Should I apply to MESAAS? How can I tell whether my interests are appropriate for the department?

In considering your application, we look at how closely your research interests fit with the teaching and research interests of our faculty. For applicants to the Ph.D. program, the best guide is to read some of the recent work of the MESAAS faculty (follow links to profile pages) in your areas of interest and consider whether the kinds of questions they ask and methods of answering them fit with your own intellectual concerns. Although most Ph.D. students focus their studies on one geographical or intellectual area, and work primarily with specialists in that area, we encourage you also to consider the research of members of the department who work in other areas but whose approach and methods may be of interest. For applicants to the free-standing M.A. program, in which students often study with a broad range of faculty, the general areas of faculty teaching and research provide a useful guide to what we do.