Many subject-related questions are connected with a degree program. This page contains all the information you need about the structure of the program, including details about the course sequence, modules offered, and detailed module descriptions. Additionally, the necessary forms for registering your project work and bachelor’s thesis have been compiled here. Do you have further questions and are you looking for individual advice? Do you already know our Student Advisory Center? In the service area of this page you will find your responsible advising person.

Model curricula are recommendations. You are not obliged to adhere to all parts of the model curricula of your degree programs. Formally binding are the participation requirements for modules as described in the corresponding module catalog of your degree program. This results in the respective model course of study as a plausible course structure. For the first two semesters in particular, we strongly recommend that you stick exactly to your model in order to find your way around the degree program. If you have any questions, or in exceptional cases, you are welcome to contact the Academic Advisory Office.

The module catalog contains information on the duration, credit points, examination types, prerequisites, learning outcome, workload, learning forms, content, and module coordinators of the modules and courses of a degree program. It also defines the admission requirements for individual modules.

Basic module 7 (Studium Generale 1: “Interdisciplinarity”) is a module that is offered and organized externally by Studium Generale. The aim of this module is to demonstrate interdisciplinarity as a method and promote it as a competence and to maintain the still valid idea of interdisciplinary learning that transcends subject boundaries, even under the conditions of the new study regulations, and to anchor it firmly in the course sequence.

Students should become familiar with the methods, content, and terminology of other fields as well as the added value, but also the requirements, of interdisciplinary approaches. The module is to enable students to deal with fundamental and current problems across subject boundaries. It supplements specialist knowledge with general basic and orientation knowledge and serves to integrate specialist knowledge into higher-level contexts. It trains interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary skills, methodological and analytical skills as well as creative and networked thinking – both with regard to the students’ further academic papers and their appointments.

The content of this Studium Generale is based on the respective offers of the central university institution “Studium Generale” and its lecture series that changes each semester. They are supplemented by accompanying practice classes; Studium Generale and the History Seminar decide in close cooperationon who will lead them. The lecture series and practice classes must be attended regularly. Work assignments are given in the practice classes and active employee participation is required. However, there is no graded final examination, the performance in this module is not included in the final grade.

Besonders hinweisen möchte das Studium Generale dabei auf die alljährlich im Sommersemester eingerichtete Johannes Gutenberg-Stiftungsprofessur, die gleichfalls im Rahmen dieses Moduls gewählt werden kann.

Advanced modules are basically modules of a master’s degree program. They consist of a thematic lecture, an advanced seminar, and a practice class. As part of the Bachelor of Arts History major degree program, students can already take part in an advanced module already at bachelor’s level. While there are regionally specialized advanced modules (Regional History, East European History, Byzantine Studies) in the Master of Arts degree program, only the period-related advanced modules Ancient History, Medieval History, and Modern History are offered in the Bachelor of Arts program, to which the courses of the regionally specialized advanced modules are usually also assigned “polyvalently”.

When designing these advanced modules, the Department of History has decided to give you a certain degree of optionality: you can either put together a thematically coherent advanced module within one of the three major historical periods, in which the three courses are thematically related to each other (this is more in line with the core idea of the Bologna Process), or you can opt for three thematically different courses in order to cover a wider range of topics. There are good reasons for either option, and we would like to put this decision in your hands.

It is important to note that you must choose one of the three major historical periods- all three courses are then within this major historical period.

Apart from that, the following requirements apply for attending an advanced module:

  • Module 01 (Introduction to the Fundamentals, Theories, and Methods of Historical Studies) and
  • the era basic module on which the selected advanced module is based must be passed.
  • Proof of subject-specific language proficiency, i.e. another foreign language in addition to English.

A practical module each is compulsory for the Bachelor of Arts History (major subject; B.A.) and Master of Arts History (M.A.). As part of this practical module, students should complete an internship of at least four weeks in a relevant professional field. Through the internship, students should get to know professional fields suitable for historians, gain initial job experience and substantiate their professional interests. Students document their internship with a certificate from the internship institution and an internship report.

Academic Advisory Office services

While the Academic Advisory Office cannot arrange internships for you (organizing your own internship is one of the key requirements for developing your personal profile through this module), you are welcome to contact them to clarify your interests, plan your studies, or ask related questions.
At this point, we would like to recommend two subject-related services from the Academic Advisory Office:

The same applies to the services offered by the Student Advisory Center and the Career Service in particular, which we can highly recommend:

The report on the internship, which lasts at least four weeks, serves to reflect on your own experiences in relevant professional fields. The focus should be on the question which subject-specific knowledge from the degree program and which interdisciplinary key competencies could be applied. The internship report should answer this question in a concise, precise, factual, and linguistically correct manner. It should not exceed 5 pages.

The internship report should contain the following information:

  1. Information on the institution/company (location, larger field of activity, number of employees, etc.)
  2. Course of the internship:
    • Application procedure
    • Period/duration of the internship
    • If applicable, presentation of the department in which the internship took place
    • Cooperation with supervisors and co-workers
    • Description of the larger fields of activity and tasks
    • Special challenges and impressive experiences
  3. Evaluation of the internship:
    • Importance of the internship for the program of study
    • Positive and negative impressions; suggestions for improvement if necessary
    • Would you recommend the intern position to other students?

On this page you will, for example, find suggestions for institutions where you can complete such an internship. These are expressly only suggestions and ideas. There is no guarantee that internship positions are currently available at these institutions. It is the student’s responsibility to choose an internship position.

Alternatively, a period of study abroad can also be recognized as one part of the practical module. This must be documented by a certificate from the higher education institution concerned and a report on the academic stay abroad, which corresponds to an internship report in terms of content and scope. Furthermore, the internship does not have to be completed during the ongoing lecture period, even if it is set up as a module; on the contrary, it can (and this will be the rule), of course, also be completed during the vacations.

Two language courses of four SWS each can also be recognized as equivalent to the practical module; the language courses must be equivalent to a total of at least 6 credit points, i.e. 180 working hours. In principle, any language is possible. Mr. Schnettger, the module coordinator, is responsible for the process of recognizing any equivalent achievements. This also requires a corresponding report on the language courses. Instead of an internship certificate, proof of passing the two language courses must be submitted.

In order for your internship to be processed correctly in the Student Advising Office and Examination Office History, you must first register for the “practical module” module during the course registration phase and then also for the assigned “course” internship. Then, during the course registration phase, you have to register for the “examinations” internship report and “participation”. Does that seem awfully complicated to you? We share your feelings – but unfortunately JOGU-StINe leaves us no choice. If you have missed a registration, please contact the Examination Office History. The internship report and the internship certificate, however, must be submitted in electronic form (PDF document) to Professor Dr. Schnettger or Ms. Zimmermann (office of the Modern History research unit).

There are no fixed deadlines for submitting the internship report.

Please note that it takes a certain amount of time to process the documents and to credit the achievements in JOGU-StINe – you can facilitate the procedure by registering the practical module and the internship in JOGU-StINe beforehand during the course registration phase.

Research institutions and archives

Libraries

Memorials

Media

Museums

Foundations, parties, associations

JGU’s Career Service provides you with comprehensive information on the purpose of internships, including information on internships both in Germany and abroad, points to university-wide and national job and internship exchanges, and provides information on application strategies for both internships and the transition to a profession.

The Career Service portal also bundles all Career Service offers from various institutions at the university. It is aimed at students and graduates and supports them in questions of professional orientation, planning their future careers, and acquiring interdisciplinary qualifications. All services aim to prepare students for a successful start into their future careers.

An internship in other European countries? Definitely! Due to the increasing globalization of companies, more and more employers attach importance to university graduates gaining professional experience during their program of study. By completing an internship abroad, students show that they are flexible and able to navigate a foreign cultural environment with confidence and good language skills. An internship abroad offers an opportunity to gain this desired international experience without losing a lot of time, sometimes even during the semester break. In the EU Lifelong Learning Program, students can complete an internship in other European countries as part of the ERASMUS program. The EU ServicePoint at JGU Mainz supervises internships for students enrolled at higher education institutions in Rhineland-Palatinate.

The ERASMUS internship (which is also arranged through the EU ServicePoint) allows you to test and develop your personal and professional knowledge and skills in a concrete working environment.

The services offered by the BFIO (Office for Senior Executives at International Organizations) aim to support qualified managers and junior managers on their way to joining international organizations. In this context, it also offers support in the search for internship opportunities in international organizations.

Active participation is compulsory in all courses of the Bachelor of Arts History (major and minor). The teaching staff will usually explain in more detail at the beginning of the semester what this means for the respective course.

In some courses, attendance is also compulsory. The examination regulations define compulsory attendance as follows: “Course attendance at a course is still to be confirmed if the student has missed up to two individual classes, but no more than four course hours in the semester. Exceptions may be made in justified individual cases.”

If you have missed more than the two allowed classes, for example due to health restrictions, please contact Dr. Andreas Frings.

Compulsory attendance applies to the following courses in the Bachelor of Arts History:

  • Field trip and practice class for the field trip
  • Seminars: Ancient History, Medieval History, Modern History

Didactic considerations

In academic work, the focus is on the evaluation of the written tradition. This is why, in addition to a good command of German, the interpretation of historical sources requires foreign language skills that enable a precise and in-depth understanding of the text.

As an urgent recommendation, these language requirements also apply to students studying history as a minor.

Examination regulations

Excerpt from the regulations for the examination in the two-subject bachelor’s program of the faculties 02, 05, and 07 of 7 May 2009 (StAnz No. 30 of 17 August 2009, p. 1516), subject-specific appendix History, A. Subject-specific admission requirements, 1. subject-specific language proficiency (section 2 subsection 2) in the current version:

“Good English language skills are required, which are tested as part of an English source reading exercise. Knowledge of another modern language (Romance, Slavic, Baltic, Finno-Ugric languages, Arabic, Turkish, or Modern Greek) is verified by submitting the Abitur certificate, proof of active participation in corresponding language courses, or other equivalent evidence and must be successfully proven before registration for the advanced module (Module 08). Alternatively, Latin (Latinum) or Ancient Greek (Graecum) can serve as a substitute for a modern foreign language in the Bachelor of Arts History degree program.”

Proof of language proficiency

English language proficiency is tested as part of an English source reading exercise in the introductory module.

Knowledge of another modern language (Romance, Slavic, Baltic, Finno-Ugric languages, Arabic, Turkish, or Modern Greek) is verified by submitting the Abitur certificate, proof of active participation in corresponding language courses, or other equivalent proof and must be successfully proven before registration for the advanced module (module 08). Alternatively, Latin (Latinum) or Ancient Greek (Graecum) for a modern foreign language can serve as a substitute for a modern foreign language in the Bachelor of Arts History degree program. In all cases, please contact Dr. Andreas Linsenmann in good time, who will also examine your certificates, if necessary:

Language requirements for the Master of Arts degree

Latin is required (qualifying examination in Latin Latinum, or state supplementary examination); this is also a prerequisite for enrollment in the Master or Arts History. English and a Romance or Slavic foreign language are also required. Unless it already happened during the bachelor’s degree program, modern foreign language skills are tested via a language exam, which must be passed before registration for an advanced module. The acquisition of a diploma supplement with a special focus may require special language skills.

The sooner you decide whether you want to specialize in the Master of Arts at all and which specialization you want, the better you can align your Bachelor of Arts program of study accordingly and choose the relevant modules and courses as well as prepare the necessary foreign language skills.

Formal framework conditions and administration

The relevant clauses of the examination regulations apply to the registration, writing, and assessment of the Bachelor’s thesis. Further instructions, in particular on the procedure, can be found on the homepage of the Central Examination Office in Faculty 07.

The Central Examination Office in Faculty 07 is responsible for the entire administration of bachelor’s theses in the Bachelor of Arts degree programs (provided the major subject was read in Faculty 07). If you have specific questions about bachelor’s theses in the subject of History, you are welcome to contact the History Student Advising Office or the History Academic Advisory Office.

Graduate seminars provide the framework for the free discussion of new research literature as well as the presentation of students’ own ongoing work (especially final theses), or project plans. In the 2011 examination regulations, the Bachelor of Arts final module requires two graduate seminars; in the 2014 examination regulations, only one. There is no examination in the graduate seminars.

The subject-specific appendix to the examination regulations for the Bachelor of Arts in History (major subject) regulates the scope of the bachelor’s thesis as follows:

The bachelor’s thesis takes nine weeks to complete. 12 CP are awarded for the bachelor’s thesis.

The Department of History has therefore agreed to set an approximate length of 30 pages for the written bachelor’s thesis in the Bachelor of Arts in History (major). This corresponds to a maximum of a maximum of 100,000 characters including spaces.

According to the examination regulations, this should demonstrate “that the candidate is able to work on a problem from the subject area of the major subject, applying the required methods within the specified period of time”. For their part, the supervisors of the thesis have “the duty to instruct the candidate in the preparation of the bachelor’s thesis and to regularly inform themselves about the progress of the thesis”.

Students may not register for the bachelor’s thesis until they have earned at least 120 credit points, at least 80 of which must be in the major subject.

Please arrange for a supervisor yourself in good time and discuss the specific topic with them before registering your thesis so as not to hold up the registration process. Important: If you choose to register your bachelor’s thesis this way, with the according deadlines, there may be a BAFöG funding gap between the end of your bachelor’s degree and the start of your master’s degree. Please take this into account, if applicable.

About the format:

  • The margin should not be less than 4 cm on the left and top and 2 cm on the right and bottom.
  • The text must be formatted in 12 pt. font with 1½ line spacing and justified.
  • The citation rules of the Department of History apply to all academic papers.
  • Please be sure to note: No spiral binding!

Once the bachelor’s thesis has been passed, the candidate is deemed to have been admitted to the oral final examination in the major subject. This examination should take place within four weeks of the end of the evaluation procedure for the bachelor’s thesis. The date for the final examination will be set by the responsible examination committee and the candidate will be informed immediately in writing. The duration of the oral examination for the Bachelor of Arts History degree (major subject) is 30 minutes. The subject of the final examination is the content of the bachelor’s thesis (the candidate may give a presentation of up to five minutes) as well as questions and tasks in the context of the topic chosen for the bachelor’s thesis and another suitable module of the candidate’s choice, which must be agreed upon in advance with the examiners.

The Department of History has made the following decisions regarding the supervision of bachelor’s theses and expectations:

Themenstellung /
Erwartungshorizont:

According to the examination regulations, the bachelor’s thesis should demonstrate “that the candidate is able to work on a problem from the subject area of the major subject, applying the required methods within the specified period of time”. Differences between Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education theses may be relevant in terms of topic in so far as Bachelor of Education students do not attend any main or regular graduate seminars and the processing time for Bachelor of Education theses is slightly shorter. However, since the Department of History regards the Bachelor of Education degree program as an academic teacher education program, the expectations for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education theses are basically the same: students should demonstrate their ability to produce guided but otherwise independent academic papers in a manageable field of research. This expectation should be clearly communicated to the students. In this context, it may also be helpful to refer to the evaluation criteria of the Department of History for advanced seminar and final theses, which apply equally to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education theses.

Supervision:

According to the examination regulations (Bachelor of Arts), the supervisor of the thesis has “the duty to instruct the candidate in the preparation of the bachelor’s thesis and to keep informed at regular intervals about the progress of the thesis”. The Department of History is committed to the principle of close and intensive supervision. However, the students also share the responsibility: It is their responsibility how they make use of the advising and supervision services.

A central point in the supervision of bachelor’s theses is guiding the students in finding and narrowing down the topic. It can be useful to require students to submit a research proposal, a list of sources and/or a bibliography. However, the aim of all these measures is not to relieve students of the task of finding a topic and formulating a suitable central question. During the writing phase, intensive supervision should be warranted through mandatory consultation appointments or a clearly accentuated willingness to talk on the part of the supervisor. Candidates should be encouraged to ask specific questions if necessary. In order to be able to assess the progress of work on a bachelor’s thesis, it can also be helpful to have individual parts (e.g. the introduction) submitted.

Please remember to approach your desired examiners at an early stage and agree with them on both the topic and the time period for the thesis. Please also bear in mind that not all examiners are able to examine all conceivable topics, let alone advise you in an advisory capacity; it makes sense to make prior arrangements!

The History student advising office administers the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at the Department of History. It is available to students and teaching staff as a contact for program-specific questions or for questions about Jogustine. You can reach the student advising office either in person or by telephone or email at the shared email address studienbuero-geschichte@uni-mainz.de. Please use this address if you are not sure who to address your inquiry to; please do not send parallel emails to several employees.

  • Responsible for the organization and coordination of the history degree programs
  • Ensuring the proper admission of students to courses in accordance with examination law
  • Quality assurance
  • Further development of current degree programs
  • Registration and deregistration of students for courses in the system
  • Semester planning
  • Advising students and teaching staff on examination issues
  • Planning examination dates and examination corridors in coordination with the examiners and other responsible bodies
  • Administration of exam registrations and exam data in Campusnet/JoguStine
  • Registration and deregistration of students for examinations

E-mail: shahla@uni-mainz.de
Phone: (49)-6131-39-20195
Fax: (49)-6131-39-20324

Office: Philosophicum, Room 01-543

Sprechzeiten:
Nach Vereinbarung per Mail
  • Semester planning and administration of courses in Campusnet/JoguStine
  • Spatial planning
  • Participation in the course-related work of the study management team
  • Administration of teaching contracts

The “link” between the administrative tasks of the academic offices and the actual “academic area” of the teaching staff is a degree program officer for each degree program. This person belongs to the group of university teaching staff. The program representatives work closely with the study management and bear the ultimate responsibility for the proper implementation of the examination regulations and module catalogs. In addition, they should be particularly active in cases of conflict between the study offices and the academic teaching staff.

We offer a wide range of academic advising on all questions relating to studying history at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and are also happy to support you in the transition phases between school, program of study and transition to a profession. We have organized our advisory services thematically in the menu tree on the left so that you can find the right person to answer your questions. Please take a moment to think about which topic your questions can be assigned to.

Please contact the relevant academic advisory offices and make use of the consultation hours. Some questions will certainly be resolved if you follow our first aid links or use the university’s interdisciplinary information services. If you are unsure who to address your query to, use this address: studienberatung@geschichte.uni-mainz.de. Please do not send emails with the same request to several academic advisory offices and employees of the Office of Student Affairs at the same time.

The academic advisory office specializes in specific subject areas:

  • Where can I find support if I have difficulties with event or exam registration?
  • What deadlines do I have to meet?
  • Why doesn’t “the Jogustine” do what I tell her?
  • How can I plan my program of study sensibly?
  • What proof of language proficiency do I have to provide when studying history?
  • How can I organize my academic papers better?
  • What can I do if I am unsure whether I have made the right study choice?
  • How do I prepare for examinations?
  • What do I have to consider when I want to log in my bachelor’s thesis?
  • Does a master’s degree program make sense for me, and what requirements does it have?
  • …

Information events

The History Examination Office is part of the Central Examination Office in Faculty 07: History and Cultural Studies. Ms. Shahla, who supervises examination matters in the History degree programs, has been delegated by the faculty to the History seminar for these tasks. Instructions on examination law on the website of the Central Examination Office in Faculty 07: History and Cultural Studies therefore generally also apply to the History Seminar.

  • Advising students and teaching staff on examination issues
  • Planning examination dates and examination corridors in coordination with the examiners and other responsible bodies
  • Administration of exam registrations and exam data in Campusnet/JoguStine
  • Registration and deregistration of students for examinations

E-mail: shahla@uni-mainz.de
Phone: (49)-6131-39-20195
Fax: (49)-6131-39-20324

Office: Philosophicum, Room 01-543

Office hours:
Currently only by appointment by e-mail; later again Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 09:30-11:30 a.m.
  • I have been threatened as a person or as a member of a group (because of my appearance, my gender, my sexual orientation, my nationality, my religion, etc.).
  • I have been approached by people or groups that I would classify as radical, racist, misogynistic or anti-healthcare.
  • I have come across statements or activities in my university environment that I would classify as such an environment, but I am unsure whether I am perhaps wrong.

JGU offers its members, especially its students, a specialized advising and support service as a component of its diversity strategy: For example, as part of the implementation of a diversity-sensitive university culture, a further step towards an equal opportunity and low-discrimination university was taken with the institution of an Anti-Discrimination Officer position in the Equality and Diversity Office. Ms. Gonca Sariaydin is the anti-discrimination officer. She has already headed several anti-discrimination projects for various ministries and most recently an anti-discrimination office at a higher education institution in Hesse. The office’s task is to offer affected students and members of the university a contact point and to develop prevention and awareness-raising offers.

  • Where can I find the right contact points and contact persons?
  • What are the advantages of studying history in Mainz?
  • Which degree program is right for me: B.A. or B.Ed.
  • Is studying history the right thing for me?
  • What requirements do I need for admission to the History degree program?
  • Where can I get a placement in the appropriate academic semester if I want to transfer to Mainz?
  • Which credits from my home university will be recognized if I transfer to Mainz?
  • Which credits will be recognized if I want to change degree programs or start studying for two degrees?
  • Can I already complete courses for the Master’s degree during my Bachelor’s degree? How can they be recognized?
  • …

Studying with children / Studying with physical and mental impairments (“disadvantage compensation”) / Studying under the conditions of caring for relatives, etc.

Many students are restricted in their program of study by factors that do not stem from their studies themselves. These include, for example, physical or psychological impairments. Studying with a child can also cause difficulties due to limited childcare hours. According to legal requirements, we are obliged to provide appropriate support in these cases and are happy to do so. You are welcome to contact us about this. Everything you talk about is, of course, confidential.

  • Where can I find advice if I have problems with the organization of my studies in particular life situations?
  • Who can support me in applying for disadvantage compensation?
  • I often have bouts of illness and/or absences during examinations – what options are there to help me study successfully despite this?
  • My children are only supervised in the mornings before 12 noon – how do I organize the program of study around these childcare hours?

There is another parent-child workroom in the departmental library in the Georg Forster building. This is located in the basement of the departmental library (room no. -1.423). This room is primarily intended for parents with children. If the study room is used by students without children, you can ask them to leave the space to you.

A third parent-child room is located in the Kreuzbau. In addition to a nappy-changing and breastfeeding corner, there are also computer workstations and the option to prepare or heat up food.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz supports students with disabilities so that they can complete their program of study on campus as independently and unhindered as possible. The point of contact for students with disabilities and for on-site supervision in Mainz is JGU’s Service for Students with Disabilities. The employees have extensive experience and will be happy to work with you to develop a customized solution for any problems that arise in connection with your program of study at JGU. The service for students with disabilities and chronic illnesses at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz provides information about accessibility on campus. On the website(http://www.barrierefrei.uni-mainz.de) you will find a large number of useful links on all kinds of topics, as well as a detailed photo gallery and collection of accessible buildings and lecture halls.

Further offers for disabled and chronically ill students from the Service for Students with Disabilities are:

  • social law issues
  • Organization and financing of assistance in the program of study and everyday life
  • Dealing with authorities and institutions
  • overcoming personal problems and crisis situations
  • psychosocial issues
  • applying for technical aids and personal assistance

We have aids for the visually impaired and blind available for you. Currently:

  • Workstation for the blind with 80r Braille display and voice output
  • Visually impaired workstation with large print and voice input and output
  • Laptop with large print and voice output
  • Rental equipment
  • Reader and expansion of the pool of aids

Other aids, hardware or software products can be organized and purchased on request. Further information can be found on our website: http://www.barrierefrei.uni-mainz.de/unseren-hilfsmittelpool/.

  • Help with scanning documents
  • Printout in braille
  • Support with research, e.g. in libraries and/or on the Internet
  • Reading aloud service or organization of personal assistance
  • Commissioning of sign language interpreters
  • on site, i.e. on the JGU campus in Mainz and Germersheim, supervision and support
  • Assistance with exams and term papers and their preparation
  • Who will issue me with Bafög certificates (pink form) and which services do I need for the course certificate?
  • What options are there for financing the program of study?
  • Where can I find information on student loans or fellowships?
  • Who can I turn to in a financial emergency?
  • …

If you need a course certificate for the Federal Training Assistance Office, you should have it issued on the form provided by the academic advisory office if possible. You can find the form “Leistungsbescheinigung nach § 48 BAföG” here: https://www.bafög.de/bafoeg/de/antrag-stellen/alle-antragsformulare/alle-antragsformulare_node.html, general information on course certificates at https://www.bafoeg-aktuell.de/bafoeg/leistungsnachweise.html. The aforementioned form can also be submitted instead of the reporting document introduced at JGU Mainz.

You will find current instructions on Bafög regulations on the following pages. Important: Do not hesitate to submit proposals if your financial situation or that of your parents deteriorates!

Ausführliche Informationen zum Thema BAföG können Sie auf den Seiten des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung abrufen.

The student loan is a temporary, low-interest loan to support students and pupils in advanced phases of their education. It is available alongside or in addition to BAföG. There are also special student loans. At Mainz University, student loans from the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) are granted via the Studierendenwerk Mainz.

Further instructions on financing options can be found here:

The Historical Seminar cannot advise you on BAFöG itself; this is the responsibility of the Office for Educational Support.

However, we can help you to compile the documents required for BAföG, i.e. the information to be provided in the subject. These are in particular course certificates for BAföG matters. In order to obtain the relevant confirmation, you must go to the academic advisory office with the Federal Training Assistance Office’s form (pink certificate of “usual achievements”) to have the confirmation issued there. This conversation is often very productive and an important support; please make use of it!

  • How do I find my personal answer to the question of what you can do with a history degree?
  • Where can I find information on appointments for historians?
  • How can I plan my transition to a profession during my program of study?
  • Which internships are suitable for me?
  • Where can I find out about further training opportunities and academic job vacancies?
  • …

Please also use the blog“History and Appointments” for orientation. Certificates for the “compulsory internship” can be obtained from Dr. Freia Anders.

  • What are the didactic requirements of the history teacher education program?
  • How do I prepare for the M.Ed. thesis?
  • What do I have to consider when I log in for the state examination or the extension examination?
  • Where can I find information about the third-subject extension examination certificate course?
  • What requirements should I meet for a successful program of study abroad?
  • How do I apply for a program of study abroad?
  • What do I need to bear in mind when preparing my stay abroad?
  • How can I fit a stay abroad into my degree plan?
  • Which of my achievements abroad can be recognized?
  • What are the strengths of the Integrated German-French Study Program Mainz/Dijon?

Each semester, we offer events on various counseling topics:

Montag 12. Januar 2026, 14-16 Uhr im Besprechungsraum im Erdgeschoss des Philosophicum-II (Flur des Zentrums für Lehrerbildung) (Verena von Wiczlinski, Andreas Frings)

Wir informieren Sie über die Modalitäten der Bachelorprüfung sowie Fragen des Zugangs zum Masterstudium: 5. November 2025 (Mittwoch), 12-13 Uhr, Microsoft Teams-Besprechung, 

Jetzt an der Besprechung teilnehmen

Besprechungs-ID: 399 070 849 687 1, Passcode: eM9DZ2gE

Wir bieten Ihnen ein Bewerbungstraining zum Berufseinstieg für Historiker*innen an: gemeinsam mit Kommiliton*innen können Sie üben, ihre Profile mit Stellenangeboten oder den Anforderungen potentieller Praktikumsgeber abzugleichen: 21. Januar 2026 (Mittwoch), 16-19 Uhr, Voranmeldung unter Vorlage von (fiktiven oder tatsächlichen Bewerbungsunterlagen) bis 10. Januar 2025: anders@uni-mainz.de.

Besuch des Geschichtsorts Adlerwerke – Fabrik, Zwangsarbeit, Konzentrationslager – in Frankfurt am Main, Führung durch die Ausstellung und Workshop zur Gedenkstättenarbeit mit biographischen Quellen: 18. November 2025, 10-13 Uhr, vor Ort, Voranmeldung bis 9.11.: anders@uni-mainz.de.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has a wide range of information and counseling services. On this page you will find a list of the most important links.