Your future begins in Siegen
With History of Modernity, you will study a question-oriented Master's degree in History with a temporal focus on modernity. The question(s) of modernity is/are therefore central to your studies:
What constitutes modernity, what are the essential aspects of modernity, and what does modernity mean for our present?
During your studies, you will learn that the concept of modernity contains key tools for analyzing societies and understanding the present and the future.
The Master's degree course in History of Modernity will enable you to recognize the inner dynamics of past and present societies and to understand their development potential.
Everything at a glance
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Start of studies
Winter semester and
Summer semester -
Standard period of study
4 semesters (full-time)
8 semesters (part-time) -
Admission restricted
No -
Language of instruction
German
Career prospects
Graduates of the History of Modernity Master's degree course have a professionalized scientific and methodological approach to social and political phenomena and a deep understanding of their processual nature, which is relevant in a variety of non-university professional fields. In addition to independent access to numerous areas of cultural thought and social life, the course also prepares students for possible doctoral studies.
- Bachelor's degree in History or a first professionally qualifying degree in a comparable course of study.
- The Bachelor's degree must be a qualified degree. The Bachelor's degree is a qualified degree if the Bachelor's degree was completed with a grade of at least 2.7.
- In addition, the ability to consider literature and sources in two modern foreign languages must be demonstrated. Proof is provided by submitting the relevant text passages.
The current examination regulations always apply.
Examination regulations including study plans and module descriptions
Framework Examination Regulations (RPO-M) and the General Subject-Specific Regulations of the Subject Examination Regulations (PHIL-FPO-M) define the general framework conditions for studying in Siegen and at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
In addition, the Subject Examination Regulations of the individual (partial) degree programs (FPOs) define the basic structures of a (partial) degree program (e.g. admission requirements and content to be studied). The subject examination regulations are accompanied by study course plans, which represent the recommended exemplary course of study in the individual subjects, as well as module descriptions (content-related information on modules).
The current version of an FPO automatically applies to students when they enrol for their first semester.
Good reasons to study History of Modernity at the University of Siegen
- optimal learning conditions
- historical understanding of the present and future through key tools for analyzing societies
- committed and research-oriented teaching staff
- research-oriented studies
- diverse professional fields and opportunities for doctoral studies
