Dr. Kärin Nickelsen

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Biography

Kärin Nickelsen has been a professor for the history of science at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich since the winter semester of 2011/12 and has served as the dean of studies at the Historical Seminar since 2019. She previously held a junior professorship for the history and philosophy of science at the University of Bern from 2002 until 2011. Nickelsen has conducted research as a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and the University of Illinois. In 2024/2025, she will be a Fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. Her current research project explores the interrelation between history, life sciences, and cultural studies, particularly focusing on controversies among 19th-century European scholars. Her research includes various DFG-supported projects on cooperation and competition in scientific endeavors. Nickelsen has published extensively in her field, and her works analyze the historical contexts and methodologies of scientific practices.

Research Interests

Requirements for Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor of Science in Economics or equivalent At least 75% of bachelor's degree requirements completed at time of application
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate or official transcript
  • Official explanation of the grading scale
  • Official translation of documents (if not German/English)
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English
  • Outline of lecture courses
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics. Includes an admissions test in Munich if the GPA is not better than 2.50 or equivalence is unclear.