University of Arizona - MA Middle Eastern Studies?

[spasticbean]

Hello hello again! More questions for you... First of all, I'm thinking at this point I want to get my MA in Middle Eastern studies in order to boost my chances at getting into a top PhD program.

I was looking at University of Arizona's MA in Middle Eastern studies and was a little surprised to see it was 3 years, which seems pretty unusual for an MA program. I know it's only one extra year, but that turns me off a little bit. How good is UA's program? Is it worth that extra year? It also looks like they provide funding for Masters students - can anyone who goes there fill me in on how much funding (full, partial, etc) the average student gets? Thank you for your help.

[cooperstreet]

Its a good program. Not stellar.

They only provide FLAS scholarship to one incoming MA student a year, however.

[rising_star]

There has been funding for MA students in the past, primarily as a TA for one of the general education courses offered by NES. That may change due to the university's budget situation.