Call for Applications
The Modern Global History Program is a 2-year MA program designed for an international student body. It combines the expertise of historians from two outstanding academic institutions: Jacobs University Bremen, founded in 1999 as the first private research university in Germany and attended by students from over 90 nations, and the University of Bremen, one of the country’s leading public research universities.
Students enrolled in the M.A. program Modern Global History come from around the world to study in a unique international, multicultural and personally rewarding environment. The language of instruction is English. This is a tuition-free program.
What This Program Is About:
Have you ever asked yourself…When did globalization begin in Asia? How did the sciences influence colonialism and how did colonialism impact on the sciences? What is the difference between global history and the history of globalization? How did migrants’ experiences in the 19th century differ from those of the 20th century? To what degree is Latin American history part of the history of the “West”? Why did communism assume different features in different parts of the world? How did the Cold War affect the life of a peasant in Cambodia?
Major themes of Modern Global History are values and life-worlds, conflicts and violence, knowledge and communication worldwide in the 19th and 20th centuries. While the nation state remains one of the program’s important analytical categories, the focus is on processes of intercultural contact and transnational exchange. The program has particular strengths in the modern history of East and Southeast Asia, Africa, North and Latin America as well as Western and Eastern Europe/Russia.
Admission Requirements
- Proof of bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- A transcript of undergraduate courses and grades
- Two letters of recommendation from faculty
- Proof of proficiency in English
- An essay explaining your motivation to enter this program and your research interests
- Examples of scholarly work if available
- A complete application form for graduate study (www.jacobs-university.de/admission/graduate)
Applications
The application deadline is May 1. Details about the program, admission requirements and the application form can be found at our website www.modern-global-history.de