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BA Geschichte (Two-Subject Bachelor) at Paderborn University

Paderborn University, Germany

Programme overview

Subject within the Two-Subject Bachelor that builds subject knowledge and the ability to carry out independent research on the past, on the role history plays in society and on passing on historical awareness.

Faculty: Faculty of Cultural Studies (Fakultät für Kulturwissenschaften)  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); 72 of 180 ECTS in the degree  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Summer and winter semesters  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

In the first two semesters students choose between Ancient and Medieval History and between Early Modern and Modern History; the other periods are covered at foundation level. Further modules include Sectoral History (for example political, cultural or environmental history) and Historical Practice.

Career pathways

Historians can work in archives, libraries, museums and memorials, contract research, history education for adults and related fields.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife) or relevant subject-specific entrance qualification (fachgebundene Hochschulreife); applicants with a professional qualification can also be admitted. Knowledge of two modern foreign languages (English plus another relevant one, one at B2 with English or French and the other at B1) and Latin at the level of the Kleines Latinum. Language proof is recommended before enrolment and required by registration for the advanced modules. Admission-free: no numerus clausus, so all applicants meeting the enrolment requirements are admitted.

Intake: Summer and winter semesters

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); 72 of 180 ECTS in the degree

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/zv/3-3/formalitaeten

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