Description
The overall aims of this study cycle in History are:
Convey a solid knowledge over historic times encompassing Prehistory, Ancient and Classic Civilizations, Middle Ages, Modern Ages and Contemporary Ages including History of Present Time. Alongside national and European history, which performs a privileged domain regarding the formation basis, the course will also value the approach over territorial spaces and non-European civilizations.
Provide an efficient knowledge about research and generic and specialized access to historic data.
Develop research skills that are relevant throughout the several stages of the learning process: documental or empirical, methodological, production and short presentation of results.
Exercise an informed and critical attitude over historic knowledge and over the uses of history and historiography in contemporaneity.
Improve overall autonomy and civic responsibility attitude.
Access to higher education
This course provides the technical and scientific capacity to access the courses of the second cycle (Master)
Careers
Historical knowledge performs a privileged area in advanced societies, shaped by changing rhythms and accelerations that tend to favour phenomena that dilute the past, the historic memory and the weakening of identity. Under these circumstances, it is key to focus on the production development of historic knowledge and its promotion meets the needs and solicitations of the present that are expressed in the cultural, civic and human development but also in the preservation of cultural and historical heritage. Lastly, it is worth mentioning the economic advantages emerging from coherent and sustained cultural development politics. Preferential professional áreas: History (research, organization and document management); Teaching of History and Geography; Cultural Heritage.