Indo-European studies University of Jena
Degree
- Master of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
Location
- Jena
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Indo-European Studies
Focus
Semantics, Morphology, Linguistics, Syntax, Language Change, Culture, Religion, Celts, Germanic Peoples, Antiquity
Target group
The degree course is aimed at people with a first professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree in degree programmes in the field of Linguistics, equivalent to a Bachelor's degree amounting to 180 credits and subject-related studies at a university or equivalent higher education institution in Germany or abroad.
Admission requirements
A prerequisite is proof of academic achievement in the field of Indo-Germanic Studies, Germanic Linguistics or Linguistics as well as basic knowledge of historical linguistics. The final grade of the course should not be lower than 3.0. Furthermore, the proof of the Latinum and Graecum is required. The latter can be acquired during the degree course until the registration of the Master's thesis. Command of one or more modern foreign languages is desirable. International applicants must provide proof of German language proficiency at the level of the DSH examination (min. level 2), the TestDaF (TDN 4x4) or a recognised equivalent.
Lecture period
- 13.10.2025 - 06.02.2026
- 07.04.2026 - 10.07.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2025 - 31.08.2025
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2025 - 31.08.2025
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2026 - 31.05.2026
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2025 - 31.08.2025
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Summer semester (2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German