The Bachelor's degree program in History (major subject) provides you with an overview of all periods of European and non-European history. In the introductory modules, you will deal with central topics and approaches to the history of antiquity, the Middle Ages and modern times. You will learn to differentiate, analyze and critically evaluate the most important source genres. In the in-depth modules, you will intensify the knowledge gained in the introductory modules on European and non-European topics. You can deepen your personal interests by choosing from a wide range of courses.
Throughout the Bachelor's degree course, you will also acquire a wide range of methodological skills that will qualify you for various professional fields, such as personnel management and adult education, journalism or museums, but you will also be prepared for working in an archive, a teaching institution or on archaeological sites. The six to eight semester Bachelor's degree course in History in Kassel, a city rich in museums, also offers you the opportunity to study in a particularly practice-oriented way.
The ability to work independently and autonomously and the numerous other key skills such as teamwork and action-oriented thinking that you will acquire during your studies and internship will also qualify you for a successful career start. Above all, the opportunity to complete the internship provided for in the degree course in Germany or abroad will give you an insight into the national and international working world. In addition, you can study part of your degree abroad at the cooperating universities of the History department. Various scholarship formats such as ERASMUS offer financial support. You will complete your Bachelor's degree with a Bachelor's thesis on a topic of your choice.
History as a minor subject always comprises selected modules that are based on the Bachelor's degree course as a major subject. In the introductory modules, you will deal with central topics and approaches to the history of antiquity, the Middle Ages and modern times. You will be taught basic skills and standards. In the advanced module "Europe and Non-Europe", you will deepen your knowledge of selected topics of this spatially defined history, which you will gain from an intensive examination of sources and research literature.
