Document Actions

You are here: Home Program offerings All degree programs

All degree programs

Jewish Studies

Master of Arts (M.A.)


Language of instruction:

German

Academic calendar:

Winter Semester

Standard Period of Study:

4 semesters required for the full degree programme

Scope of services:

120 ECTS-Points for the full degree programme

Admission: First semester:

with special prerequisites for admission
The admissions restrictions are determined by the admissions regulations for the individual field. For more detailed information, please visit your departmental academic advisor.

Higher semesters:

with special prerequisites for admission according to admission regulations

Please note: University admission requirements may change up to the start of the application period.

Application period: First semester: 15 April - until 31 August
Higher semesters: Winter Semester: 15 April - 30 September, Summer Semester: 1 December - 31 March
Important information regarding required application materials for higher semesters.
Application: Application for this subject is only possible during the application period and is done online.
Faculty affiliation: Faculty of Humanities

The prerequisites for admission are:

  • a course of study of at least three years’ duration in Jewish studies at a German or international higher education institution,
  • good German language skills,
  • good English language skills,
  • good skills in modern Hebrew as well as biblical Hebrew.


The master’s program in Jewish studies focuses on the culture, religion, literature, history, philosophy, and languages of Judaism from their origins in the Bible and the Talmud to modern times, both in the Diaspora and in the modern state of Israel.
The goal of the program is to teach students to engage in independent intercultural and interreligious work in various areas of Judaistic praxis and research. Students thus acquire knowledge concerning Judaism, analytical and methodological skills, language skills, and cultural sensitivity. The course of study provides students the freedom to choose their own areas of specialization in Jewish studies, allowing them to develop an individual research project and/or pursue a specific career goal.

Please note:
From the summer semester 2020 on there may be deviations from individual regulations of the admission regulations, selection and entrance examination regulations as well as the study and examination regulations from the Corona Statutes [de].

Disclaimer
The versions of statutes with relevance to teaching and learning provided on this page by the Department of Legal Affairs (in particular admission and selection regulations as well as subject and examination regulations) are primarily for information purposes. This means that all amendments subsequently agreed upon by the University Senate have been integrated into the respective text of the original statutes; in the case of the examination regulations for bachelor's and master's degree programmes, this generally relates to extracts of the respective examination regulations (framework examination regulations, subject-specific provisions, and appendices).
The greatest care has been taken in writing these versions. Nevertheless, it cannot be entirely ruled out that errors may have occurred. Consequently, it is solely the officially announced statutes and statute amendments that are legally binding, i.e. as published in the Amtlichen Bekanntmachungen der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau [de] or, up to the year 2000, in the official gazette of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.

Central Academic Advising Office


The central academic advisory service - the Central Academic Advising Office (ZSB) provides information and advice on all questions that may arise prior to, at the beginning of, and during a course of study. If you are seeking subject-specific advice in addition to this, you can also contact the respective subject academic advisor.

Departmental Academic Advising


Prof. Dr. Gabrielle Oberhänsli-Widmer
Orientalisches Seminar (Judaistik)
Platz der Universität
79085 Freiburg
Tel.: +49 761 202-1505

gabrielle.oberhaensli@orient.uni-freiburg.de


Examination Office


Werthmannstr.8/Rückgebäude, 79098 Freiburg
http://www.geko.uni-freiburg.de

Bachelor- und Masterstudiengang, Lehramtsstudiengang gemäß GymPO I
Dr. Tobie Walther
Tel. 203-3221
tobie.walther@geko.uni-freiburg.de
Raum 02 010/2. OG
Sprechstunde: Dienstag 10.15-12.30 Uhr, Donnerstag 14.00-16.00 Uhr

Magister- und Promotionsstudiengang, Lehramtsstudiengang gemäß WPO
Annette Ehinger
Tel. 203-2011
annette.ehinger@geko.uni-freiburg.de
Raum 03 011/3. OG
Sprechstunde: Dienstag 10.15-12.30 Uhr, Donnerstag 14.00-16.00 Uhr

Achtung: In der vorlesungsfreien Zeit gelten gesonderte Sprechstunden, bitte informieren Sie sich rechtzeitig vor einem Besuch.