Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Focus

Acquisition of historical, linguistic and literary background knowledge about the region, Teaching solid active and passive knowledge of the most important Semitic language of the present, Arabic, Learning a second Semitic language (e.g. Ethiopian, Syrian or Hebrew), Overview of the Semitic languages, linguistic terminology and language-comparative methodological knowledge

Annotation

Major subject in combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with one or two minor subjects Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here:https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studieninteressierte/studienmoeglichkeiten/kombibachelor In the major subject "Semitic Studies" you study the languages and texts of Semitic language families (such as Arabic, Hebrew, the Neo-Aramaic languages). The basis of your studies is the learning of two of these languages (including Arabic as the most important Semitic language), which is complemented by the completion of specialised linguistic and philological method modules. Interdisciplinary content also ensures compatibility with other linguistic disciplines and disciplines relating to the Near East. An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/fb09/igs/arbeitsgruppen/sprechwissenschaft/marskills/was-ist-marskills).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studienangebot/bachelor/hauptfach/semitistik

Fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.