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Your studies will cover the history, politics, cultures and languages of the Middle East, from pre-Islamic Iran and the rise of Islam and the Arab conquests through the Abbasid, Byzantine, Seljuk, Mongol, Ottoman and Safavid Empires to the twentieth-century Middle East.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry:
5 Highers at AAAAB including History at A plus English and one from Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Geography, Physics or Psychology at National 5 at B. Applications of Maths will be accepted but must be at National 5 at A.

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at AABB including History plus English and one from Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Geography, Physics or Psychology at National 5 at B. Applications of Maths will be accepted but must be at National 5 at A. (You may gain entry to the Gateway programme with 4 Highers at BBBB).

(E) Higher English at A required