant
GIS project mapping caravan routes across the Arabian Peninsula
Archival research on colonial archaeology in Mesopotamia
Comparative study of Islamic and Jewish legal codes
Museum exhibit proposal on Phoenician seafaring
Capstone on literary resistance in contemporary Syrian fiction
Database of endangered Semitic languages
Analysis of Quranic calligraphy styles over centuries
Combine language mastery with archaeological and historical inquiry into the Middle East’s rich civilizations.
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