The bachelor’s program “Egyptology/Ancient Oriental Studies” is offered as a major (subject) (120 CP) and minor (60 CP) and includes three specializations, one of which must be chosen at the beginning of the program of study:
The major subject Egyptology in the Bachelor’s degree program “Egyptology/Ancient Oriental Studies” in Mainz includes the following compulsory courses (additional course offerings can of course be taken voluntarily):
– 1 introductory seminar: Introduction to Egyptology/Ancient Near Eastern Studies
– 1 introductory seminar: Introduction to Scripts and Languages
– 1 introductory seminar: Academic Papers
– 2 introductory seminars: Denkmälerkunde Ägyptens
– 2 introductory seminars: Middle Egyptian + practice class
– 2 seminars: Middle Egyptian Reading
– 2 Thematic Seminars: Egypt
– 2 seminars: 2nd language level
The curriculum also includes the two required elective modules ÄG 8 and ÄG 9, in which you can set priorities and thus sharpen your own profile. It is possible to fill the modules with Egyptological content (ÄG 8 tends to be philological, ÄG 9 more archaeological) or to choose courses from the other two specializations of the degree program, e.g. Akkadian I and II (AO 3 and AO 4) or seminars from the field of Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology (modules AO 2 and AO5). In addition, 4 SWS must be completed as part of the additional module “Supplementary Competencies” as well as a practical module.
The final module, which consists of a bachelor’s thesis (completion time: 8 weeks) and an oral examination (30 minutes), is the last component of the degree program.
A specialization must also be chosen for the minor “Egyptology/Ancient Oriental Studies”. The course sequence for the major (subject) Egyptology corresponds to that of the core subject up to and including the module ÄG 5 and a minor module ÄG 6 BF.
The major subject of Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology in the Bachelor’s degree program “Egyptology/Ancient Near Eastern Studies” in Mainz includes the following compulsory courses (additional course offerings can of course be taken voluntarily):
– 1 Introductory seminar: Introduction to Egyptology/Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
– 1 Introductory seminar: Introduction to Scripts and Languages
– 1 Introductory seminar: Academic Papers
– 1 Introductory seminar: Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
– 2 Proseminars: Akkadian + Tutorial
– 3 seminars: Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
– 3 Lectures: Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
The curriculum also includes the two required elective modules AO 8 and AO 9, in which you can set priorities and thus sharpen your own profile. You have the option of filling the modules with philological or archaeological content or choosing courses from the Egyptology specialization, e.g. Middle Egyptian I and II (ÄG 3 and ÄG 4) or seminars from the field of monuments and cultural studies (modules ÄG 2 and ÄG 5). In addition, 4 SWS must be completed as part of the additional module “Supplementary Competencies” as well as a practical module.
The final module, which consists of a bachelor’s thesis (completion time: 8 weeks) and an oral examination (30 minutes), is the last component of the degree program.
A specialization must also be chosen for the minor “Egyptology/Ancient Oriental Studies”.
It is also possible to choose Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology as part of the Bachelor’s degree program “Archaeology”.
If you have any further questions, please contact the Student Affairs Officer or the respective academic advisory office (see download box on the right).
The major subject of Ancient Near Eastern Philology in the Bachelor’s degree program “Egyptology/Ancient Near Eastern Studies” in Mainz includes the following compulsory courses (additional course offerings can of course be taken voluntarily):
– 1 Introductory seminar: Introduction to Egyptology/Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
– 1 Introductory seminar: Introduction to Scripts and Languages
– 1 Introductory seminar: Academic Papers
– 1 Introductory seminar: Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
– 2 Proseminars: Akkadian + Tutorial
– 2 seminars: Akkadian Reading
– 2 Seminars: 2nd Language
– 1 Lecture: Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
– 1 Seminar: Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
The curriculum also includes the two required elective modules AO 8 and AO 9, in which you can set priorities and thus sharpen your own profile. You have the option of filling the modules with philological or archaeological content or choosing courses from the Egyptology specialization, e.g. Middle Egyptian I and II (ÄG 3 and ÄG 4) or seminars from the field of monuments and cultural studies (modules ÄG 2 and ÄG 5). In addition, 4 SWS must be completed as part of the additional module “Supplementary Competencies” as well as a practical module.
The final module, which consists of a bachelor’s thesis (completion time: 8 weeks) and an oral examination (30 minutes), is the last component of the degree program.
A specialization must also be chosen for the minor “Egyptology/Ancient Near Eastern Studies”. The course sequence in Ancient Near Eastern Philology corresponds to that of the major (subject) up to and including the module ÄG 5 and a minor module AO 6a BF.
The aim of the program of study is to acquire basic knowledge of the cultures of Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East, as well as specialist knowledge in the chosen area of specialization.
The focus includes learning different language levels:
In the Egyptology major, students learn Middle Egyptian – i.e. the ‘classical’ Egyptian language level – and in the major (subject) they also learn a second language level.
In the major subject Ancient Near Eastern Philology (also known as Philology of the Ancient Near East, Ancient Near Eastern Studies or Assyriology), students learn Akkadian and, in the core subject, a second cuneiform language.
The major Near Eastern Archaeology includes the acquisition of basic knowledge of Akkadian in the core subject.
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Ägyptologie und Altorientalistik, Institut für Altertumswissenschaften
FB 07, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
D – 55099 Mainz
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Ägyptologie und Altorientalistik, Institut für Altertumswissenschaften
FB 07, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Hegelstraße 59 (Aareongebäude)
D – 55122 Mainz
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