Program Overview
Máster en Historia Contemporánea
The Máster en Historia Contemporánea is a postgraduate program aimed at training contemporary historians, providing them with the necessary knowledge and techniques to undertake research work, either as professional historians or in other fields of work.
Duration and Category
- Duration: 1 year (60 ECTS)
- Category: Investigador
Language and Modality
- Language of instruction: Spanish
- Modality: Presencial
Number of Places and Tuition Fees
- Number of places: 265 (40 UAM)
- Price (approximate) for the course in the first enrollment: 1,539 ; non-resident extracommunitarians: 3,020
Center
- Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
Información del Máster
Description
The objective of the Master's program is to form contemporary historians, providing them with the knowledge and techniques necessary to undertake research work, either as professional historians or in other fields of work (editing, journalism, museology, cultural animation, etc.).
Official and Interuniversity Character
The program has an official and interuniversity character, as it is participated by nine prestigious universities (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Universidad de Cantabria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad del País Vasco, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Universidad de Valencia, Universidad de Zaragoza, and Universidad de Granada).
Accredited Trajectory
It has an accredited trajectory, backed by periodic quality controls, and received the Quality Mention from the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Organization and Specialization
The program is organized to be compatible with work life, allowing students to complete it in one or two years, with morning and afternoon classes. It offers a wide possibility of specialization (more than a hundred optional subjects among all the headquarters) and the student personally meets professors and students from other universities through an online course and a cycle of conferences and seminars.
Other General Information
- Joint Title: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Valencia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad del País Vasco, Universidad de Cantabria, and Universidad de Zaragoza.
- Coordinated by: Universidad del País Vasco
- Center, department, or institute responsible: Departamento de Historia Contemporánea.
- Character: Oriented to research.
- Minimum ECTS according to enrollment and course: 24 ECTS (part-time enrollment); 37 ECTS (full-time enrollment).
- Language of instruction: Spanish (in the UAM, the Master's program is taught in Spanish. In the rest of the program, courses are also taught in the official languages of the Autonomous Communities where the other universities are located).
Admisión y Matrícula
Requirements for Access and Admission
The Master's program is especially indicated for students who possess the degree of Licenciado/a or Graduado/a in History, Philosophy and Letters (specializing in History), Geography and History (specializing in History). However, it is also oriented towards graduates in other degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences who are interested in the knowledge, methods, and techniques of research in Contemporary History.
Documentation to be Attached
- Mandatory documents:
- DNI / Passport
- Academic certificate of qualifications of the degree studies
- Curriculum Vitae
- Declaration of average grade
- Accreditation of knowledge of the Spanish language level B2 (only for non-Spanish speaking students)
- Access title: In case of having finished studies at the time of making the application for access to the master's program, the title/diploma of degree, license, diploma, or equivalent must be attached to the application.
Admission Criteria
The admission criteria are based on the following:
- Title with which access is made, prioritizing the degree in History, official in Spain or another issued by a higher education institution belonging to another State integrated into the European Higher Education Area that enables access to Master's studies.
- Academic record: Average grade obtained in the degree that gives access to the Master's program.
- Curriculum Vitae: Professional experience, research experience, training stays abroad, scholarships, accredited knowledge of languages.
Ponderación de los Criterios de Admisión
| CRITERIOS DE ADMISIÓN | PONDERACIÓN |
|---|---|
| Título previo con el que se accede, primando la titulación en Historia, oficial en Espańa u otra expedida por una institución de educación superior perteneciente a otro Estado integrante del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior que faculte en el mismo para el acceso a enseńanzas de Máster. | 50% |
| Expediente académico: Calificación media obtenida en la titulación que da acceso al Máster | 30% |
| Curriculum Vitae: en el curriculum se valorará la experiencia profesional, experiencia investigadora, estancias formativas en el extranjero, becas, conocimiento acreditado de idiomas | 20% |
Perfil de Ingreso
Graduates or licensed professionals in History, Geography and History, Humanities, or Philosophy and Letters, but also in other careers in Humanities and Social Sciences (Journalism, Law, Sociology, Anthropology, etc.).
Salidas Profesionales
The fundamental objective is the preparation of researchers capable of making research their main activity (within the framework of the University, institutes, and research centers, in specialized journals, etc.) or complementary (as an extension of professional performance in archives, libraries, museums, cultural centers, secondary education, etc.). It also provides permanent training in the field of Contemporary History to different professionals in the field of teaching, journalism, or scientific dissemination.
Calidad
- Seguimiento externo: Verification, modification, follow-up, and renewal of accreditation (Acredita_UAM)
- Indicators of Follow-up of the degree (Portal UAM DATA)
- Labor insertion (link to employability observatory)
- Sistema Interno de Garantía de Calidad
- Calidad UAM
- Buzón de quejas y sugerencias