Courses are held in German (90%) and English (10%).
31 May for the following winter semester
The Master's programme focuses on a comparative analysis of European history, which is based on the latest methodological and thematic approaches. The main fields are the following: social and economic history, Europe's cultural and religious history, the history of science, the history of violence and conflicts, colonialism and postcolonialism, imperial histories and nation-building, and international and transcultural relationships and migration.
The MA in European History consists of three compulsory modules and six optional modules:
Compulsory modules:
Optional modules:
All compulsory modules and five different optional modules must be chosen.
One module (10 ECTS) generally consists of one seminar (5 ECTS), one exercise (3 ECTS), and one assessment (2 ECTS).
The modules can be completed in any order. For the first semester, the Historical Methodology module is recommended.
In order to obtain a joint degree, students must spend at least one semester abroad at a partner university.
Approx. 315 EUR per semester
Applicants need to have obtained an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, or its international equivalent, in a relevant subject area of the humanities or social sciences (history, international relations, politics, European studies, economics and sociology, or modern languages).
Application and admission processes are regulated and administered by all participating universities according to the local practice. Study slots are awarded by each partner university. Applicants must send their application directly to one of the partner universities. For the study abroad period: All students must apply and register for the programme through their home university. In addition, formal registration and course enrolment is required at participating universities that students attend for at least one semester.
Prerequisites for applying for this Master's programme are proficiency in English (level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR) and a good knowledge of a second modern foreign language (level A2 of the CEFR). A command of German (level B2) is also required for Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) applicants.
31 May for the following winter semester
Information regarding accommodation in Berlin:
https://www.international.hu-berlin.de/en/studierende/aus-dem-ausland/wegweiser/04/04_04
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