Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Focus

Hindu, Buddhist and Jain religions, Indian philosophies, Sanskrit and middle Indo-Aryan literature, Native sciences of India, Realia

Target group

Graduates of a subject-relevant Bachelor's course in Indian studies or a comparable German or international professionally qualifying degree.

Annotation

General information: "Indology" is the academic study of the languages and cultures of the Indian subcontinent ("South Asia"). The Master’s degree programme in "Indology" builds on the general knowledge acquired in the interdisciplinary Bachelor’s degree programme in Historical Linguistics, Textual and Cultural Studies about the content and research fields of the participating philologies as well as the special expertise from the chosen indological focus. It allows the in-depth study of original Indian literature and the history of ideas of India’s diverse philosophical and religious movements. The basis for this is always the accessible source material, which is made available and researched using the methods of historical-critical philology. The aim of the programme is to obtain a qualified academic degree that enables students to independently apply and develop academic methods and knowledge in the field of indology, to transfer them to problems in other areas, and to access doctoral programmes. Over the course of the degree, students acquire knowledge of the textual content and the methods of philological and cultural studies of primary sources in Indian languages in order to obtain the academic qualification. Research focuses: At Marburg University, research in "Indology" focuses on the Hindu, Buddhist and Jinist religions, Indian philosophies, Sanskrit and Middle Indian literature (Kāvya), indigenous Indian sciences (Śāstra) and material culture studies.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/nach-dem-abschluss/masterstudium/masterstudiengaenge/m-indologie

Tuition fees

There are currently no tuition fees in the state of Hesse!