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Bachelor in History (BA) - Utrecht University (UU)
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    Bachelor in History (BA) - Utrecht University (UU)

    Utrecht University
    Utrecht, Netherlands
    On campus
    Full-time
    €2,695.00/year
    Duration
    3 Years
    Language
    English

    Program Description

    The Bachelor in History (BA) at Utrecht University teaches students to look at the past from different perspectives.

    In the first year of the program, students will become acquainted with history from antiquity to modern times. From the second year on, they will obtain more in-depth knowledge of historical backgrounds and events through the History track.

    For students who are especially interested in International Relations, the Bachelor in History (BA) program offers an International Relations in Historical Perspective track.

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    Curriculum

    Year 1

    Ancient History

    Introduction to the Study of History

    Medieval History

    Research Lab 1

    (Early) Modern History

    Research Lab 2

    Big Questions, Big Data

    Contemporary History

    Year 2

    Compulsory Modules

    Study period 1: Writing Skills for Historians

    Study period 2: Theory of History

    Specialization History, The Foundations of Europe: Power, Religion and Cultural Identity

    Study period 1: Power, Religion and Identity

    Study period 2: Cities and Citizens

    Study period 3: Research seminar A Power, Religion and Identity

    Study period 4: Research seminar B Power, Religion and Identity

    Specialization History, Political Conflict in Modern Europe

    Study period 1: Cities, States, Empires

    Study period 2: Revolutions

    Study period 3: Research seminar A Political Conflict in Modern Europe

    Study period 4: Research seminar B Political Conflict in Modern Europe

    Specialization History, The Power of Culture

    Study period 1: Civilization, Culture, and Society

    Study period 2: Media and the Modern World

    Study period 3: Research seminar A The Power of Culture

    Study period 4: Research seminar B The Power of Culture

    Specialization History, The Great Challenges. Crises, Inequality and Sustainability

    Study period 1: The Great Divergence

    Study period 2: Thinking about Capitalism

    Study period 3: Research seminar A The Great Challenges

    Study period 4: Research seminar B The Great Challenges

    Specialization IR, Europe in the world

    Study period 1: What is Europe?

    Study period 2: History of European Unification

    Study period 3: Research seminar A Europe in the world

    Study period 4: Research seminar B Europe in the world

    Specialization IR, Globalisation and world order

    Study period 1: Globalisation from 1500 - present

    Study period 2: Institutions of Global Governance

    Study period 3: Research seminar A Globalisation and world order

    Study period 4: Research seminar B Globalisation and world order

    Specialization IR, Conflict, violence, and security

    Study period 1: The Politics of Violence

    Study period 2: Genocide in Comparative Perspective

    Study period 3: Research seminar A Conflict, violence, and security

    Study period 4: Research seminar B Conflict, violence, and security

    Year 3

    Elective / Internship / Study abroad

    Bachelor's thesis

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