Middle East studies (international)international course, full time

  • Bachelor of Arts

    Bachelor
    Degree

  • 8 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.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

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

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