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Judaic studies / Jewish Studies: Migration, Minority and Diaspora Studies University of Halle-Wittenberg

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

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

Jewish Studies

Focus

Diasporic Living Environments, Knowledge formation through cultural multiple affiliations, (Con)texts of Jewish Tradition Formation, Linguistic and Cultural Translation Processes: Migration, Minority and Diaspora Studies, Sociolinguistics of Minority Languages, History of Ethnology, Cultural Practices in Historical Perspective, 18th-21st Centuries, Democracy Research, State and Society in Eastern and South-eastern Europe, History of South Eastern Europe

Target group

The Master's course builds on the Halle Bachelor's courses in Jewish Studies or Middle Eastern Studies. Due to the varied and flexible course offerings, graduates of other disciplines and universities can study in Halle if they have a command of Classical (Hebraicum) and Modern Hebrew. Furthermore, basic knowledge of Jewish History and Culture is required, which must be proven for those students who are changing courses (Bachelor's degree in Theology, Religious Studies, Semitic Studies,... ) in an examination if necessary.

Annotation

Master, course component

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

With subject-specific admission requirements

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 06.02.2027Holidays: All statutory holidays and from 19.12.2026 to 02.01.2027.
  • Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 17.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired
    Applications are made via www.uni-assist.de. Notice: Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired
    Applications are made via www.uni-assist.de. Notice: Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
    Germans with an academic degree from abroad, please apply via uni-assist. For deadlines see "International Students." Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired
    Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee. Germans with an academic degree from abroad, please apply via uni-assist. For deadlines see "International Students."

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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