Your future begins in Siegen
Discover the reasons for social conditions and their changes in the present and future in the Siegen Bachelor's degree in History, in which you learn to deal with the past critically and from a scientific perspective.
The course offers you a basic education in history. You will learn about history from antiquity to modern societies. Complex problems are examined using a methodical approach. You can choose specializations according to your own interests, expand your foreign language skills or combine history with other subjects.
Through excursions or historical projects, you can gain practical experience during your studies, which is in demand in a variety of professional fields.
Everything at a glance
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Start of studies
Winter semester -
Standard period of study
6 semesters (full-time)
12 semesters (part-time) -
Admission restricted
No -
Language of instruction
German
Career prospects
The Bachelor's degree course qualifies you for a variety of different professional fields through individual specializations and combinations. The course enables you to understand and present complex relationships in their historical contexts. This means you are ideally prepared for jobs in archives, museums, foundations, politics, publishing houses or press, broadcasting and publishing companies, for example.
By the end of the third semester, students must demonstrate knowledge of classical Latin at the level of the Latinum minor in the extended core subject and the core subject of history. Knowledge of two modern foreign languages at level B2 according to the CEFR is recommended.
If you do not have an Abitur but do have the Fachhochschulreife, please find out more here.
If you do not have a high school diploma but are already in the middle of your career, please click here for more information.
Good reasons to study history at the University of Siegen
- professional handling of social conditions and their change
- Comprehensive access to European history and more
- committed and approachable teaching staff
- individualized design of the course
- the Siegen BA in History thrives on methodical approaches to a wide variety of topics
