Historical Sciences

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Historical Sciences
Course sheet
A.Y. 2023/2024
Master programme
LM-84 - Historical Sciences
Master programme
120
ECTS
Access
Open with entry requirements examination
2
Years
Course location
Milan
Language
Italian
International title
Double Degree
The objective of the Historical Sciences M.A. is to provide students with an in-depth historical knowledge encompassing a critical approach to historiography and the sources. Such an education will enable students to acquire not only advanced knowledge but also skills and abilities ensuring that the programme's educational outcomes will be achieved, namely a full understanding of historical dynamics, source analysis skills and the use of tools, including IT, a critical awareness of current historiography and a mastery of the languages of historical communication.
The careers opened up by an M.A. in Historical Sciences are bound up with graduates' skills in organising and classifying complex problems and information in a coherent way, planning and communicating opportune solutions. It is thus held that graduates will be capable of taking on roles of responsibility in:
- activities linked to the cultural initiative and service sectors;
- specific institutions such as archives, libraries, museums, cultural centres and foundations with cultural aims;
- study and research centres, both public and private;
- national and local governmental institutions in the cultural services sector and the recovery of local activities, traditions and identities;
- in publishing, in the specific context of the dissemination of historical information and culture;
- in the human resources and staff selection sectors;
- in all reporting activities requiring an ability to take responsibility for understanding, organising and planning in a range of contexts involving a propensity for innovation, adaptability and creativity.
In particular, historical sciences graduates will be eligible for work in history, philosophy, geography and literature teaching in middle and secondary schools, after gaining the requisite professional credentials and/or passing public application processes. I.e. having acquired the further specific technical skills and, where required, professional credentials and /or related public application processes, graduates will be eligible for the following professions: journalism, popular history, writing, critical and educational text writing in the humanities (especially history), university history teaching, history and philosophy research and technical work, archivism, library work, documentary patrimony curating and conservation in museum institutions, archives and libraries.

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
This Historical Sciences M.A. has a solid international exchange tradition which began with the founding of the ERASMUS, now ERASMUS plus programme.
A concise overview of ERASMUS is available on the M.A. programme site, on the student bulletin board.
These reciprocal agreements give students and teachers access to a year abroad, an exchange agreement between University of Milan and the universities of many countries including: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, the Low Countries, Poland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Hungary.
A list of specific universities encompassed by the agreement for historical science graduates can be consulted in appendix A: https://www.unimi.it/en/international/study-abroad/studying-abroad-erasmus
With Erasmus+ University of Milan also assigns study periods in Switzerland based on bilateral agreements with Swiss universities under the SEMP - Swiss European Mobility Programme.
Historical sciences students can complete study periods ranging from a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 12 months during the two years of the programme, at one of the university's partner institutions. Average study periods abroad last 5-6 months. Students are advised to complete overseas study periods in the 2nd semester of the 1st year or the 1st semester of the 2nd year.
Study abroad (course attendance, exams, any thesis research work) is accredited on students' return with a number of study credits which take account of the activities completed abroad. The related study programme, called a Learning Agreement, is agreed on departure on the basis of courses, exams and activities decided by students in accordance with their Italian study plans. Careful choice by the teaching staff responsible in identifying a wide ranging and specific correspondence between the University of Milan's educational programme and that of its partner universities enables students to take full advantage of their studies abroad and acquire the credits they need to complete their Italian studies. The study sectors which can be developed are essentially historical but credits in other humanities disciplines can also potentially be acquired.
This M.A. has a permanent internationalisation via ERASMUS co-ordinator (Prof. Michela Minesso). Specific meetings for M.A. Historical sciences students leaving for periods abroad are organised to supply them with the information they need on the various institutions available and useful contact numbers. The History Department also has international research and teaching partnerships with institutions such as Lomonosov University in Moscow. In such cases specific study plans are agreed with the co-ordinator and the work done is recognised in accordance with the criteria listed above.
The History Department is also active in ERASMUS Plus-Placement which now provides for international exchange for new graduates (within 12 months of graduation), too, and information on the programmes which can be applied for is available on the website. The department works to identify international partners (archives, libraries, publishing houses, cultural institutions and universities) for internships designed to provide professional training.
Attendance is strongly recommended, though not mandatory.
Enrolment
QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION

Graduates in the following degree classes can be admitted to the degree programme in Historical Sciences:
- L-01 Cultural Heritage
- L-05 Philosophy
- L-06 Geography
- L-10 Humanities
- L-11 Modern languages and civilizations
- L-20 Communication
- L-36 Political Science and International Relations
L-42 History
provided they have earned at least 60 credits (CFU) according to the criteria set out below:
- at least 15 CFU in the following academic fields: M-STO/01, M-STO/02, M-STO/04;
- 15 CFU in the above fields or in the following fields (in whole or in part): L-ANT/02, L-ANT/03, L-FIL-LET/10, M-STO/03, M-STO/07, M-STO/08, M-STO/09, SECS-P/12, SPS/02, SPS/03;
- the remaining 30 CFU in the above fields or in the following fields (in whole or in part): IUS/19, L-ART/01, L-ART/02, L-ART/03, L-ART/05, L-ART/06, L-FIL-LET/11, L-FIL-LET/12, SECS-P/01, SPS/05, SPS/06, SPS/07, SPS/13, SPS/14, L-LIN/03, L-LIN/05, L-LIN/10, L-LIN/13, M-DEA/01, M-FIL/01, M-FIL/03, M-FIL/04, M-FIL/06, M-GGR/01.

Graduates from other degree classes may also be admitted, provided they have earned at least 90 credits according to the following criteria:
- at least 15 CFU in the following academic fields: M-STO/01, M-STO/02, M-STO/04;
- 15 CFU in the above fields or in the following fields (in whole or in part): L-ANT/02, L-ANT/03, L-FIL-LET/10, M-STO/03, M-STO/07, M-STO/08, M-STO/09, SECS-P/12, SPS/02, SPS/03;
- the remaining 60 CFU in the above fields or in the following fields (in whole or in part): IUS/19, L-ART/01, L-ART/02, L-ART/03, L-ART/05, L-ART/06, L-FIL-LET/11, L-FIL-LET/12, SECS-P/01, SPS/05, SPS/06, SPS/07, SPS/13, SPS/14, L-LIN/03, L-LIN/05, L-LIN/10, L-LIN/13, M-DEA/01, M-FIL/01, M-FIL/03, M-FIL/04, M-FIL/06, M-GGR/01.

ADMISSION ASSESSMENT
Curricular requirements will be assessed by the Admission Board based on online applications and the attached documents.
For the purposes of admission of upcoming graduates, the minimum number of credits required at the time of submitting the application for admission is set at 130.

The Board reserves the right to admit ex officio graduates from the Bachelor's degree programme in History of the University of Milan, who meet the above-mentioned curricular requirements. These candidates will be individually notified of admission and will not be required to sit an interview.
Graduates from the History degree programme of the University of Milan, who have extra credits to be transferred, will also be automatically admitted, provided these credits were earned through Master's courses. The Board may or may not transfer such credits at its discretion, after reaching the candidates.
Students from other degree programmes will have to go through an admission interview, which is aimed at ascertaining that they meet curricular requirements from an administrative point of view. On this occasion, the Board reserves the right to review any applications for transfer credits, up to 36 CFU, as certified by the candidate.

The dates of the interviews are posted to the programme website, section "Iscriversi" (Enrol): https://scienzestoriche.cdl.unimi.it/it/iscriversi

Admission

Application for admission: from 06/03/2023 to 25/08/2023

Application for matriculation: from 03/04/2023 to 15/01/2024


Attachments and documents

Admission notice

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Programme description and courses list
Compulsory
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Elements of Historiography 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/02
Optional activities and study plan rules
a - 9 CFU in one of the following disciplines
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
History of Southern Italy 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
Intellectual and Cultural History 9 60 English Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
b - 9 CFU in one of the following disciplines
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Historical Communication and Public Uses of The Past 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
Teaching History 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
c - 9 CFU in one of the following disciplines
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Digital Humanities 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Digital Librarianship 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Diplomatics 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/09
History of Printing and Publishing Systems 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Library and Archival History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Medieval Records' Analysis and Critical Edition 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/09
Compulsory
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Final Exam 30 0 Italian Open sessions
Optional activities and study plan rules
d - AFTER EARNING THE 36 CFU IN COMMON ACTIVITIES, THE STUDENT SHOULD CHOOSE THE
REMAINING 39 CREDITS WITHIN ONE OF THE AVAILABLE TACKS, IN CONSISTENCY WITH THEIR MAJOR SUBJECT.

BY THE END OF THE FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR OF THE PROGRAMME, THE STUDENT MUST AGREE THE TOPIC OF ITS MASTER'S DEGREE DISSERTATION WITH THE TEACHER OF A SUBJECT THEY HAVE FOLLOWED.
e - ANCIENT HISTORY

39 CFU (a total of three 9-CFU exams and two 6-CFU exams, of which at least 18 in the following subjects: L-ANT/02 and/or L-ANT/03)
(NOTE: Ancient Numismatics and History of medieval and modern coins are alternatives to each other)
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Ancient Numismatics Ma 9 60 Italian First semester L-ANT/04
Antiquity and Greek Studies 9 60 Italian First semester L-ANT/02
Antiquity and Roman Studies 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/03
Economic and Social History of Classical Antiquity 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/03
Greek Epigraphy 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/02
Greek History Ma 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/02
Greek Literature 12 80 Italian Second semester L-FIL-LET/02
History of Medieval and Modern Coins 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/04
Latin Epigraphy 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/03
Latin Literature 12 80 Italian First semester L-FIL-LET/04
Medieval History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/01
Roman History 9 60 Italian First semester L-ANT/03
f - MEDIEVAL HISTORY
39 CFU (a total of three 9-CFU exams and two 6-CFU exams, of which at least 18 in the following subjects: M-STO/01)

NOTE: The following subjects are alternatives to each other
- Diplomatics and Library and Archival History and Medieval records' analysis and critical edition
- History of medieval and modern coins and Medieval Latin literature
- Roman History (MD) and Antiquity and roman studies
- History of the medieval church and heretical movements and History of the church and heretical movements
- History of the Early modern Italian States and History of Historiography in the Modern Period and Constitutional History and History of national and supranational institutions
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Antiquity and Roman Studies 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/03
Civilization and Culture in The Middle Ages 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01
Constitutional History 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
Diplomatics 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/09
Economic and Social History of Classical Antiquity 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/03
Historical Methodology: Interpreting Medieval Sources 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01
History of Historiography in The Modern Period 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/02
History of Medieval and Modern Coins 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/04
History of Medieval Church and Heretical Movement 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/07
History of National and Supranational Institutions 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
History of Science and Technology 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/05
History of Southern Italy 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
History of The Church and Heretical Movment 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/07
History of The Early Modern Italian States 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
Library and Archival History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Medieval History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/01
Medieval Latin Literature 9 60 Italian Second semester L-FIL-LET/08
Medieval Records' Analysis and Critical Edition 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/09
Roman History 9 60 Italian First semester L-ANT/03
g - MODERN HISTORY
39 CFU (a total of three 9-CFU exams and two 6-CFU exams, of which at least 18 in the following subjects: M-STO/02)

NOTE: The following subjects are alternatives to each other
- Archival records management, Business History and Archives, Digital curation, Library and Archival History, History of medieval and modern coins
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Archival Records Management 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Business History and Archives 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
Constitutional History 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
Cultural History of Modern Age 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
Digital Librarianship 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Economic and Social History of The Early Modern Age 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
Economy and Culture of The Cooperative Enterprises 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/07
History of Colonialism and Decolonisation 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
History of Early Modern Europe 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/02
History of Eastern Europe 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/03
History of Historiography in The Modern Period 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/02
History of Medieval and Modern Coins 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/04
History of National and Supranational Institutions 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
History of Printing and Publishing Systems 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
History of Science and Technology 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/05
History of Southern Italy 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
History of The Age of Reformation and Counter-Reformation 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
History of The Church and Heretical Movment 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/07
History of The Early Modern Italian States 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
International History of The Modern World 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
Library and Archival History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
h - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
39 CFU (a total of three 9-CFU exams and two 6-CFU exams, of which at least 18 in the following subjects: M-STO/03 and/or M-STO/04)

NOTE: The following subjects are alternatives to each other
- Archival records management, Business History and Archives, Digital curation, Library and Archival History
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Archival Records Management 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Business History and Archives 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
Constitutional History 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
Digital Librarianship 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Economy and Culture of The Cooperative Enterprises 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/07
History of Colonialism and Decolonisation 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
History of Contemporary Culture 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/04
History of Contemporary Europe 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
History of Contemporary Political Thought 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/02
History of Contemporary World 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
History of Eastern Europe 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/03
History of National and Supranational Institutions 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
History of Parties and Political Cultures 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/04
History of Printing and Publishing Systems 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
History of Science and Technology 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/05
History of Southern Italy 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
History of Spain and Latin America 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
History of The Church and Heretical Movment 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/07
Library and Archival History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Social History of The Spectacle 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
i - HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONS AND CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT
39 CFU (a total of three 9-CFU exams and two 6-CFU exams, of which at least 18 in the following subjects: SPS/02 and/or SPS/03)

NOTE: The following subjects are alternatives to each other
- Economic and social history of the modern age and History of the medieval church and heretical movements
- History of printing and publishing systems and History of contemporary world
- Archival records management, Business History and Archives, Digital curation, Library and Archival History, History of medieval and modern coins
- History of the medieval church and heretical movements and History of the church and heretical movements
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Archival Records Management 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Business History and Archives 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
Constitutional History 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
Digital Librarianship 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Economic and Social History of The Early Modern Age 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
History of Colonialism and Decolonisation 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
History of Contemporary Political Thought 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/02
History of Contemporary World 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
History of Medieval and Modern Coins 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/04
History of Medieval Church and Heretical Movement 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/07
History of National and Supranational Institutions 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
History of Parties and Political Cultures 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/04
History of Printing and Publishing Systems 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
History of Science and Technology 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/05
History of The Age of Reformation and Counter-Reformation 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
History of The Church and Heretical Movment 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/07
History of The Early Modern Italian States 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
Library and Archival History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
j - ECONOMIC HISTORY

39 CFU (a total of three 9-CFU exams and two 6-CFU exams, of which at least 18 in the following subjects: SECS-P/12)
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Archival Records Management 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Business History and Archives 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
Constitutional History 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
Cultural History of Modern Age 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
Digital Librarianship 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Economic and Social History of The Early Modern Age 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
Economy and Culture of The Cooperative Enterprises 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/07
History of Contemporary Political Thought 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/02
History of Contemporary World 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
History of Economic and Social Development 9 60 Italian Second semester SECS-P/12
History of Historiography in The Modern Period 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/02
History of Parties and Political Cultures 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/04
History of Science and Technology 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/05
Library and Archival History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
k - OTHER ACTIVITIES COMMON TO ALL TRACKS
12 CFU AT THE STUDENT'S CHOICE
3 CFU for METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH WORKSHOP, WHICH IS PREPARATORY FOR THE DISSERTATION WORK, or INTERNSHIP
Compulsory
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Elements of Historiography 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/02
Optional activities and study plan rules
a - 9 CFU in one of the following disciplines
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
History of Southern Italy 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
Intellectual and Cultural History 9 60 English Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
b - 9 CFU in one of the following disciplines
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Historical Communication and Public Uses of The Past 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
Teaching History 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01 M-STO/02 M-STO/04
c - 9 CFU in one of the following disciplines
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Digital Humanities 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Digital Librarianship 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Diplomatics 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/09
History of Printing and Publishing Systems 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Library and Archival History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Medieval Records' Analysis and Critical Edition 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/09
Compulsory
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Final Exam 30 0 Italian Open sessions
Optional activities and study plan rules
d - AFTER EARNING THE 36 CFU IN COMMON ACTIVITIES, THE STUDENT SHOULD CHOOSE THE
REMAINING 39 CREDITS WITHIN ONE OF THE AVAILABLE TACKS, IN CONSISTENCY WITH THEIR MAJOR SUBJECT.

BY THE END OF THE FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR OF THE PROGRAMME, THE STUDENT MUST AGREE THE TOPIC OF ITS MASTER'S DEGREE DISSERTATION WITH THE TEACHER OF A SUBJECT THEY HAVE FOLLOWED.
l - 39 CFU (a total of three 9-CFU exams and two 6-CFU exams, of which at least 18 in the following subjects: M-STO/08 and /or M-STO/09)
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Archival Records Management 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Business History and Archives 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
Civilization and Culture in The Middle Ages 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01
Constitutional History 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/03
Digital Humanities 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Digital Librarianship 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Diplomatics 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/09
Economy and Culture of The Cooperative Enterprises 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/07
Historical Methodology: Interpreting Medieval Sources 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01
History of Historiography in The Modern Period 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/02
History of Medieval and Modern Coins 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/04
History of Parties and Political Cultures 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/04
History of Printing and Publishing Systems 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
History of Science and Technology 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/05
History of The Early Modern Italian States 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
Library and Archival History 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Medieval Records' Analysis and Critical Edition 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/09
Social History of The Spectacle 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
m - OTHER ACTIVITIES COMMON TO ALL TRACKS
12 CFU AT THE STUDENT'S CHOICE
3 CFU for METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH WORKSHOP, WHICH IS PREPARATORY FOR THE DISSERTATION WORK, or INTERNSHIP
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Erasmus and international mobility tutor 
Internship tutor
Quality Assurance Delegate
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