Program Overview

Program Overview

The Faculty of Philosophy offers a Bachelor's program in Near Eastern Archaeology, which focuses on the settlement and cultural history of the Ancient Near East. This program covers the development of territorial states, the formation and demise of ancient Near Eastern empires, and the stages of urbanization.

Program Structure

• The program is offered as a minor subject at 25% in addition to a major subject at 75%.
• The academic program conveys fundamental knowledge of ancient Near Eastern cultures in the areas of settlement archaeology, architecture, art, and craft.
• Participation in archaeological training excavations or practically-oriented practice classes enables students to acquire elementary knowledge of archaeological field research.

Course Content

The program complements historically and systematically associated disciplines such as:

• Egyptology
• Pre- and protohistory
• Classical archaeology
• Byzantine archaeology
• Ancient history
• Geo-archaeology
• Geography

Course Structure

• The Bachelor’s program in Near Eastern archaeology at 25% has a modular structure and consists of five modules.
• Two introductory modules provide a systematic overview of the subject Near Eastern archaeology in ancient history and in various historical periods.
• Two basic modules deal with specific questions related to archaeological source analysis and convey fundamental knowledge and skills for the analysis of culture-typical archaeological objects.
• The specialized module is designed to introduce students to the research approaches, methods, and theories of the subject.

Facts and Formalities

• Degree: Bachelor of Arts
• Type of program: Undergraduate
• Start of program: Winter and summer semester
• Standard period of study: 6 semesters
• Language(s) of instruction: German and English
• Fees and contributions: 161.10 € / Semester
• Application procedure: Subjects with no admission restrictions
• Application deadlines: Information about deadlines can be obtained after you have put together a degree program.
• Part-time option: Yes

Additional Degrees

• Bachelor 50%
• Bachelor 75%
• Master, consecutive