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International Master Program in Applied and Interdisciplinary History “Usable Pasts” Open in 2015 Language of instruction - English Length of study - 2
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
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Department of History, Higher School of Economics St.
Petersburg, founded in 2012 Bachelors in History, degree programme
100 students from 40 regions in Russia International Masters
Program - opening in 2015; PhD program Center for Historical
Research - International Research Projects 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. 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). 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 18 th 19 th cc, many of them are
bestsellers.
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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''
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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 19 th -20
th century, history of the study and exploration of the Arctic,
marine environmental history (including the history of fisheries),
and urban environmental and technological history.
www.hse.spb.ru/history [email protected]
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Foreign Partner Universities One semester abroad Ludwig
Maximilian University of Munich (Germany) University of Jyvskyl
(Finland) University of Eastern Finland Also under consideration:
participating with other universities from BRICS countries;
building a network of partners in Scandinavian countries.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Area studies Russia and Eurasia / Baltic Region Circumpolar
North / Global South Two from four courses are to be selected Bloc
6 Applied History in Area Studies: 4 Elective Courses each 4 ECTS,
144 hours
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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
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ADMISSION Admission to HSE Masters programs requires successful
completion of a Bachelors 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/
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www.hse.spb.ru/history Professor Julia Lajus [email protected] If
youre interested in this program, please contact us!