Applied History

Is this the programme you're looking for?

Do you want to discover how historical events have an influence on our daily lives? And are you looking for a more practical master, focused on the labour market, while applying historical methods? Then the master specialisation Applied History is the right programme for you.

The study programme in a nutshell

During the master specialisation Applied History, you will learn to put cultural, economic, political, and social historic events into perspective of the present. Because this master has a ‘practical’ approach, you will be prepared well for the working field. You will acquire crucial skills to gather, analyse and present data in a professional way and learn the skills to analyse and tackle contemporary challenges from a historical perspective. As part of your final project, you will have the opportunity to take a longer internship and write a documentary script or an outline for an exhibition as your final project, next to conducting an academic research.

What you will learn

• Learn how to use long-term perspective if we want to come with sustainable solutions for global and local problems;
• understand how a historical perspective can help policy makers, by studying the historical development of global challenges – such as domestic violence, climate change or gender equality;
• learn digital and analogue methods to collect information;
• take a longer internship to apply what you have learned directly into the field;
• be able to develop more practical  products, next to classical academic research papers.

Career opportunities after graduation

The master specialisation Applied History will jumpstart your career as a historian or researcher. But you can also work as a policymaker, manager or researcher at cultural institutions, government authorities, consultancies, archives or in the media.