M.A. Nahoststudien

This master's programme is a joint degree run with Heidelberg University and the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien. It looks at the Middle East through two equally weighted subject areas, one centred on the Jewish Near East and one on the Islamic Near East, combining social-science and historical methods. Study is modular. In the first area students extend what they brought from their bachelor's degree, while the second area introduces a field not yet covered and builds basic skills in one of its source languages. A shared methods module in the first two semesters links both areas, supported by an introductory lecture and a colloquium. Teaching is in German and English, and part of the programme takes place at the University of Heidelberg. The course lasts four semesters and starts in the winter semester.