9 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Translation Studies for Information Technologies degree programme at the Heidelberg University focusses on the translation of German texts into English and vice-versa, with particular emphasis on the technological aspects. A second area of the curriculum consists of Information technology and engineering science. 

The Computational Linguistics programme from Heidelberg University explores how computers might be used to automatically process and interpret human language. Research in this area considers the mathematical and logical characteristics of natural language, and develops algorithms and statistical processes for automatic language processing.

A degree in Protestant Theology at the Heidelberg University is more than just preparation for the rectory or a teaching degree: Studying theology means discovering people, texts and ideas in the past and the present. Students learn to investigate Christian religions with the help of a unique variety of methods.

Students of Greek (Classical Philology) programme at the Heidelberg University learn about Ancient Greek from the perspective of literary studies and linguistics. The cultural history of ancient Greece is also of major importance in order to understand the historical texts.

Students of Religious Studies programme at Heidelberg University analyse religious ideas, practices and materialities from an empirical-cultural perspective and endeavor to understand them in their respective historical, cultural and societal contexts. 

The Near Eastern Archaeology programme at Heidelberg University is part of general history studies. It deals with the material legacies of the Ancient Near East. The main focus here is on the development and revision of archaeological relicts as historical sources of Near Eastern settlement and cultural history.

Students in the Bachelor’s degree programme in Ancient History from Heidelberg University will become acquainted with basic knowledge of the historical events and geography of Classical Antiquity.

The objective of the American Studies programme from Heidelberg University is to provide students with basic knowledge of North America from the early colonial period through the 21st century, including its politics, literature, culture, geography, history, and society, as well as its ethnic diversity and religious influences. 

The Latin (Classical Philology) degree programme at the Heidelberg University, more precisely described as Latin Philology, is devoted to the study of Latin texts that have been handed down from antiquity, including the examination of these in terms of their linguistic-literary form as well as their placement within a historical-cultural context.