Master of Arts in History

Historians try to reconstruct and fathom the origins, development and coherence of human civilization. The master’s curriculum contains the actual discipline-specific expertise, with at its heart the master’s dissertation and supporting electives (chronologically, thematically or regionally) tying in with your choice of approach.

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Master's Programme

1 year 60 credits

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

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1 General Courses 10

Subscribe to 10 credit units from the following list, with

5 credit units from the courses with reference *,
5 credit units from the courses with reference k.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theory of History	*	1	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

Research Seminar: Ancient History	k	1	sem 1	nl,en	Peter Van Nuffelen	5

Research Seminar: Medieval History	k	1	sem 1	nl	Jim van der Meulen	5

Research Seminar: Early Modern History	k	1	sem 1	nl	Isabelle Devos	5

Research Seminar: Social History from 1750	k	1	sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

Research Seminar: Public History	k	1	year	nl	Jeroen Deploige	5

Research Seminar: City History	k	1	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

Research Seminar: Economic and Ecological History	k	1	sem 1	nl,en	Robrecht Declercq	5

Research Seminar: World History	k	1	sem 1	en	John Latham-Sprinkle	5

Research Seminar: History of Africa	k	1	sem 1	nl,en	Rafaël Verbuyst	5

2 Elective Courses 20

Subscribe to 20 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 option modules from the following list.

2.1 Limited Choice

Subscribe to no less than 15 and no more than 20 credit units from the following list.

Remark:

A004061 Practice Internship: Public History can only be chosen when the course A004045 Research Seminar: Public History is taken in the curriculum.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Practice Internship: Public History	1	year	nl	Bruno De Wever	5

Research Project	1	year	nl,en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

Numismatics and Monetary History of the Ancient World	1	sem 1	en	Thierry Oppeneer	5

Birth, Marriage and Death: Lifecycles from Antiquity until Today	1	sem 1	nl	Isabelle Devos	5

Historical Anthropology: Middle Ages and Early Modern Period	1	sem 2	nl	Wim De Winter	5

Maritime History	1	sem 2	nl,en	Michael Limberger	5

Theories of Cultural History	1	sem 2	nl	Alexander Roose	5

Roman Law	1	sem 2	nl	Dirk Heirbaut	5

Historical Criminology	1	sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	5

Social Politics in Europe since 1750	1	sem 2	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	5

Historical Criticism of Pictures and Text in Mass Media	1	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

Introduction to Global Economic History	1	sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Book History	1	sem 1	en	Kornee van der Haven	5

Historical Cartography	1	sem 1	nl	Philippe De Maeyer	5

Critical Global Theories	1	sem 1	en	Eric Vanhaute	5

Capita Selecta Ancient History	1	sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

The Middle Ages and the Modern World	1	sem 1	nl	Jeroen Deploige	5

Historical Scripts and Cultures of Writing in the Middle Ages	1	sem 1	en	Els De Paermentier	5

Landscape Genesis	1	sem 1	nl	Veerle Van Eetvelde	5

Research Seminar: Ancient History	1	sem 1	nl,en	Peter Van Nuffelen	5

Research Seminar: Medieval History	1	sem 1	nl	Jim van der Meulen	5

Research Seminar: Early Modern History	1	sem 1	nl	Isabelle Devos	5

Research Seminar: Social History from 1750	1	sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

Research Seminar: Public History	1	year	nl	Jeroen Deploige	5

Research Seminar: City History	1	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

Research Seminar: Economic and Ecological History	1	sem 1	nl,en	Robrecht Declercq	5

Research Seminar: World History	1	sem 1	en	John Latham-Sprinkle	5

Research Seminar: History of Africa	1	sem 1	nl,en	Rafaël Verbuyst	5

Poverty, Development and Inequality in Modern African History	1	sem 1	en	Ivo Ngade	5

Diversity and Citizenship in History Teaching Practices	1	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Wever	5

Qualitative Research Methods and Interpretation	1	sem 1	nl	Griet Roets	5

Text Analysis of Latin Sources	1	sem 1	nl	Lieve Van Hoof	5

2.2 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 5 credit units from the study programmes of Ghent University (including the Ghent University Elective Courses) or of another university of the Flemish Community.

List of Ghent University Elective Courses

3 Master's Dissertation 30

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		1	year	nl	Antoon Vrints	30

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competences in one/more scientific discipline(s)

To have the ability to use advanced insights into historical conceptual frameworks (also in another language than Dutch) to analyse and evaluate new and complex ideas.
To have the ability to analyse new and complex historical insights using the epistemology of history, societal conceptions, and ethical views.
To have the ability to critically use insights into the history Belgium and/or Europe and/or the world to analyse complex problems and to formulate possible research questions.
To have the ability to take a critical approach to the history of a particular period or subject.
To have the ability to originally use and deepen basic knowledge of neighbouring sciences in research and/or professional activities.
To have the ability to employ historical scientific methodology in research or professional activities.
To have general insight into the field’s literature (also in another language than Dutch), and the ability to use sources (also in another language than Dutch) in an original and creative way.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

To be able to set up historical research.
To have the ability to critically analyse and make original use of current national and international scientific debates in the field of history (also in another language than Dutch).
To have the ability to write a relevant and coherent historical scientific research project.
To have the ability to independently select, correctly use and critically evaluate methods for qualitative and quantitative research.
To have the ability to creatively design and implement one’s own historical research.
To possess the techniques required to independently collect, criticise, and process historical sources and literature (also in another language than Dutch), and to integrate these in a historical argument.
To be able to give a nuanced interpretation and correct presentation of the results of one’s own research in the form of a report, thesis or article.
To systematically act with scientific integrity.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

To have the ability to independently recognize the dynamics, processes and recurrences in complex historical situations.
To have the ability to form nuanced and value conscious opinions on historical questions.
To have a reflective and critical attitude that demonstrates historical scientific curiosity, pluralism and a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
To have the ability to critically reflect upon the limits of one’s own skills, thoughts, and actions.
To Be able to approach a problem systematically from multiple perspectives – multiperspectivism.

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

To have the ability to write down the results of one’s own historical scientific research in a clearly structured, academically justified text, written in a clear and academically correct language
To have the ability to present the results of one’s own historical research, to both experts and peers, in a clearly structured oral presentation, in a clear and academically correct language.
To have the ability to communicate (also in another language than Dutch), collaborate and act in an inspiring, advisory or authoritative manner, depending on the situation.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

To have the ability to critically assess social issues and contemporary views and contextualize them historically in scientific work.
To have the ability to interpret contemporary developments from a historical-comparative perspective in one’ s own scientific work.
To have the ability to integrate cultural sensitivity, respect for diversity, and historical consciousness into a scientific work
To pay systematic attention to sustainable development.
To demonstrate social commitment.

Competence field 6: Profession-specific competences

To have the ability to undertake independent historical research, and the ability to fit into a group conducting historical scientific research.
To have the ability to adjust to specialist interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary professional situations.
To have the scientific background necessary to function in archives and heritage institutions.
To have the ability to use tailored media for the communication of historical information to a specific audience.