24 monthsProgramme duration
3,000 EURTuition Fee/year
30 Sep, 2027Application Deadline
OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Students of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies adopt a non-denominational historical perspective in the study of the history, society, literature and religion of societies shaped by Islam in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeastern Europe.
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies is a historical field of study which draws on philological methods for the cultural and regional study of the Middle East, North Africa, and Southern Europe. The Master’s degree programme is designed to equip students with the skills they require to analyse original texts written in Arabic, Turkish, or Persian, and to independently investigate and critically reflect on research questions. Students also acquire in-depth knowledge of appropriate historical and philological methods, alongside understanding of historical, cultural, religious, and social characteristics of Middle Eastern territories. This enables students to address contemporary research questions in the context of historical factors, whilst conversely, historical issues can be considered in view of relevant contemporary aspects.
Students are able to specialise in areas including modern history, religion, and scholarship in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states. This includes topics such as communication and integration within Middle Eastern societies, as well as with Europe and South Asia, or the transition from empires characterised by religious and linguistic pluralism, to colonial rule and nations associated with the modern era.
The proper investigation of many key research questions depends on the use of texts written in the original language. The Master’s degree at Heidelberg offers students the opportunity to work with original texts in print, digital, and handwritten formats.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Students of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies adopt a non-denominational historical perspective in the study of the history, society, literature and religion of societies shaped by Islam in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeastern Europe.
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies is a historical field of study which draws on philological methods for the cultural and regional study of the Middle East, North Africa, and Southern Europe. The Master’s degree programme is designed to equip students with the skills they require to analyse original texts written in Arabic, Turkish, or Persian, and to independently investigate and critically reflect on research questions. Students also acquire in-depth knowledge of appropriate historical and philological methods, alongside understanding of historical, cultural, religious, and social characteristics of Middle Eastern territories. This enables students to address contemporary research questions in the context of historical factors, whilst conversely, historical issues can be considered in view of relevant contemporary aspects.
Students are able to specialise in areas including modern history, religion, and scholarship in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states. This includes topics such as communication and integration within Middle Eastern societies, as well as with Europe and South Asia, or the transition from empires characterised by religious and linguistic pluralism, to colonial rule and nations associated with the modern era.
The proper investigation of many key research questions depends on the use of texts written in the original language. The Master’s degree at Heidelberg offers students the opportunity to work with original texts in print, digital, and handwritten formats.
Admission Requirements
- A degree obtained with above-average success (overall grade min. 2.3) in a suitable humanities or social science subject, for example Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies” or a subject with essentially the same content.
- Very good reading skills in English
- Depending on the first area of specialization (su), reading skills at least C1 level in one of the following languages: Hebrew, Arabic, Turkish, Persian
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