Bridging programme
Dutch-taught Master of History
2024-2025
Methodology of History
Compulsory courses
Historical Method
Introduction to Historiography
Public History
Exercises Paleography
Bachelor's Thesis
Historical Exercises
Compulsory course
Introduction to Historical Exercises
Historical Exercises 2
Heuristics per Historical Period
1 course to be selected from the list below
Heuristics per Historical Period: Middle Ages
Heuristics per Historical Period: Early Modern Period
Heuristics per Historical Period: Contemporary Period
History per period and per area
4 courses to be selected from the list below, including all courses covering one area or one period
Middle Ages: Politics and Institutions
Middle Ages: Cultural History
Middle Ages and Early Modern Era: Social and Economic History
Early Modern Era: Politics and Institutions
Early Modern Era: Cultural History
Contemporary Era: Politics and Institutions
Contemporary Era: Cultural History
Contemporary Era: Social and Economic History
The Modern Islamic World: 1600-Today
The Premodern Islamic World: 600-1600
2023-2024
Methodology of History
Compulsory courses
Historical Method
Introduction to Historiography
Public History
Exercises Paleography
Bachelor's Thesis
Historical Exercises
Compulsory course
Introduction to Historical Exercises
Historical Exercises 2
Heuristics per Historical Period
1 course to be selected from the list below
Heuristics per Historical Period: Middle Ages
Heuristics per Historical Period: Early Modern Period
Heuristics per Historical Period: Contemporary Period
History per period and per area
4 courses to be selected from the list below, including all courses covering one area or one period
Middle Ages: Politics and Institutions
Middle Ages: Cultural History
Middle Ages and Early Modern Era: Social and Economic History
Early Modern Era: Politics and Institutions
Early Modern Era: Cultural History
Contemporary Era: Politics and Institutions
Contemporary Era: Cultural History
Contemporary Era: Social and Economic History
The Modern Islamic World: 1600-Today
The Premodern Islamic World: 600-1600
2022-2023
Methodology of History
Compulsory courses
Historical method
Introduction to historiography
Heritage and public history
Exercises paleography
Bachelor's thesis
Historical Exercises
Compulsory course
Introduction to historical exercises
Historical exercises 2
Heuristics per Historical Period
1 course to be selected from the list below
Heuristics per Historical Period: Middle Ages
Heuristics per Historical Period: Early Modern Period
Heuristics per Historical Period: Contemporary Period
History per period and per area
4 courses to be selected from the list below, including all courses covering one area or one period
Middle Ages: politics and institutions
Middle Ages: cultural history
Middle Ages and Early Modern Era: social and economic history
Early Modern Era: politics and institutions
Early Modern Era: cultural history
Contemporary Era: politics and institutions
Contemporary Era: cultural history
Contemporary Era: social and economic history
The modern Islamic World: 1600-Today
The premodern Islamic World: 600-1600
- Gowaart Van Den Bossche
2021-2022
Methodology of History
Compulsory courses
Historical method
Introduction to historiography
Heritage and public history
Exercises paleography
Bachelor's thesis
Historical Exercises
Compulsory course
Introduction to historical exercises
Historical exercises 2
Heuristics per Historical Period
1 course to be selected from the list below
Heuristics per Historical Period: Middle Ages
Heuristics per Historical Period: Early Modern Period
Heuristics per Historical Period: Contemporary Period
History per period and per area
4 courses to be selected from the list below, including all courses covering one area or one period
Middle Ages: politics and institutions
- Tineke Van Gassen
Middle Ages: cultural history
Middle Ages and Early Modern Era: social and economic history
Early Modern Era: politics and institutions
- Bram De Ridder
Early Modern Era: cultural history
Contemporary Era: politics and institutions
Contemporary Era: cultural history
Contemporary Era: social and economic history
The modern Islamic World: 1600-Today
The premodern Islamic World: 600-1600
2020-2021
Methodology of History
Compulsory courses
Historical method
Introduction to historiography
- Jeroen Puttevils
- Andreas Stynen
Heritage and public history
Exercises paleography
Bachelor's thesis
Historical Exercises
Compulsory course.
Introduction to historical exercises
Historical exercises 2
Heuristics per Historical Period
Select one course from the list below:
Heuristics per Historical Period: Middle Ages
Heuristics per Historical Period: Early Modern Period
Heuristics per Historical Period: Contemporary Period
History per period and per area
Students select 4 courses, for one period or for one area
Middle Ages: politics and institutions
Middle Ages: cultural history
Middle Ages and Early Modern Era: Social and Economic History
Early Modern Era: politics and institutions
- Klaas Van Gelder
Early Modern Era: cultural history
Contemporary Era: politics and institutions
Contemporary Era: cultural history
Contemporary Era: social and economic history
The modern Islamic World: 1600-Today
The premodern Islamic World: 600-1600
2019-2020
Methodology of History
Compulsory courses
Historical method
Introduction to historiography
Heritage and public history
Exercises paleography
Bachelor's thesis
Historical Exercises
Compulsory course.
Exercises 1
Heuristics per Historical Period
Select one course from the list below:
Heuristics per Historical Period: Middle Ages
Heuristics per Historical Period: Early Modern Period
Heuristics per Historical Period: Contemporary Period
Free-choice electives
6 ECTS-credits from the following list:
History and image
History and Language
History and number
Introduction to History
Compulsory course
History of Antiquity
History of the Middle Ages
History of the Early Modern Period
- Bert De Munck
- Klaas Van Gelder
History of the Contemporary Period
Contemporary history
Introduction to world history
History of the Islamic World
History of art
History per period and per area
Students select all the courses for one period or for one area
Middle Ages: politics and institutions
Middle Ages: cultural history
Middle Ages and Early Modern Era: Social and Economic History
Early Modern Era: politics and institutions
- Klaas Van Gelder
Early Modern Era: cultural history
Contemporary Era: politics and institutions
Contemporary Era: cultural history
Contemporary Era: social and economic history
The modern Islamic World: 1600-Today
The premodern Islamic World: 600-1600
Philosophy and Social Sciences
Optional courses - the student chooses courses for 6 ECTS-credits from the list below