Acquiring mastery of the knowledge and methods of Contemporary History that will enable subsequent doctoral studies.
Acquiring specialized training in the knowledge of different fields of Contemporary History.
Acquiring the particular perspectives of the Social Sciences related to Contemporary History.
Being able to read, summarize or transcribe historical documents in an appropriate form.
Communication skills: students will be able to communicate their scientific knowledge and arguments to specialist and non-specialist publics in a clear and ordered form, both orally and in writing.
Critical reasoning and the capacity to analyze, synthesize and interpret the problems and processes of Contemporary History: students will be able to integrate knowledge and formulate propositions on the basis of the available information.
Demonstrating deep knowledge of the different methodological approaches and historical tendencies related to the Contemporary Age.
Familiarity with the main fields of current research in the different branches of Contemporary History.
Motivation to seek quality and constant improvement to obtain results of excellence.
Self-learning ability: students will acquire skills that enable them to further develop their understanding of Contemporary History.
Skill in using the new communication technologies for learning, understanding and assimilating the teaching content (both theoretical and practical) of the Master's course, as well as for obtaining relevant information.
Writing essays or syntheses with a historiographical character, as well as research works, using the particular language and rules of scientific communication.