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)".

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]

Here is the tip we posted last month:
July 2026 Plattform Brotgelehrte [de]
The platform "Brotgelehrte" by Mareike Menne, who also wrote the guidebook "Berufe für Historiker" ("Careers for Historians"), offers practical and thoughtful information on the topic of "employability" of humanities scholars. A weekly newsletter can be subscribed to, which also contains job offers and event information.