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For the first time in the academic year 2013-14 (starting on 14 October 2013),the Freie Universität Berlin is offering a one-year MA program entitled"Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World". The overall goal of thedegree course is to provide the international graduate students with a thoroughunderstanding of the deep and manifold interconnections between Muslim, Jewishand Christian intellectual output during Medieval times. The students willacquire expertise in a broad spectrum of aspects of the Islamicate world, suchas rational theology, philosophy, logic, exegesis, mysticism, law and legalmethodology as well as material culture and social history. Emphasis will beplaced on primary texts in the original language (Arabic). The primarilyweb-based, English-spoken MA program will also include three actual classroommeetings during the academic year (the Introductory Week as well as twocolloquia [of two weeks each] at the end of both Winter and Summer term) duringwhich the students and teachers will come together for discussion, teaching andexamination. There are no tuition fees, but only a small enrollment andre-registration fee of around 290 Euro per semester including a semester ticketfor 180 Euro for Public Transportation that can be reimbursed afterwards.Entry requirements·         eight semesters (or equivalent) of university studies·         240 credit points according to ECTS, with a minimum of 80 creditpoints in one or more of the following:, Arabic, Islamic Studies, JewishStudies, Religious Studies and/or Philosophy·         Language proficiency in English and Arabic (both C 1 according toCommon European Framework of Reference for Languages)The final call will be published soon on the website www.ihiw.de.For information regarding the program please contact:Dr. Katja Jung, Managing DirectorFreie Universität Berlin, Institute of Islamic StudiesResearch Unit Intellectual History of the Islamicate WorldAltensteinstr. 40, 14195 BerlinPhone: +49 (0)30 838 51068; katja.jung@fu-berlin.de