MA Near Eastern Archaeology at Heidelberg University

Near Eastern archaeology focusses on the settlement and cultural history of the Ancient Near East, from human settlement to the stages of urbanisation and the development of territorial states, and finally to the formation and demise of the ancient Near Eastern empires.

Faculty: Faculty of Philosophy  |  Department: Institute of Prehistory, Protohistory and Near-Eastern Archaeology  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option available); English-taught and German-taught and German and English-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

The Master’s degree programme in Near Eastern archaeology is a modular course that includes a specialist component consisting of three specialist modules, two interdisciplinary modules as well as two final modules. Two of the specialist modules each include a main seminar, a lecture and a research colloquium that provide students with in-depth insights into questions and problems associated with current research.

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