Cultures of European Pre-Modern Era Paderborn University

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Target group

Bachelor graduates whose degree must include the following skills:

-\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts and tools of Mediaeval and Early History
-\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts and tools of at least one sectoral-historical topic, such as political history, cultural history or microhistory of daily life
-\tKnowledge of and ability to apply central historical-theoretical and cultural-theoretical concepts and reasoning
-\tAbility to classify chronologically Mediaeval and early modern sources as well as to explore and interpret their informational value
-\tIndependent scientific exploration in written form of issues in Mediaeval and Early Modern History
-\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts and tools of (selected) German, English or Romance literary studies with respect to Mediaeval History and Early Modern History, as well as overview knowledge of the history of the (selected) German, English, French or Spanish literature in the Pre-Modern Age
-\tBasic knowledge of the linguistic analysis of mediaeval and early modern texts.

Annotation

This interdisciplinary field of study Cultures of European Pre-modernity focuses on the similarities and differences of pre-modern cultures in antiquity, the Middle Ages and the early modern age as well as their history, literature, language and art. It offers the opportunity to explore the period before 1800 in depth and to focus on the history of language and literature, the history of art and culture as well as the history of politics, business and society.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

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Admission requirements

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Main language

German