MA Ancient Near Eastern Studies at University of Göttingen

Programme overview

The world cultural heritage from ancient Iraq and Syria includes hundreds of thousands of clay tablets and monumental inscriptions, written between 3000 BC and the turn of the century between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Among them are numerous everyday and economic texts or texts on political history as well as the earliest written myths of humankind, a rich literature on dream theory and dream practice, texts by the earliest known author in the world (En-hedu-Ana, ca. 2300 BC) or the famous Gilgamesh epic.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Summer and winter term | Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits in combination with two module packages (minors) totalling 18 credits each to become familiar with important chronolects and literary genres of Sumerian and Akkadian and to be able to interpret them appropriately,

Career pathways

The degree of Master of Arts in Ancient Near Eastern Studies qualifies for a subject-related academic career at universities, non-university research institutions, libraries, museums and collections in Germany and abroad. It is an entry requirement for graduate colleges and doctoral programmes.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: open. Study profile Single/Joint Honours MA Module package Single/Joint Honours MA Ancient Near Eastern Studies can be studied as a Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits in combination with one or two external module packages (36/18 credits). Admission requirements: B.A.-degree in the subject Ancient Near Eastern Studies or a equivalent degree. or proof of subject relevance: achievements in Ancient Oriental Studies, Assyriology, Ancient Oriental Philology, Ancient Oriental Archaeology or Near Eastern Archaeology amounting to at least 45 credits, including achievements in the field of Akkadian or Sumerian and cuneiform writing amounting to at least 15 credits with proof of consolidated knowledge of Akkadian or Sumerian grammar and lexis as well as consolidated knowledge of cuneiform writing. Instead of proving knowledge of ancient languages through credit points, the required language skills can be demonstrated by successfully participating in the aptitude test of the University of Göttingen. Please contact our Academic Avising (see the Contact tab).

Intake: Summer and winter term

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/46792.html

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