Master in history, civilisations, heritage – comparative history and civilisation: identities, otherness, flows (Europe, Mediterranea, Americas)

Language(s) of instruction: French and English

Length of study: 2 years, full time

Course Location:

  • 1styear: Université Paris Cité, Grands Moulins campus, France
  • 2nd year: To choose from:
  • Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
  • University College Dublin, Ireland
  • Universita Roma Tre, Italy
  • Universita Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
  • King’s College London , United Kingdom
  • Associate members (Universität Wien, Austria  / Talinn University , Estonia / University Complutense Madrid , Spain / University of Sarajevo, Bosnia  Herzegovina / University of Belgrade, Serbia )

Degrees awarded: Joint Master Degree in European History awarded if 2nd year is carried out at a full member of the consortium

Entry Requirements: Bachelor degree in either History or Social Sciences

Language pre-requisites: Certified B2 in French / C1 in English

Course overview

This international Master’s program gathers nine prestigious European Universities, enabling students to graduate with a joint degree after having studied abroad at one of the two Universities of the consortium.

This degree is particularly suited to students interested in pursuing an internationally mobile career. This diverse program focuses on comparative analysis of European History that brings together historians from France, Europe and the Americas (from Antiquity to the contemporary era) as well as civilizationists from the English, German and Spanish speaking area.It will help strengthen European Mobility, the knowledge of foreign languages, and offer the opportunity to gain intercultural experiences.

Related to: gender studies, migrations and diasporas, exclusions and marginalities, history of knowledge and techniques, economic and urban history, social and cultural history, international relations

Skills and competencies developed
  • Skills in one or several foreign languages of the consortium including English
  • Specific methodological skills (ancient languages, paleography, gender studies, visual culture, international relations)
  • Capacity to understand and address historical problems comparatively
  • Ability to identify current issues in historiographical debates and present conclusions independently, using a rigorous methodology
  • Analytical skills

Contact

Mr. Gilles PIDARD, administrative coordinator 
gilles.pidard@u-paris.fr
Mrs. Laurence CROS, pedagogical coordinator
laurence.cros@u-paris.fr