Upon successful completion, students will be awarded an MA in Global History as a joint degree from both Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Students will receive an examination certificate as well as an MA diploma certificate. Additionally, they will receive a Diploma Supplement, which includes a description of their studies, as well as an explanation of the academic and professional qualifications that the student has gained upon completion of their degree. Furthermore, a transcript with descriptions of the individual modules and their constitutive parts will be included. Upon request, English versions of the diploma certificate and diploma supplemental material as well as the transcript information can be made.

The Master's Program in Global History is a joint program of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The program was awarded BUA-Joint Degree-program status in September 2022. This certification is conferred upon research-orientated and cooperative degree programs of the Berlin University Alliance partners. Their academic scope largely focuses on societal challenges of global significance, demonstrating an interdisciplinary and distinct international profile. The Berlin University Alliance is an alliance of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the State of Berlin within the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.