History University of Marburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
History (Teaching Degree)
Focus
Ancient History, Medieval History, Modern History, Theory of History, Problem-oriented Teaching
Annotation
The degree course of the subject History in the degree course Teaching Qualification at Grammar schools level is oriented towards the requirements of the practice of teaching History at grammar schools. The programme will impart the necessary subject-specific and didactic basics necessary for the practice of the teaching profession at grammar schools and allow for first experiences in school teaching practice under academic guidance. University education offers a broad spectrum of historical orientation knowledge from different eras and regions. It is intended to teach future teachers refined methods of historical science that allow them to acquire historical consciousness under the changing conditions of the present and thus to recognize their own historical-political location in the world. Students are to be qualified on the basis of the acquired competences, i.e., knowledge, qualifications and attitudes, for academic work and socially responsible practice of the teaching profession. The main study objectives in History include: - basic knowledge of society, economy, culture and the state in their general and individual characteristics, taking into account their continuities, and Discontinuities; - Mastery of scientific work: Critique of Sources and Literature, Concept Formation, Orderly and Clear Historical Presentation, Concept and Word; - Insight into theory and methods of history, orientation on their relationship to neighbouring disciplines and their methodological approaches as well as opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. The History course takes into account all school-relevant epochs: - Ancient World - Middle Ages - Modern Age
Admission requirements
https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studienangebot/lehramt/geschichte-la
Lecture period
- 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
- 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026
Tuition fee
Fees
Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German