{"id":16434,"date":"2024-09-06T13:51:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T11:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\/fb07-geschichte\/learning-and-teaching\/bachelor-of-arts-history\/module-structure-bachelor-of-arts-history\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:35:58","slug":"module-structure-bachelor-of-arts-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geschichte.uni-mainz.de\/en\/learning-and-teaching\/bachelor-of-arts-history\/module-structure-bachelor-of-arts-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Module Structure Bachelor of Arts in History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n \n<\/jgu-base-anchornavigation><\/div>\n\n
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Modules are thematically and chronologically coordinated, self-contained teaching units that lead to a defined learning objective or the teaching of specific skills. Modules, which usually extend over one or two semesters, comprise 4 to 8 semester hours per week (to which credit points are allocated) of compulsory courses, which means 2 to 3 courses per module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modules can consist of various forms of teaching and learning, such as lectures, practice classes, internships, etc., and they conclude with a module examination on the content of the courses in the module. The credit points allocated to the module as a whole are awarded on the basis of the module examination. The teaching and learning objectives and the corresponding teaching and learning contents of the individual modules are defined in the module description (\u00bb module catalog). Students can find detailed information about the available options and the required learning outcome there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Starting in the winter semester 2018\/2019, there was a small change to the examination regulations for the B.A. History Major, B.A. History Minor, and the B.Ed. History. The following changes were made:
In the Basic Module 2 Ancient History (Basismodul 2 Alte Geschichte), the seminar paper for the seminar Ancient History was made the module examination, and the sit-down examination for the lecture was defined as coursework.
Active participation (this does not mean having successfully taken the examination) in the seminar Modern History is a prerequisite for taking the Ancient History, Medieval History, and Early Modern History seminars.
These changes apply to all newly enrolled students and those who have changed subjects as of the winter semester 2018\/19 and retroactively as of the summer semester 2019 to all students who were already enrolled. If you already completed Module 2 Ancient History prior to this time, you will receive recognition in whichever form is most advantageous to you. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-notificationbanner>\n\n

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Lecture (Vorlesung) | 4 credits; Small Group “Introduction to Basic Concepts, Theories, and Methods” (Kleingruppe “Einf\u00fchrung in Grundlagen, Theorien und Methoden”) | 5 credits; Practice class “Historical Accounts” (“\u00dcbung “Historische Darstellung”) | 4 credits; Small Group “English Source Material (“Kleingruppe “Englische Quellenlekt\u00fcre”) | 6 credits
Total:<\/strong> 19 credits \/ 8 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Seminar (Seminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 12 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Seminar (Seminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 12 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Seminar (Seminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 12 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Seminar (Seminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 12 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Practice Class on the Field Trip (\u00dcbung zur Exkursion) | 3 credits; Field Trip (Exkursion) | 2 credits
Total:<\/strong> 8 credits \/ 6 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) + advanced course: 6 credits \/ 4 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Advanced Seminar (Hauptseminar) | 7 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits \/ 6 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Four-week internship: 6 credits \/ 4 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Graduate Seminar (Oberseminar) | 3 credits; B.A. Thesis (B.A.-Arbeit) | nine weeks, 12 credits; oral examination (m\u00fcndliche Pr\u00fcfung) | 5 credits
Total:<\/strong> 20 credits <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordion>\n\n

TOTAL: 120 credits \/ 58 semester hours per week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n

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Starting in the winter semester 2018\/2019, there was a small change to the examination regulations for the B.A. History Major, B.A. History Minor, and the B.Ed. History. The following changes were made:
In the Basic Module 2 Ancient History (Basismodul 2 Alte Geschichte), the seminar paper for the seminar Ancient History was made the module examination, and the sit-down examination for the lecture was defined as coursework.
Active participation (this does not mean having successfully taken the examination) in the seminar Modern History is a prerequisite for taking the Ancient History, Medieval History, and Early Modern History seminars.
These changes apply to all newly enrolled students and those who have changed subjects as of the winter semester 2018\/19 and retroactively as of the summer semester 2019 to all students who were already enrolled. If you already completed Module 2 Ancient History prior to this time, you will receive recognition in whichever form is most advantageous to you. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-notificationbanner>\n\n

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Lecture (Vorlesung) | 4 credits; Small Group “English Source Material” (Kleingruppe “Englische Quellenlekt\u00fcre”) | 6 credits
Total:<\/strong> 10 credits \/ 4 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Seminar (Seminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 12 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Seminar (Seminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 12 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Seminar (Seminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 12 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Seminar (Seminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 12 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Field Trip (Exkursion): 2 credits \/ 6 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordion>\n\n

TOTAL: 60 credits \/ 32 semester hours per week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Lecture (Vorlesung) | 4 credits; Small Group “Introduction to Basic Concepts, Theories, and Methods” (Kleingruppe “Einf\u00fchrung in Grundlagen, Theorien und Methoden”) | 5 credits; Practice class “Historical Accounts” (“\u00dcbung “Historische Darstellung”) | 4 credits; Small Group “English Source Material (“Kleingruppe “Englische Quellenlekt\u00fcre”) | 6 credits
Total:<\/strong> 19 credits \/ 8 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Introductory Seminar (Proseminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 4 credits
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Introductory Seminar (Proseminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 4 credits
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Introductory Seminar (Proseminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 4 credits<\/em>*
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits or 9 credits \/ 7 or 5 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*You must complete a practice class of your choice in one of the two Basic Modules 4 and 5. You can choose whether you would prefer to complete a practice class in Early Modern or Modern History. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Introductory Seminar (Proseminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 4 credits<\/em>*
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits or 9 credits \/ 7 or 5 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*You must complete a practice class of your choice in one of the two Basic Modules 4 and 5. You can choose whether you would prefer to complete a practice class in Early Modern or Modern History. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Practice Class on the Field Trip (\u00dcbung zur Exkursion) | 2 credits; Field Trip (Exkursion) | 2 credits
Total:<\/strong> 7 credits \/ 6 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) + advanced course: 6 credits \/ 4 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Advanced Seminar (Hauptseminar) | 7 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits \/ 6 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Four-week internship: 6 credits \/ 4 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Graduate Seminar 1 (Oberseminar 1) | 3 credits; Graduate Seminar 2 (Oberseminar 2) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 6 credits \/ 4 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

B.A. Thesis (B.A.-Arbeit) | 2 months, 12 credits; Oral examination (M\u00fcndliche Pr\u00fcfung) | 5 credits
Total:<\/strong> 17 credits <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordion>\n\n\n\n

TOTAL: 120 credits \/ 58 semester hours per week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lecture (Vorlesung) | 4 credits; Small Group “English Source Material” (Kleingruppe “Englische Quellenlekt\u00fcre”) | 6 credits
Total:<\/strong> 10 credits \/ 4 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Introductory Seminar (Proseminar) | 7 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 3 credits
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Introductory Seminar (Proseminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 4 credits
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits \/ 7 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Introductory Seminar (Proseminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 4 credits<\/em>*
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits or 9 credits \/ 7 or 5 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*You must complete a practice class of your choice in one of the two Basic Modules 4 and 5. You can choose whether you would prefer to complete a practice class in Early Modern or Modern History. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Lecture (Vorlesung) | 3 credits; Introductory Seminar (Proseminar) | 6 credits; Practice Class (\u00dcbung) | 4 credits<\/em>*
Total:<\/strong> 13 credits or 9 credits \/ 7 or 5 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*You must complete a practice class of your choice in one of the two Basic Modules 4 and 5. You can choose whether you would prefer to complete a practice class in Early Modern or Modern History. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Field Trip (Exkursion): 2 credits \/ 2 semester hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordion>\n\n\n\n

TOTAL: 60 credits \/ 32 semester hours per week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/jgu-base-section><\/div>\n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n \n\n \n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/a> Please use this address if you are not sure who to address your inquiry to; please do not send parallel emails to several employees<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-buttonitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-button>\n\n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n