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History

... looks into questions such as ...
- Where do we derive our knowledge of historical events from?
- Why is Caesar’s murder still of interest in the 21st century?
- What was everyday life in a medieval city like?
- How did economy and technology evolve?
- Which role have women played in history?
Degree programmes
History, Master of Education
Profile
Degree: | Master of Education |
Start: | Winter- and summer semester |
Duration: | 4 semesters |
Classroom language: | German |
What's it all about?
This degree programme is unique, because ...
the Master of Education degree programme in History integrates both discipline-related and didactic methods from the outset, thus preparing students for future workplace realities.
It provides the opportunity to specialise in the following fields
- Three general historic eras Ancient, Medieval and Modern (subdivided into individual periods)
- Didactic methodology
- Focus on an individual region (e.g. Eastern Europe, North America, Turkey)
- Systematic specialisation (e.g. gender, economy, environment, theory)
- History of the Ruhrgebiet/Social movements (Institute for Social Movement, ISB)
- Interdisciplinary and international specialisation (IDG, MMZ, CERES, Gender Studies etc.)
Who is suited?
Those who wish to enrol in this degree programme,
have:
- a B.A. degree
- considerable interest in didactic communication of specialist knowledge
- readiness to look into different didactic methods in theory and practice
- a fondness for reading, including reading of historical sources and technical texts
- an interest in historical contexts
- substantial skills of presenting specialist contents
- an understanding of history as a whole rather than individual periods
enjoy:
- teaching specialist contents in a target-specific manner
- developing ideas and research theses
- developing argumentation strategies
- dedicated, in-depth discourses regarding various historical subject matters
struggle through:
- a plethora of specialist literature and sources, initially also theoretical models of didactic methods
- preparing numerous written papers and oral presentations
- challenging research issues
This degree programme is suited for graduates in the following subjects
- History, B.A.
Graduates from this degree programme frequently work
- in the teaching profession
And else?
An internship ...
is mandatory. It is done in the 3rd semester.
Duration: 1 semester
Studying abroad ...
can be done voluntarily.
Where do I find help?
Academic advisory office
Dirk Urbach
Building, Room: GA 5/131
Phone: +49 (0)234 / 32-28361
Email: dirk.urbach@rub.de
Website academic advisory office
Contact students
Fachschaft Geschichte
Building, Room: GA 5/37
Phone: +49 (0)234 / 32-27896
Email: fr-geschichte@rub.de
Website Fachschaft
Internet
International Students

Financing your studies

Rent, food, social insurance – all these and more need to be paid for during your studies. But where will the money come from?
How to enrol at Ruhr-Universität Bochum
In this video, Leyla shows you how the enrolment process works at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
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