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MA History at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Programme overview

Four-semester Master with individual specialisations in research, public history or digital history, with excursion modules and project seminars.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German (partly English)-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester, Summer semester  |  Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Only history is studied; modules are mostly completed within a study year, with greater independence than the Bachelor.

Career pathways

Media, education, information processing and public and private institutions; a basis for an academic career.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Relevant degree in history with a minimum grade of 2.5, as set out in the aptitude assessment regulations. Application: no numerus clausus, aptitude assessment via the HHU application portal; application period winter semester 04.05. - 15.12. / summer semester 02.11. - 01.06..

Intake: Winter semester, Summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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