Ancient Near East: Archaeology and Art
Course, Bachelor's level, 5AS114
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Autumn 2026 Autumn 2026, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, Swedish
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 4 November 2026–17 January 2027
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
-
Ancient Near East: Introduction, or the equivalent
- Selection
-
Final school grades (40%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (10%) - Higher education credits, maximum 165 credits (50%)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,375
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,375
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2026
- Application code
- UU-50209
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 7 October 2026–27 October 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2026 Autumn 2026, Flexible, 50%, Distance learning, Swedish
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of meetings
-
- Mandatory on-campus meetings: 0
- Optional on-campus meetings: 10
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 4 November 2026–17 January 2027
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
-
Ancient Near East: Introduction, or the equivalent
- Selection
-
Final school grades (40%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (10%) - Higher education credits, maximum 165 credits (50%)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,375
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,375
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2026
- Application code
- UU-50223
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 7 October 2026–27 October 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
This course builds on the broad knowledge you have already acquired through the course on the cultures of the Ancient Near East: introduction (or equivalent), about the early prehistoric and historical cultures in the Near East.
Through more focused, thematic studies of material evidence for, for example, state formation and settlement patterns, trade, production and communication in the region, we shed light on and discuss the growth and the conditions for these cultures, and how these changed over time, in their specific environments. The main emphasis is on the cultures of present-day Iraq and eastern Syria. lt also looks to the surrounding areas with which they traded, and exchanged ideas and technologies, although the contact points could sometimes be characterised by less peaceful circumstances.
The course is also included as a module in Assyriology A and cannot be taken together with this and included in the same degree.
Outline for distance course: Teaching and assessment on the distance courses are web based. The course is assessed countinously through written assignments and a final exam. The course is given through the university's teaching platform Studium and through Zoom. To follow the course, students will need a computer with Internet access, a webcam and headset.
Contact
- Course Administrator Maria Lowe Fri
- info@arkeologi.uu.se
- +46 18 471 20 93