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MA Mensch - Umwelt Archäologie (Human-Environment Archaeology) at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Research-oriented master's programme covering theory, methods and practice of archaeological sciences with a focus on past human-environment interactions and digital methods, deliberately not restricted to a narrow period or region. Taught in German with some English.

Faculty: Fakultät für Geschichte, Kunst- und Regionalwissenschaften  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in German, partly English  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

In-depth knowledge and methods for analysing past human-environment interactions in prehistoric Central Europe and the ancient Mediterranean.

Career pathways

Academic work in research and teaching, archaeological heritage protection and conservation, museums, cultural mediation and management, and media fields such as publishing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First professional degree in archaeology, or the Leipzig bachelor's Archaeology, Languages and History of Early Cultures with an archaeology focus, or a comparable ancient-studies bachelor's with at least 60 credit points in prehistoric and/or classical archaeology; English at CEFR B2. Open admission (no numerus clausus). Application period: 02.05. – 15.09.; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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