Typified Curriculum

Students wishing to finish their MA in Bochum and be awarded a Master at the Ruhr-University have to fulfill the following conditions:

Modules I and III or their equivalents from other participating universities have to cover a different time period within Modern History than Modules II and IV or their equivalents (periods to be chosen from Early Modern History, History of the 19th Century or History of the 20th and 21st Centuries). Module V or its equivalent should cover the Field of Women’s and Gender History or Historiography or Feminist Theory.

For example:
Module I: Early Modern History
Module III: Early Modern History
Module II: History of the 20th Century
Modul IV: History of the 20th Century
Module V: Feminist Theory

We advise to organize your semesters by aiming for 30 CP per semester, saving the last semester for your Master Thesis and remaining Electives. We also recommend absolving Modules containing a colloquium and/or an oral exam at RUB. Therefore Modules I, II and V, as well as Electives are recommended to be studied abroad. You may choose your own schedule and check with our partner universities prior to your stay.
Following the Ruhr Uni´s Programme & Examination Regulations the courses forming one module must be absolved within one semester. Please confirm with Academic Advisors, because this directive might be temporarily suspended due to covid-regulations.


The Matilda Core Curriculum at RUB is a specificized version of the Matilda International Core Curriculum: