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Christian Archaeology and Byzantine Art History University of Marburg

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Degree
ist abhängig vom gewählten Hauptfach
Standard period of study (amount)
6 semesters
Location
Marburg

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Archaeology
  • Cultural History

Focus

Basic knowledge of archaeological evidence of early Christianity up to the material legacies of the Byzantine Empire, Knowledge of Christian archaeology and Byzantine art history in research fields, periodisations, problems, sources and methods, Enabling students to work with archaeological sources and materials on a subject-specific basis, Focus on typological, stylistic, chronological and cultural-historical interpretation in the context of human developmental structures

Annotation

Minor subject in the combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with a major subject
Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination)
The degree depends on the major subject chosen.

Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here:
https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studieninteressierte/studienmoeglichkeiten/kombibachelor

Through the minor subject "Christian Archaeology and Byzantine Art History" you acquire broad, basic knowledge of archaeological evidence of early Christianity up to the material legacies of the Byzantine Empire in the Mediterranean region.
You will learn to verbalise finds and findings precisely by the method of comparative visual analysis, to analyse your observations both comparatively and critically and finally to integrate them into the context of archaeological methods and findings.

An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see www.uni-marburg.de/marskills).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Lecture period

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2027)

Winter semester (2026/2027)

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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