Middle Eastern Studies Heidelberg University
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Heidelberg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Cultural Studies
- Arabic Studies
- Islamic Studies
- Semitic Studies
- Turkology, Turkish
- Oriental Studies
Focus
Jewish Near East, Islamic Near East
Annotation
Cooperative degree with Heidelberg University and the Center for Jewish Studies in Heidelberg. Matriculation at both universities. Acquisition of the Joint Degree
Admission requirements
Admission restrictions, see admission regulations
The degree course option 'Islamic Middle East' requires very good knowledge (reading skills C1) of High Arabic, Turkish / Ottoman or New Persian.
The degree course option 'Jewish Middle East' requires a very good knowledge of modern Hebrew (reading skills C1).
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 06.02.2027You can always find the current dates and deadlines here:
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 24.07.2027You can always find the current dates and deadlines here: https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/studium/studienorganisation/termine-und-fristen
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
The subject is admission restricted. For further informationDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
The subject is admission restricted. For further informationEnrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
The subject is admission restricted. For further informationDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
The subject is admission restricted. For further information
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
For the first-degree courses and consecutive Master's degree programmes at the Universität Heidelberg no general tuition fees are charged. For international students from countries outside the European Union (EU) and outside the European Economic Area (EEA), tuition fees of 1,500 euros per semester are charged at all universities in Baden-Württemberg.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English