BA Ancient Near Eastern Studies (major)

For the BA Ancient Near Eastern Studies - double major (with a second discipline), courses with a total of 75 ECTS points are required; of these, 60 ECTS points are earned in mandatory courses in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, 15 ECTS points in elective courses in Ancient Near Eastern Studies. A further 10 ECTS points are earned in general or discipline-specific key qualifications. In the other major (second discipline), 85 ECTS points must also be earned. A final thesis in one of the two majors will additionally earn 10 ECTS points.

You can start the programme in the winter semester only.

Semester 1

Introductory Akkadian 1 [04-AO-AKKE1]
Übung: Introductory Akkadian 1 (2 SWS)
Basics of Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Tutorials on Akkadian Grammar [04-AO-AOE]
Übung: Tutorials on Akkadian Grammar (2 SWS)
Übung: Basics of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (1 SWS)
Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Studies [04-AO-GAO]
Lecture: The History, Scripts, Languages and Texts of the Ancient Near East (2 SWS)

Semester 2

Introductory Akkadian 2 [04-AO-AKKE2]
Übung: Introductory Akkadian 2 (2 SWS)
Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology [04-AO-GVA]
Lecture: Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology (2 SWS)
Field Trip [04-AO-EXKU]
Seminar: Field trip (2 SWS)

Semester 3

Akkadian Texts 1/1 [04-AO-AKKL1/1]
Seminar: Akkadian Texts 1/1 (2 SWS)
Key qualifications:
A discipline-specific or general key qualification worth 5 ECTS points
1 of the following courses:
Introductory Sumerian 1 [04-AO-SUME1]
Übung: Introductory Sumerian 1 (2 SWS)
Introductory Hittite 1 [04-AO-HETE1]
Übung: Introductory Hittite 1 (2 SWS)

Semester 4

Akkadian Texts 1/2 [04-AO-AKKL1/2]
Seminar: Akkadian Texts 1/2 (2 SWS)
Key qualification:
One discipline-specific key qualification worth 5 ECTS points
1 of the following courses:
Introductory Sumerian 2 [04-AO-SUME2]
Übung: Introductory Sumerian 2 (2 SWS)
Introductory Hittite 2 [04-AO-HETE2]
Übung: Introductory Hittite 2 (2 SWS)
Topics in the Cultural History of the Ancient Near East[04-AO-TAO]
Vorlesung: Topics in the Cultural History of the Ancient Near East (2 SWS)
Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East A [04-AO-TVAA]
Seminar: Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East A (Regions and Landscapes) (2 SWS)
Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East B [04-AO-TVAB]
Seminar: Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East B (Artefacts and Buildings) (2 SWS)

Semester 5

Akkadian Texts 2/1 [04-AO-AKKL2/1]
Seminar: Akkadian Texts 2/1 (2 SWS)
2 of the following courses:
Introductory Sumerian 1 [04-AO-SUME1]
Übung: Introductory Sumerian 1 (2 SWS)
Introductory Hittite 1 [04-AO-HETE1]
Übung: Introductory Hittite 1 (2 SWS)
Sumerian Texts 1 [04-AO-SUML1]
Seminar: Sumerian Texts 1 (2 SWS)
Hittite Texts 1 [04-AO-HETL1]
Seminar: Hittite Texts 1 (2 SWS)
Topics in the Cultural History of the Ancient Near East [04-AO-TAO]
Vorlesung: Topics in the Cultural History of the Ancient Near East (2 SWS)
Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East A [04-AO-TVAA]
Seminar: Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East A (Regions and Landscapes) (2 SWS)
Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East B [04-AO-TVAB]
Seminar: Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East B (Artefacts and Buildings) (2 SWS)

Semester 6

Akkadian Texts 2/2 [04-AO-AKKL2/2]
Seminar: Akkadian Texts 2/2 (2 SWS)
1 of the following courses:
Introductory Sumerian 2 [04-AO-SUME2]
Übung: Introductory Sumerian 2 (2 SWS)
Introductory Hittite 2 [04-AO-HETE2]
Übung: Introductory Hittite 2 (2 SWS)
Sumerain Texts 2 [04-AO-SUML2]
Seminar: Sumerian Texts 2 (2 SWS)
Hittite Texts 2 [04-AO-HETL2]
Seminar: Hittite Texts 2 (2 SWS)
Topics in the Cultural History of the Ancient Near East [04-AO-TAO]
Vorlesung: Topics in the Cultural History of the Ancient Near East (2 SWS)
Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East A [04-AO-TVAA]
Seminar: Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East A (Regions and Landscapes) (2 SWS)
Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East B [04-AO-TVAB]
Seminar: Topics in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East B (Artefacts and Buildings) (2 SWS)
BA Thesis (Ancient Near Eastern Studies: 04-AO-BAAO)