Transcript Document 778176

International Master Program
in Applied and Interdisciplinary History
“Usable Pasts”
Open in 2015
Language of instruction - English
Length of study - 2 years
Total number of credits - 120 ECTS
Department of History, Higher School of Economics –
St. Petersburg, founded in 2012
 Bachelor’s in History, degree programme – 100 students from 40 regions in Russia
 International Master’s Program - opening in 2015; PhD program
 Center for Historical Research - International Research Projects
Evgeniy Anisimov
Tenured Professor, Academic
Supervisor Department of
History, Member of the HSE
Academic Council
Author of more than 350
publications, among them
about 50 books on history of
Russia in the 18th – 19th cc,
many of them are bestsellers.
Alexander Semyonov, PhD
(Central European University),
Professor, Dean of the
Department of History, Deputy
Director of HSE SPb,
member of the Editorial Board
of the international scholarly
journal Ab Imperio. Studies of
New Imperial History and
Nationalism in the Post-Soviet
Space, Visiting Professor at
University of Chicago and
University of Michigan (USA).
Ronald Grigor Suny, Senior
Research Fellow, Academic
Director of the international
research project
Comparative Historical
Studies of Empire and
Nationalism, Charles Tilly
Collegiate Professor of Social
and Political History at
University of Michigan;
Emeritus Professor of
Political Science and History
at University of Chicago.
Some International Conferences held at the Department of
History
2012:
* Summer School “Natural Resources: Historical Ideas, Exploration
and Exploitation” (together with ESEH and EUSPb)
* International workshop "The Circulation of Knowledge in a Divided
World"
*International round table "The Borders, Cross-border Communication
and Mobility in the Baltic Region of Europe. Past and Present"
2013:
*International workshop ''When Postcolonial Meets Postimperial''
* International Seminar ''Historical Biographies in the context of
Regional and Imperial Borders of Northern Europe''
2014:
*International Conference “A Usable Past: New Trends in Applied and
Interdisciplinary History''
*Workshop ''Society and Politics in the Time of Imperial Crisis''
Academic Director
of the program
Julia Lajus
Associate Professor, Department of History
Vice-President of the European Society of Environmental History
Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Historical Research
Visiting researcher at the Department of History of Science,
Technology and the Environment of the
Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (2008)
Marie Curie Research Fellow funded by the European
Commission (University of Birmingham, Great Britain, 2009)
Member of the editorial boards of international journals
Environment and History and Global Environment
Research interests: history of science in the 19th-20th century,
history of the study and exploration of the Arctic,
marine environmental history (including the history of fisheries),
and urban environmental and technological history.
Foreign Partner Universities
One semester abroad
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany)
University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
University of Eastern Finland
Also under consideration: participating with other
universities from BRICS countries; building a
network of partners in Scandinavian countries.
Key Programme Features






Unique combination of fundamental and applied
training
Interdisciplinary focus
Wide range of elective courses
Special emphasis on the practical use of knowledge
through focusing on research work and practically
oriented MA theses
Active learning methods - case studies, research
seminars, master classes, and internships
Techning methods of applied and interdisciplinary
history using modern IT
The curriculum is formed around three blocks:
1.
Historical memory and identity policy, theories of nationalism,
imperial and colonial studies and postcolonial forms of identity,
history in national, colonial and postcolonial discourses,
studies of trauma and injustice.
2. Interdisciplinary historical research with a focus on historical,
cultural and natural heritage, including public museums and media
space; archeology and policy/management of historical heritage,
environmental history, history of science, technological history,
urban history, economic history, history and law.
3. Methodology and applied historical methods: oral history,
material culture, informatics in history including digital humanities,
database management, geoinformatics, and visualization methods.
Courses:
Introductory and basic:





Introduction to World History: 3 ECTS, 108 hours
Critical Analysis of Historical Sources and Information
Resources: 3 ECTS, 108 hours
Historical textology: 4 ECTS, 144 hours
Theory and History of Culture:: 6 ECTS,
216 hours
History of Historical Knowledge/Historiography4 ECTS, 144
hours
General courses of the programme:



Historical Memory and Identity Narratives: 3 ECTS, 108 hours
Historical Heritage: Policy and Practices: 3 ECTS, 108 hours
Technology, Science and Environment in History: 4 ECTS,
144 hours
Elective Courses
Bloc 1
History of Economics and Economic Institutes: 5 ECTS, 180 hours
Ideology and Political Imagination of Imperialism and Nationalism: 5 ECTS,
180 hours
Bloc 2
History of Social Institutes, Movements and Communication: 5 ECTS, 180
hours
Space, Borders and Mobility in History: 5 ECTS, 180 hours
Bloc 3
Historical Urban Studies: 5 ECTS, 180 hours
History and Law: Problems of Contemporary Contextualization: 5 ECTS, 180
hours
Bloc 4
Digital Methods and Tools for Historical Research: 5 ECTS, 180 hours
Method of Interview in Contemporary History: 5 ECTS, 180 hours
Bloc 5
Optional Course from Another MA Program: 3 ECTS, 108 hours
Bloc 6
Applied History in Area Studies: 4 Elective Courses – each 4 ECTS, 144 hours
Area studies
Russia and Eurasia /
Baltic Region
Circumpolar North / Global South
Two from four courses are to be selected
Internships:
Museums: Ice-Breaker Krassin World Ocean Museum branch,
Monrepos Park national museum reserve in Vyborg, among
others
Laboratory of archeology, historical sociology, and cultural
heritage n.a. G.S. Lebedev, St. Petersburg State University
Non-governmental organizations: Kaykino Creative Projects and
others
Mass media, travel companies
Summer schools will be held in cultural and natural heritage
areas, specifically in the Russian North
ADMISSION

Admission to HSE Master’s programs requires successful
completion of a Bachelor’s Degree.

Tuition fee (per year): 7,000 USD

Full scholarships for tuition-free study through the Russian
Government Quota system.
Early admissions applications will be available in January 2015
Scholarship applications will be available in March 2015
For more about the application process, please visit our
international admissions website: hse.ru/international/
If you’re interested in this program,
please contact us!

www.hse.spb.ru/history

Professor Julia Lajus
[email protected]