Egyptology (Bachelor)
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The bachelor’s programme in Egyptology aims at imparting skills that are required to understand all aspects of a culture to integrate them into a comprehensive picture. The most important subdisciplines of Egyptology are: archaeology, history, art, language, script, literature, religion, architectural history and field archaeology. Graduates are familiar with the different methods and theories of the individual subdisciplines and know how to apply them.
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Programme Code: 033 698
6 semesters / 180 ECTS Credits (including 60 ECTS credits of extension curricula)
Language: German
NO entrance exam
Curriculum (Version 2025)
Facts & Figures
- Students: 54
- Graduates in the last academic year: 5
- Number of semesters needed for graduation (median): 9,0
Data updated on: 26.11.2025
Information about presentation & calculation
Attention
Instruction Language German
Please note that the instruction language of this programme is German. To start the degree programme, you need to hold a certificate of German proficiency on C1 level.
Admission Procedure
Additional exam in Latin (prior to admission)
Information about the admission procedure
Getting Informed
Students' Representatives Egyptology
Getting Started
Orientation in the first semester
Introductory and orientation period (STEOP)
Study programme
The bachelor’s programme comprises an Introductory and Orientation Period (Principles of Thinking in Historical and Cultural Studies, Middle Egyptian: Language and Script, Ancient Egypt: An Introduction Part 1), introductory courses on the history of Egypt, archaeology, history of art and culture, literature, history of architecture and a specialisation in two fields of practice (to be selected from: philology, history of art and culture, archaeology, Greek, Akkadian, literature, Mobility Module). To successfully complete the programme, students have to write a bachelor’s thesis.
Five concepts
which you will deal with during your studies:
- Hieroglyphs
- Archaeology
- Epigraphy
- History of Art
- Architecture
... and many more.
Overview of the programme structure & topics
Here you find the current offer of courses for this programme to gain better insight into the topics and structure. For more information please click on the respective level.
Introductory and Orientation Period (19 ECTS)
P-A Principles of Thinking in Historical and Cultural Studies (5 ECTS)
P-B Middle Egyptian: Language and Script (6 ECTS)
P-C Ancient Egypt: An Introduction Part I (8 ECTS)
P-1 Ancient Egypt: An Introduction Part II (17 ECTS)
P-2 Egyptian Language (10 ECTS)
P-3 Egyptian Monuments (15 ECTS)
P-4 Egyptian Archaeology (15 ECTS)
P-6 Egyptian Texts II (6 ECTS)
Elective Modules Group: 2 out of 7 (20 ECTS)
W-1 Egyptian Philology (10 ECTS)
W-2 Egyptian Art History (10 ECTS)
W-3 Egyptian Archaeology (10 ECTS)
W-4 Ancient Greek Language (10 ECTS)
W-5 Akkadian Language (10 ECTS)
W-6 Comparative Literature (10 ECTS)
Compulsory Finale Module Bachelor (10 ECTS)
P-AUS Compulsory Final Module (10 ECTS)
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After Graduation
Graduates have the necessary competences to pursue a career in the following areas (among others):
- in the area of teaching (national and international universities, adult education institutions)
- in the area of academia and research (Austrian Archaeological Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, international research institutions)
- at museums and libraries
- in tourism (in Austria and abroad)
- in public administration (e.g. diplomatic service)
- in cultural management (planning and organising academic and cultural events)
- in publishing and media.
Master Programmes
Continuing after Graduation
- Alumni of the University of Vienna
- [Postgraduate Center - postgraduate programmes at the University of Vienna](http://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en)
- [Uniport - career service of the University of Vienna](https://www.uniport.at/uniport-fuer-studierende)
Graduates' Perspective on the Degree Programme
#### Degree programme in retrospect
Graduates ...
- say that this degree programme receives the grade: 2.3 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 3.4 (appropriate)
→ These results are basd on feedback from 8 graduates.
*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of thebachelor’s programme in Egyptology graduation survey (in German).
Graduates ...
- find employment within 2 months after graduation on average.
- earn an average of € 2,558 (women) and € 2,599 (men) gross per month within three years after graduation.
- work full time at a percentage of 65% (women) and 70% (men) within three years after graduation.
*You can find further information on career entry and career paths in the tracking of graduates "Arts and Humanities".