Faculty of Humanities

Master Programme Application

Iranian and Persianate Studies

General admission requirements

Verification required of academic achievement in Iranian Studies totaling at least 50 credits, including knowledge of modern Persian of at least 36 C for applicants whose mother tongue is not modern Persian and knowledge on the cultural history of Iran.

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

a) UNIcert®: mind. Zertifikat UNIcert® III; b) NULTE-Zertifikate: mind. Niveau C1; c) Cambridge English Scale: mind. 180 Punkte; d) „International English Language Testing System” (IELTS Academic): mind. Band 6.5; e) „Test of English as a Foreign Language, internet-based test” (TOEFL iBT): mind. 110 Punkte; f) Global Scale of English (Pearson Academic): mind. 76 Punkte. 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 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®: mind. Zertifikat UNIcert® II; b) NULTE-Zertifikate: mind. Niveau B2; c) Cambridge English Scale: mind. 160 Punkte; d) „International English Language Testing System” (IELTS Academic): mind. Band 5.5; e) „Test of English as a Foreign Language, internet-based test” (TOEFL iBT): mind. 87 Punkte; f) Global Scale of English (Pearson Academic): mind. 59 Punkte; 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 week before the start of lectures. International students, who need a visa, can apply again during the regular application period for summer semester 2021 between October 1st and December 1st, 2020.

Apply for the Wintersemester 2020/21 - 2. Bewerbungszeitraum for the Master programme Iranian and Persianate Studies.

The application deadlines are as follows:

Application starting date	15.09.2020
Application closing date	30.09.2020 (5 days left)
Application deadline for applicants from non-EU states	01.06.2020
Application deadline for applicants from EU states	30.09.2020 (5 days left)
Deadline for submitting the Bachelor's degree and proof of language proficiency (if required)	15.05.2021 (8 months left)
First day of classes	02.11.2020 (about 1 month left)

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