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Politics of the Near and Middle East University of Marburg

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Degree

Major subject of the combined Bachelor's degree course

Standard period of study (amount)

6 semesters

Location

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • International Relations
  • Political Science
  • Iranian Studies, Persian
  • Turkology, Turkish
  • Islamic Studies

Focus

Unique combination of language, regional and methodological skills, Basic knowledge of political science is combined with a regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa, sound training in a language of the region (Arabic, Persian or Turkish)

Annotation

Major subject in combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with one or two minor subjects Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) 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 The degree course offers a combination of language, regional and methodological skills that is unique in Germany. Basic knowledge of political science is combined with a regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa. This also includes sound training in a language of the region (Arabic, Persian or Turkish). After completing the study course, you will be able to use the regional language you have learned as well as regional and political science expertise for the scientific examination of the region. 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

Further languages

Turkish, Arabic, Persian

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