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Religious Studies University of Erfurt

Degree
Master of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Erfurt

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

Religious Studies

Focus

General Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, Cultural History of Christendom (Orthodox Christendom)

Target group

Graduates of a relevant university course with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters, whose final grade is better than 2.3.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Relevant, at least 6-semester university degree. In addition to religious studies, the following cultural studies courses are also relevant: historical or philological studies (Jewish studies/Jewish studies; Islamic studies); Eastern European philologies or history; as well as social and scientific theological degree courses.
The grade of the first certificate of academic degree is at least 2.3.
The Examination Board of the Faculty of Humanities decides whether the admission requirements have been met.
Other academic degrees may be recognised as equivalent by the Examination Board of the Faculty of Humanities on the basis of the academic record in individual cases.
Proof of language skills must be provided when choosing one of the following key areas: Islamic Studies: Arabic or Turkish or Urdu; Judaism: biblical and Modern Hebrew; Cultural History of Christendom (Orthodox Christendom): Ancient Greek or Modern Greek or Russian.

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 06.02.2027
  • Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 10.07.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired

Tuition fees

Tuition fees

None

Languages of instruction

Main language

English

Further languages

German

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