Study Program

Studying African History

Study programs:

• Overall the programme of African History is aimed to anyone who is interested. Certain classes will also be accepted in the following study programmes: 
  

• BA Interdisciplinary African Studies

• BA Kultur und Gesellschaft (and more, follow link)

• BA History (and more, follow link)

• BA Social and Cultural Anthropology (Main/ Side subject)

• MA African Studies: Critical Perspectives on Society, Politics and Culture

• MA Development Studies

• MA Geschichte in Wissenschaft und Praxis

• MA History and Economics

• MA Global History

• MA Social and Cultural Anthropology

• MA Religion and Global Futures

• Teaching

  More information you can find in the examination- and study regulations. 

  The chair of African History also offers a postgraduate study programme as an independent research or within the programme of BIGSAS, that is supported by the Excellence Initiative from German federation and state governments. 

  Prof. Dr. Achim von Oppen is the principal investigator of BIGSAS, as well as the supervisor and mentor. Here you can find further information about the postgraduate project of the African History.

Classes/ Weekly schedule:

• Winter term 2024/25
  
• Summer term 2025

Study program:

• Platforms
  

• cmlife
  

• e-learning
  

Help for students:

• Zentrale Studienberatung (Central study advice center)

Course catalog of the history department:

Full commented catalog of the history department winter term 2024/25(PDF)

Full commented catalog of the history department summer term 2025 (PDF)

Please register via cmlife for your courses.

Information about Scientific Writing (to be translated into English soon)

Under this link, you find guidelines for Scientific Writing, specifically for papers.

Under this link, you will find sources for scientific papers related to African History.