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MA History at University of Freiburg

University of Freiburg, Germany

Programme overview

The Master’s in History provides research-oriented, discipline-specific training from antiquity to the present. Students gain expertise across historical periods while specialising in one epoch for their Master’s thesis. The programme combines diachronic comparison, methodological diversity, and a broad interdisciplinary curriculum.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 4 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and Summer Semester  |  Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Entry requirements

Admission (first semester): With special prerequisites for admission. Language requirements: German C1; English B2; Proficiency in a further modern foreign language at B1 level, or a Latinum or Graecum certificate, or equivalent proficiency in Latin or Graecum. Application period: Winter Semester: 15 April - 15 July Summer Semester: 1 November - 31 January.

Intake: Winter and Summer Semester

Duration: 4 semesters

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