Digital Studies of Ancient Texts Free University Berlin
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Berlin
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Digital Media
Annotation
Study offer for the winter semester 2023/24 subject to the approval of the responsible senate administration.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements for the Master's degree course are:
- A professionally qualifying German or equivalent foreign university degree in the amount of at least 180 credit points with a study component of at least 60 credit points from the fields of Egyptology, Ancient Oriental Studies, Ancient Studies, Coptology, Digital Humanities, Computer Science
- Language skills in the amount of at least 25 credit points or equivalent in one or more of the following languages must be proven: Ancient Egyptian, Acadian, Hittite, Coptic, Sumerian.
- Applicants who have not obtained their certificate of academic degree at an educational institution where English is the language of instruction must provide evidence of English language proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or equivalent.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 13.02.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 17.07.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
For all study semesters in Master's degree programmes that do not have a local admission restriction in the first study semester.Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired (Universitywide deadline)Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
For all study semesters in Master's degree programmes that do not have a local admission restriction in the first study semester.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Due to current events, there will be changes in the application procedure for the winter semester 2020/21. Please check our website for the latest information: https://www.fu-berlin.de/studium/bewerbung/index.html.
Summer semester (2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
Only valid if the degree course has no admissions restrictions for the 1st and the higher study semestersDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
Only valid if the degree course has no admissions restrictions for the 1st and the higher study semestersDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
Only valid if the degree course has no admissions restrictions for the 1st and the higher study semestersEnrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
Only valid if the degree course has no admissions restrictions for the 1st and the higher study semesters
Languages of instruction
Main language
English