History and Society University of Passau
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Passau
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
History
Focus
Fundamentals of Historical Research and Communication, History as a Profession, Specialisation and research module
Target group
Graduates of a degree course specialising in history
Annotation
Additional qualification possible in Digital Humanities
Admission requirements
Prerequisite for the degree course is an above-average certificate of academic degree at a university in Germany or abroad based on at least three years of study in a field of Historiography or equivalent. A subject is deemed to be equivalent if at least 60 ECTS credits have been achieved in a subdiscipline of the History Sciences. You must have achieved a final grade of at least 2.5, or be among the top 50 percent of graduates in your graduating class.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027The orientation week begins one week before the start of lectures www.uni-passau.de/studienstart/
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Summer semester (2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.11.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.11.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.11.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.11.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
over www.uni-assist.de
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German