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MA Geschichtswissenschaft (History) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Subject-based master's programme that qualifies students for a career as a historian, with broad and in-depth study of historical topics and current research questions. It stresses theoretical and methodological competence and transnational and comparative perspectives. Offered as a double-degree programme.

Faculty: Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; double-degree programme  |  Intake: winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students set content priorities within a broad range of historical topics and build their own study profile.

Career pathways

Graduates work in research, public relations and communication, cultural and science management, media and publishing, museums and archives, tourism, and foundations and non-profit organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First professionally qualifying higher education degree of at least six semesters, as set out in the subject-specific regulations (Fächerspezifische Bestimmungen) of the programme; applicants with a foreign degree are admitted if the degree is deemed sufficient and language requirements are met. No NC. Application deadline (per the university deadlines page): winter semester 01.06.-30.09. ; summer semester 01.12.-31.03. (dates are day.month). German-taught: applicants with a foreign degree must prove German, for example TestDaF TDN 4 in all four sections, DSH-2/3 or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule (at least "befriedigend").

Intake: winter semester and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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