Global History: University of Vienna

Theories and Methods of Global History:

• Sound theoretical, methodological and wissenschaftsgeschichtliche training, in the diversity, the historicity and the different regional traditions of theoretical approaches and the prospects for a globalgeschichtliche spectrum of methods necessary imports.

World regions in the global history:

• You choose two world regions as priority regions. The course is offered in close cooperation with the regional and cultural studies designed.

Topics of the Global History:

• You choose two issues as priority issues. These priorities will enable at least two regions of the world comparisons and relations between them.

Self-employed research and audit:

• The two graduate colleague accompany the research work on the dissertation. They serve the methodological and theoretical reflection and the sharing of research results.

Free choice subjects:

• preferably from neighbouring disciplines; foreign languages, particularly if the regional specialization is necessary;

Dissertation and final exams:

written work, even in the form of a scientific film, scientific audio-visual and multimedia products, or an exhibition (both scientific Accompanying) commissioned audit includes

• Theories and methods of the Global History
• the selected regions in the global history and
• Global issues of history

Professional fields:

• Activities in public law organized national, European and international and commercial areas, for example Diplomatic service, international organisations, development and human rights work, education and science policy, etc.