- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Passau
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Focus
Fundamentals of Historical Research and Communication, History as a Profession, Specialisation and research module
Target group
Graduates of a degree course specialising in history
Annotation
Additional qualification possible in Digital Humanities
Admission requirements
Prerequisite for the degree course is an above-average certificate of academic degree at a university in Germany or abroad based on at least three years of study in a field of Historiography or equivalent. A subject is deemed to be equivalent if at least 60 ECTS credits have been achieved in a subdiscipline of the History Sciences. You must have achieved a final grade of at least 2.5, or be among the top 50 percent of graduates in your graduating class.
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Summer semester (2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.11.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.11.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.11.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.11.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German