MA Program

First Semester
Crdts ECTS
HIST 501
Historiography I
A detailed study of how historians crafted their works from the earliest works of the Greeks, the Chinese, the Islamic world until the early modern ages.
3 9
HIST 579
Graduate Seminar
Seminars offered by faculty, guest speakers, and/or graduate students designed to widen students' perspectives on specific topics of interest and to expand their range of scientific research techniques and publication ethics, scientific research techniques and methods in the field of history; presentations and discussions on the basic principles of research and publication ethics.
0 2
- Area Elective 3 7
- Area Elective 3 7
- Elective 3 7
Total:
12
Total:
32
Second Semester
Crdts ECTS
HIST 502
Historiography II
A detailed study of how historians crafted their works from the early modern era to this day.
3 9
HIST 690 Master Thesis 0 60
- Area Elective 3 7
- Area Elective 3 7
- Elective 3 7
Total:
12
Total:
90

Specialization in ancient history and archaeology

First Semester
Crdts ECTS
HIST 551
Method and Theory in the History of Art, Architecture and Visual Culture
Theoretical and methodological issues in the historical study of art and architecture, visual culture and the urban environment; study of critical texts; various approaches towards central issues (such as production, patronage, use), and key notions and interpretative tools of the discipline (such as style, iconography, representation, space); interdisciplinary foundations of recent theoretical perspectives.
3 9
HIST 579
Graduate Seminar
Seminars offered by faculty, guest speakers, and/or graduate students designed to widen students' perspectives on specific topics of interest and to expand their range of scientific research techniques and publication ethics, scientific research techniques and methods in the field of history; presentations and discussions on the basic principles of research and publication ethics.
0 2
- Area Elective 3 7
- Area Elective 3 7
- Elective 3 7
Total:
12
Total:
32
Second Semester
Crdts ECTS
HIST 541
Method and Theory in Archaeology
History of archaeology as a discipline, critical review of current theoretical and methodological issues and debates, site investigation techniques (surveys, excavation, remote sensing, etc.), data recording and management, data analysis, absolute and relative dating, chronological and historical frameworks; theories of explanation and interpretation of archaeological data.
3 9
HIST 690 Master Thesis 0 60
- Area Elective 3 7
- Area Elective 3 7
- Elective 3 7
Total:
12
Total:
90

Specialization in the history of art, architecture and visual culture

First Semester
Crdts ECTS
HIST 551
Method and Theory in the History of Art, Architecture And Visual Culture
Theoretical and methodological issues in the historical study of art and architecture, visual culture and the urban environment; study of critical texts; various approaches towards central issues (such as production, patronage, use), and key notions and interpretative tools of the discipline (such as style, iconography, representation, space); interdisciplinary foundations of recent theoretical perspectives.
3 9
HIST 579
Graduate Seminar
Seminars offered by faculty, guest speakers, and/or graduate students designed to widen students' perspectives on specific topics of interest and to expand their range of scientific research techniques and publication ethics, scientific research techniques and methods in the field of history; presentations and discussions on the basic principles of research and publication ethics.
0 2
- Area Elective 3 7
- Area Elective 3 7
- Elective 3 7
Total:
12
Total:
32
Second Semester
Crdts ECTS
HIST 502
Historiography II
The agenda of the historian: Historiographical problems involved in studying social history and social change. A review of the methods of major social historians.
3 9
HIST 690 Master Thesis 0 60
- Area Elective 3 7
- Area Elective 3 7
- Elective 3 7
Total:
12
Total:
90