Politics and Economics of the Near and Middle Eastfull time

Degree
Master of Arts
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Marburg

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study
  • Political Science
  • Economic Sciences, Economics
  • Oriental Studies
Focus

Consolidation of regional knowledge and language skills\; development and discussion of topics at the interface between politics and the economy, Analysis of sociopolitical conflicts in the Near and Middle East from an inter-disciplinary perspective\;

Target group

Graduates of a first professionally qualifying degree (at least Bachelor or comparable) at a German or international university or comparable institute of higher education in which sufficient Political or Economic Science skills were taught. Sufficient skills are assumed with a degree covering at least 60 credit points in the methodological and technical basics - of Political Science - or Economic Science .

Annotation

The interdisciplinary Master's degree programme "Politics and Economics of the Near and Middle East" represents a unique combination of political and economic sciences for the Near and Middle East region in Germany. Following a subject-related relevant Bachelor's degree programme, the Master's degree programme deepens regional and language skills (Arabic and Persian) and research-oriented topics at the interfaces between politics and business are developed and discussed. Students should be interested in analysing the socio-political conflicts in the Near and Middle East from an interdisciplinary perspective and in pursuing their own political-economic issues. Students who already have knowledge of economics will first attend political science modules and vice versa. The Master's degree programme focuses on content in which business and politics are intertwined. Examples include resource conflicts, the distribution of oil revenues, the links between prosperity and development, the political effects of investments, Islamist economic policy, clientelism, etc. The individual subject-specific aptitude is determined by an aptitude assessment procedure

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Lecture period
  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)

Tuition fees

Tuition fees

There are currently no tuition fees in the state of Hesse!

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English, Arabic

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