MA Ancient Near Eastern Studies at University of Freiburg

The Master’s in Ancient Near Eastern Studies provides advanced training in the study of the cultures of ancient Southwest Asia from Prehistory to the preislamic times, focusing on archaeological and philological evidence and cultural developments. The programme is characterised by a strong research orientation and interdisciplinary approach. Emphasis is placed on independent analysis of material culture, written sources, settlement and landscape archaeology, and human–environment relations.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 4 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and Summer Semester  |  Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

The research-oriented program “Ancient Near Eastern Studies – Living Environments in Past and Present” focuses on the ways of life and living environments of the societies of the old Orient and their cultural, religious, economic, and political views. Since ancient Near Eastern studies is treated as an anthropological, social, cultural, and historical field in Freiburg, the program also touches on current and contemporary developments in the Near East.

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