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Hello everyone. I’m an EU student who’d like to start a Master’s degree in History (or something similar) next winter term (Yes, yes, I know that Cultural Studies don’t offer many career prospects – I’m well aware of that, and I have a Plan B, C... just in case it doesn’t work out).

I have a list of all the possible Master’s programmes I could apply for (and, if all goes well, apply for a PhD). However, I’m finding it hard to decide which programme suits me best. I know that the quality at all state universities is very similar. It’s the same in my country, but some universities are better known for a particular subject area or historical period (e.g. some offer exclusive courses in Egyptology or Oriental prehistory), and for that reason it makes more sense to apply to specific universities if you want to do a Master’s programme (or a PhD).

Is it the same in Germany? Are there such differences between universities? Or should I just focus on the degree programmes and the location?

By the way, a bit about me: I find the Early Modern period the most interesting (I studied the colonisation of the Americas extensively for my bachelor’s degree) and I’m also really into the Middle Ages and prehistory. I’m also interested in Digital Humanities, as I have some programming skills (albeit at a beginner’s level) and GIS knowledge.

Many thanks in advance!

Hello everyone. I’m an EU student who’d like to start a Master’s degree in History (or something similar) next winter term (Yes, yes, I know that Cultural Studies don’t offer many career prospects – I’m well aware of that, and I have a Plan B, C... just in case it doesn’t work out).

I have a list of all the possible Master’s programmes I could apply for (and, if all goes well, apply for a PhD). However, I’m finding it hard to decide which programme suits me best. I know that the quality at all state universities is very similar. It’s the same in my country, but some universities are better known for a particular subject area or historical period (e.g. some offer exclusive courses in Egyptology or Oriental prehistory), and for that reason it makes more sense to apply to specific universities if you want to do a Master’s programme (or a PhD).

Is it the same in Germany? Are there such differences between universities? Or should I just focus on the degree programmes and the location?

By the way, a bit about me: I find the Early Modern period the most interesting (I studied the colonisation of the Americas extensively for my bachelor’s degree) and I’m also really into the Middle Ages and prehistory. I’m also interested in Digital Humanities, as I have some programming skills (albeit at a beginner’s level) and GIS knowledge.

Many thanks in advance!

Hallo zusammen. Ich bin ein EU-Student, der im kommenden Wintersemester einen Masterstudiengang in Geschichte (oder etwas Ähnlichem) beginnen möchte (Ja, ja, ich weiß, dass Kulturwissenschaften keine Berufschancen bieten – das ist mir bewusst, und ich habe Plan B, C... falls es nicht klappt).

Ich habe eine Liste aller möglichen Masterstudiengänge, für die ich mich bewerben könnte (und, wenn alles gut läuft, auf einen PhD mich bewerben). Allerdings fällt es mir schwer, mich zu entscheiden, welcher Studiengang am besten zu mir passt. Ich weiß, dass die Qualität an allen staatlichen Universitäten sehr ähnlich ist. Das ist in meinem Land auch so, aber manche Universitäten sind für ein bestimmtes Fachgebiet oder eine bestimmte Epoche bekannter (z. B. bieten einige exklusive Kurse in Ägyptologie oder orientalische Urgeschichte an), und aus diesem Grund ist es sinnvoller, sich an bestimmten Universitäten zu bewerben, wenn man einen Masterstudiengang (oder eine Promotion) absolvieren möchte.

Ist das in Deutschland auch so? Gibt es solche Unterschiede zwischen den Universitäten? Oder sollte ich mich einfach auf die Studiengänge und den Standort konzentrieren?

btw ein bisschen Info zu mir: Ich finde die Frühe Neuzeit am interessantesten (ich habe mich für meinen Bachelor-Abschluss viel über die Besiedlung Amerikas studiert) und finde auch das Mittelalter und die Urgeschichte ganz geil. Außerdem interessiere ich mich für Digital Humanities, da ich über einige Programmierkenntnisse (wenn auch auf Anfängerniveau) und GIS-Kenntnisse verfüge.

Vielen Dank im Voraus!

Some weeks ago I applied to a master programme in Germany with time in advance to get my VPD before applying. I sent my bachelor's degree and my English certificate.

But I recently passed the TestDAF and now I can also apply to master's in German. Main issue is, most of the programmes close on May 31st. And Uni-Assist takes a lot of time. But in my case, they already verified all my documents and this time the update would just be the German language certificate. I would also apply for the same university.

Does anyone know if they can do this in less than 2 weeks time considering they already have other information of mine and it's just a language certificate?