Politics of the Near and Middle East University of Marburg
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 requirements
Lecture period
- 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
- 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026
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