Study Global History in Germany (2026/27)

Global History in Germany

Germany’s Global History programs offer international students the opportunity to study humanity’s interconnected past in a country uniquely positioned at the crossroads of world events, from Cold War divisions to colonial legacies preserved in extensive archives. These English-taught degrees move beyond nationalist narratives by emphasizing transnational perspectives, allowing students to explore how commodities, ideas, and people have circulated across borders for centuries—for instance, tracing how Vietnamese coffee became a staple in German households, how Bengali indigo dyed Bavarian textiles, or how Chinese porcelain reshaped European ceramics. Students investigate themes such as German missionary medicine in Togo, Gastarbeiter migration linking Turkey and Germany, Islamic scholarship’s influence on medieval universities, and the global flows that continuously reshaped “German” history itself.

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Numerus Clausus

NC-Free

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Freie Universität Berlin

1 program

51-100

Heidelberg University

1 program

Fees & Costs

German Students

Degree

Tuition Fee

Master

0 - 4,800 euros (per semester)

Disclaimer: You should use this text as a general guide, but it cannot serve as a guarantee. Keep in mind that there is no universal tuition fee that applies to all study programs and all student groups. Hence, we urge you to always individually double-check the specific fees of the specific study programs on their official websites.

Deadlines

Below are the most frequent application deadlines for Global History study programs in Germany.

Non-EU Students

Winter Semester

Summer Semester

	Admission-restricted courses	Admission-free courses
Master	14 June	14 October

Master

Admission-restricted courses

14 June

Admission-free courses

14 October

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Specific courses may have different application deadlines. Please always double-check the information individually.

Numerus Clausus (Admission Restriction)

For degree courses with a numerus clausus, part of the study places are allocated according to the grade point average (GPA) of the previous degree. Selection is generally based on how many applicants apply for a place. The higher the grade, the more difficult it is to get onto the course. The German grading system ranges from 1.0 (very good) to 6.0 (unsatisfactory).