Bachelor of Arts in Historical Sciences

The course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the development of contemporary societies (19th and 20th centuries). This development is characterized by the opposing development of globalization and the opening of borders on the one hand and the strengthening of national identities and cultural particularisms on the other. One focus of the training is on mastering new information technologies (analysis of images and electronic sources).

The first part of the study program consists of four modules and represents the propaedeutic part of the course. These modules enable students to acquire precise and critically reflected knowledge of the history of the 19th and 20th centuries as well as historical methods and working techniques.

The second part of the course consists of two specialization blocks. Six modules address the different approaches to contemporary history: political history, history of international relations, social, economic, cultural and media history.

Another six modules deal with areas of social and cultural sciences: political science, law, sociology, economics, religion, media and communication sciences.

The last two modules of the course are dedicated to the preparation and realization of the bachelor thesis.

Bilingual studies

You have the option of completing the individual modules in either German or French.

If you take 60% of the modules in German and 40% in French, you will receive a Bachelor's degree with the addition "bilingual"

modules

• M01 Introduction to 19th Century History
• M02 Introduction to the history of the 20th century
• M03 Methods of historical studies
• M04 historiography
• M05 Political History
• M06 Political Science
• M07 History of International Relations
• M08 right
• M09 Social History
• M10 Sociology
• M11 Economic History
• M12 economy
• M13 cultural history
• M14 Religious Studies
• M15 media history
• M16 Media and Communication Studies
• M17 Preparation of the BA thesis and colloquium
• M18 Writing the BA thesis

admission requirements

Anyone who does not have proof of a high school diploma in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letters a and b of the Admission Regulations is only admitted if the proof of education obtained is considered equivalent to a high school diploma. The management decides on the equivalence of educational certificates.

linguistic proficiency

The course is only conducted in German. Very good knowledge of this language is therefore essential. Some modules also require basic knowledge of English and French.

module credits

Equivalent academic achievements that have been completed at universities can be credited if they were achieved no more than five years ago and were completed with a sufficient grade. At least 120 of the 180 ECTS points required for the bachelor's degree must be obtained at FernUni Schweiz . If there are previous achievements, a corresponding application must be submitted as part of the online enrollment.