Dr. Andrea Hofmann

Professor

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Biography

Since January 1, 2024, Andrea Hofmann has been a Professor of Church and Theology History at the Faculty of Theology in Basel. After studying Protestant Theology and Musicology in Heidelberg and Salzburg, she obtained her doctorate in 2013 at Heidelberg. Subsequently, she worked as a research assistant at the Leibniz Institute for European History in Mainz and at the Faculty of Theology at Humboldt University of Berlin from 2013 to 2022. Funded by the DFG, she spent a research stay in Strasbourg (2018/19). In 2022, she habilitated with a thesis on sermons from the First World War at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. During the summer semester of 2022, she represented the Chair of Modern Church History at the Faculty of Theology of HU Berlin and then was a Junior Fellow at the Alfried Krupp Science College in Greifswald until the end of September 2023. In the fall of 2023, she took up a scholarship at the Herzog-August-Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Church and Theology History

2024-01-01 — Present

University of Basel • Basel, Switzerland

Teaches and conducts research in Church and Theology History.

Research Assistant

2013-01-01 — 2022-01-01

Leibniz Institute for European History • Mainz, Germany

Conducted research on European history.

Junior Fellow

2022-01-01 — 2023-09-30

Alfried Krupp Science College • Greifswald, Germany

Engaged in research projects as a junior fellow.

Awards

#2025

Teaching Excellence Award

2025-01-01
#2022

Essay Prize “Traduir et diffuser”

2022-01-01
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Research Grant

2018-01-01

Requirements for University of Basel

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least 180 ECTS Specific ECTS requirements in core subjects (e.g., 90 ECTS in Math/CS for Data Science)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate or current transcript of records
  • Diploma Supplement (if available)
  • CV/Resume
  • Copy of valid passport or ID card
  • Evidence of language proficiency (C1 level recommended for English/German programs)
  • Proof of payment of application fee (CHF 100)
Specialization Notes

The University of Basel generally requires C1 level proficiency in the language of instruction. For most English-taught Masters, TOEFL (min 92-95) or IELTS (min 7.0) is the standard.