Archaeology and cultural history of the Near East

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Master of Arts

Master
Degree

2 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Frankfurt am Main

Location

February 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

February 2025 (Non-EU)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Archaeology

Focus

Akkadian, Ancient Oriental Cultures, Sumerian, Hittite or Hurrian, Middle Eastern Archaeology, Ancient Oriental Philology, Research Literature, Documentation of Findings, (Research) History/Intellectual Culture, Akkadian Reading, Cultural History

Annotation

Application deadline: 01.06. - 31.08 for the winter semester 01.12. - 28.02 for the summer semester

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

A successfully completed, eight-semester Bachelor's degree course at the University of Frankfurt with Archaeology and Cultural History of the Middle East as a major subject or successful completion of a degree course with equivalent content of at least eight semesters at another university in Germany. In the case of a Bachelor's degree in Archaeology and Cultural History of the Middle East, or an equivalent degree in the same or a related discipline with a standard period of study of at least six semesters, admission is granted provided that the candidate demonstrates additional achievements that make his or her application equivalent to the eight-semester Bachelor's major subject at the University of Frankfurt. Language requirements: English and another modern scientific language (active and passive knowledge). Knowledge of the second foreign language must correspond to level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Lecture period

  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    as per letter of acceptance

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 31.08.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 31.08.2025

Summer semester (2025)
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 28.02.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2024 - 28.02.2025

Languages of instruction

Main language

German