Master in History

This programme offers extremely broad insights into the many areas of study associated with the history of civilisations (political, religious, social, economic, and cultural history) and focuses on comparative history and the long-term study of societal development as the tools for historical synthesis. Knowledge and tools in these areas are especially helpful when students write their dissertation, which provides them with an opportunity to use the specific techniques of the historian, gained over the three years of the Bachelor programme (critical analysis of sources, epigraphy, palaeography, diplomatics, etc.) on original written and audio-visual sources. By the end of the programme, graduates of the Master in History have acquired a broad general culture, strong analysis skills, and specific skills for classifying and critically analysing information and all kinds of documentation. This makes them ideally suited to positions or tasks in areas such as archiving, libraries, and teaching—and, of course, the culture and information sector.

The focal points of this Master programme are diachronics (the study of long-term development, avoiding a restrictive focus on specific periods), comparative history (particularly European history, but also introductions to the civilisations of Africa, America, Asia, etc.), and the relevance of history in current affairs as well as its place in contemporary issues in today's world. An Erasmus exchange, which students may complete in one of twenty European universities, also contributes to increasing their understanding of history's international scope.