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2026-2027 / Master

History, professional focus in digital mediation of historical knowledge

120 crédits
Master in history, professional focus in digital mediation of historical knowledge
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  • Theory
  • Practical
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Choice of programme based on the student's background

B1
45Cr
B2
45Cr

Choose 1 programme:

B1
1Nbr
B2
1Nbr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Programme for students enrolled from 2024-2025

B1
45Cr
B2
45Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : Students enrolled in the Master's programme before the 2024-2025 academic year are subject to the previous version of the programme.

Core curriculum compulsory courses

Contemporary historiographical debates B1Q130--5
History and social sciences B1TA45--5
Methodology seminar in preparation for the final assignment, including training around AI issues B1TA45--5
Thesis, including oral communication of research results B2TA---30

Common core courses

Notice : Students are required to choose their "historical criticism module" in line with their Master's thesis.

Choose one module from :

B1
15Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Greek and Roman antiquity

B1
15Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Historical criticism seminar (Greek and Roman Antiquity) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B1TA1530[+]10
Introduction to Greek epigraphy B1Q130--5

Middle Ages

B1
15Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Historical criticism seminar (Middle Ages) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B1TA1530[+]10
Medieval and modern diplomacy B1Q23015-5

Modern times

B1
15Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Historical criticism seminar (Modern times) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] -TA1530[+]10

Choose one of the following courses :

B1
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Medieval and modern diplomacy B1Q23015-5
Historical statistics and computational methods applied to modern and contemporary history B1TA45--5

Contemporary history

B1
15Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Historical criticism seminar (Contemporary period) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B1TA1530[+]10
Historical statistics and computational methods applied to modern and contemporary history B1TA45--5

Choose a seminar other than the one in the module from:

B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Historical criticism seminar (Greek and Roman Antiquity) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B2TA1530[+]10
Historical criticism seminar (Middle Ages) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B2TA1530[+]10
Historical criticism seminar (Modern times) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B2TA1530[+]10
Historical criticism seminar (Contemporary period) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B2TA1530[+]10

Choose 4 courses (2 in each group) from:

B1
15Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Group 1: Institutional courses

Notice : Students will choose their `Institutions¿ courses in line with their Historical criticism seminar and their `Final thesis¿.
Institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) -Q130-[+]5
Institutions of the Middle Ages - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) -Q230-[+]5
Institutions of the early modern era - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) -Q230-[+]5
Institutions of the Modern Era - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) -Q130-[+]5

Group 2: Free optional subjects

International Relations in Antiquity -Q230--5
International relations in modern times (16th- 18th centuries) -Q230--5
History of International relations of Belgium -Q230--5
History of Burgundian States -Q230--5
History of the Principality of Liege -Q130--5
Introduction to the history of Christianity -Q130--5
Introduction to Reformation history -Q230--5
History and religion of the Arab-Muslim world I -Q130--5
History and religion of the Arab-Muslim world II -Q130--5
History of information and the press in particular -Q130--5
History of business -Q130--5
Histoire politique de l'Europe -Q230--5
History of books and libraries -Q230--5

Transitional programme for students enrolled in the Master's programme in 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024.

B1
40Cr
B2
50Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Core curriculum compulsory courses

Evolution of notions and methods used in history B1Q130--5
History and social sciences B1TA45--5
Methodology seminar in preparation for the final assignment, including training around AI issues B1TA45--5
Thesis, including oral communication of research results B2TA---30

Common core courses

Notice : Students are required to choose their ¿Historical Criticism Seminars¿ and their ¿Institutions¿ courses in line with their ¿final thesis¿. Please note: the Criticism Seminar linked to the period of the final dissertation will necessarily be chosen in block 1.

Choose a seminar among the following :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Historical criticism seminar (Greek and Roman Antiquity) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] -TA1530[+]10
Historical criticism seminar (Middle Ages) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] -TA1530[+]10
Historical criticism seminar (Modern times) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] -TA1530[+]10
Historical criticism seminar (Contemporary period) - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] -TA1530[+]10

Choose 2 courses of Institutions amongst :

B1
5Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) -Q130-[+]5
Institutions of the Middle Ages - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) -Q230-[+]5
Institutions of the early modern era - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) -Q230-[+]5
Institutions of the Modern Era - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) -Q130-[+]5

Choose three of the following courses :

B1
10Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
International Relations in Antiquity -Q230--5
International relations in modern times (16th- 18th centuries) -Q230--5
History of International relations of Belgium -Q230--5
History of Burgundian States -Q230--5
History of the Principality of Liege -Q130--5
Introduction to the history of Christianity -Q130--5
Introduction to Reformation history -Q230--5
History and religion of the Arab-Muslim world I -Q130--5
History and religion of the Arab-Muslim world II -Q130--5
History of information and the press in particular -Q130--5
History of business -Q130--5
Histoire politique de l'Europe -Q230--5
History of books and libraries -Q230--5

Focus compulsory courses

B1
15Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Professional focus internship - [200h internship] B2TA--[+]10
A critical analysis of the uses of digital technology for historians - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B1Q130-[+]5
Mediating historical knowledge - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B1Q21530[+]5
Remembrance tourism and historical re-enactment, including the contribution of digital technology - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B1Q245-[+]5

Focus optional courses

B2
5Cr

Choose one course from the following :

B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Digital book chain: forms, media and business models B2Q130--5
Training in database development B2Q130--5

Bridging courses Master in history (120 credits)

CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
These bridging courses (up to 60 credits) consist of theoretical and practical courses from the Bachelor in History programme, selected from the programme below on the recommendation of the Chairs of the Bachelor's and Master's Boards of Examiners, in accordance with the applicant's study plan.

In the programme below, the proposed allocation of credits by block is valid only for students with a complete Block 0 programme.

For further information, please contact the Chair of the Master's Examination Board (via the programme secretary: corinne.bolsee@uliege.be).

Optional courses

B0
60Cr

Choose courses totalling 60 ECTS amongst :

B0
60Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
[...] 60 credits from:-

Compulsory courses (20 credits)

Practical introduction to historical research, including an introduction to artificial intelligence and digital issues in history B0TA2040-10
Introduction to historical criticism B0Q230--5
Introduction to Latin B0TA3015-5

Elective courses (10 credits)

Ancient Graeco-Roman history (including 15 hours of Middle-East history) B0Q260--5
History of the Middle Ages B0Q245--5
Modern history B0Q145--5
Contemporary history B0Q145--5
Introduction to economic and social history B0TA45--5
History of Belgium B0TA45--5

Elective courses (10 credits)

Specialized heuristics and introduciton to bibliography: Greek and Roman history B0Q21515-5
Specialized heuristics and introduciton to bibliography: the Middle Ages B0Q11515-5
Specialized heuristics and introduciton to bibliography: the Modern Times B0Q21515-5
Specialized heuristics and introduciton to bibliography: contemporary period B0Q11515-5

Elective courses (10 credits)

Exercises in historical issues: Ancient Greece and Rome - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B0TA1530[+]10
Exercises in historical issues: the Middle Ages - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B0TA1530[+]10
Exercises in historical issues: modern times - [5d Excursion et stage] B0TA1530[+]10
Exercises in historical issues: contemporary period - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B0TA1530[+]10

Elective courses (5 credits)

Medieval and modern paleographyB0TA   5
Theory   30-- 
Practice   -15- 
Theory and practice of historical sources: introduction to oral investigations, textometry, discourse analysis of the press, and audiovisual sources - [5d Field trips, travels and pract] B0Q13015[+]5
Greek language I, Core curriculum B0TA3030-5

Elective courses (5 credits)

Dutch levels 1-2 (dutch language) B0TA60--5
German levels 1-2 (german language) B0TA60--5