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  • Master of Arts

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Paderborn

    Location

  • October 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

History

Target group

Bachelor graduates whose degree must include the following skills: -\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts and tools of Ancient and/or Mediaeval History -\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts and tools of Early and/or Modern History -\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts and tools of sectoral-historical topic, such as political history, social history or cultural history -\tKnowledge of and ability to apply central historical-didactic approaches and their epistemological principles -\tIn-depth exploration of at least two epochs of history -\tIn-depth exploration of at least one sectoral topic of historical science. The examination board determines the equivalence of skills.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Degree that includes the following skills: - Knowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts and tools of ancient and medieval history, - Knowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts and tools of early modern and modern history, - Knowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts and tools of at least one sectoral historical topic, e.g. political history, social history or cultural history, - Knowledge of and ability to evaluate central historical didactic approaches as well as their epistemological foundations, - Exploring at least two historical epochs in depth, - Exploring at least one sectoral topic of History in depth.

Lecture period
  • 07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025
  • 08.04.2024 - 19.07.2024

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2024)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Information at the International Office

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Information at the International Office

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Information at the International Office

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Information at the International Office

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 15.10.2025

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.06.2025 - 15.10.2025

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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