Faculty of Humanities

Master Programme Application

Iranian and Persianate Studies

General admission requirements

Achievements amounting to 50 credits from Iranian Studies, including achievements in at least two of the following areas: History, Law, Politics, Sociology, Anthropology/Ethnology, Archeology and Art History, Literary Studies, Media Studies of Iran and the Islamic World, Religious Studies (not Theology), Islamic Philosophy, Linguistics, Translation Studies (e.g. Persian-English, Persian-German, Sanskrit-Persian, Arabic-Persian), or Didactics of the Persian Language. Academic achievements on the field of translation studies (the mentioned language combinations) can be considered with a maximum of 18 Credits.

Specific language requirements: Demonstration of sufficient knowledge of modern Persian of at least 36 credits for applicants whose mother tongue is not modern Persian or successful participation in the language aptitude test offered by Georg August University.

Demonstration of sufficient English language skills on the level C1 by earning the minimum required grade on an internationally recognized test:

a) UNIcert®: min. certificate UNIcert® III; b) NULTE-certificate: min. level C1; c) Cambridge English Scale: min. 180 points; d) „International English Language Testing System” (IELTS Academic): min. Band 6.5; e) „Test of English as a Foreign Language, internet-based test” (TOEFL iBT): min. 93 points; f) Global Scale of English (Pearson Academic): min. 76 points. g) Other certificate on level C1 or higher (CEFR).

As a rule, the last test (a-f) must have been taken no more than three years prior to submission of the application for admission to the Master's degree programme (date received).

Applicants, who successfully completed a course of study, which is taught in English as well as certified C1 level in diploma supplement according to Common European Framework of Reference are excempt from this requirement.

Also excempt form this requirement are applicants, whose mother tongue is German or who can provide a proof of their language proficiency in German on C1 level (DSH-II). These applicants have to provide proof of their language proficiency in English on B2 level by earning the minimum required grade on an internationally recognized test: a) UNIcert®: min. certificate UNIcert® II; b) NULTE-certificate: min. level B2; c) Cambridge English Scale: min.160 points; d) „International English Language Testing System” (IELTS Academic): min. Band 5.5; e) „Test of English as a Foreign Language, internet-based test” (TOEFL iBT): mind. 59 points; f) Global Scale of English (Pearson Academic): min. 59 points; g) Other certificate on level B2 or higher (CEFR).

As a rule, the last test (a-f) must have been taken no more than three years prior to submission of the application for admission to the Master's degree programme (date received).

If applicants have spent at least one year studying or working in an English-speaking country or successfully completed a course of study of at least two years in the English language (proof required) that is also adequate.

Paper documents are not required. Admission and rejection letters will be sent approximately in the middle/at the end of July 2024. From the middle until the end of September 2024 there will be an additional application period. International students who need a visa have to apply during the regular application period.

Apply for the Wintersemester 2025/26 for the Master programme Iranian and Persianate Studies.

The application deadlines are as follows:

Application starting date	01.04.2025
Application closing date	01.06.2025 (16 days left)
Application deadline for applicants from non-EU states	01.06.2025 (16 days left)
Application deadline for applicants from EU states	01.06.2025 (16 days left)
Deadline for submitting the Bachelor's degree	15.11.2025 (6 months left)
First day of classes	27.10.2025 (5 months left)

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