University of Greifswald MA History

What is MA History at Greifswald?

MA History is a full-time 4 semesters master’s taught in German at Greifswald. Its core is historical research across periods, sources and regional perspectives. It starts in winter and summer semester. There is no tuition; the planning total is INR 24.29 lakh for the standard full route.

You’ll still need to judge MA History by its assessed work, subject depth and final project. It isn’t enough for the title to look familiar, and Greifswald doesn’t replace a programme-specific eligibility decision with a general university minimum.

How much does MA History cost for an Indian student?

The 24-month upper-cost plan is EUR 22,613 plus INR 26,300, approximately INR 24.29 lakh at the ECB rate used here. It combines Greifswald's EUR 920 monthly upper living benchmark, four current semester contributions, APS verification and the adult national-visa fee. Mobility and personal setup costs remain outside it.

Full-route planning total

The EUR 11,904 blocked-account amount is first-year proof of funds and remains the student's money. It is not added again above the living-cost line. Euro figures are converted at EUR 1 = INR 106.2720, the European Central Bank reference rate published for 23 October 2026. INR figures are comparisons, not remittance quotes.

“Blocked bank account (“Sperrkonto”) in Germany with sufficient funds to cover the first year of studies”German Missions in India, study visa funding rule

The German Missions in India funding rule supports the blocked-account figure used here. The rupee conversions use the European Central Bank reference series for 28 August 2026.

Greifswald’s international-student budget gives about EUR 780 to EUR 920 per month, including rent, food, health cover, study costs and the monthly equivalent of the semester contribution. This plan uses the upper figure and also displays the contribution separately, matching the site’s existing Greifswald planning convention. It is a conservative comparison rather than an invoice.

The current contribution is EUR 152 initially and EUR 127 later per semester. Public-university status doesn’t make the route cost-free: the contribution, housing deposit, travel, document work and ordinary living expenses remain payable even where the programme page publishes no tuition.

The German Missions in India study-visa rule currently asks for EUR 11,904 for the first year, released at EUR 992 per month. That proof sits within the living budget. An admission letter doesn’t replace the funding, insurance or identity evidence in the visa file.

APS India’s graduate checklist publishes INR 18,000 for verification. Its dMAT notice adds a EUR 150 test only for selected master’s applicant groups from Summer 2027 onward. The affected-field list was not final when checked, so the test fee is excluded rather than imposed on every reader.

Flights, deposits, translations, courier charges, bank spreads and residence-permit costs are excluded. The mobile joint degrees can also create partner-country housing, travel and insurance differences that a Greifswald benchmark cannot measure honestly.

The rupee comparison uses the ECB reference series. Currency movement changes the INR amount without changing the euro obligation. Student work is also excluded because the permit creates a right to work within limits, not a guaranteed job, timetable or income.

Can an India candidate for MA History enter MA History?

Entry to MA History begins with this programme’s academic rule, not a general university minimum. The submitted record must prove the background named on the official page. Teaching is in German; Indian records also need the applicable APS chain, while Greifswald retains the final subject-equivalence decision.

Requirements in checking order

The official MA History page controls the subject test. It states: At least 60 ECTS in history, English at B2 or seven years of progressive school English, and another modern foreign language at A2. The application should map each relevant condition to a transcript line and, where the title is broad, to a module description.

Evidence for MA History should make the claimed programme preparation credible. A dated module list, grading scale and readable syllabus reduce ambiguity, but only the university can decide whether the full record is equivalent.

Language proof is a separate requirement. MA History uses German as its main teaching language, so a strong academic record cannot compensate for a missing accepted certificate by the enrolment deadline.

For an Indian file, APS verifies the academic documents. dMAT applies only if APS places the applicant’s field and cycle inside the published selected groups; the page therefore treats it as a dependency to confirm, not a universal charge.

The practical warning for MA History is to resolve every uncertain subject, language or portfolio condition before translations, application fees and relocation spending make the decision harder to reverse.

What MA History title does not prove

1. The programme-specific condition

   The MA History decision depends on its own published subjects, credits and language rules; a university-wide minimum cannot override them.

2. Academic proof

   For MA History, a similar degree title cannot replace the credits, subjects, language evidence or portfolio stated by the programme.

3. Indian documents

   APS and certified translations support formal review; neither creates missing academic preparation or guarantees admission.

How should an Indian student apply for MA History?

15 January 2027 is the published closing date for Summer 2027 through the central foreign-degree route. The file must already contain the academic, language and APS evidence that applies to the applicant. A complete submission, not a started form, is the planning target.

Course fit, APS and language, complete academic records, the stated application route, offer conditions, then the German student visa

The allowances are Nbyula planning estimates, not processing times published by University of Greifswald.

The next published intake is Summer 2027, closing 15 january 2027 for international applicants. Apply through the University of Greifswald international route and follow the exact programme document list.

The first file decision for MA History is whether the transcript satisfies the official subject requirement. Resolving that test before translations and relocation spending prevents a formally complete application from hiding an academic mismatch.

The academic upload normally needs the final award or current completion evidence, every semester transcript, the grading system, passport identity pages, accepted language evidence and certified translations where the original is neither German nor English. APS must be complete when the relevant route requires it.

15 January 2027 is the published closing date for Summer 2027 through the central foreign-degree route. The file must already contain the academic, language and APS evidence that applies to the applicant. A complete submission, not a started form, is the planning target. An early submission leaves room for a formal query but doesn’t relax the absolute cut-off or create an admission promise.

The written offer becomes the applicant-specific source for the intake, outstanding conditions and enrolment steps. Admission and the national visa are separate decisions, and neither one guarantees accommodation or arrival before classes.

What can MA History lead to?

Greifswald connects this course with archives, museums, cultural administration, media and research. That is a direction rather than a measured result. The university publishes no exact-course placement rate, salary distribution or employer conversion table, so the useful evidence is the work completed during study.

Published direction and evidence limit

For MA History, career fields do not disclose a cohort denominator, earnings distribution or job-search duration.

A defensible portfolio from MA History would show source criticism, multilingual research and an independent history thesis. The method, decisions and evaluated result matter more than a list of module titles when an employer or later admissions panel assesses the work.

The programme description points towards archives, museums, cultural administration, media and research. It does not identify a graduate cohort, hiring rate, median pay or named employer pipeline, so these remain possible directions rather than promised outcomes.

The strongest study-to-work link comes from choosing projects that answer a real problem inside the course’s academic field. A generic project weakens that link even when the final award title is relevant.

Germany’s post-study residence route can give an eligible graduate time to seek qualified work. It supplies no job, salary, sponsorship or permanent-residence promise, and it remains separate from the academic result.

Who is MA History for, and who should look elsewhere?

The best fit is an applicant whose prior record supports the published entry test and who can study in German. An adjacent background needs an explicit equivalence decision. A missing core condition is a reason to compare another course before committing money.

The MA History review starts with modules. For MA History, their credits, grades and assessed topics belong in the record. Each MA History gap should be visible rather than inferred. A familiar degree title cannot make the MA History evidence complete.

An early MA History transcript map places each MA History condition beside a module code and syllabus. Where one MA History topic sits inside a broad survey course, the relevant unit matters. The entire course is not automatically MA History equivalence.

One project can test the MA History objective. A MA History problem, method and inspectable output make the aim concrete. Employment history may explain why MA History matters, but it cannot create university credit. The MA History plan remains academic rather than promotional.

The main MA History uncertainty belongs before spending. If the MA History record cannot answer it, a precise eligibility question to Greifswald creates better evidence. The reply belongs with the MA History documents. Rankings and unrelated experience do not change a published MA History condition.

Time the language test backward from application and enrolment. Certificate evidence and MA History subject evidence are separate checks. A strong result in one cannot offset a missing item in the other. Both need to be ready before the application window closes.

The full MA History study period in Greifswald drives the budget. MA History semester charges, living costs and initial deposits come before optional work. A relevant career aim may justify MA History, but future income cannot safely fund the MA History calculation.

A nearest-alternative comparison should cover MA History subject depth, project scope and entry evidence. Keeping that MA History comparison beside the application prevents low fees or a familiar university name from outweighing actual MA History fit.

A final MA History decision note can state what the transcript proves, what the MA History office must decide and what remains unfunded. The planned MA History thesis direction and certificate status belong there before any MA History offer is accepted.

Every MA History eligibility reply belongs with the file. The dated MA History question, document discussed and exact condition create a useful record. That MA History log separates official guidance from assumptions made while comparing the course.

The written offer triggers another MA History check. The MA History intake, outstanding certificates and enrolment steps should match the plan. Any material change to a MA History assumption also changes the budget and shortlist.

A single folder can hold the MA History evidence. Clear labels for every MA History transcript, syllabus and certificate make missing proof visible before submission.

Consistent MA History names across translations help reviewers match originals, translated records and the MA History transcript map.

An unchanged copy of the submitted MA History file protects the record. Any later MA History question can then be answered against the exact submission and final MA History response.

The MA History portal receipt should show every upload, file name and status while corrections remain possible inside the MA History window.

The MA History funding sheet belongs beside the offer. Any fee, exchange-rate or housing change requires a new MA History total before the place is accepted.

One MA History review date before enrolment can cover the remaining MA History conditions, visa evidence and arrival tasks without treating a pending item as automatic.

For MA History, the module inventory should identify MA History credits and MA History outcomes. That MA History inventory is stronger than a degree-title comparison.

For MA History, the grading scale should sit beside MA History results. A transparent MA History scale lets Greifswald interpret the record without guessing.

For MA History, certified translations must mirror MA History originals. Matching MA History page numbers make the two versions easier to compare.

For MA History, the motivation statement should explain one MA History question. A focused MA History purpose is more useful than broad praise of Greifswald.

For MA History, the final checklist should separate MA History eligibility, MA History finance and MA History visa evidence. Each remains an independent decision.

For MA History, a syllabus index should link MA History claims to MA History pages. That MA History index gives reviewers a shorter route through the evidence.

For MA History, each pending item needs a MA History owner and date. The MA History application is only complete when those items are resolved.

For MA History, the saved portal copy should match the MA History index. A mismatch in a MA History upload can otherwise stay hidden until review.

For MA History, the acceptance decision should use the current MA History offer. Earlier MA History assumptions cannot override written conditions in that offer.

For MA History, enrolment remains separate from the MA History admission result. The final MA History documents and payment instructions still control enrolment.

For MA History, historical evidence should connect research choices to a visible periods result before the application is submitted.

A MA History file can use sources coursework to explain regional preparation, while perspectives remains a separate point for faculty review.

Inside MA History, source methods matter when they produce criticism analysis rather than a broad claim about multilingual interests.

The MA History comparison should test independent depth, history practice and the amount of thesis work the student will actually complete.

An applicant can make MA History clearer by indexing archives modules, museums credits and assessed cultural tasks in one record.

Before choosing MA History, check whether administration experience genuinely prepares the student for media questions and second assessment.

A useful MA History project would turn language knowledge into condition evidence that another reader can inspect for block quality.

The strongest MA History progression joins prior otherwise learning with planned relevant work and a realistic graduate outcome.

For a borderline MA History case, ask Greifswald whether historical content covers the required research basis and document the periods answer.

A final MA History decision should record the proven sources match, the pending regional judgement and the funded perspectives plan.

For MA History, source evidence should connect criticism choices to a visible multilingual result before the application is submitted.

A MA History file can use independent coursework to explain history preparation, while thesis remains a separate point for faculty review.

Inside MA History, archives methods matter when they produce museums analysis rather than a broad claim about cultural interests.

The MA History comparison should test administration depth, media practice and the amount of second work the student will actually complete.

An applicant can make MA History clearer by indexing language modules, condition credits and assessed block tasks in one record.

Before choosing MA History, check whether otherwise experience genuinely prepares the student for relevant questions and graduate assessment.

A useful MA History project would turn historical knowledge into research evidence that another reader can inspect for periods quality.

The strongest MA History progression joins prior sources learning with planned regional work and a realistic perspectives outcome.

For a borderline MA History case, ask Greifswald whether source content covers the required criticism basis and document the multilingual answer.

A final MA History decision should record the proven independent match, the pending history judgement and the funded thesis plan.

For MA History, archives evidence should connect museums choices to a visible cultural result before the application is submitted.

A MA History file can use administration coursework to explain media preparation, while second remains a separate point for faculty review.

Inside MA History, language methods matter when they produce condition analysis rather than a broad claim about block interests.

The MA History comparison should test otherwise depth, relevant practice and the amount of graduate work the student will actually complete.

An applicant can make MA History clearer by indexing historical modules, research credits and assessed periods tasks in one record.

Before choosing MA History, check whether sources experience genuinely prepares the student for regional questions and perspectives assessment.

A useful MA History project would turn source knowledge into criticism evidence that another reader can inspect for multilingual quality.

The strongest MA History progression joins prior independent learning with planned history work and a realistic thesis outcome.

For a borderline MA History case, ask Greifswald whether archives content covers the required museums basis and document the cultural answer.

A final MA History decision should record the proven administration match, the pending media judgement and the funded second plan.

For MA History, language evidence should connect condition choices to a visible block result before the application is submitted.

A MA History file can use otherwise coursework to explain relevant preparation, while graduate remains a separate point for faculty review.

Inside MA History, historical methods matter when they produce research analysis rather than a broad claim about periods interests.

The MA History comparison should test sources depth, regional practice and the amount of perspectives work the student will actually complete.

An applicant can make MA History clearer by indexing source modules, criticism credits and assessed multilingual tasks in one record.

Before choosing MA History, check whether independent experience genuinely prepares the student for history questions and thesis assessment.

A useful MA History project would turn archives knowledge into museums evidence that another reader can inspect for cultural quality.

The strongest MA History progression joins prior administration learning with planned media work and a realistic second outcome.

For a borderline MA History case, ask Greifswald whether language content covers the required condition basis and document the block answer.

A final MA History decision should record the proven otherwise match, the pending relevant judgement and the funded graduate plan.

Should an Indian student shortlist MA History?

Shortlist MA History when the transcript supports the stated subject route, the German requirement is realistic and the intended work matches the course. Keep another option open when equivalence, funding or the programme-specific limitation is still unresolved after checking the official evidence.

The positive case is a programme-specific body of assessed work that can support later applications. Greifswald publishes no placement percentage or salary table for MA History, so that work remains evidence rather than a promised employment result.

The decisive drawback concerns second-language condition can block an otherwise relevant history graduate. Admission would still leave housing, funding, the student visa and later recruitment as separate decisions.

Decision checks complete cost · entry route · application timing · outcome evidence

Sources

These sources support the programme, admission, cost and immigration information used on this page.

Sources checked on October 24, 2026. The next intake covered here is Summer 2027.