After completing this pre-master, you are an eligible candidate for the master specialisations in Applied History or Global History and International Relations.
Applied History
In the master specialisation Applied History, you will learn the skills to analyse and tackle contemporary challenges from a historical perspective. You will learn digital and analogue methods to collect information. You will be trained to interview people but teachers will also introduce you to methodologies of the so-called digital humanities. Just like other historians, you will be taught how archives, museums and libraries can help you to find information on your topic.
This master specialisation offers you the opportunity to take a longer internship and solve a concrete problem in Applied History in your final project. Instead of writing a traditional research paper as your thesis, you can also write a documentary script or a detailed outline for an exhibition.
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Global History and International Relations
The master specialisation Global History and International Relations highlights the rise and fall of empires and the emergence of international relations. In addition, it focuses on paradoxical processes of cultural homogenisation and increasing emphasis on cultural diversity in debates on national histories and heritage programmes.
In this programme, you study historical processes in a comparative and interdisciplinary manner. Drawing on insights from the social sciences, political theory and cultural analysis, you will learn to describe both the broad outlines and the unique aspects of historical events from the early modern period to the present. Studying topics such as international relations, migration, trade and cultural heritage, will provide a better understanding of the present as well.