# European Culture and History of Ideas (EUKLID) (MA) at KIT

Interdisciplinary humanities master jointly run by KIT’s Departments of History and Philosophy, allowing an individual emphasis in either. No admission restriction. German-taught, so not accessible without German. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.

University: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/kit.md)
City: Karlsruhe (https://studygermany.dev/cities/karlsruhe.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/kit-ma-european-culture-history-of-ideas/

## At a glance

- Degree: MA
- Language of instruction: German
- English requirement: not confirmed
- German requirement: German level C where applicable; lectures are held in German.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €1,500 per semester (rate depends on student category; see fee notes)
- Semester contribution: €201.50
- Semester ticket included: no

Fee notes: KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor in EUKLID or a humanities programme with at least 100 LP in philosophy and history; conditional admission if fewer than 30 LP are missing
- Minimum grade: No admission restriction (Zulassungsbeschränkung: nein)
- Prerequisite credits: One compulsory plus two elective subjects
- Also required: Deadline conflict: the programme flyer shows 30 September (winter) / 31 March (summer) while the central KIT deadline for foreign-degree applicants is 15 July / 15 January. Non-EU applicants should assume the earlier central dates and verify. EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.

## Application deadlines

- All applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.
- All applicants, summer semester: 2027-01-15. Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/prod/campus/Portal/Start
- Official programme page: https://www.euklid.kit.edu/60.php

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.euklid.kit.edu/60.php)
- [Application portal](https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/prod/campus/Portal/Start)


## Focus areas

- Philosophy
- History

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- KIT EUKLID — Europäische Kultur und Ideengeschichte M.A. (Unterrichtssprache: Deutsch; no admission restriction): https://www.euklid.kit.edu/60.php
- Inferred — deadline conflict between the programme flyer (30 Sept / 31 Mar) and KIT’s central foreign-degree deadlines (15 Jul / 15 Jan); central dates stored, verify before applying: https://www.euklid.kit.edu/60.php
- KIT — Charges and Fees (semester contribution €201.50 WS 2026/27: €80.00 administrative + €109.50 Studierendenwerk + €12.00 Students Union): https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php
- KIT International Students Office — tuition fees for third-country students (€1,500/semester since WS 2017/18, Art. 3 LHGebG): https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/12606.php
- KIT International Students Office — application route: direct via the KIT Online-Portal, no uni-assist and no VPD: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/en