Title on graduation
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Standard course length
6 Semester
Language of delivery
German
Application period (beginner)
winter semester: 01.05 - 15.07.
summer semester: 01.12. - 15.01.
Partially restricted admission
Researcher Bachelor by choice as
Bachelor Education subject for
Historical research is concerned with historical change in society, the economy, politics and culture. As historical change took place in the past and hence cannot be experienced directly, studies in history approach their topics via the methodical and theoretically reflected analysis of available sources. The objective of historical research is to arrive at substantiated statements concerning past events and to inquire into the determinants which govern such statements.
Students should note that combinations of subjects vary according to the school category(elementary/secondary).
The field recommends to combine the main subject with
General qualification for university entrance or specific higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Einstufungsprüfung).
One foreign language (English, French, Spanish, Russian, others on application possible) with a proficiency of B1 or Latin is required.
The concept behind the bachelor’s degree in History at the University of Bremen encompasses four core elements: In the initial stages, students are made familiar with time periods and areas of historical scholarship, specific working techniques, and methods. In a second phase, they focus on methods, language competences, regions, and epoch-transcending foundation knowledge. Their specialist academic training is rounded off by profile building in the area of compulsory electives, in which they focus on central aspects of historical processes of change oriented towards four thematic fields of cultural history. Parallel to these three study phases, students can study more career-relevant elements by choosing from courses in the areas of complementary studies/ General Studies.
Students pursuing a career in teaching at state schools are taught competencies and skills in teaching history as a school subject, including didactics, and a subsidiary subject, as well as special courses for teachers (studies in education, didactics, placements and key qualifications).
Regulations pertaining to placements not yet available.
Students are encouraged to undertake periods of study abroad. Stay abroad are usually for one semester and undertaken in the third or fourth semester of the programme. Click here for more information
Graduates qualify for admittance to the Master of Education program and a Referendariat period [mandatory school teaching practice] in the following subjects:
The degree course qualifies students for occupations in libraries and archives, in museums, journalism and publishing, as well as in school teaching and research. Students also receive the necessary grounding for a wide range of occupations in politics, public administration, culture and the economy.
To acquire the qualification to teach at state schools, students must subsequently obtain a Master of Education postgraduate degree (M.Ed). This has to be followed by an 18-month period of practice teaching in school, which ends with the second state exam for teachers in Germany.
Supplementary/optional courses
The Certificate Program Foundation Studies in Digital Media for Education is an optional course for students studying education related subjects.