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Master Historische und Kulturwissenschaften (fächerübergreifend)
ETH Zürich · Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Key facts
- Degree
- Master's
- Institution
- ETH Zürich (Federal Institute of Technology)
- Location
- Zürich, ZH
- Language of instruction
- German, English
- Standard duration
- 2 years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Admission
- Swiss Matura (Gymnasium) · vocational Matura plus Passerelle · foreign diplomas partly with entrance exam
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
Median income one year after graduating
University master’s: CHF 83,000
Swiss Federal Statistical Office, graduate survey, class of 2024, gross, full-time
History at other institutions in Switzerland
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- Master GeschichteMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master History of the Contemporary World / ZeitgeschichteMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master IndologieMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master Internationale OsteuropastudienMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master JapanologieMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master KulturanalyseMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master MediävistikMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master SinologieMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master Historische und Kulturwissenschaften (fächerübergreifend)Master's · UniDistance Suisse · Brig
- Master African StudiesMaster's · Universität Basel · Basel
Source: Studierende nach Hochschule und Fachrichtung (Bundesamt für Statistik) (Open use, Quelle: BFS). As of October 10, 2026. The assignment to fields is ours. Check the details with the institution before you apply.
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