Preparatory 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 exercise
Compulsory course
Introduction to Historical Exercises
Historical Exercises 2
Heuristics per historical period
1 course to be chosen 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 or per domain
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 exercise
Compulsory course
Introduction to Historical Exercises
Historical Exercises 2
Heuristics per historical period
1 course to be chosen 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 or per domain
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 exercise
Compulsory course
Introduction to historical exercises
Historical exercises 2
Heuristics per historical period
1 course to be chosen 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 or per domain
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 exercise
Compulsory course
Introduction to historical exercises
Historical exercises 2
Heuristics per historical period
1 course to be chosen 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 or per domain
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 exercise
Compulsory course
Introduction to historical exercises
Historical exercises 2
Heuristics per historical period
1 course to choose in relation to the subject of the bachelor's thesis
Heuristics per Historical Period: Middle Ages
Heuristics per Historical Period: Early Modern Period
Heuristics per Historical Period: Contemporary Period
History per period or per domain
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
Bachelor's thesis
Historical method
Introduction to historiography
Exercises paleography
Elective methodology
6 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below
History and image
History and Language
History and number
Historical exercise
Compulsory course
Exercises 1
Heuristics per historical period
1 course to choose in relation to the subject of the bachelor's thesis
Heuristics per Historical Period: Middle Ages
Heuristics per Historical Period: Early Modern Period
Heuristics per Historical Period: Contemporary Period
History per period or per domain
4 courses to choose from the list below. The student chooses maximum 3 courses from the period courses and maximum 2 courses on the Islam.
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