13 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

Students of Byzantine Archaeology and Art History at the Heidelberg University consider research relating to the material legacies of the late Antique and Byzantine period.

The Anthropology programme at the Heidelberg University centres around the comparative study of societies and cultures. The aim of the programme is to understand and be able to describe commonalities and differences in the ways in which humans live and think. 

The South Asian Studies programme at Heidelberg University offer students in Europe a unique opportunity to study geographical, social and economic aspects of South Asian culture, in combination with historical and philological aspects. Alongside the linguistic and cultural traditions of South Asia, degree programmes consider a broad field of contemporary, modern regional studies. 

As a major subject, a Bachelor’s degree in English Studies from Heidelberg University encompasses the scientific investigation of English languages (linguistics), literatures (literary studies) and cultures (cultural studies) as well as in-depth language training. 

Students of the Geography programme at the Heidelberg University focus on differentiated natural, economic and social processes particular to given localities. They consider the diverse interrelationships between such processes and their local effects. 

Students of the Political Science programme from Heidelberg University primarily study the organisation and functioning of political institutions, the agencies and processes operating between state and society, the complexion of governance as a function of state policy, and international relations.

Students of the East Asian Studies programme from Heidelberg University learn about the societies in Japan, Korea and the Chinese-speaking world and study their historical and cultural developments, current manifestations and regional relationships.

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.

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Sociology at the Heidelberg University provides students with a sound theoretical and empirical grounding in Sociology. 

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 East Asian Art History programme at the Heidelberg University focuses on the art, archaeology, and material culture of China, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Korea. All art forms will be studied, from painting and calligraphy to sculpture and architecture to ceramics, handiwork, and photography, as represented in all epochs, from the Neolithic Age to the present.

Japanese Studies programme at Heidelberg University focuses on past and current Japanese culture and society.

The Classical Archaeology programme from Heidelberg University is the study of the material remains of ancient Greek and Roman cultures, as well as of their predecessors, the influence of these cultures on future civilisation, and of the other cultures that surrounded them.