Archaeology of Prehistory and Early History with profile field Prehistory or Prehistory and Early History

part time, full time

Degree
Master of Arts
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Jena
Deadlines
August 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
August 2026 (EU)
January 2027 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Protohistory
  • Prehistory

Focus

Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze age, Iron age, Roman Empire, Migration Period and Early Middle Ages, Prehistory, Prehistory and Early History

Target group

The degree course is aimed at graduates with a first professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree in
degree programmes with a focus on Pre-History and Early History or subject-related study programmes and equivalent to a Bachelor's degree amounting to 180 credits at a university or equivalent higher education institution in Germany or abroad.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

A subject related requirement is proof of academic achievements in the field of prehistory and early history amounting to at least 60 credit points as well as language skills in two modern foreign languages at the B1 level.
International applicants must provide proof of German language proficiency at the level of the DSH examination (min. level 2), the TestDaF (TDN 4x4) or a recognised equivalent.

Lecture period

  • 19.10.2026 - 12.02.2027
  • 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2027)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027

    Application period winter semester: 01.05. - 15.09. Application period summer semester: 01.12. - 15.01.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027

    Application period winter semester: 01.05. - 15.07 / Application period summer semester: 01.12. - 15.01.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027

    Application period winter semester: 01.05. - 15.07 Application period summer semester: 01.12. - 15.01.

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

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027

    Application period winter semester: 01.05. - 15.07 / Application period summer semester: 01.12. - 15.01.

Winter semester (2026/2027)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.04.2026 - 31.08.2026

    Application period winter semester: 01.05. - 15.09. Application period summer semester: 01.12. - 15.01.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.04.2026 - 31.08.2026

    Application period winter semester: 01.05. - 15.07 / Application period summer semester: 01.12. - 15.01.

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

    Expired

    Application period winter semester: 01.05. - 15.07 / Application period summer semester: 01.12. - 15.01.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.04.2026 - 31.08.2026

    Application period winter semester: 01.05. - 15.07 Application period summer semester: 01.12. - 15.01.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German