- Degree
- Master of Arts in Manuscript Cultures
- Course location
- Hamburg
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- The programme is fully taught in English.
Knowledge of German is not required.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 2 semesters
- Beginning
- Summer semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- Please note: The "Manuscript Cultures" programme is currently being restructured and will be offered as a four-semester programme in the future.
Updates about this timeline will be posted on the programme website: https://www.csmc.uni-hamburg.de/study-at-csmc/master.html (https://www.csmc.uni-hamburg.de/study-at-csmc/master.html).
We teach in presence only. There are no online components in this programme, and it is not possible to study remotely.
- Application deadline
- Applications will be opened in the summer for a beginning of studies in April of the following year.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The Master's programme in Manuscript Cultures conveys central topics in the field of general manuscript research combined with specific skills. The degree programme promotes independent, critical, and analytical work with manuscripts. Students learn how to conduct cultural and scientific examinations of the texts, images, notes, and diagrams contained in the manuscripts (including the scientific material analysis). They develop creative approaches to answering complex scientific and scholarly questions. The manuscript cultures covered are from all regions in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
The Master's programme is fostered by the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC). Students benefit from the extensive range of guest lectures, conferences, and workshops offered in this research environment.