Historia, maisteri (2 v)
University of Jyväskylä · Jyväskylä, Finland
About the programme
Are you interested in people, human activity, the world and the past? Studying history teaches you to understand people and human activity, as well as yourself and your place in the world. In history, you learn to interpret the past and the present. You gain the skills to find information effectively, analyse it with source criticism and produce new knowledge based on it.
Description: Opintopolku / Studyinfo.fi (Finnish National Agency for Education) (CC BY 4.0), translated by machine.
Key facts
- Degree
- Master's
- Institution
- University of Jyväskylä (University)
- Location
- Jyväskylä
- Language of instruction
- Finnish
- Standard duration
- 2 years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Fields
- History
About History
How we got here: empires, wars, ideas and everyday lives, read from the sources.
Where it leads
Historian · Archivist · Museum curator · Teacher · Policy researcher
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Source: Opintopolku / Studyinfo.fi (Finnish National Agency for Education) (CC BY 4.0). As of October 10, 2026. The assignment to fields is ours. Check the details with the institution before you apply.
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