Continuing-education Master Political-Historical Studies at University of Bonn

Political education is a necessary element of a free and open society that, in the course of the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, has evolved into a separate policy area. Effective work in this field requires not only thorough and up-to-date knowledge of politics, contemporary history, media and economics but also a high level of competence in methodologies and didactics.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; continuing-education master (weiterbildender Master)  |  Intake: Wintersemester (winter semester)  |  Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The master's degree program for continuing education in Political-Historical Studies is offered by the University of Bonn in close cooperation with political foundations, museums, media organizations and institutions of political-historical education and mediation. The program straddles the disciplines political science, history and media studies. It is aimed at university graduates with a minimum of one year of relevant work experience who wish to gain additional qualifications that are both practice-oriented and academically sound.

Career pathways

Work in political-historical education and mediation, museums/historic sites, libraries/archives, (political) foundations, adult education, national authorities/ministries, international organizations (IOs), non-governmental organizations NGOs), academia (teaching/research at universities, research institutions

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