Master of Education

History, Master of Education

How do we know anything about historical events?
How are historical events evaluated today?
To what extent can this reception reveal something about contemporary societies?
What is history in the first place? Who writes and relates history, and did the things we learn from sources and history books truly happen like that?
What is memory culture, what is collective memory? Do we need monuments and memorials?
Why is the First Crusade still relevant in the 21st century?In what way can it be problematic to name streets or places after historical figures?

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Degree	Master of Education
Start	Winter- and summer semester
Duration	4 semesters
Classroom language	German
Admission	Not restricted, application at the faculty required

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What's it all about?

This degree programme is unique, because ...

the Master of Education degree programme in History integrates both discipline-related and didactic methods from the outset, thus preparing students for future workplace realities.

It provides the opportunity to specialise in the following fields ...

Three general historic eras Ancient, Medieval and Modern (subdivided into individual periods)
Didactic methodology
Focus on an individual region (e.g. Eastern Europe, North America, Turkey)
Systematic specialisation (e.g. gender, economy, environment, theory)
History of the Ruhrgebiet/Social movements (Institute for Social Movement, ISB)
Interdisciplinary and international specialisation (IDG, MMZ, CERES, Gender Studies etc.)

Course schedule

Module handbook

Who is suited?

Those who wish to enrol in this degree programme,

have:

a B.A. degree
considerable interest in didactic communication of specialist knowledge
readiness to look into different didactic methods in theory and practice
a fondness for reading, including reading of historical sources and technical texts
an interest in historical contexts
substantial skills of presenting specialist contents
an understanding of history as a whole rather than individual periods
language skills

enjoy:

teaching specialist contents in a target-specific manner
developing ideas and research theses
developing argumentation strategies
dedicated, in-depth discourses regarding various historical subject matters

struggle through:

a plethora of specialist literature and sources, initially also theoretical models of didactic methods
preparing numerous written papers and oral presentations
challenging research issues

This degree programme is suited for graduates in the following subjects