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Languages of the Near and Middle East University of Marburg

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Degree

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Standard period of study (amount)

6 semesters

Location

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Cultural History
  • Arabic Studies
  • Iranian Studies, Persian
  • Turkology, Turkish

Focus

Acquisition of basic language skills in the modern, spoken languages of the Near and Middle East, Arabic, Persian or Turkish, Insights into a wide variety of areas such as history, culture(s), societies, languages, religions, politics and economy, Deepening of language proficiency in one language or continuation of several languages

Annotation

Minor subject in the combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with a major subject Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) The degree depends on the major subject chosen. Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studieninteressierte/studienmoeglichkeiten/kombibachelor In the four-semester minor subject "Languages of the Near and Middle East" you can acquire basic language skills in the modern, spoken languages of the Near and Middle East: Arabic, Persian or Turkish. You can complement this language proficiency with specialist modules that introduce you to the diversity of this region and give you insights into a wide range of areas such as history, culture(s), societies, languages, religions, politics and economics. After completing the sub-course, you will be able to master the language and read and understand easy to moderately difficult texts, follow easy to moderately difficult conversations and express yourself well. An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/fb09/igs/arbeitsgruppen/sprechwissenschaft/marskills/was-ist-marskills).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Lecture period

  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026

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Tuition fee

Fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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