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.

October 2026: Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen
Working in the foundation sector: More than 23,000 legally capable foundations under civil law exist in Germany. In addition, there are foundations with other legal forms. More than half of them deal with the topic of "society", about a third can be attributed to "art and culture", and a quarter to "science". These are precisely the areas in which our AKOEM graduates are active. Nevertheless, jobs in foundations are few and far between. A mix of qualifications, motivation, experience as well as networking is essential to land one of the foundation jobs. A few tips on how to make it work can be found here.


Here is the tip we posted last month:
September 2026: Mommsen Society [de]
The Mommsen Society was founded as early as 1950 and aims to promote research and scholarly exchange in the field of classical studies. It regularly organizes conferences, symposia, and academic lectures where researchers can present and discuss their work. The society supports young scholars in classical studies and provides (international) job opportunities on its website.


August 2026: The "Landesarchiv NRW"
Archivists are responsible for the arrangement and description, long-term preservation, use, and provision of analogue and digital records. Through historical education and public outreach, they also make an important contribution to the study and understanding of history.
Every two years (currently starting on 1 May), the Landesarchiv NRW recruits trainee state archivists for the preparatory service for the career group 2, second entry level, within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The training takes place alternately at the Münster and Detmold locations.
Downloads on this topic: Flyer Vorbereitungsdienst Archivar*innen Laufbahngruppe 2 [de]