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BA Altertumswissenschaften (Ancient Studies) at Saarland University

Saarland University, Germany

Programme overview

Core-subject Bachelor of Arts on the early history of Europe and on Greek and Roman antiquity, combining Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Classical Philology and Prehistory and Early History. Students work with textual and visual sources, archaeological finds and the methods and theories of these disciplines.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities (Philosophische Fakultät)  |  Duration: 6 semesters (180 CP)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester or Sommersemester  |  Location: Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

What you will study

180 CP: 74 CP in the first focus subject (including the Bachelor thesis), 50 CP in the second focus subject, 44 CP across the two remaining areas and 12 CP in the professionalisation area. The introductory modules of all four areas are compulsory.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No admission restriction. Enrolment without prior application online via the SIM portals: by the end of September for the winter semester and by the end of March for the summer semester. The Franco-German variant in Classical Archaeology can only be started in the winter semester.

Intake: Wintersemester or Sommersemester

Duration: 6 semesters (180 CP)

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