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BA Prehistory and Protohistory (25% weighting) at Heidelberg University

Heidelberg University, Germany

Programme overview

Pre- and protohistory is an archaeological discipline. The subject (re)constructs history by using material culture as a unique historical source of information about past societies, from the first appearance of man to the most recent past.

Faculty: Faculty of Philosophy  |  Department: Institute of Prehistory, Protohistory and Near-Eastern Archaeology  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option available); English-taught and German-taught and German (in exceptional cases also English)-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

In the first two semesters, students complete introductory courses; proseminar and tutorial I + II, and a lecture. From the third to the sixth semester, students attend a further six courses with practical and theoretical elements.

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Entry requirements

Admission route: Subjects with no admission restrictions. Language of instruction: German (in exceptional cases also English).

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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