University of Regensburg MA History: European Societies in Transition

What is MA History: European Societies in Transition at the University of Regensburg?

MA History: European Societies in Transition is a four-semester, 120-ECTS master’s with German- and English-taught classes. Its full-route funding plan is EUR 24,715 (INR 26.26 lakh). The current curriculum combines four historical themes, Digital History and AI, a public project, a four-week internship, thesis and oral defence.

The official programme page confirms the published course identity and structure. Its admission process tests prior academic preparation and language evidence against a specific route, while the funding figure above is only a planning baseline. It doesn’t cover every personal, travel, housing or mobility expense.

How much does MA History: European Societies in Transition cost for an Indian student?

The full-route planning total is EUR 24,715, approximately INR 26.26 lakh. It includes zero tuition, current semester contributions, the applicable visa-finance evidence and the national visa fee; that finance evidence remains the student's own living money, not another charge. Insurance, housing deposits, travel and programme-specific mobility remain outside this calculation.

Published-charge plan for 4 semesters

Visa-finance evidence remains the student's money for living costs; it is not an extra fee and is not counted again as a separate living-cost line. Official sources currently conflict on the monthly figure, so use the live consular checklist at filing. Converted at EUR 1 = INR 106.2490, the European Central Bank reference rate dated 22 October 2026. Bank and remittance rates will differ.

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

The German Missions in India study-visa guidance publishes EUR 11,904 for the first year and a maximum monthly release of EUR 992. Its national-visa page publishes the EUR 75 adult fee. The conversions use the ECB reference rate of EUR 1 = INR 106.2490 on 22 October 2026.

University guidance publishes no tuition for ordinary master’s programmes and a winter 2026/27 contribution of EUR 208. Future rates can change.

Living-cost guidance recommends at least EUR 1,000 monthly; the immigration floor is not a household budget.

INR uses the ECB reference rate dated 22 October 2026; mobility costs are excluded.

Can an Indian applicant enter MA History: European Societies in Transition?

Eligibility is cumulative: the qualifying degree, converted grade, subject preparation and language evidence must each satisfy the published rule. Indian applicants also need APS document verification. APS doesn't decide admission, and dMAT can't be treated as required while its affected-field list remains unpublished.

Requirements in checking order

The programme regulation makes the conditions cumulative: a relevant 180-ECTS degree at 2.50 or better, English B2 and DSH-2 where applicable. Thirty history ECTS meets the direct competence threshold; 11-29 ECTS triggers the interview route. A motivation statement can’t replace missing evidence.

For an Indian degree, the University’s international master’s workflow makes APS a mandatory application document. APS India says it verifies records rather than deciding admission, and its dMAT field list remains unpublished.

Foreign grades are converted by the University, so an Indian percentage isn’t treated as a German grade without formal assessment. Certified awards, transcripts, grading information, language evidence and translations must support the application route described for the intake.

Where applicants get caught

1. The German/English module label does not make this English-only

   The German/English module label does not make this English-only. Applicants need DSH-2, English B2 and 30 ECTS of historical competence; some grades or history-credit gaps trigger an interview.

2. Foreign grades are converted by the University; an Indian…

   Foreign grades are converted by the University; an Indian percentage is not itself a German grade.

3. APS verifies documents but does not decide eligibility or admission

   APS verifies documents but does not decide eligibility or admission.

How should an Indian student apply for MA History: European Societies in Transition?

For Summer 2027, Campusportal/SPUR closes on 15 January 2027. The same programme file establishes the converted grade, English B2 and the applicant's history-credit total. A grade from 2.01 to 2.50, or historical preparation between 11 and 29 ECTS, leads to the selection interview.

Apply through Campusportal/SPUR by 15 January with the programme evidence; postal applications are no longer accepted.

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

The programme application page publishes the 15 January summer deadline and online route. The file includes the degree or eligible 140-ECTS interim record, transcript, English evidence and enough module detail to identify the historical credits; postal applications are no longer accepted.

A four-month preparation window is prudent for APS, certified records, translations and language evidence. The published deadline remains the final submission point, and missing documents aren’t cured by starting the university stage or visa stage later.

After admission, German Missions in India controls the study-visa procedure. Programme admission, university enrolment, APS verification and the visa are separate decisions, so success at one stage doesn’t guarantee the next.

What outcomes does the University publish for MA History: European Societies in Transition?

Regensburg names publishing, broadcasting, archives, libraries, museums, research, consultancy, politics, international organisations, adult education, public relations and cultural management. Digital History, the public project and the 160-hour internship create portfolio evidence. The University publishes no programme placement percentage, starting-salary series or named-employer cohort.

Published direction and evidence limits

Curriculum and occupational comparisons show direction, not a job guarantee. Work and residence rights are conditional.

The official course description connects the named career directions to assessed academic work. A graduate can point to the programme’s research, applied and final-project evidence, but that portfolio still has to compete in the labour market; the course itself doesn’t supply an employer commitment.

Federal student-work guidance currently permits eligible international students to work 140 full or 280 half days annually, or under the lecture-period hourly route. Those rights are conditional and don’t show how many programme students find work.

Federal graduate guidance describes up to 18 months to seek qualified employment after a German degree. That residence route isn’t a salary forecast, employer commitment or substitute for language, vacancy and regulated-profession requirements.

Who is MA History: European Societies in Transition for, and who should look elsewhere?

The strongest fit has broad historical-period coverage, methods training and an interest in digital or public-facing history. An adjacent humanities graduate with 11-29 history ECTS is borderline and enters the interview route. An English-only applicant or someone with fewer than 10 relevant history ECTS is a poor fit.

The best match is history or adjacent humanities graduates with broad period coverage, methods training and an interest in digital and public-facing historical work. The published structure rewards that preparation through specialist assessed work, so transcript evidence matters more than a broad statement of interest.

A borderline applicant has a related degree but one uncertain subject, credit or language component. Written clarification from the responsible programme office can resolve that narrow ambiguity before paid documentation work, but it can’t waive a condition fixed in the admission regulation.

The German-and-English class label doesn’t create an English-only route. Fewer than 10 relevant history ECTS produces a non-suitable decision, while DSH-2 remains an enrolment condition for applicants without German-language prior education.

What will you study in MA History: European Societies in Transition?

The current 120-ECTS curriculum, valid for entrants from Winter 2026/27, contains eleven modules. Four 10-ECTS themes examine inequality, borders, crises, and knowledge systems; Digital History and AI, a public project, a 160-hour internship and the 34-ECTS thesis-and-defence module complete the applied research sequence.

Published module structure

The official module catalogue is reproduced below as a complete module menu. Alternatives, routes and specialisations stay separate because their credits aren’t all accumulated by one student; the applicable combination depends on the chosen pathway and the governing regulation.

At least three of the four thematic fields must be taken as dedicated master’s seminars. The 8-ECTS transdisciplinary elective draws from other History master’s courses or outside disciplines, while the final module combines a research colloquium, 25-ECTS thesis and 5-ECTS oral disputation.

This design matters for planning because the assessed sequence determines prerequisites, workload and the evidence available at graduation. The table preserves published credit values and choice conditions; it doesn’t convert optional modules into compulsory study or promise that every elective runs in every term.

Should you shortlist MA History: European Societies in Transition?

Regensburg's <a href="https://www.uni-regensburg.de/en/studies/prospective-students/study-programs/master/history-european-societies-in-transition-ma" rel="noopener">official profile</a> supports a shortlist only when the applicant already meets the stated academic and language conditions. The programme's value comes from its specific research and applied assessments, not the institution's name alone. It isn't sensible when a compulsory qualification or intended professional outcome remains unresolved.

Students build evidence through the published coursework, applied component and final research. Those outputs can support later job or doctoral applications, but Regensburg doesn't publish a placement rate, salary cohort or guaranteed employer list. The result should be judged as academic preparation, not as an employment promise.

The shortlist fails if any published degree, language or subject threshold is missing. Mobility, professional recognition and excluded expenses also belong in the decision before application spending begins.

Decision checks complete cost · entry rule · deadline route · outcome evidence

Sources

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

Sources checked on October 23, 2026. The next intake covered here is Summer 2027.