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MA Geschichte at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Programme overview

The MA Geschichte teaches central methodological and historical-theory approaches, important historiographical traditions, research approaches of neighbouring disciplines and in-depth subject-specific working methods.

Faculty: Philosophische Fakultät I – Sozialwissenschaften und Historische Kulturwissenschaften  |  Department: Institut für Geschichte  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester and Sommersemester  |  Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory modules (75 CP) such as classic texts of historiography and historical social research, pre-modern I and II and modern I and II (source analyses and research problems); electives (15 CP) and the master thesis (30 CP).

Career pathways

The degree gives qualifications for work in state and social institutions, political parties, associations, publishers and the press, among others.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor in history (at least 60 LP) or a comparable first professional degree, and scientific working knowledge of English, Latin and a further modern language at the start or acquired by a set point. Subject-specific admission requirements apply. Open admission (no NC).

Intake: Wintersemester and Sommersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-halle.de/bewerben

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