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Christliche Archäologie und Byzantinische Kunstgeschichte / Christian Archaeology and Byzantine Art History (minor subject in a combined bachelor’s degree)

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Program: Christliche Archäologie und Byzantinische Kunstgeschichte / Christian Archaeology and Byzantine Art History
Degree: depends on the major chosen
Program option: minor subject in a combined bachelor's degree
Study model: combined bachelor's degree
Program length: 6/8 semesters / 3/4 years (180/ 210 ECTS points) (depending on the combination)

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The minor subject “Christian Archaeology and Byzantine Art History” will give you a broad grounding in the archaeological evidence of early Christianity through to the material legacies of the Byzantine Empire in the Mediterranean (circa 4th to 15th century).

You will learn to verbalise finds precisely through the method of comparative visual analyse, to analyse your observations both comparatively and critically and finally to put them into the context of archaeological methods and findings. You will learn archaeological methods in theory and practice, which you can employ both theoretically and practically in field research.

Prospects

In your internships, you will gain qualifications for archaeological professions. The teaching of methodological skills will also open opportunities for the students to tap into other professional fields (modern communications, journalism, public relations, project management, culture management, tourism, publishing, adult education, etc.). At the same time, the solid specialist education will lay the foundations for the advanced master’s degree programme “Classical Archaeology/Christian and Byzantine Archaeology”. A doctorate makes access to academic work possible.

A minor subject will help you to extend your professional qualifications profile, which is decisively shaped by the choice of your major subject. In conjunction with your major subject, your relevant work experience (e.g. internships, part-time jobs, voluntary work) and your personal skills, it will enable you to refine your profile and carve out your own individual array of career options.

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