At JGU Mainz, the disciplines of ancient studies are substituted in a density that is unusual for German higher education institutions. In Classical Philology (Latin and Greek), the focus is on teacher training in addition to the research perspective, while the degree programs in Archaeology, Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies provide both research and application-oriented courses offered in Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral studies. The close interlinking of the disciplines and their methods corresponds to the strong networking of the degree programs within and outside the institute, which benefits students in many ways.

The integrative and flexible concept of the new Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs “Archaeologies and Philologies in Classical Studies (ALPHA)” offers a unique combination of broad interdisciplinary training and in-depth specialist knowledge in the disciplines of Egyptology, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Archaeology of the Stone Ages (Master’s degree only), Byzantine Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Classical Philology: Greek, Classical Philology: Latin, Provincial Roman Archaeology (Master’s degree only) Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology and Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology.

In addition, the disciplines of Egyptology, Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology, Byzantine Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Classical Philology: Greek, Classical Philology: Latin, Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology and Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology can still be studied as minor subjects in the two-subject Bachelor’s degree program.

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To ensure a successful start to your studies, you will receive support, for example in organizing your timetable and finding your way around campus.

Registration:
Participation in the program is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.
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Goal:
The goal of the program is a successful start to your studies:

Participants receive orientation on the study requirements and technical support in organizing the program of study. Students from higher semesters will give you impulses for the formal and content-related organization of the program of study and informal information about structures, processes and people. This gives you the chance to settle in quickly at the university and get used to the new situation, as well as to get to know students from your degree program and integrate into student networks.

The experience and skills resulting from the program will be helpful to you even after you have completed your program of study.

Concept:
There is a simple idea behind the term “mentoring”: an experienced person (mentor) supports and advises a less experienced, usually younger person (mentee) for a set period of time. The mentoring relationship offers a special opportunity to discuss all issues related to the program of study and also to talk about possible mistakes.

Implementation:
In our program, advanced students act as mentors who pass on their experience to students from the 1st and 2nd academic semesters. Two to three personal meetings (in groups or individually) between mentees and mentors per semester form the basis of the program.

The mentors and mentees usually meet for an initial basic discussion after the introductory events. The aim is to provide an initial basic orientation and to review or design the course schedule for the semester. After two weeks, experience has shown that further questions / problems have arisen, so that it makes sense to arrange another meeting with the mentor. The time of exam registration is usually the time for a third meeting, where questions about deadlines and the scope of examinations can be discussed.

The mentors are also available in the meantime and for all other questions relating to the program of study. The actual implementation of mentoring always takes place by arrangement. Participants are not obliged to attend all three proposed meetings, they simply undertake to attend the agreed dates. To a certain extent, the mentees therefore determine the times and topics of the mentoring program themselves.