Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East (ISME)

Freie Universität Berlin

Germany, Berlin Steglitz

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Freie Universität Berlin

Germany , Berlin Steglitz

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Berlin

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesOctober-2021

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Duration 2 year(s)

Next Intake October-2021

Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East (ISME)

About

"Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East" is a two-year, full-time Masterâ€™s programme taught in English. The Middle East is a complex and fascinating region that spans from Iran to the Arabian Peninsula and Morocco. The Masterâ€™s programme brings together six disciplines â€“ Arabic Studies, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies including Islam in Europe, Jewish Studies, Semitic Studies, and Turkic Studies â€“ to approach the Middle East from a multidisciplinary perspective. The programme allows students to learn and apply new methods that take into account the diversity of languages, literatures, societies, religions, and cultures of this region and to gain a new understanding of the many ways in which they have become intertwined throughout their rich histories. Possible fields of studies include Arabic literature, cultural and intellectual history of the Arabic-speaking world, Qurâ€™anâ€“Tafsirâ€“Hadith, Old and Middle Iranian philology, Iranian religions, Iranian history, Iranian literatures and linguistics, Islamic history, Islam in Europe, Judaism and Islam, Jewish history of knowledge, comparative Semitics, Eastern Christianity, Arabic linguistics and dialectology, Aramaic linguistics and dialectology, Turkic literatures and linguistics, and more.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

You must hold a first university degree (e.g. a Bachelor's degree) comprising of at least 180 credit points (ECTS) and you EITHER have earned 60 ECTS or more of this first degree in courses that are relevant to interdisciplinary studies of the Middle East in fields such as Arabic Studies, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, Semitic Studies, or Turkic Studies; OR have acquired equivalent qualifications in addition to the first university degree (e.g. education other than a university programme, professional experience, knowledge of relevant languages); OR pass a qualifying examination (please note that qualifying examinations are offered only in exceptional cases and at the discretion of the admission committee). For an explanation of the admission process, please see the programme website or refer to the detailed admission regulations in English and in German (the latter is the legally binding version). Admission is limited.