M.A. History

Specific admission requirements for this program :

• The admission requirement for this Master's program (MA) in History at the University of Hamburg is a first professional degree with a major in history.
• The study of history as a teaching subject or as a minor subject can also be considered comparable, provided that at least 45 subject-specific credit points have been acquired in history.
• As a language requirement, you need at least three years of schooling in two foreign languages ​​(for the first foreign language) or two years of schooling in the second foreign language, or equivalent evidence (level B1 or A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Knowledge of Latin may lead to preferential admission in cases where candidates are tied.

Applicants with foreign educational qualifications will also find information on the recognition of qualifications for the application in the documents.

Recognition of certificates for degrees obtained abroad

For applicants who have obtained their first degree abroad the recognition of a qualification obtained abroad will be carried out as part of the application process at the faculty. If your degree certificate was not issued in German or English, please attach a translation of your degree certificate into German by an officially sworn translator to your application documents. German language skills 2 R

For applicants who have obtained or will obtain their Bachelor’s degree from a foreign university (regardless of citizenship), a certificate of equivalence and grade conversion via anabin (https://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html (opens in a new tab), the KMK recognition portal.