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International Bachelor History
In this programme, you will acquire a thorough understanding of how changes and continuities in the past influence our daily lives and learn to explain the crucial connection between past and present. You primarily look at history (from 1500 and onwards) and historiography through a social, cultural, political and economic lens. This means that you study history more thematically and less based on historical periods – as is usual in other history departments.
Curriculum
Your history programme at Erasmus University Rotterdam is centred around societal, economic, political and cultural themes and not (as with many other programmes) historical periods. This means that one day, you may be studying a 17th-century account of the travels of an employee of the Dutch East India Company, followed by an explanation of the impact of international treaties on the retention of cultural heritage the next day.
This is the ideal programme for you if your interest goes beyond history alone, if you are curious and want to learn how to connect yesterday with today.
Focus areas
In the second and third year of the International Bachelor History, you will choose one of the four focus areas: Economic History, International Relations, Social History or Cultural History. This focus area will define the field in which you will graduate and consists of major courses, methodological courses and electives. All students will also participate in a Bachelor Thesis Class and write a bachelor's thesis.
5 reasons to choose the International Bachelor History!
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History = cramming dates? Not at the EUR, where you study historical themes, rather than specific periods.
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Thanks to the small groups and the mentor system, you receive personal help with your studies.
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History at the EUR moves beyond the borders of the Netherlands: we focus on the history of Europe and the world.
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Studying history in Rotterdam means living in a city with an interesting past and a dynamic present.
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You will share the class room with students from all over the world - and have the opportunity to spend some time abroad yourself during an exchange.
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Entry Requirements
You are eligible for admission if you meet any of the following requirements:
- An International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma.
- A European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma.
- A secondary or high school diploma which gives access to a research university, such as the German Abitur. If you completed secondary education which in your country provides access to a research university, you are usually also eligible for admission to Dutch universities. If you are in doubt, please refer to the list of most common diplomas that grant you eligibility to studying at a research university. All diplomas will be assessed.
English language requirements
You do not need to provide further evidence of English proficiency if:
- you hold an International Baccalaureate diploma including English Standard Level (A) or English Higher Level (A or B);
- you hold a European Baccalaureate diploma including English as 1st or 2nd language;
- you obtained at least 2,5 years of secondary education in Australia, Canada (other than Quebec), New Zealand, South-Africa, The USA, the UK or Ireland
If you do not meet one of the above requirements, you need to demonstrate proof of proficiency in English through any of the following:
- IELTS AcademicOpens external (International English language Testing System) with a minimum score of 7.0 overall. All sub scores should at least be 6.5.
- TOEFL iBTOpens external (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 100. All sub scores should at least be 23.
- ITP-TOEFL (Institutional Testing Programme) offered by the Language & Training Centre at the EUR, or any other Dutch University. Minimum requirement: 627.
- Cambridge C1 AdvancedOpens external or Cambridge C2 ProficiencyOpens external with a minimum score of at least 185.
English tests must not be older than two years at the time of application. If you have not yet taken a test, we recommend IELTS or TOEFL.
The results need to reach us:
- before15 June(non-EEA applicants)
- before1 August(EEA applicants)
Make sure to plan the language test well in advance of the deadline and allow some time to re-take the test, if necessary!
Vision
Erasmus University Rotterdam is a highly ranked, international research university, based in the dynamic and diverse city of Rotterdam. Founded in 1913, it is currently one the biggest universities of the Netherlands with a student population of 29,000 and a...