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Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte / Economic and Social History (minor subject in a combined bachelor’s degree)
Program: Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte / Economic and Social History
Degree: depends on the major chosen
Program option: minor subject in a combined bachelor's degree
Study model: combined bachelor's degree
Program length: 6/8 semesters / 3/4 years (180/ 210 ECTS points) (depending on the combination)
Start: Winter and Summer semesters
Contents
Studying this minor subject will enable you to explain, discuss and analyse past and present processes of economic and social history. Import modules from various business and social science courses will teach you basic interdisciplinary skills (e.g. Geography, Ethnology, Business and Economics, Political Science, Sociology). Acquiring theoretical and methodological skills will enable you to understand economic and social developments and to present their interaction with politics, culture, technology and institutions. You will be able to weigh up and employ methods from both economics and history.
Prospects
Studying “Economic and Social History” will provide you with a wide range of career options in the fields of museum, work, archiving, public relations in companies or associations, publishing, journalism and academia.
A minor subject will help you to extend your professional qualifications profile, which is decisively shaped by the choice of your major subject. In conjunction with your major subject, your relevant work experience (e.g. internships, part-time jobs, voluntary work) and your personal skills, it will enable you to refine your profile and carve out your own individual array of career options.
Admission requirements
Education certificate:
General higher education entrance qualification, subject-related higher education entrance qualification, technical college entrance qualification or master’s certificate and comparable certificates from advanced professional training or professional qualifications
Certifications of program-specific knowledge and skills to be submitted prior to admission:
German skills: DSH 2
Restricted admission:
For application or enrolment, it is necessary to select one major and depending on the combination one minor subjects in the online application
Cannot be combined with:
no restrictionsWho can answer questions?
Technical questions about your application
Content-related questions about the program
Dr. Florian Krüpe
Wilhelm-Röpke-Str. 6
Room: 04C03
35032 Marburg
Tel.: (+49) 06421 28-24903
E-Mail: studienberatung-geschichte@staff.uni-marburg.de
Office Hour: Tuesday 9:30AM to 12PM and by appointmentFormal questions about your application
Ellen Huth
Tel.: +49 6421/28 22222
Email: application@uni-marburg.de
Office hours: Mondays - Fridays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Central European Time)Application & Deadline
