Atlantic Studies in History, Culture and Society

full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Hannover

Location

January 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

January 2025 (EU), January 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • English Studies
  • History
  • Romance Studies

Focus

Challenges of long-term social change in the Atlantic region, Conflict dynamics and regulatory attempts in the Atlantic region, Mediality and Interculturalism, Reappraisal of colonialism and dealing with colonial heritage

Annotation

Information on foreign language knowledge is detailed in the admission regulations. Please note the current information on applications.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Applicants to the Master's degree course must have successfully completed a Bachelor's or comparable university degree in a relevant subject or a closely related course of study, in particular in American Studies, English Studies, Ethnology, History, Cultural Studies, Religious Studies, Romance Studies and Sociology. Students with a degree in other cultural, humanities and social sciences subjects must have advanced knowledge of the regions or international ties that are relevant to the course. Proof of language skills (two modern foreign languages, B1 German for international students) is also required. For further details on requirements, please refer to the admission regulations for this degree course: www.uni-hannover.de/zugangsordnung

Lecture period

  • 14.10.2024 - 01.02.2025
  • 07.04.2025 - 19.07.2025

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025

    There are no separate deadlines for EU citizens.

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025

    Please note that applying for this degree programme at Leibniz University Hannover is only possible with preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist. .

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025

    Please note the details at www.uni-hannover.de/studienbewerbung

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.01.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    The regular application deadlines apply for the summer semester. Please obtain information on any different deadlines from the respective course.

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

    There are no separate deadlines for EU citizens.

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

    Please note that applying for this degree programme at Leibniz University Hannover is only possible with preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist. .

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

    Please note the details at www.uni-hannover.de/studienbewerbung

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.07.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    The regular application deadlines apply in the winter term. Please obtain information on any different deadlines from the respective course.

Tuition fee

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English