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M.A. History, Languages ​​and Cultures of the Near East

University of Hamburg Hamburg

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  • Winter and summer
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  • German
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  • 15 Jan
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About the programme

History, Languages and Cultures of the Near East is a research-oriented Master of Arts at Universität Hamburg that also builds practical, career-related knowledge. At the start you choose one profile: Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies or Turkology. Each profile has its own subject modules, such as Ottoman history and source studies in Turkology, and a shared module covers research approaches in international Oriental studies. You also train the matching language: Persian, Arabic or Turkish. The Master's thesis comes in the fourth semester of the four-semester programme. Teaching is in German, and you can start in winter or summer. Graduates can work in research institutions, media, policy advice, the diplomatic service, international development cooperation, NGOs, cultural organisations, public administration, publishing and libraries.

Fields of study

Philosophy & History(Social Sciences & Humanities)
Linguistics & Languages(Social Sciences & Humanities)

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Requirements

What you need to apply for History, Languages ​​and Cultures of the Near East at University of Hamburg

German language

German for application
C1
German for enrollment
C1

Academic requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree
Required
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Tests and documents

Statement of Purpose (SOP)
Required
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Required
Letters of Recommendation
Required
GRE
Not required
GMAT
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APS verification

APS certificate
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APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.

Prerequisites

Required university degree:

We require proof of completion of a relevant bachelor's degree in the discipline related to History, Languages ​​and Cultures of the Near East

A bachelor's degree in "History, Languages, and Cultures of the Near East"

from the University of Hamburg or a comparable degree program from a German or recognized foreign university in an Oriental Studies or related subject, with appropriate proficiency in the target languages.

If no degree certificate is available at the time of application, it can be submitted by the end of the first master's semester. For the documents required in this case, see "Application Documents to Be Submitted" below.

Recognition of Certificates for Degrees Obtained Abroad

For applicants who have earned their first degree abroad, recognition of a degree obtained abroad will be processed as part of the faculty's application process.

Language Proficiency Certificate

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Programme-specific documents

Application

Online Application

During the application period, please complete the online application via the University of Hamburg's application portal: www.uni-hamburg.de/online-bewerbung.

Please create an application account, enter your information online, and submit

the online application electronically. Then, print your online application

as a PDF and send it along with the following documents to the email address provided below

or via the contact form provided. Please combine all documents into a single PDF document.

Application Address

Please send the documents to the following email address: master-vorderer-orient.aai@uni

hamburg.de.

The complete application documents must be received by email at the application address within the application deadline; otherwise, your application cannot be considered.

Application Documents to be Submitted

For documents not issued in German or English, a translation into German or English by an officially sworn translator is also required.

  • Printed online application
  • Degree certificate or provisional transcript of records

If you are still studying at the time of application and cannot provide a degree certificate with a grade, please submit a current transcript of records with a provisional average grade. The degree certificate must be submitted by the end of the first semester of your master's program.

  • Academic profile of your first professional degree (e.g., transcript of records)
  • Resume
  • Letter of motivation (including a project outline of approximately 2,000 words)
  • Proof of required language skills in paper form

This programme applies directly to the university. Submit your documents through the correct channel before the deadline.

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Apostille and notarization

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Application fee

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Complexity

Medium

Address

University of Hamburg

Campus Center

Student Advisory Service and Psychological Counseling

Alsterterrasse 1, 20354 Hamburg

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Costs

Tuition

FREE

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Semester contribution

343 EUR

per semester

Application fee

0 EUR

per application

Estimated year-1 total cost

12,590 EUR

Includes tuition, semester contribution, and estimated living costs.

Additional fee information

Nil

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