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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 modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

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 - 15/01
  • Deadlines 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 - 15/01
  • Deadlines 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 - 15/01
  • Enrollment 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 - 15/01
  • Deadlines 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 - 15/01
  • Deadlines 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 - 15/01
  • Enrollment 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

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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