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Master Digital Studies of Ancient Texts at Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Programme overview

Digital Studies of Ancient Texts is a master programme at Freie Universität Berlin and leading to the Master.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

DISTANT is a two-year master's program. It is divided into three areas (Introductory, Specialization, and Complementary Area).

Career pathways

The master's program builds the necessary skills for conducting research and making meaningful contributions to ongoing studies in the field of computational approaches to ancient languages.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You must hold a first university degree (e.g. a bachelor’s degree) comprising of at least 180 credit points (ECTS). 60 ECTS must have been earned in courses that are relevant to the content of the Master's program from the fields of Classical Studies and/or Digital Humanities. From those 60 ECTS at least 25 must derive from language skills in one or more of the following languages: Akkadian, Ancient Egyptian, Coptic, Hittite, Sumerian. Applicants who did not complete a university degree at an institution where coursework was conducted in English must demonstrate English language skills at C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or an equivalent. More information on English language requirements .

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