Information for Applicants

Manuscript Cultures M.A.

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Application period: 15 February – 31 March (winter term) Semester start: October 1st (winter term) Language(s) of instruction: English

Introduction

The MA program Manuscript Cultures is a one-year course (60 CP) that conveys central topics in the field of general manuscript research combined with specific skills. The degree program promotes the independent, critical, and analytical work with manuscripts. Students will learn how to conduct cultural and scientific examination of the texts, images, notes and diagrams contained in the manuscripts, including the scientific material analysis. They will develop creative approaches to solving complex scientific and scholarly questions. The range of manuscript cultures covered includes Asian, African, and European cultures.

Admission Requirements

University Degree

A first qualifying degree (BA/Magister Artium/Diplom) from a German or recognized foreign university in one of the subjects taught in the program (African Studies, Ancient History, Art History, Assyriology, Classical Archaeology, Coptology, Ethiopian Studies, Greek Studies, Historical Musicology, Indology, Indonesian and Malay Studies, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Japanese Studies, Jewish Studies, Medieval and Modern History, Sinology, Thai Studies, Turkology, Vietnamese Studies) or a related one.

In exceptional cases, the above access requirements may be derogated from the fact that due to special circumstances, at least equivalent qualification and suitability may be assumed.

Applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies, but have not received their degree certificate yet may submit the certificate by the end of the first semester of the master’s program. Please see the “Documents to submit” section below for details.

Additional Special Admissions Requirements

All applicants must provide evidence of proficiency in English equivalent to B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). (Native speakers of English need not submit a language proof.)

For details of the legal basis for this regulation, please see the admission bylaws for your chosen degree program: www.uni-hamburg.de/zugang-master

Recognition of Transcripts for Degree Programs Completed at Foreign Higher Education Institutions

If you obtained your first degree abroad, your certificate will be reviewed during the application procedure in the faculty of your program. If your degree certificate is not in English or German, please include a copy of a certified English or German translation of this together with your application documents.

Application

Online Application

You will need to complete the online application available on Universität Hamburg’s application portal during the application period: www.uni-hamburg.de/online-application Please create a user account, enter your information online, and submit your application online. You will then need to print your online application as a PDF document and submit it together with the following documents to the email address or contact indicated below. You do not need to submit paper documents.

Documents to Submit

Please merge all of the following documents into one PDF file and e-mail them to: merryl.rebello"AT"uni-hamburg.de

• The summary of your online application (PDF print, see above)
• Degree certificate or provisional Transcript of Records
  If you cannot yet provide a final certificate containing your grades, please submit your current Transcript of Records confirming your provisional grade point average. You will then need to submit your degree certificate by the end of the first semester of your master’s program.
• Proof of English language proficiency (at level B2 or higher)
• Letter of motivation
  In a concise letter (1 page max.), please explain what motivates you to study Manuscript Cultures, and which subject area your research interest would fall into. (For an exemplary list of subjects, see the section „University Degree“ above).
• Curriculum Vitae

All documents have to be submitted in English or German (the degree certificate(s) in a certified translation into English or German).

Application Address

The e-mail address for submitting applications to is merryl.rebello"AT"uni-hamburg.de Please note that your application can only be considered if your complete application documents reach the recipient by the indicated deadline. This deadline is final; no extensions can be granted. If you want to submit an additional special application (e.g. hardship application), you will need to send this directly to the Application and Admissions Team (Team Bewerbung und Zulassung) together with the required proof separately from the application documents indicated above by the application deadline. For more information on special applications, please see www.unihamburg.de/sonderantrag and www.uni-hamburg.de/info-master 

Selection Criteria

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available, a selection procedure will be necessary:

For details of the legal basis for this regulation, please see the selection bylaws for your chosen master’s program: www.uni-hamburg.de/auswahl-master 

Admission and Enrollment

Once your application has been reviewed, an acceptance or rejection letter will be made available in your STiNE account under the Dokumente (Documents) tab. Please see the information at www.uni-hamburg.de/online-application  An enrollment deadline will be indicated in your acceptance letter - please submit the documents required for enrollment by this date. Detailed information about the enrollment process is provided at www.uni-hamburg.de/masterenrollment 

Contact

If you have questions or require further information, please contact

Head of the Program
Prof. Dr. Shervin Farridnejad
shervin.farridnejad"AT"uni-hamburg.de 

Coordinator
Dr. Merryl Rebello
merryl.rebello"AT"uni-hamburg.de