Practice-related competencies in the master's program AKOEM

Modules 8 and 9 are aimed at familiarising students with and trying out follow-up opportunities after the Master's degree programme and building up a network. Participation in national and international conferences can be integrated into many modules.

• Module 8

  In Module 8 ‘Career Orientation’, you will acquire practical skills tailored to your individual needs:
  Internships e.g. at a museum, an excavation, a publishing house, a research institute, a library . . .   

  Numerous field research projects in Münster offer AKOEM students the opportunity to gain experience in excavations and surveys.

  At the Archaeological Museum and Bible Museum of the University of Münster, you can expand your practical professional skills in museum didactics and the restoration and digitisation of archaeological finds.

  Various schools at the GKM offer both specialised academic content and practical professional orientation: Numismatic Autumn School, Papyrological Autumn School, Spring School ‘Manuscript Cultures’.

  In Module 9 ‘Research Orientation and Project Management’, skills in project management and proposal writing are acquired and tested. We are currently also focussing on science communication. You can bring in your own projects at any time and we will support you in customising them.  

• Module 9

  Module 9, “Research Orientation and Project Management,” focuses on career planning both within and outside the university, while also teaching and testing project management skills. We are currently also focusing on science communication. You can contribute your own projects to this module at any time, and we will provide you with individualized support.

At this point, we draw attention each month to a website or institution that provides valuable career guidance for students in our Master's program "Ancient Cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean (AKOEM)".

September 2025: INTERAMT [de]
INTERAMT is the largest job portal for the public sector in Germany, with around 60,000 job offers each year. The name stands for the exchange between authorities and offices. It also offers companies a recruiting tool designed to appeal to the young target group in particular.

Here are all the tips we posted during the 2025 summer semester once again:
August 2025: Max Weber Stiftung (Max Weber Foundation)
The Max Weber Foundation (MWS) currently gathers under its umbrella eleven institutes with about 300 employees at locations in Beirut, Istanbul, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Warsaw, and Washington, D.C. These autonomously operating institutes are widely known and renowned as the "German Historical Institute" and the "Oriental Institute". The MWS offers a wide range of support opportunities for young academics: in addition to temporary and permanent positions, various fellowship programs, internships, and forms of academic exchange such as summer schools and seminars are offered.

July 2025: Wissenschaftskommunikation.de
Wissenschaftskommunikation.de is a joint portal of Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) with the National Institute for Science Communication (NaWik) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The portal is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Klaus Tschira Foundation. The field of external science communication is developing very dynamically and professionalizing rapidly. The portal presents current developments and tools and offers information on jobs, training courses and awards in the "Working environment" section.

June 2025: Blue Book Traineeship at the EU
Twice a year, the EU Commission offers five-month paid traineeships. These places are highly coveted, with around 800 applicants for every 40 places for Germans. But you should not be deterred by these numbers. It is important to explain very well in the letter of motivation why you are suitable for the internship. On the basis of the application documents, a decision is made as to whether you will be included in the Blue Book, the database of potential trainees. In the next step, the individual agencies select their trainees from this Blue Book. Afterwards, you are informed whether you have been accepted for a traineeship or not. Some also conduct additional interviews.

May 2025: Platform "StipendiumPlus"
Scholarship Plus comprises 13 organisations for the promotion of gifted students that are funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research to support students and young researchers with special talents. This platform presents foundations and organisations for the promotion of gifted students, compiles important information on career promotion and provides tips and encouragement for the application process.

April 2025: Platform "academics" [de]
Application, job descriptions, doctorate, salary, further education - on the platform "academics" you will find everything important about your career in the humanities as well as current job offers that suit you. In addition to tips for career starters, tips for a doctorate and an academic career in the humanities are included here.