- Degree
- Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East
- Course location
- Berlin
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are taught entirely in English.
The Master's thesis will be written in English.
Some courses on offer may be held in one of the programme-related languages, for example, in Arabic or Hebrew.
The department offers courses related to ISME that are taught in German and can be integrated into your course schedule if you are proficient enough in German.
The programme is NOT designed to offer language acquisition courses.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- Studying online: To accommodate international students starting their studies, parts of the ISME-specific modules of the first semester may be offered in a hybrid setting, depending on the demand. However, ISME is NOT a dedicated online programme, and in-person presence on campus in Berlin is mandatory.
Studying part-time: Even though ISME is designed to be studied full-time, students may apply to be enrolled as part-time students according to their individual study plans. However, there is no dedicated study plan for part-time studying.
Beginning: The programme only starts in the winter semester; courses in the winter semester usually start in mid-October.
- Application deadline
- Admission deadlines are published on the central programme website (https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/studienangebot/master/Interdisciplinary_Studies_Middle_East/index.html) of the Student Services Center as well as on the website of the programme: www.fu-berlin.de/isme (http://www.fu-berlin.de/isme)
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East (ISME) is a two-year, tuition-free, full-time Master’s programme taught in English on campus in Berlin.
Freie Universität's expertise in cultural studies of the Middle East – represented by Arabic Studies, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, Kurdish Studies, Ottoman Studies, Semitic Studies, and Turcology – comes together for this Master's programme to offer students the possibility to approach this fascinating and complex region from multi-faceted and interregional perspectives, taking into account the diversity of languages, literatures, societies, religions, and cultures of this region.
As a consecutive programme, it builds on knowledge about the Middle East and skills from the fields of humanities, cultural studies, and philologies that have been acquired in the course of a Bachelor's programme or through professional qualification.
Are you curious about cultures of the Middle East?
Are you eager to explore new areas of interest and to study independently?
Can you prove excellent English language skills (level C1 CEFR or equivalent)?
Do you hold a Bachelor's degree with at least 60 ECTS in ISME-related courses?
Are you proficient in at least one of the following programme-related languages: Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Kurdish, Ottoman, Persian, Syriac-Aramaic, or Turkish (level B1 CEFR or equivalent)?
Then our Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East Master's programme may be of interest to you.