Iranian Studies: Iran in Antiquity and Late Antiquity

Freie Universität · Berlin, Germany

Level
Master's
Award
Master of Arts
Language
English
Duration
4 semesters
Campus
Berlin
Apply by
Register by 15 February 2027 + 1 more
Starts
Winter and summer semester

Freie Universität does not publish a fee for this programme on its own. Its published rate for master's programmes is €0 a year for international students.

Entry requirements and how to apply

Entry requirements
In order to be admitted to the Master’s programme, applicants need to fulfil the following admission requirements: Applicants for the Master’s programme in Iranian Studies require a first university degree from a German university or a higher education institution outside of Germany in History and Cultures of the Middle East (concentration: Iranian Studies) or a foreign degree equivalent in content and structure to the History and Cultures of the Middle East (concentration: Iranian Studies) Bachelor's programme of the Freie Universität Berlin. One of the following Bachelor's degrees can also be accepted: Middle Eastern or Central Asian Studies, Indo-European Studies, Studies in Ancient Civilisations, History, Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Social Science, Politics, Ethnology, or Theology.
English language requirement
C1 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: IELTS Academic: 7 TOEFL iBT (since 2026): 5 Reading: 5 Listening: 5 Speaking: 5 Writing: 5 TOEFL iBT (before 2026): 95 Reading: 24 Listening: 22 Speaking: 25 Writing: 24 Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced UNIcert® English: UNIcert® III PTE Academic: 76
German language requirement
No minimum language level required
Application period
The following is valid for applicants from: all countries For the summer semester: 1 December - 15 February The following is valid for applicants from: all countries For the winter semester: 15 April - 15 August
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About this programme

The aim of the MA Iranian Studies is to make the students familiar with various aspects of Iranian languages, cultures, history, and religions from antiquity to the late antique era. In this respect, the Iranian cultural domain extends over a large part of Western Asia; it far exceeds the current political borders and includes the modern states of Iran, Afghanistan, the western regions of Pakistan, the “republics” of the old Soviet central Asia, and areas within the Caucuses. Other peripheral areas came under strong Iranian influence at other times. The Median, Persian, and Parthian dynasties extended their empires westward into the ancient Near East, the eastern Mediterranean world, and Egypt as well as northward into Azerbaijan and Armenia.

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