Archaeology

full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Köln

Location

January 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

January 2025 (EU), January 2025 (Non-EU)
Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Archaeology

Focus

Classical Archaeology, Archaeology of the Roman Provinces, Prehistory and Early History, Computational Archaeology, Egyptology

Target group

Graduates of relevant Bachelor's degree courses

Annotation

Further information about the study programme as well as guidance counselling at the Archaeological Institute

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Admission to the Master's degree course in Archaeology can be granted to applicants who have obtained a Bachelor's degree or a comparable degree in the field of Prehistory and Early History, Classical Archaeology or Archaeology of the Roman Provinces. Based on individual assessment, Bachelor's degree graduates from comparable and related subjects as well as graduates with a degree equivalent to a Bachelor's will be admitted if at least 40 CP from the previous degree course can be recognised for the course of Archaeology, regardless of department. The examination committee decides about the equivalence of other course degrees.

Lecture period

  • 07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025
  • 07.04.2025 - 18.07.2025

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    15.01.2025

    Deadline: Application process:

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    15.01.2025

    ür You need preliminary examination documentation (VPD) from uni-assist e.V. to apply for all Master's degree programmes The processing time is approx. 4 - 8 weeks. Please apply for the VPD as early as possible before the application deadline to UzK.dium-in-koeln/internationale-bewerbungen/master-studieninteressierte

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    15.01.2025

    You need preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist e.V. to apply for all Master's degree programmes The processing time is approx. 4 - 8 weeks. Please apply for the VPD as early as possible before the application deadline at the UoC.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.03.2025

    Deadline: Application process:

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    15.07.2025

    Deadline: Application process:

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    15.07.2025

    Application process: You need preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist e.V. to apply for all Master's degree programmes The processing time is approx. 4 - 8 weeks. Please apply for the VPD as early as possible before the application deadline at the UoC.

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    15.07.2025

    Application process: You need preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist e.V. to apply for all Master's degree programmes The processing time is approx. 4 - 8 weeks. Please apply for the VPD as early as possible before the application deadline at the UoC.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.09.2025

    Deadline: Application process:

Tuition fee

There is a semester fee that includes a NRW-wide public transport ticket (no tuition fee).

Languages of instruction

Main language

German