Middle East studies (international)international course, full time
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor
Degree8 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Marburg
Location
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Oriental Studies
Focus
Interdisciplinary Foundations on the Near and Middle East, Seven areas of specialisation: Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies, Iranian Studies, Politics, Economics, Semitic Studies, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Language training in Arabic, Turkish and Persian, Wide range of options abroad
Annotation
The BA course in Near and Middle Eastern Studies (international) offers a wide range of interdisciplinary courses from a total of seven subject areas. Courses comprise Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies, Iranian Studies, Politics, Economics, Semitic Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Studies. The study programme is interdisciplinary with individual focus (politics and economics have predefined requirements for the specialisation). The degree programme offers profound language training in Arabic, Turkish, Persian and other specific languages for Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Semitic Studies. The four-year international BA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies has an integrated year abroad. After four semesters of successful study in Marburg, students have the possibility of spending a year abroad. The institute has a wide range of partner universities in the region. The year abroad can be spent in Rabat, Cairo, Amman, Al-Ein, Istanbul or Tehran.
Lecture period
- 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
- 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen
Tuition fee
Fees
There are currently no tuition fees in the state of Hesse!
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
Turkish, Arabic, Persian