BA Semitic languages and cultures Studies (25% weighting) at Heidelberg University

Semitic languages ​​and cultures studies involves linguistic research of the Semitic languages, from the first written records of these languages dated 2600 BC, to the present day. The area in which these languages are spoken extends across three continents, ranging from the Atlantic in the West to Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in the East, and from the Mediterranean to Ethiopia.

Faculty: Faculty of Philosophy  |  Department: Department of Languages and Cultures of the Near East  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option available); German-taught and German and others-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Semitic languages ​​and cultures studies with a weighting of 25% consists in two introductory modules and one advanced module. At the beginning of the course, students complete an introductory module which introduces them to the Semitic languages and methods of contemporary linguistics.

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