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Ancient Languages and Cultures
Master of Arts (M.A. Dual Major)
| Standard period of study | 4 semesters |
|---|---|
| Start of study | Winter semester , Summer semester |
| Teaching language | German |
| Credit points | Subject A: 51 CP + Subject B: 39 CP + Master’s Thesis (in Subject A): 30 CP = 120 CP |
Course description
Ancient Languages and Cultures (ASuK) offers the following fields of study in the master’s degree:
• Egyptology
• Ancient History
• Byzantine Studies
• Greek Philology
• Historical and Comparative Linguistics
• Jewish Studies (Will no longer be offered from winter semester 2024/25!)
• Latin Philology
• Medieval Latin Philology
• Papyrology, Epigraphy and Numismatics of Antiquity (PEN).
The lecturers involved in the individual fields of study within Ancient Languages and Cultures represent an unusual diversity and breadth of additional key areas of research, which offer master’s students and doctoral candidates an excellent environment for interdisciplinary research: They cover the whole range of language, literature, history, material culture and art of antiquity and, in individual areas, also of the Middle Ages and the course is characterised by a large proportion of fundamental research (e.g. excavations, editions). You can find more details on the websites of the departments involved and the homepages of the individual academics.
Egyptology: http://aegyptologie.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de
Ancient History: http://alte-geschichte.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/
Byzantine Studies, Greek Philology, Latin Studies, Medieval Latin, (PEN): http://ifa.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/
Jewish Studies: http://judaistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/21911.html
Historical and Comparative Linguistics:http://ifl.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/27130.html
Students must demonstrate their proficiency in English at level B2 (CEFR) to register for their master thesis. Other language skills are required depending on the field of study chosen (Latin and/or Greek and/or Hebrew and/or a further modern foreign language). The specific language requirements can be found in the subject-specific regulations. Other language skills may have to be demonstrated upon admission to the master’s degree. You can find more information in the admission regulations.