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MA Cultures and Languages of the Mediterranean at University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen, Germany

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary– practically and professionally orientated Are you interested in the countries, languages and cultures of the Mediterranean region? Learn more about the history of this important global cultural area as well as its present social, political, economic and cultural development, and become a multilingual expert on Mediterranean countries!

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

What you will study

The Master’s degree in Cultures and Languages of the Mediterranean is a Single-Honours Master programme (78 C). The core-subject studies are divided into compulsory modules, elective compulsory modules and elective modules.

Career pathways

The Master’s degree in Cultures and Languages of the Mediterranean qualifies graduates for occupational fields and employers both inside and outside Germany, where advanced language skills and in-depth knowledge on the Mediterranean are required.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: open. Previous studies: B.A.-Degree or equivalent. at least 150 ETCS at the time of application. Eligibility: You apply with a B.A.-Degree in philological or cultural studies, with at least 50 C in Assyriology, Egyptology/Coptology, Studies of Ancient Cultures, Arab Studies or Islamic Studies, Archaeology of the Grecian, Latin or Byzantine World, French Studies, History, Greek Philology, Iranian Studies, Art History, Italian Studies, Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology, Latin Philology, Latin Philology of the Medieval and Modern Times, Portuguese Studies, Slavic Philology, Spanish Studies, Turkish Studies or in an equivalent field area. Language requirements: If your native language is not German, you must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the German language at level C1.

Intake: Summer and winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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

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