BA History (2-subject) at Ruhr University Bochum

History at Ruhr University Bochum is a two-subject Bachelor (combined with a second subject) programme of 6 semesters (3 years), taught in German. What sets it apart: at RUB, students have the opportunity to grasp, understand and assess historical contexts, firstly through the cross-epochal IPS and later in elective fields that provide numerous specialisation options.

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Specialisation areas: antiquity, the middle ages, and the early modern period; individual regions (e.g. Eastern Europe, North America, Turkey); systematic research (e.g. economic history, gender history); practical professional training; history of the Ruhr/social movements(ISB); interdisciplinary and international research.

Career pathways

Graduates frequently work as teachers (through optional modules relevant for the M.Ed. degree) at schools (grammar school, comprehensive school, upper secondary level II, i.e. schools of the Gymnasium and Gesamtschule type); in professions where history is taught (e.g. museums, memorials, archives); in the media sector (print, radio, television); in libraries; in the further education sector and in public relations.

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