History of the Contemporary World

(Major 90)

Degree program: Master of Arts (RVO19)

General description

The major in the History of the Contemporary World is an opportunity for students to engage with the historicity of social upheaval and present-day conflicts. It equips them to produce historical analyses of the modern or contemporary era, and enables them to familiarize themselves with the challenges of writing history in a digitalized, globalized world. The course offering features research-based seminars and cooperations with archives and museums, and imparts a knowledge of digital methods in historical scholarship.
The Master’s program is research-based and interdisciplinary. It combines specific modules for students on the program with modules from the Department of History’s general offering of courses covering the modern period.

Admission requirements

For general Informations on Application see: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application; More Informations in regulations and admission requirements of the program of study.

ECTS credits

90 ECTS Credits

Degree

Master of Arts UZH

Language of instruction

German, English