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Are you interested in history but looking for a more practical master, focused on the labour market? Then Applied History is the programme for you! Studying Applied History at Erasmus University Rotterdam will jumpstart your career as a historian, policy advisor, researcher or consultant.

Understanding the past is key in understanding the present. In the one-year master specialisation Global History and International Relations, you approach modern history from multiple angles.
When studying Global History and International Relations at Erasmus University Rotterdam, you will investigate how and why people, regions, nations, or empires behave like they do. By studying the development of different global histories you learn to understand how history is often a cultural, religious, social or political narrative created to legitimize nation states, conflicts, cultural identities or world domination.
In this master specialisation, you study historical processes in a comparative and interdisciplinary manner. Drawing on insights from the social sciences, international political theory, and cultural analysis, you will learn to describe both the broad outlines and the unique aspects of historical events from the early modern period to the present. Studying topics such as international relations, migration, trade and cultural heritage, will provide a better understanding of the present as well. You will learn how you can use interesting sources such as paper archives, digital databases, oral history, and political documents for your own research.

In this two-year, international Master, you study how local places and actors generate local competitiveness under global markets conditions. 1. The degree is ideal for students with social science, humanities, language, arts and liberal arts backgrounds as it stresses a qualitative-historical, holistic analysis of globalisation and localisation processes at the intersection of history, economics, business and cultural studies. 2. A variety of internships from industry, government, and non-profit placements are available to students in Barcelona, Rotterdam or Göttingen to enhance their learning experience. 3. Students will have the opportunity to study at a minimum of three of the four partner universities so as to deepen their cultural intelligence and language skills. Language training in a third language over the four semesters is encouraged. 4. Associate partners from around the world will provide specialist masterclasses and guest lectures, and make contributions to, or host, the annual summer school that will rotate among our affiliated universities. 5. Students will receive theoretical grounding in international business and the global economy, but will be encouraged to think about global trends from a "local" perspective by thinking about how to remain creative, innovative and competitive in a sustainable way.