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Master Iranian Studies at Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Programme overview

The M.A. Iranian Studies at Freie Universität Berlin is a four-semester programme taught in English. It covers Iranian languages, cultures, history and religions from antiquity to late antiquity.

Faculty: Department of History and Cultural Studies  |  Department: East Asia and the Near East, Institute of Iranian Studies  |  Duration: 4 semesters  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

Students gain working knowledge of Old and Middle Iranian languages such as Avestan, Old and Middle Persian, plus one modern Iranian language (Persian or Kurdish), and deepen their expertise in the languages and cultures of pre-Islamic Iran and non-Islamic Iranophone religious traditions. Training focuses on independent research with primary sources.

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Application information

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters

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