Bachelor of Arts in Assyriology 36 months Undergraduate Programme By Universität Heidelberg |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

3,000 EURTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

30 Sep, 2026Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Classics and Ancient History

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Assyriology (Ancient Near East Studies) degree programme focusses on the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite cultures in their entire impressive diversity.


During the Bachelor’s degree programme, students will be introduced to the basics of the major ancient Near East languages (Akkadian, Sumerian, and the Hittite language) and the highly-complex cuneiform script. They will also gain an overview of the history and cultural history of the ancient Near East. Students in the Bachelor’s degree programme in Assyriology are required, within a relatively short period of time, to learn the basics of at least three ancient Near East languages (Akkadian, Sumerian, and the Hittite language) and to learn the cuneiform script in all of its various forms. 

Programme overview

Main Subject

Classics and Ancient History

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Assyriology (Ancient Near East Studies) degree programme focusses on the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite cultures in their entire impressive diversity.


During the Bachelor’s degree programme, students will be introduced to the basics of the major ancient Near East languages (Akkadian, Sumerian, and the Hittite language) and the highly-complex cuneiform script. They will also gain an overview of the history and cultural history of the ancient Near East. Students in the Bachelor’s degree programme in Assyriology are required, within a relatively short period of time, to learn the basics of at least three ancient Near East languages (Akkadian, Sumerian, and the Hittite language) and to learn the cuneiform script in all of its various forms. 

Admission Requirements

  • If applicants cannot present a German language certificate with their application, they must pass the DSH examination at Heidelberg University, with a minimum score of DSH-2.
  • If the applicant’s foreign higher-education entrance qualification (Baccalauréat, GCE - A & O-Levels, etc.) is found to be equivalent to the German higher-education entrance qualification (usually Abitur), the international applicant can be directly admitted to the university, if not the applicant will be required to pass an assessment test.

30 Sep 2026
3 Years
Oct

Tuition fees

Domestic
0 EUR
International
3,000 EUR

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